Professor: Dobrushkin Course format: Lecture Number of respondents: 16 Total Enrollment: 16 Class Composition: Froshs: 0 Sophs: 15 Jrs: 1 Srs: 0 Concs: 0 Non-Concs: 14 Don't Know: 0

Instructor Average: 1.34 Course Average: 1.61

“Methods of Applied Mathematics I” introduces students to first and second order differential equations and their applications in the sciences. This course is the first course in the “Methods of Applied Mathematics” sequence, which continues with Applied Math 34. Math 10 is required for this course, and reviewers indicated that knowledge of high school calculus was needed to do well in this course.

Students were very impressed with Professor Dobrushkin overall. His lectures were very organized, and he presented both theory and examples well. Class members felt that he genuinely wanted his students to succeed and made sure that they understood the concepts. He was always willing to help and was available outside of class, and encouraged questions during class. Reviewers also praised the professor’s review for exams, noting that he was very clear about what they would be tested on and that the lecture notes were relevant to the problem sets. Students also commented that the professor seemed to enjoy the subject, and was funny and enthusiastic. All in all, Professor Dobrushkin received high praise from his students.

The coursework consisted of two midterms, a final exam, and weekly problem sets. Students found the assignments to be fair and thought that there was no need to read the textbook as lecture notes were thorough.

Students spent between two and eight hours on this course, which matched their expectations or was less than was expected. Students unanimously recommended both this course and Professor Dobrushkin. If you need to take or are interested in differential equations, it seems you can’t go wrong taking this class from Professor Dobrushkin.

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