I am only halfway done with this class, but I wanted to post for anyone who is course searching. I am a gov major with a decent background in high school math (pre calc/AP stat). It is a 1000 level course and I have never struggled more. The instructor does a poor job explaining the concepts and providing appropriate level work. Since I was struggling I decided to go to office hours and I left in tears. I would strongly advise that you do not take this class with Mark.