This course was difficult, but Dr. S gives you a lot of opportunity to do well with the in-class assignments. The midterms aren't too bad, but the true and false sections always hurt my grade a lot. The final is much harder than the midterms but they grade it easier than the midterms. Overall, I didn't mind going to class and ended with a B+.

I really like the professor personally, but I can't really say he was the best lecturer. If you are an engineer you need to take it once anyway, so just get over with it.

This is a challenging course, especially with Socolovsky. As a person, he's very likable and kind of cute in a grandpa type of way, but his lectures are focused entirely on doing worksheet problems on the board, with very little time spent going over topics or "teaching" the course. Almost all of it is done through these worksheet problems, which if you don't understand you just hand in at the end of class and never see them again for later studying. You need to be motivated enough to learn on your own before going to class using the textbook, Khan Academy, or whatever you can find, because you won't get a ton from Socolovsky. After spending a lot of time reviewing for the final exam, I feel like the class wasn't actually that hard- but as you're going through it, if you aren't putting in some time to learn on your own you might be lost. I think Socolovsky's class format works best if you come to class already with a grasp of the material, and if you do so, you'll be fine. If you expect him to teach everything, you'll be disappointed and lost.

This class is hard. Don't take it if you're just trying to breeze through. You can't really tell what's happening in lecture and you barely have time to write down the problems he is flying through without explaining. The TA's usually don't even show up at office hours. Soc himself usually tries to finish up problems in the last two minutes after class has already ended, so don't schedule any classes after this class. Frankly, the best thing to do for this class is read up on Paul's Math Notes and the lecture notes, fill out the worksheets on your own time, get a group of people to work with, and hope for the best on exams. Going to lecture is kind of a waste.

Oh, Soc. That's what I always thought as he bumbled around the chalkboard, doing the worksheets in backwards order for no particular reason. He seems like a wonderful man, but he really is a god-awful professor. We were at least a week behind the other class within the first week of class, meaning that he crammed harder lessons into the last week and we had four huge homework assignments on the same day. Did I mention that he overslept and was late to give his own test? He definitely has this grandpa vibe so you'll end up feeling more sorry for him than angry, but I would not recommend taking him at all.

Multivariable calculus is an important class for understanding math in higher dimensions and has the potential to be an incredible class. Unfortunately, Professor Socolovsky does not capitalize on this potential. His class seems to be structured around getting an answer, not solving the problem. As a result, I can get answers for multivariable calculus problems. But I don't have the firm understanding of multivariable calculus I was hoping to gain from this class.

Guys don't sweat Dr. S. He really isn't that bad and I ended up liking him a lot. The biggest problem people have is not utilizing the text book before class. I made out with an A- in the class and that was after not studying for the final. Just do the reading before class and take notes then spend the entire class looking over your notes to help you with the worksheet. He's much smarter than you or I will ever be so don't try to really follow his lecture's too much. This class can be entirely self taught even if you were trash in single variable (like me). Again JUST READ THE TEXT BOOK. and I promise you'll be alright.

People have mixed feelings on Socolovsky, but personally I liked him a lot. The biggest thing to note is that he puts all lecture notes up before class, and you should absolutely look at those beforehand because otherwise you will have no idea what is going on. I didn't find his office hours helpful, but his review sessions for tests absolutely are. He wants everyone to succeed, so don't hesitate to ask for help if you need it! There is also normally a curve at the end of the semester.

Socolovsky cant teach, thats all im gonna say. The only reason i passed the course was because i took it in high school. I feel bad for the kids who are taking it for their first time. I know i would have struggled majorly.

Doesn't explain concepts or example problems well. Very scattered teaching style, not a very good handle on material, and basically lectures out of the text book (text book is literally on the board while he's lecturing). If you have a question about what he's doing, he normally just repeats what he previously said. I started reading the text book a lot, and came to class to get a better understanding. Instead, I left more confused. You can't see any of the diagrams he draws because he uses dark colored chalk on a black board (diagrams are a big part of the course). Very nice man, very bad math teacher. Would not recommend.

If by some stroke of bad luck you end up with him, I suggest sitting in on other teachers' courses and reading the textbook/watching videos if his teaching style doesn't work for you.