[Lou L]

But Linear Algebra was my downfall.

That was a tough one, I agree. I had a big, burly Russian professor, with a thick accent that taught my linear algebra class, too. I eked out of there with a C+. I thought calculus was significantly easier.

[AustinBill]

The intricacies of Linear Algebra were brought home to our college class by a professor who gave a true/false test on the subject. The class average was below 50%—an impressive achievement.

[Moonman62]

That was a tough one, I agree. I had a big, burly Russian professor, with a thick accent that taught my linear algebra class, too. I eked out of there with a C+. I thought calculus was significantly easier.

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As someone who took a lot of math classes, the teacher/professor can make all the difference. I had a German professor who really knew his stuff, and had an easy going personality. He made advanced calculus a breeze. He also taught the first half of differential equations and made that easy, too. The second half was taught by a professor from Edinburgh who never faced the class. That was a struggle.

The real geniuses at math, love it and are mostly self taught. I was good at math, but didn’t love it that much.

[Towed_Jumper]

“I had a big, burly Russian professor, with a thick accent that taught my linear algebra class, too. I eked out of there with a C+. I thought calculus was significantly easier.”

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I had a similar problem in college, except my Calculus class was a self-paced course with TAs administering the exams and providing the tutoring. Unfortunately, my TA was Chinese and didn’t speak English worth a damn. Just trying to learn calculus on your own is a challenge. Trying to have a Chinese grad student who “no speaky good Engawish” explain it to you was a nightmare.

I seem to remember getting a “B-” in the course.