Reviews of professor David Whitney

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
i loved this class it was super fun. whitney teaches in a fun way with lots of optical illusions and he makes lots of dad jokes. lectures move fast but you can watch back the recordings. and sections each week cover the content.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The lectures felt a bit long at times but very informative. Uses optical illusions to prove points which was really cool. Fun dry sense of humor and heavy use of visual aids. The discussions act as a nice recap of the lecture but definitely not a substitute. At times, it took having the motivation to go to OH in order to get clarity on material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Whitney is an exceptional lecturer. He made the ~2 hour weekly lecture clear and fun. The class is graded on one midterm, one final, discussion section, weekly questions, and an observation paper. Class content is hard but the class is generously curved (based on Z-scores). Lectures are recorded, but going to class is highly recommended!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved him as a professor! He is so funny and makes lectures and the content very enjoyable. He really wants the students to succeed. Although he goes fast, he always makes sure to go over tricky topics multiple times with different examples. All of the exams were also open note, and the final paper was pretty easy as well.