Didn’t love the material but class was easy enough as long as you attend lectures and pay attention.

Professor was great and super nice. First midterm was fair but kinda hard, second one was super easy, and the final was super hard. I recommend reading the textbook and reviewing all of the examples from the textbook. I also recommend going to discussion section. Overall, the content of the class was pretty interesting.

George was, overall, a pretty good professor for Math 61. His lectures were pretty well organized and he was usually effective in explaining concepts. This course is rather different from any other lower division math course in that it is proof-based. However, George teaches the important proof methods you will need for tests, not expecting you to know them already. The midterms and final mostly followed content that had been taught in class, however certain questions required creativity to come up with proofs. This skill can be hard to train, leading to the averages being in the high 70s to low 80s (I don't believe the class was curved). Prior knowledge of topics like counting, permutations, and graphs will help going in, but are far from necessary.

The professor will take time to answer questions and try to make sure that every student understands fully. Sometimes it could be difficult to follow his way of explaining a concept, but if you're ever confused, the textbook is a good resource to deepen your understanding. The homework assignments prepare you well for midterms, though the final was a bit more difficult. To do really well on the final, you'd likely need to do harder practice problems than were given in the homework.