My favorite math classes were actually structured like that. I don&#x27;t regard it as a bad structure, just an unconventional one by US standards.<p>For what it&#x27;s worth, memorizing proofs is a lot more than I was expected to do when I took Calculus I. You have to remember that in the modern age Calculus I is a <i>very</i> basic class. I&#x27;d expect it to be considered borderline remedial at a place like Berkeley. It wasn&#x27;t even offered at all at the college I went to from what I remember.