Koffi Enakoutsa
Department of Mathematics
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4.3
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Helpfulness 4.4 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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Quarter: Summer 2022
Grade: N/A
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Sept. 9, 2022

Trash professor, I would say... First, I could not literally understand what he was saying in the lecture nor know what he was writing on notes. With extremely unclear teaching, he left tons of assignments, roughly 20-30 problems a week--those were time-consuming. I did not learn anything from him but how to stand with a terrible accent and handwriting. The only positive side is he holds review sessions before each test. You are guaranteed a decent test score if you are mighty enough to understand what he is talking about and writing.

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Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A
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June 15, 2022

The biggest knock on Enakoutsa is that he assigns WAY too much homework. The HW assignments every week would range anywhere from 10-20 pages for me on GoodNotes for me and it would take hours upon hours to complete. While it did force me to learn the content, it was just too much. That being said HW was the best way for me to learn. His lectures were difficult to watch since he has this calligraphy handwriting that's hard to read and his accent is hard to understand also. Given lectures were on Zoom, he also scrolled through his notes way too fast (I would always have to go back to the recording so I could copy down the notes). The reason why I'd still recommend Enakoutsa over other professors is that his tests are super easy. They're super similar to homework (sometimes even the same but with different numbers), or he takes problems that he goes over in his review sessions (on the final he went over at least two questions verbatim in his review session). All in all, average professor, easy tests, and would take again.

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Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A+
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March 16, 2022

TL,DR: Difficult lecture delivery, lengthy assignments (graded on completion though), bust easy/straightforward tests. Would recommend!!! :) He's very nice

Three things.

𝗢𝗻𝗲: Enakoutsa had written out his notes for the entire course already on his iPad in thick, calligraphy-brush marks, and his lectures simply comprised of him commentating on his drawings and calculations while circling things with the laser pointer. It was very difficult to follow and keep up with the pace since everything was already written out. His thick French accent can also be hard to understand sometimes. Most of our lectures were on Zoom, and he streams them on YouTube too so you can pause when needed.

𝗧𝘄𝗼: His homework assignments 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜. They often include the last few questions of the chapter, which are the hardest to do. However, homework is pretty much graded based on completion so as long as you show some work or attempt at all the problems, you should be fine. Also FYI: discussion worksheets do not need to be completed 100%. He only wants you to submit the work you can do in 1 discussion time frame.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲: His tests are wonderful. Very straightforward, clear, and simple. He tells you what questions to expect, and as long as you attend his review sessions and understand the general idea then you will be fine (One of the questions on the final was from his final review session!). No trick questions; ~4 questions per test. Definitely recommend this professor if you want easy tests.

Overall, I had a good experience with Koffi primarily because of the easiness of the tests. Despite the difficult lecture method and lengthy assignments, the tests made it worth. Koffi is also very kind and is always willing to help, often hosting additional office hours before exams. Definitely recommend!

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A-
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May 2, 2021

So, I swear Koffi is very nice and is a good professor that knows his material. However, I cannot for the life of me understand his accent + handwriting. He comes from France, which I assume is where he got his distinct style but I have not successfully acclimated to it. It doesn't help that his audio is slightly muffled and the video quality is sub-optimal. It has become not possible for me to watch the lectures in person without getting behind on my note writing but a plus is that as well as being streamed on zoom, it is live-streamed on youtube at the same time so I can watch along and pause whenever. I find myself behind on watching lectures as there is an additional 4th lecture on Tuesdays that are pre-recorded. He is very lenient with late homework submissions and very understanding if you need help though. I advise taking him in person and working with him to ensure you have the best chance in his class because I feel like chalk is his medium and he is a great teacher otherwise.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
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March 29, 2021

As someone who took 32A with Prof. Spaas and felt that super easy, 32B was definitely more difficult for me and I had to put in more effort studying, especially in the second half of the quarter. The first half is pretty easy, mainly doing triple integrals, but the second half and second midterm was more confusing. Professor Enakousta is super nice and does a bunch of review sessions outside of class, but if you want to do well in the class you should go to them since some of them include material not covered in lectures. The homework is pretty heavy and time-consuming, especially towards the last 3 weeks of the quarter, but it's way harder than the actual exam content. Koffi is also (in my opinion) pretty lenient with grading as I felt like I didn't do well on midterm 2 and ended up with an 83. My only complaint is that my discussion section with the TA Patrick H. felt like a waste of time and I didn't learn much from it.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
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March 28, 2021

Koffi Enakoutsa is an amazing professor. He was really engaging and held review sessions before every quiz and test. We did fall behind in pacing because he likes to do a lot of practice problems, but the practice was still helpful. My TA was also great, which definitely helped. He's very lenient and ultimately wants students to succeed. Because of this, he was willing to extend homework due dates, drop quizzes, and curve difficult questions on the exams. At first, I struggled with his cursive, but it wasn't bad. In all, Math 32B with Koffi was great.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+
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March 23, 2021

Professor Enakoutsa is very caring about his students. That being said, the class is not easy, but he tries his best to make sure that students understanding all of the course material. He is also a very funny professor, is passionate about his work, and loves speaking with students to get to know them.
The grading distribution is as follows: 20% Homework, 25% Midterm 1, 25% Midterm 2, and 30% Final. The homework consisted of 20-30 problems from the textbook, and he graded 3 problems at random for accuracy and the rest for completion. The homework load increased throughout the quarter, but it was generally okay. The 2 midterms were available for 24 hours and were designed as 1-hour exams, but they took much longer for me. However, the problems were very straightforward and similar to the examples he gives during class and the homework problems he assigns. They were pretty doable, but make sure to show all of your work (ie. graphing, explaining steps/conditions, etc.) to get full (or partial) credit. Similar to the midterms, the final was available for 24 hours and was also very straightforward for the most part, covering each topic we learned in class. There were also 4 quizzes administered through Gradescope. They were available for 24 hours, but we had only 30 minutes to complete them once we started, and they consisted of 3-5 multiple choice questions. They were usually plug-and-chug kinds of problems, but some of them were a little more conceptual. The highest quiz out of the first two were worth 10% of Midterm 1's weight (2.5% of total grade), and the highest quiz out of the last two were worth 10% of Midterm 2's weight (2.5% of total grade), so the grading scheme became 20% HW, 5% Quizzes, 22.5% Midterm 1, 22.5% Midterm 2, and 30% Final, but this may be different for future classes.
The one thing I didn't exactly like about his class was the extra sessions, where he would go over new class material (as if we were having another lecture section) or review for the quizzes/exams. We were always behind on lectures/chapters, so he compensated with extra lectures either in the evening on a weekday or in the afternoon-ish on a weekend. The reviews were generally helpful, but the extra sessions overall consumed a lot of time outside of class.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: B
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March 22, 2021

I took 32A and 32B with him and all I can say is he is a great professor. Very caring of his students and he wants us all to succeed. He’s very approachable and extremely lenient on homework. The average on tests are high 80s to low 90s. I could have gotten an A in this class, but I choked on the final. The content is definitely tougher than 32A, but still somewhat easy to pickup if you read the book and practice a bit. He gives a doable amount of homework each week which takes a few hours, but he’s very helpful and always available to answer questions. He teaches at a comfortable pace; however, the downside to that is we have to cram a lot of material in the last two weeks of class. Other than that, Koffi is one of my favorite professors so far and I would definitely take another math class with him if I had the opportunity.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: N/A
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March 18, 2021

Engaging, effective lectures with reasonable tests. Enakoutsa is one of those professors who genuinely wants to see you succeed and will spend as long as necessary on any question you may have during lecture. He organizes so many review sessions and office hours and honestly, he's just a great character overall. I always felt welcome in his class and there's really very little reason to not take a class with him. I will say that sometimes he was a bit hard to understand on account of both his accent and his microphone being a bit weird but the vast majority of his lectures were very clear. Homework is about what you'd expect from any other math class but Enakoutsa, being the legend he is, allows you to turn in homework late, as late and as many times as you want (just don't abuse it - he doesn't want to see all the hw turned in the day of the final lmao).

Overall a fantastic, engaging professor and you would be lucky to be in his class.

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Quarter: Summer 2022
Grade: N/A
Sept. 9, 2022

Trash professor, I would say... First, I could not literally understand what he was saying in the lecture nor know what he was writing on notes. With extremely unclear teaching, he left tons of assignments, roughly 20-30 problems a week--those were time-consuming. I did not learn anything from him but how to stand with a terrible accent and handwriting. The only positive side is he holds review sessions before each test. You are guaranteed a decent test score if you are mighty enough to understand what he is talking about and writing.

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Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A
June 15, 2022

The biggest knock on Enakoutsa is that he assigns WAY too much homework. The HW assignments every week would range anywhere from 10-20 pages for me on GoodNotes for me and it would take hours upon hours to complete. While it did force me to learn the content, it was just too much. That being said HW was the best way for me to learn. His lectures were difficult to watch since he has this calligraphy handwriting that's hard to read and his accent is hard to understand also. Given lectures were on Zoom, he also scrolled through his notes way too fast (I would always have to go back to the recording so I could copy down the notes). The reason why I'd still recommend Enakoutsa over other professors is that his tests are super easy. They're super similar to homework (sometimes even the same but with different numbers), or he takes problems that he goes over in his review sessions (on the final he went over at least two questions verbatim in his review session). All in all, average professor, easy tests, and would take again.

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Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A+
March 16, 2022

TL,DR: Difficult lecture delivery, lengthy assignments (graded on completion though), bust easy/straightforward tests. Would recommend!!! :) He's very nice

Three things.

𝗢𝗻𝗲: Enakoutsa had written out his notes for the entire course already on his iPad in thick, calligraphy-brush marks, and his lectures simply comprised of him commentating on his drawings and calculations while circling things with the laser pointer. It was very difficult to follow and keep up with the pace since everything was already written out. His thick French accent can also be hard to understand sometimes. Most of our lectures were on Zoom, and he streams them on YouTube too so you can pause when needed.

𝗧𝘄𝗼: His homework assignments 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜. They often include the last few questions of the chapter, which are the hardest to do. However, homework is pretty much graded based on completion so as long as you show some work or attempt at all the problems, you should be fine. Also FYI: discussion worksheets do not need to be completed 100%. He only wants you to submit the work you can do in 1 discussion time frame.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲: His tests are wonderful. Very straightforward, clear, and simple. He tells you what questions to expect, and as long as you attend his review sessions and understand the general idea then you will be fine (One of the questions on the final was from his final review session!). No trick questions; ~4 questions per test. Definitely recommend this professor if you want easy tests.

Overall, I had a good experience with Koffi primarily because of the easiness of the tests. Despite the difficult lecture method and lengthy assignments, the tests made it worth. Koffi is also very kind and is always willing to help, often hosting additional office hours before exams. Definitely recommend!

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A-
May 2, 2021

So, I swear Koffi is very nice and is a good professor that knows his material. However, I cannot for the life of me understand his accent + handwriting. He comes from France, which I assume is where he got his distinct style but I have not successfully acclimated to it. It doesn't help that his audio is slightly muffled and the video quality is sub-optimal. It has become not possible for me to watch the lectures in person without getting behind on my note writing but a plus is that as well as being streamed on zoom, it is live-streamed on youtube at the same time so I can watch along and pause whenever. I find myself behind on watching lectures as there is an additional 4th lecture on Tuesdays that are pre-recorded. He is very lenient with late homework submissions and very understanding if you need help though. I advise taking him in person and working with him to ensure you have the best chance in his class because I feel like chalk is his medium and he is a great teacher otherwise.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 29, 2021

As someone who took 32A with Prof. Spaas and felt that super easy, 32B was definitely more difficult for me and I had to put in more effort studying, especially in the second half of the quarter. The first half is pretty easy, mainly doing triple integrals, but the second half and second midterm was more confusing. Professor Enakousta is super nice and does a bunch of review sessions outside of class, but if you want to do well in the class you should go to them since some of them include material not covered in lectures. The homework is pretty heavy and time-consuming, especially towards the last 3 weeks of the quarter, but it's way harder than the actual exam content. Koffi is also (in my opinion) pretty lenient with grading as I felt like I didn't do well on midterm 2 and ended up with an 83. My only complaint is that my discussion section with the TA Patrick H. felt like a waste of time and I didn't learn much from it.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 28, 2021

Koffi Enakoutsa is an amazing professor. He was really engaging and held review sessions before every quiz and test. We did fall behind in pacing because he likes to do a lot of practice problems, but the practice was still helpful. My TA was also great, which definitely helped. He's very lenient and ultimately wants students to succeed. Because of this, he was willing to extend homework due dates, drop quizzes, and curve difficult questions on the exams. At first, I struggled with his cursive, but it wasn't bad. In all, Math 32B with Koffi was great.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+
March 23, 2021

Professor Enakoutsa is very caring about his students. That being said, the class is not easy, but he tries his best to make sure that students understanding all of the course material. He is also a very funny professor, is passionate about his work, and loves speaking with students to get to know them.
The grading distribution is as follows: 20% Homework, 25% Midterm 1, 25% Midterm 2, and 30% Final. The homework consisted of 20-30 problems from the textbook, and he graded 3 problems at random for accuracy and the rest for completion. The homework load increased throughout the quarter, but it was generally okay. The 2 midterms were available for 24 hours and were designed as 1-hour exams, but they took much longer for me. However, the problems were very straightforward and similar to the examples he gives during class and the homework problems he assigns. They were pretty doable, but make sure to show all of your work (ie. graphing, explaining steps/conditions, etc.) to get full (or partial) credit. Similar to the midterms, the final was available for 24 hours and was also very straightforward for the most part, covering each topic we learned in class. There were also 4 quizzes administered through Gradescope. They were available for 24 hours, but we had only 30 minutes to complete them once we started, and they consisted of 3-5 multiple choice questions. They were usually plug-and-chug kinds of problems, but some of them were a little more conceptual. The highest quiz out of the first two were worth 10% of Midterm 1's weight (2.5% of total grade), and the highest quiz out of the last two were worth 10% of Midterm 2's weight (2.5% of total grade), so the grading scheme became 20% HW, 5% Quizzes, 22.5% Midterm 1, 22.5% Midterm 2, and 30% Final, but this may be different for future classes.
The one thing I didn't exactly like about his class was the extra sessions, where he would go over new class material (as if we were having another lecture section) or review for the quizzes/exams. We were always behind on lectures/chapters, so he compensated with extra lectures either in the evening on a weekday or in the afternoon-ish on a weekend. The reviews were generally helpful, but the extra sessions overall consumed a lot of time outside of class.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: B
March 22, 2021

I took 32A and 32B with him and all I can say is he is a great professor. Very caring of his students and he wants us all to succeed. He’s very approachable and extremely lenient on homework. The average on tests are high 80s to low 90s. I could have gotten an A in this class, but I choked on the final. The content is definitely tougher than 32A, but still somewhat easy to pickup if you read the book and practice a bit. He gives a doable amount of homework each week which takes a few hours, but he’s very helpful and always available to answer questions. He teaches at a comfortable pace; however, the downside to that is we have to cram a lot of material in the last two weeks of class. Other than that, Koffi is one of my favorite professors so far and I would definitely take another math class with him if I had the opportunity.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: N/A
March 18, 2021

Engaging, effective lectures with reasonable tests. Enakoutsa is one of those professors who genuinely wants to see you succeed and will spend as long as necessary on any question you may have during lecture. He organizes so many review sessions and office hours and honestly, he's just a great character overall. I always felt welcome in his class and there's really very little reason to not take a class with him. I will say that sometimes he was a bit hard to understand on account of both his accent and his microphone being a bit weird but the vast majority of his lectures were very clear. Homework is about what you'd expect from any other math class but Enakoutsa, being the legend he is, allows you to turn in homework late, as late and as many times as you want (just don't abuse it - he doesn't want to see all the hw turned in the day of the final lmao).

Overall a fantastic, engaging professor and you would be lucky to be in his class.

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Overall Rating
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Easiness 4.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.8 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.7 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.4 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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