I really enjoyed Math 32A with Prof Nam. He's very nice and approachable. I also like the structure of his lectures as they're straight to the point so you always know what topic you're on. The homeworks are a good length, they maybe took an hour or two each week and helped me learn the material. The only problem with this class is that the in class examples and midterms were much easier than the final. Although I received an A in all three, the final took me a ridiculous amount of time and was definitely much more difficult than anything we'd seen in class. My best advice is to ask your TA for more challenging problems that go beyond the textbook in order to prepare. Overall, I'd recommend Prof Nam, just make sure to really study for the final!

top 10 anime betrayals for sure. overall the class seemed digestible (especially considering math 32ab is supposed to be some of the hardest ucla lower division classes)

but after a ridiculously easy midterm 1 and an aight midterm 2, the final was just so so hard. i mean he technically did warn us that it'd get harder, but NOT where the difference between my midterm 1 grade and final grade was 31% bruh

I really like Nam as a professor. He was engaging in lectures and did a great job of keeping up with the chat and answering any questions we may have had (important with online school). He was also able to generate examples on the fly when we had specific questions which was very impressive. The weekly homework was relatively easy and he dropped the lowest two scores, which acted as a good grade buffer.
The midterms were not bad (I got a score in the mid 80s for both of them) and they forced me to think but they were reasonable. The final on the other hand.... I spent all day working on it and got a 56%. We had heard for his upper divs that the midterms were easy and the final was hard and they were very right. Be warned.
Overall Nam was a very nice man and I really enjoyed my time in his class and I think I learned, but if you take him STUDY SO MUCH FOR THE FINAL

I really like Nam as a professor. He was engaging in lectures and did a great job of keeping up with the chat and answering any questions we may have had (important with online school). He was also able to generate examples on the fly when we had specific questions which was very impressive. The weekly homework was relatively easy and he dropped the lowest two scores, which acted as a good grade buffer.
The midterms were not bad (I got a score in the mid 80s for both of them) and they forced me to think but they were reasonable. The final on the other hand.... I spent all day working on it and got a 56%. We had heard for his upper divs that the midterms were easy and the final was hard and they were very right. Be warned.
Overall Nam was a very nice man and I really enjoyed my time in his class and I think I learned, but if you take him STUDY SO MUCH FOR THE FINAL

Straightforward midterms and extremely difficult final. Felt that I hardly learned anything after taking this class.

If you want to end with an A in the class, the only way is to get 100 on both midterms and try your hardest on the final. The first midterm was very very easy and I got a 100. That made me think that the other exams would be like that but I was wrong. For the second midterm, I got an 87 because I missed half of one question. The grading is quite harsh in this course, but still, I thought the second midterm was fair. The final, however, really messed me up. Before the final, I had around a 96 in the class. The final took me 20 hours to complete, and even then, I had to BS some questions (there were only 7) because they were nothing like what we had learned. The final was very very difficult and the average was around a 76%. I got an 80% on the final, which brought my grade down to a 91 and I ended with an A-. I am not complaining because I'm happy with my A-, but I just wanted to explain how difficult the final was in comparison to the other exams. The important thing to keep in mind for this course is that small mistakes on the midterms will cost you a lot, and the final is just brutal so try to get as high of a score on the midterms to allow for some "cushion" for the final. Professor Nam is a nice guy and explains concepts relatively well, however I think that he did not prepare us well enough for the final. Overall, I probably would not take a class again with Professor Nam just because of how difficult the final exam is and can bring your grade down a lot.

Professor Nam is really great in lectures. He provides clear examples and explains concepts in a very concise manner. Any questions that students ask in class will be answered to the best of his abilities. Homework could sometimes feel like a lot of work, but was overall quite manageable given that we were only assigned once a week. Midterms were quite similar to what was taught in class and given as homework, but I felt like the finals were much more difficult than anything we covered in class.

After discussing with classmates, I can see that the topics covered in the final were indeed taught in class, but I feel that we were not adequately prepared for the questions that came up on the final. For reference I scored around 90% for each midterm, but got around 70% on the final after spending many many hours working on it during the 24 hour window.

Nam is a great professor. He has many strengths and few weaknesses.

Homework is flexible. Six total assignments (2 are dropped, so only 4 are graded). Moreover, most homework is graded on completion and you can always refer to Slader.
Midterms are where this professor is interesting. We usually have 4 midterm questions meaning there isn't much of a buffer if you get an answer wrong. If you get an answer wrong, you're looking at -5 to 10% minimum. Most of his questions are indeed calculation, so you can plug and chug equations. Keep in mind though, if you mess up, you might not get a good grade. Midterm1 Average 96%. Midterm 2 Average 82%
His teaching is decent. I wouldn't say he is the best at teaching conceptually if you want a deep understanding of several variable Calculus, but his teaching and lectures for the midterm is amazing. You can refer to his lecture and his notes to do well on the midterms.

TLTR: If you want a deep understanding of several variable, he might not be the best, but his class is pretty easy if you just need this class done. He makes the content of this class very doable.

Nam is a nice and friendly professor and I enjoyed being in class. Midterms don't have many questions, so getting one wrong is a big hit to your grade, but they're not too difficult. The class doesn't go deep into multivariable topics, it stays rather surface level. Good time

Alright everyone. Let me just tell you that K.S. Nam is the very best professor I have ever had in my entire life. My only regret is that I did not get to take his class in person. He was timely, organized, the nicest person every, and I would marry him. He is so smart and I literally cried after the last lecture with him because I am so sad that I won't get to learn math from him anymore. I have never reviewed a professor before and probably won't ever do it again because he is the f*cking goat and no one will ever be better. Take his class. But get in line to be his wifey.