MATH 32B
Calculus of Several Variables
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisites: courses 31B and 32A, with grades of C- or better. Introduction to integral calculus of several variables, line and surface integrals. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Spring 2023 - 32B is considered one of the hardest lower div math classes here at UCLA. I would even say it's the hardest computational lower div math class. It really has nothing to do with the professor. The class content was just hard. The class is consisted of 2 midterms, weekly discussion quizzes, and 2 challenge reports. The weekly discussion quizzes are group quizzes, so you collaborate with other students to do it. Getting a good group with collaborative people was really important to get full score on the quizzes (or just pray one of the group mates knows everything and can carry everyone else lol). The challenge reports are usually longer problems where you have to do textbook style write-ups. Just explain your answers with detailed words and say why you did so and so. Usually, getting full score on challenge reports are pretty easy. You are also encouraged to use resources including the textbook, lecture notes, other students, the TA and the prof (just cite where you got your information at the end). Overall, I think this class is alright. I definitely spent a LOT of time studying for the final and I didn't particularly like how homework was not required. You are still encouraged to do it but you just don't have to turn it in. There was just no motivation for all of us to do them so we missed a lot of practice opportunities.
Spring 2023 - 32B is considered one of the hardest lower div math classes here at UCLA. I would even say it's the hardest computational lower div math class. It really has nothing to do with the professor. The class content was just hard. The class is consisted of 2 midterms, weekly discussion quizzes, and 2 challenge reports. The weekly discussion quizzes are group quizzes, so you collaborate with other students to do it. Getting a good group with collaborative people was really important to get full score on the quizzes (or just pray one of the group mates knows everything and can carry everyone else lol). The challenge reports are usually longer problems where you have to do textbook style write-ups. Just explain your answers with detailed words and say why you did so and so. Usually, getting full score on challenge reports are pretty easy. You are also encouraged to use resources including the textbook, lecture notes, other students, the TA and the prof (just cite where you got your information at the end). Overall, I think this class is alright. I definitely spent a LOT of time studying for the final and I didn't particularly like how homework was not required. You are still encouraged to do it but you just don't have to turn it in. There was just no motivation for all of us to do them so we missed a lot of practice opportunities.
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Fall 2023 - I know Math 32B is supposed to be one of the hardest math lower divs but this teaching team has made this class INTOLERABLE. The professor said she made the final harder on purpose because the class average on MT2 (84%) was "too high". She also gave us a not-so-hard practice final and explicitly said that she had made the final harder than the practice lol. And unfortunately these are the only two things that she has made clear throughout a 10-week course. No curves, no class notes, HW solutions were full of typos and one of the TAs was yelling at people for not putting their pencils down one second after the midterm ended. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS
Fall 2023 - I know Math 32B is supposed to be one of the hardest math lower divs but this teaching team has made this class INTOLERABLE. The professor said she made the final harder on purpose because the class average on MT2 (84%) was "too high". She also gave us a not-so-hard practice final and explicitly said that she had made the final harder than the practice lol. And unfortunately these are the only two things that she has made clear throughout a 10-week course. No curves, no class notes, HW solutions were full of typos and one of the TAs was yelling at people for not putting their pencils down one second after the midterm ended. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS
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Winter 2016 - Professor Yin's accent may be a bit of a shock at first, but once you get used to it you begin to see that he is in fact a good professor who knows what he's talking about. He makes himself available for questions in office hours quite often. Yin's lectures are very dry, but he has a quirky personality that you begin to admire the more time that you spend in the class. If strong accents are a no-go for you, I'd say avoid this class. Otherwise, I'd take it again.
Winter 2016 - Professor Yin's accent may be a bit of a shock at first, but once you get used to it you begin to see that he is in fact a good professor who knows what he's talking about. He makes himself available for questions in office hours quite often. Yin's lectures are very dry, but he has a quirky personality that you begin to admire the more time that you spend in the class. If strong accents are a no-go for you, I'd say avoid this class. Otherwise, I'd take it again.
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