MATH 33A
Linear Algebra and Applications
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 3B or 31B or 32A with grade of C- or better. Introduction to linear algebra: systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, linear independence, subspaces, bases and dimension, orthogonality, least-squares methods, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, matrix diagonalization, and symmetric matrices. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2019 - Stefano served as an amazing introduction for my first quarter at UCLA. He goes above and beyond in caring for students. If you want to master the material and are willing to put in the time, he will make sure he can help you in any way possible. For instance, we received our final grades less than a day after the exam. On the next day, he opened up office hours for students to check their finals and make sure no mistakes were made. That kind of dedication shows that he isn't at UCLA only for research, rather he cares for undergraduate students and wants to ensure our success. One of the most phenomenal math teachers and classes I will ever have the pleasure of taking.
Fall 2019 - Stefano served as an amazing introduction for my first quarter at UCLA. He goes above and beyond in caring for students. If you want to master the material and are willing to put in the time, he will make sure he can help you in any way possible. For instance, we received our final grades less than a day after the exam. On the next day, he opened up office hours for students to check their finals and make sure no mistakes were made. That kind of dedication shows that he isn't at UCLA only for research, rather he cares for undergraduate students and wants to ensure our success. One of the most phenomenal math teachers and classes I will ever have the pleasure of taking.
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Winter 2020 - Prof. Gleizer is possibly the nicest professor I've interacted with. From his overwhelmingly lenient grading policies (offering the option to redo exam problems in office hours for credit) to his emphasis on sound conceptual understanding, Oleg clearly cares about the wellbeing of his students. During office hours, Prof. Gleizer's process for exam makeup was relatively straightforward. For any problems missed on an exam, Oleg would come up with a new problem grounded in the same conceptual area. If you could demonstrate learned understanding, he gave you points back on the corresponding exam problem. In order to balance allotted time for people wanting to redo missed exam problems vs people confused about the lecture topics, Prof. Gleizer made sure to take questions on lecture materials beforehand.
Winter 2020 - Prof. Gleizer is possibly the nicest professor I've interacted with. From his overwhelmingly lenient grading policies (offering the option to redo exam problems in office hours for credit) to his emphasis on sound conceptual understanding, Oleg clearly cares about the wellbeing of his students. During office hours, Prof. Gleizer's process for exam makeup was relatively straightforward. For any problems missed on an exam, Oleg would come up with a new problem grounded in the same conceptual area. If you could demonstrate learned understanding, he gave you points back on the corresponding exam problem. In order to balance allotted time for people wanting to redo missed exam problems vs people confused about the lecture topics, Prof. Gleizer made sure to take questions on lecture materials beforehand.
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Fall 2018 - This review is for MATH31A since she is not listed under that category. My first response to anyone taking her class, is don't. I like to believe she is somewhat knowledgeable in this subject but her teachings do not reflect it. Her lectures are confusing, her midterms are not similar to anything she gives. Overall I will most likely fail this course but I want to emphasize that if you are good at teaching yourself, you might be able to pass this class, but don't expect any help from the professor like I falsely did.
Fall 2018 - This review is for MATH31A since she is not listed under that category. My first response to anyone taking her class, is don't. I like to believe she is somewhat knowledgeable in this subject but her teachings do not reflect it. Her lectures are confusing, her midterms are not similar to anything she gives. Overall I will most likely fail this course but I want to emphasize that if you are good at teaching yourself, you might be able to pass this class, but don't expect any help from the professor like I falsely did.
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Winter 2020 - I took this class during the quarter coronavirus took finals online and we had a take home final. Everyone cheated and got very high scores so the professors solution was to curve everyone down. This meant our scores for midterms were essentially useless so since they are worth so little. This professor has poor judgement and ruins the grades for students who have studied hard all quarter and reward the cheaters.
Winter 2020 - I took this class during the quarter coronavirus took finals online and we had a take home final. Everyone cheated and got very high scores so the professors solution was to curve everyone down. This meant our scores for midterms were essentially useless so since they are worth so little. This professor has poor judgement and ruins the grades for students who have studied hard all quarter and reward the cheaters.
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