Disclaimer: I don't consider myself good at math.

Hazel's teaching is pretty good. She's clear at showing what format she wants proofs to be in and makes sure to go over many examples that pop up in the homework, so as long as you look at her examples, it won't be too bad. I found it a lot easier to listen to lecture than try to understand the textbook for this class, while the opposite was true for my other math classes. She also recorded her lectures.

She "assigns" many homework problems, but you only have to turn in three or four per section, so most of them are extra practice. The problems themself aren't hard, but because this was my first proof-based class, I didn't find them easy, either. I would definitely do the extra problems because similar ones appear on tests. The lowest homework is dropped.

Her tests were pretty straightforward in terms of difficulty; there were only one or two problems where I was like "bruh". For Midterm 1 and the Final, she had a combination of open-ended questions and multiple-choice, while Midterm 2 was all open-ended. The lowest midterm is dropped.

Attending discussions is mandatory because there are weekly worksheets you complete with other people. However, she drops the lowest four worksheets, so you only have to go half the quarter.

Overall, I think this class was pretty good, though that might be because I took it while most things were still online. I would take Hazel's class again if given the choice.

Professor Hazel was definitely my favorite professor of the past quarter. She is super clear in her explanations and always takes the time to answer relevant questions in a helpful and respectful manner. The tests were pretty straightforward and the workload was entirely manageable. I think that the grading was exceedingly fair, as there were 4 grading schemes from which the best grade was chosen to calculate the final grade. That said, this is a pretty proof heavy class, so emphasis is put on the style and format of proofs, and that is taken into account in grading. I'm not sure how much different that would be with other professors though, because I think proofs are pretty central to the content regardless of who is teaching it. Overall, I absolutely recommend taking this class, or any other, with Professor Hazel.

Professor Hazel is a great instructor. She makes everything super clear at the beginning of the quarter so there's no confusion about grading. Math 115A is no piece of cake. You are expected to have weekly quizzes that are graded harshly. However, if you could stick to the end, you will find yourself much more precise and logical in mathematical reasoning.

It is not an easy A course for sure, but you will love this course.

TL;DR: Overall, would recommend for people enjoying math and would not for people taking this class to pass.

Prof Hazel uses a very hands-on, systematic approach to learning discrete math, one of the hardest yet most useful branch of math. I would recommend taking this class with her if you are:
- constantly on top of your schedule and work;
- asks questions and clarifications often
- likes proof writing and analyzing problems.
Her style of teaching emphasizes proof writing and writing complete sentences, which is undoubtedly very useful for advancing onto harder upper-div maths. However, if you are just learning this to have fun and absorb useful knowledge for CS, I would rather take this class with an alternative professor that is more lenient with grading and lets you have more fun with the materials. The fact that this class was online this quarter really was a blessing as we have the option to look into textbooks and notes during tests. I don't know how the in-person lectures are going to be carried out, but it is likely going to be easier. Just make sure that you practice, practice, practice and have a system where you know how to prove each kinds of statement appropriately.

This professor was one of the worst ones I have taken at the math department. Her workload is not unreasonable, but her expectations from the students are. She expects students to replicate her proofs to the T, and if you miss something you are marked down. The grading is very harsh and can be demoralising for freshman, would recommend her if you are a sophomore. I honestly did not learn much in the class, and suffered a lot because of the harsh grading. If you want to score, pay attention to what she expects you to write otherwise you are screwed. Don't try to be creative or think out of the box as she wont tolerate it at all.

Professor Hazel is very generous, and if you put in an ounce of effort then this class is an easy A. There are no midterms, only quizzes, and there's one final (where a cheat sheet was allowed). The quizzes are all-or-nothing and you have two tries to pass. The homework isn't too bad, there are some trick questions but for the most part it's things we've practiced in class. Lectures are recorded and uploaded pretty fast. Discussions were easy and you just did one worksheet in class, as long as you showed up you'd get the point for the worksheet. Overall I think Dr. Hazel made things pretty clear and was more than willing to go over the same topic multiple times.

Professor Hazel was amazing. I can’t recommend taking her class enough. She has a really bright personality and made it easier to come to class at 9am. Her lectures were very organized, with fill-in notes that you can download and follow the lecture with. I really recommend that you do this, because otherwise you won’t have enough time to write down all of the notes and follow along with the example problems. This class is made for you to succeed-1as long as you make sure to complete all of the assignments well, you’ll most likely end with a good grade! However, I struggled with the homework a lot, which was the biggest con of the class for me. It often went beyond the material of the lectures and sometimes I got stuck for hours, not understanding how to approach the problem. I recommend using Quizlet solutions to get an idea of how to solve the tricky ones. Another part of the class was the pre-class assignments that we had to do before every class and the learning outcome quizzes that we had to do (about two per week if you did them according to the recommended deadlines). These weren’t hard to complete, but I personally found it a bit draining to continuously have to check in on what was due for this class, Sometimes I’d spend a whole afternoon on the homework and then check Canvas and find out that I also had to do two quizzes and a pre-class assignment, and it just felt like a lot to deal with even though each assignment on its own wasn’t too tough or time consuming. Even though the final was the first real test that we took, it was easy as long as you looked over the slides and the learning outcomes, and you have more than enough time to complete it. Overall, you’ll be just fine if you put in the work and you’ll have a great time in Professor Hazel’s class!

TAKE 33A WITH HAZEL!!!! She is so clear and her notes are extremely organized and simple which makes the course so much easier. We had a couple online mini quizzes every week instead of any midterms, and the final was only a small portion of the grade. The quizzes were very fair and probably easier than homework problems, so it was much less stressful than having your whole grade rely on a couple big exams. We only had five required homework problems per week (and a bunch optional) so the workload was very light. This was my favorite class this quarter and much easier than I expected, definitely recommend Hazel

Professor Hazel is great! She explains each topic very well and focuses on understanding the material. She is very receptive to answering any questions that students asked and is really organized. The quizzes can be scary; there are 22 quizzes worth 63% of your grade. While there is no partial credit on these quizzes, you get 2 attempts and can make up 1 of them at the end of the quarter. There are no midterms. Some questions are really difficult, but I learned a lot and the final is quite easy. I failed more than half of the quizzes on the first attempt but was able to get most of the quizzes on the second try. I'd take her again.

Class was easy, combinatorics are a little bit tricky, but other than that it was pretty simple concepts and christy is a great, empathetic professor. Only problem is i don't know how to go to class and not procrastinate studying