Professor Varvarezos gives me hope for the future of mathematics educators. He is very thorough in lectures and gives many examples, so taking notes go great. He also videos his lectures on Canvas, although the camera work is often so bad and annoying that I'll just go in person. His grading schemes are very forgiving, with an option where you can even drop your lowest midterm completely with more weight on the final. Test questions are very accurate to the practice sheets he sends out, with some variations in types of problem but with similar concepts. You get to make a cheat sheet for exams; both midterms were very straightforward, and the final was easy but utilized more critical thinking. Varvarezos is also very helpful in office hours, both on Zoom and in-person, he is great at explaining!!

I loved this class so much! I highly recommend Professor Varvarezos because he is such an engaging lecturer. He always pauses to ask if anyone has questions and answers them to the best of his ability. He draws very informative figures that help students visualize new topics well. I've attended a couple of his office hours and I would definitely say that it was worth my time! Overall, Professor Varvarezos is super approachable and very understanding. 10/10 experience.

I didn't go to lecture because all lectures are Bruincasted. He lectures very timidly, but he gives a lot of examples and answers questions well. I didn't find the content of this class all that hard, and it was pretty easy for math 32b I think. Homework is 15% of your grade and he drops your lowest grade (you can definitely get 100% on this section). Reading the textbook is good for homework. Discussion is 5% of your grade which is annoying for a math class but if you do 8/10 worksheets you get full credit, plus some bonus if you do some surveys. Midterm weight depends on if you drop one, but the two midterms were ridiculously mind numbingly easy. Aced both. 4 simple questions that most of the class finished in 20 minutes and we were given two hours. Average on first midterm for my lecture is 97%. So I think he's going to try to amp up the difficulty lol. Which is probably appropriate. Basically, don't study for midterms. The final was harder, but omg our piazza was flipping their shit after it because it was significantly harder than the midterms. This was true, but we still had 2 hours for 4 problems and most people left early. I know this sound very teacher's pet - y, but the final definitely should have been harder because the average on a midterm for a multi class should not be 97%. But literally people were begging this man for a curve, spamming him, while they were walking out the door of the final, like BEGGING. and the average turns out to be a 87.5. SO STUPID. Anyone here who whines about the final at least for this quarter needs to like actually chill. The annoyingish thing about this class is no matter what you have to slay the final. There are two grading schemes and one of them is 45% final and the other is 40% final. Kinda yuck. But anyway, this class is cake, take him.

Konstantinos is a very special man. This was his first quarter teaching out of his PhD program, and he did such a great job. He explains the concepts quite clearly, and is very helpful during office hours. He just seems like a really kind and bright person in general, and he has a sweet demeanor. His midterms were really easy, and if you understood the concepts on a surface level then you would do well. The final was definitely harder, but it was a pretty fair test. There were 4 questions with about 3 parts each, and you had 3 hours in total. He also has a really great sense of humor and being in his lecture always brightens my day. Overall, having Konstantinos has made my quarter and education so much better. If you have the opportunity to take this professor, please do!

Konstantinos is by far one of the best math professor I've had. He is so sweet, articulate and extremely helpful with explanations. The exams are very fair and the homework is designed to help you understand the material the best you can. After our first midterm, we all applauded him when he walked into class. He records lectures, and office hours are very helpful. We also get credit for worksheets that solely help with understanding and do not negatively affect your grade. 10/10 recommend this professor!!

Varvarezos is a very clear lecturer and provides several examples for each new concept learned. The midterm exams and the final were super manageable, and the TAs were very helpful. There are 2 midterms and a final, and your discussion participation (a weekly worksheet) are graded (discussion for completion (may vary by TA) and homework for completion and accuracy). His lessons were very easy to follow and understand. I'm very glad I took 31A with Varvarezos!!

Professor Varvarezos is a fantastic math professor, he makes challenging concepts clear.

The material is easy if you’ve taken AP Calc AB in high school. The practice midterms and final are practically the same as the real ones, and both are quite straightforward. The professor is clear with notes and answers questions kindly. Classes are recorded. The only things that you need to keep an eye on are the weekly homework assignments because he takes marks off for lateness and accepts nothing after 3 days tardy. Overall, would recommend. Easy A if you pay attention and have learned any of it before.

Amazing professor and lecturer! Explains concepts very clearly and is easy to understand. Exams/midterms aren't too hard (HW is harder). Very helpful during office hours and always leaves room to ask questions during lectures. Allows notecards in midterms and a cheat sheet in finals. Posts lecture recordings on BruinLearn.

Professor Varvarezos is the best!! He is an absolute godsend for 31A compared to what I've heard about other 31A professors (ex. Wu) he's practically a guaranteed A. I mean this from the bottom of my heart when I say I'm god awful at math but his exams are so so easy. I got 100% on both midterms and 96% on the final, my exam performance was better than my HW performance lmao. He doesn't overcomplicate concepts like some instructors tend to and I believe his exams are a fair assessment of what is learned. He allows a double sided notecard for each midterm and a double sided sheet of notes for the final, which is beyond enough. The most challenging part about his class was probably juts a handful of super challenging HW questions that I chegged, but virtually no curveballs were in the exams. Take 31A with Konstantino if you can, a GPA saver!