MATH 115A
Linear Algebra
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Requisite: course 33A. Techniques of proof, abstract vector spaces, linear transformations, and matrices; determinants; inner product spaces; eigenvector theory. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2021 - joe is literally the greatest professor ever. i've never had a professor who cares more about students actually learning than him. he held office hours six days of the week and always stayed longer than an hour, as long as students needed. 10/10 recommend attending his OH if you're stuck on homework or anything. he actually helps and will walk you through problems. he also doesn't get mad if you ask questions on literally every hw problem. he made the midterms pretty doable in my opinion. the final was definitely harder but hw is worth 50% so exams don't drop you too much. hw was tough but lectures and OH helped me do them. overall, joe is super nice, funny, caring and helpful. great lecturer and doesn't make things boring. if you can, choose joe as your prof every time!!
Spring 2021 - joe is literally the greatest professor ever. i've never had a professor who cares more about students actually learning than him. he held office hours six days of the week and always stayed longer than an hour, as long as students needed. 10/10 recommend attending his OH if you're stuck on homework or anything. he actually helps and will walk you through problems. he also doesn't get mad if you ask questions on literally every hw problem. he made the midterms pretty doable in my opinion. the final was definitely harder but hw is worth 50% so exams don't drop you too much. hw was tough but lectures and OH helped me do them. overall, joe is super nice, funny, caring and helpful. great lecturer and doesn't make things boring. if you can, choose joe as your prof every time!!
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Professor Brown is a lovely and nice teacher. She concerns about her student so much that she managed to answer every questions in the class. But that is a problem because a rather tangential question in class may cause her whole lecture without talking anything about the material. So save your question after class for the sake of others. Her lecture is a little bit disorganized but the exams are easy and the generous curve will give you a decent grade.
Professor Brown is a lovely and nice teacher. She concerns about her student so much that she managed to answer every questions in the class. But that is a problem because a rather tangential question in class may cause her whole lecture without talking anything about the material. So save your question after class for the sake of others. Her lecture is a little bit disorganized but the exams are easy and the generous curve will give you a decent grade.
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I took this class with him in Spring of 2013. He's a great guy and is really intelligent, but I did not like his class at all. The class material was already very difficult, especially for first timers in proofs, and this professor just rushed through the material day after day. I don't think I learnt anything from him. To be fair, I heard he was new to UCLA then, and I pretty much gave up on this class by Week 4, so it was a pretty horrible experience. Still, I never felt so lost and discouraged by a class before. I really wish I took this class with a more experienced professor.
I took this class with him in Spring of 2013. He's a great guy and is really intelligent, but I did not like his class at all. The class material was already very difficult, especially for first timers in proofs, and this professor just rushed through the material day after day. I don't think I learnt anything from him. To be fair, I heard he was new to UCLA then, and I pretty much gave up on this class by Week 4, so it was a pretty horrible experience. Still, I never felt so lost and discouraged by a class before. I really wish I took this class with a more experienced professor.
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Winter 2019 - I am writing for a friend who doesn't have a bwalk account here. From his experience in 115, this professor can hardly teach and my friend selfstudied almost everything. I took math 61 with him, and it was just as terrible, if not even worse. NEVER TAKE A CLASS WITH JAMES CAMERON. IT IS A WASTE OF YOUR TIME AND MONEY.
Winter 2019 - I am writing for a friend who doesn't have a bwalk account here. From his experience in 115, this professor can hardly teach and my friend selfstudied almost everything. I took math 61 with him, and it was just as terrible, if not even worse. NEVER TAKE A CLASS WITH JAMES CAMERON. IT IS A WASTE OF YOUR TIME AND MONEY.
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Spring 2017 - For the class that most math majors consider to be the most difficult, it wasn't too bad. The weekly problem sets were doable with the small study group my friends made. As for the midterms, only 1 out of the 5 questions was a full-out proof that most people in the class struggled with. Chernikov himself really seemed to care about teaching and although the lectures were not extremely engaging, his one joke per lecture was usually pretty funny.
Spring 2017 - For the class that most math majors consider to be the most difficult, it wasn't too bad. The weekly problem sets were doable with the small study group my friends made. As for the midterms, only 1 out of the 5 questions was a full-out proof that most people in the class struggled with. Chernikov himself really seemed to care about teaching and although the lectures were not extremely engaging, his one joke per lecture was usually pretty funny.
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