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Jukka Keranen
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Fall 2019 - Hi guys ! I'm going to do an IN-DEPTH Review of this class. If this is too much for you to read, then just stop reading and take this class. If you don't, well... your loss tbh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PROFESSOR: I don't typically do a direct review of the professor, but I must say Jukka is EASILY the MOST REALEST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER MET. He is super nice, and not only in the personality way that most people say which honestly doesn't mean very much to me. I mean he is nice in the way that we all really want them to be, in terms of grades. I know you don't know me, but I promise you that you will definitely NOT REGRET taking this course ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LECTURES: Lectures are a MUST because there are clickers every lecture which is about 10-11% of your grade. In the start you will be able to grasp the ideas because of your previous AP Calculus experiences, but once we walk past that area, you will be VERY lost quite often. He covers only the theoretical ideas in class and doesn't go over any problems. Usually he reviews the previous lectures for the first half of class, and then goes into new content the second half of class. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAs: TAs are fairly important as they do grade your homework which is a good percent of your grade (15-16%). They are also supposed to help with your coding section( Yes there is coding involved). My TA wasn't super helpful but she graded nicely so I suppose that was something. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAB SECTIONS: Lab sections are technically mandatory, since they don't take attendance as far as I'm aware. People simply go to get help for their coding assignments as they are relatively difficult after week 3 or 4. The entire thing is simply coding for about 2 hours, and the prompts are somewhat difficult to understand. It can be difficult to answer the questions if you don't understand them. Also to keep in mind TAs DO NOT grade the lab section. They are graded by outside graders who you don't know. I would show up. It is necessary in order to do well. it is 12% of your grade + 3% is the lab quiz (Which was fairly easy). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOMEWORK: This ! Homework is probably the single most important thing in this class, and also probably the most difficult thing. Since the professor doesn't go over the homework, it can be somewhat difficult to solve them, especially as you go further into the quarter. You are however, allowed to drop the 2 lowest homework grades so that is a bonus. I would save them for the last two weeks as homework gets significantly harder near the end. Also Homework problems are very similar to the problems that appear on the exams so it is good practice, or at least, it will look familiar during review sessions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOK: The book was provided as a PDF for our class, so don't waste your money. All the homework comes out of this book too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIDTERM/FINAL: - Yes there is one midterm and one final - They are a fattt majority of your grade (60% I believe) - It is VERY LIKELY you will get an A on both of them if you even remotely try to ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STUDY GUIDE/ REVIEW SESSIONS: This is the single MOST IMPORTANT THING in this class by far. If you don't go to these review sessions, you are simply screwing yourself. The professor practically goes over the exams during the review sessions and give you an exact idea of what to focus on for the exams. Literally if you aren't sold, his class median for midterms was a 94 and for the final was a 97. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OVERALL: Would definitely take this class again if I had to (which I don't) but you should definitely take it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodluck To Yall ##
Fall 2019 - Hi guys ! I'm going to do an IN-DEPTH Review of this class. If this is too much for you to read, then just stop reading and take this class. If you don't, well... your loss tbh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PROFESSOR: I don't typically do a direct review of the professor, but I must say Jukka is EASILY the MOST REALEST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER MET. He is super nice, and not only in the personality way that most people say which honestly doesn't mean very much to me. I mean he is nice in the way that we all really want them to be, in terms of grades. I know you don't know me, but I promise you that you will definitely NOT REGRET taking this course ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LECTURES: Lectures are a MUST because there are clickers every lecture which is about 10-11% of your grade. In the start you will be able to grasp the ideas because of your previous AP Calculus experiences, but once we walk past that area, you will be VERY lost quite often. He covers only the theoretical ideas in class and doesn't go over any problems. Usually he reviews the previous lectures for the first half of class, and then goes into new content the second half of class. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TAs: TAs are fairly important as they do grade your homework which is a good percent of your grade (15-16%). They are also supposed to help with your coding section( Yes there is coding involved). My TA wasn't super helpful but she graded nicely so I suppose that was something. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAB SECTIONS: Lab sections are technically mandatory, since they don't take attendance as far as I'm aware. People simply go to get help for their coding assignments as they are relatively difficult after week 3 or 4. The entire thing is simply coding for about 2 hours, and the prompts are somewhat difficult to understand. It can be difficult to answer the questions if you don't understand them. Also to keep in mind TAs DO NOT grade the lab section. They are graded by outside graders who you don't know. I would show up. It is necessary in order to do well. it is 12% of your grade + 3% is the lab quiz (Which was fairly easy). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOMEWORK: This ! Homework is probably the single most important thing in this class, and also probably the most difficult thing. Since the professor doesn't go over the homework, it can be somewhat difficult to solve them, especially as you go further into the quarter. You are however, allowed to drop the 2 lowest homework grades so that is a bonus. I would save them for the last two weeks as homework gets significantly harder near the end. Also Homework problems are very similar to the problems that appear on the exams so it is good practice, or at least, it will look familiar during review sessions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOK: The book was provided as a PDF for our class, so don't waste your money. All the homework comes out of this book too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIDTERM/FINAL: - Yes there is one midterm and one final - They are a fattt majority of your grade (60% I believe) - It is VERY LIKELY you will get an A on both of them if you even remotely try to ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STUDY GUIDE/ REVIEW SESSIONS: This is the single MOST IMPORTANT THING in this class by far. If you don't go to these review sessions, you are simply screwing yourself. The professor practically goes over the exams during the review sessions and give you an exact idea of what to focus on for the exams. Literally if you aren't sold, his class median for midterms was a 94 and for the final was a 97. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OVERALL: Would definitely take this class again if I had to (which I don't) but you should definitely take it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodluck To Yall ##
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Winter 2024 - OMG where do I begin?!?! Jukka will be the best math teacher, if not the best teacher you've ever had. Words cannot explain how terrified I was for Math 31A and he completely eased my worries within the first week. The COUNTLESS review sessions for the Midterm and Final also show how much he wants us to succeed in the class. He told us he sleeps 3-4 hours a day and it's literally because he works so hard for us :(. I will say, this class is a LOT of homework (up to 80 hour-long problems in a week), but it's all extremely helpful in understanding the material. Be prepared to dedicate most of your life to this class when you take it, but I wouldn't have had it any other way! If you fail the class initially (calc is sooo tough), Jukka will give you the opportunity to take an oral test with him through Zoom (basically a giveaway). He's the sweetest and he deserves the WORLDDDD!!!!! I also want to say that this was my first calc class and my math skills are absolutely horrifying. So if I can do it, you can too! Take advantage of office hours and tutoring (my PLF was a miracle)! and you'll do great :)!!!!
Winter 2024 - OMG where do I begin?!?! Jukka will be the best math teacher, if not the best teacher you've ever had. Words cannot explain how terrified I was for Math 31A and he completely eased my worries within the first week. The COUNTLESS review sessions for the Midterm and Final also show how much he wants us to succeed in the class. He told us he sleeps 3-4 hours a day and it's literally because he works so hard for us :(. I will say, this class is a LOT of homework (up to 80 hour-long problems in a week), but it's all extremely helpful in understanding the material. Be prepared to dedicate most of your life to this class when you take it, but I wouldn't have had it any other way! If you fail the class initially (calc is sooo tough), Jukka will give you the opportunity to take an oral test with him through Zoom (basically a giveaway). He's the sweetest and he deserves the WORLDDDD!!!!! I also want to say that this was my first calc class and my math skills are absolutely horrifying. So if I can do it, you can too! Take advantage of office hours and tutoring (my PLF was a miracle)! and you'll do great :)!!!!
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Fall 2023 - If you want an easy class with an easy workload, this class is not for you. That being said, if you want an amazing professor who challenges you and takes so much time out of his day to ensure that you are learning and understand the material at a deep level, this is the class for you! (Definitely the type of class that Engineering majors should be taking to prepare for future coursework!) Though some may argue that Jukka does not "support" his students because of the extensive material and heavier courseload, I would argue that the aspect of "support" comes from the fact that the extensive homework (which is due at the end of each week, making it manageable if you start early) actually allows you to get in lots of practice (so you really understand the subject at a deep level) AND the support also comes from the fact that he will literally take so much time out of his week to not only give extensive office hours to those struggling, but to craft study guides for midterms and finals that really prepare you for the exams if you take the time to do it. I could get an F or an A in this class, and it would not change the fact that I truly believe that Jukka is one of the few professors that actually care about your learning journey and your future. He reignited my passion for learning. Highlights of this class: * Jukka is approachable and he always welcomes you to ask questions in class. * Jukka is the type of person to check in with you and tell you to not worry when you're stressed. (He actually cares about you as a person!) * Jukka prepares his students by telling you the type of problems that can come up on the test by listing possibilities on an extensive study guide. (I kid you not: He literally gives you an organized study guide of what can come up on each of the final/midterm questions. He WILL NEVER give you a question that doesn't match the material you learned in class lectures, homework, or the study guides.) * He gave us an extra credit opportunity to make up our midterm grades.
Fall 2023 - If you want an easy class with an easy workload, this class is not for you. That being said, if you want an amazing professor who challenges you and takes so much time out of his day to ensure that you are learning and understand the material at a deep level, this is the class for you! (Definitely the type of class that Engineering majors should be taking to prepare for future coursework!) Though some may argue that Jukka does not "support" his students because of the extensive material and heavier courseload, I would argue that the aspect of "support" comes from the fact that the extensive homework (which is due at the end of each week, making it manageable if you start early) actually allows you to get in lots of practice (so you really understand the subject at a deep level) AND the support also comes from the fact that he will literally take so much time out of his week to not only give extensive office hours to those struggling, but to craft study guides for midterms and finals that really prepare you for the exams if you take the time to do it. I could get an F or an A in this class, and it would not change the fact that I truly believe that Jukka is one of the few professors that actually care about your learning journey and your future. He reignited my passion for learning. Highlights of this class: * Jukka is approachable and he always welcomes you to ask questions in class. * Jukka is the type of person to check in with you and tell you to not worry when you're stressed. (He actually cares about you as a person!) * Jukka prepares his students by telling you the type of problems that can come up on the test by listing possibilities on an extensive study guide. (I kid you not: He literally gives you an organized study guide of what can come up on each of the final/midterm questions. He WILL NEVER give you a question that doesn't match the material you learned in class lectures, homework, or the study guides.) * He gave us an extra credit opportunity to make up our midterm grades.
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Spring 2025 - Great professor in many ways. Was very and engaging in class, and provided so many opportunities to learn the material which I mostly failed to take advantage of. My only complaint is that he is very much a "math guy" and thus gets very far into the weeds of what makes certain math concepts work the way they do, I think the class would be easier if he focused more on what you actually need to do and how to do it, but I do see the educational value in his approach. Basically he is the perfect professor for math majors. and still a very good one for everyone else. He was constantly holding extra sessions to help people and really did everything possible to get you prepared. I slacked off in this class and absolutely bombed both midterms. When I actually sat down and went through everything in preparation for the final I realized that if you actually keep up with the class both midterms are extremely management, especially midterm 1 don't slack on midterm 1 its free points if you're actually putting in the work. He has nothing but you're best interest in mind. I don't remember my exact midterm grades, 70 something on midterm one and like a low 60 on number 2, so rough stuff. However, after the class had a pretty rough performance on midterm 2 he actually changed the grading structure of the class just a few weeks before the final so that your final would replace your worse midterm if you did better on the final. (He actually originally made it so that your better midterm replaced the worse one but was told he couldn't by the department, which was great for me cause both my midterms were lackluster but worse for the class as a whole), which I think just shows that he really wants the best for everyone in his class. After I actually utilized everything he had been putting out there, and honestly I still just scratched the surface as it was mostly cramming, I was able to get a high grade on the final and escape with an A in the class. The guy literally must be working 80 hour weeks if he is providing as much stuff for his other classes as he did for this one, so many sessions outside of class and they're all recorded! Overall definitely a legit class so don't go in thinking you'll coast, maybe you will if you took it in high school, but if you actually take it seriously and use what hes giving you an A is very very achievable. Oh and also he tracks attendance with iclicker so seating is brutal so get to class early and don't skip.
Spring 2025 - Great professor in many ways. Was very and engaging in class, and provided so many opportunities to learn the material which I mostly failed to take advantage of. My only complaint is that he is very much a "math guy" and thus gets very far into the weeds of what makes certain math concepts work the way they do, I think the class would be easier if he focused more on what you actually need to do and how to do it, but I do see the educational value in his approach. Basically he is the perfect professor for math majors. and still a very good one for everyone else. He was constantly holding extra sessions to help people and really did everything possible to get you prepared. I slacked off in this class and absolutely bombed both midterms. When I actually sat down and went through everything in preparation for the final I realized that if you actually keep up with the class both midterms are extremely management, especially midterm 1 don't slack on midterm 1 its free points if you're actually putting in the work. He has nothing but you're best interest in mind. I don't remember my exact midterm grades, 70 something on midterm one and like a low 60 on number 2, so rough stuff. However, after the class had a pretty rough performance on midterm 2 he actually changed the grading structure of the class just a few weeks before the final so that your final would replace your worse midterm if you did better on the final. (He actually originally made it so that your better midterm replaced the worse one but was told he couldn't by the department, which was great for me cause both my midterms were lackluster but worse for the class as a whole), which I think just shows that he really wants the best for everyone in his class. After I actually utilized everything he had been putting out there, and honestly I still just scratched the surface as it was mostly cramming, I was able to get a high grade on the final and escape with an A in the class. The guy literally must be working 80 hour weeks if he is providing as much stuff for his other classes as he did for this one, so many sessions outside of class and they're all recorded! Overall definitely a legit class so don't go in thinking you'll coast, maybe you will if you took it in high school, but if you actually take it seriously and use what hes giving you an A is very very achievable. Oh and also he tracks attendance with iclicker so seating is brutal so get to class early and don't skip.
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Winter 2017 - In the very first meeting, Jukka told us that he wouldn't make 32A as difficult as 32B and we don't need to worry about proofs. On the final 8 out of 10 questions were somewhat related to proofs lol. Nevertheless, Jukka is very clear on the lecture subject and is willing to help. He would give you a lot of "hints" in OH before the final.
Winter 2017 - In the very first meeting, Jukka told us that he wouldn't make 32A as difficult as 32B and we don't need to worry about proofs. On the final 8 out of 10 questions were somewhat related to proofs lol. Nevertheless, Jukka is very clear on the lecture subject and is willing to help. He would give you a lot of "hints" in OH before the final.
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