I felt that Prof. Ouellette is super fair, but how difficult you find his class will most likely be dependent on who you had for 10A. And ironically, I don't think Ouellette for 10A will adequately prepare you for Ouellette for 10B.

I took 10A with Virtanen, and by comparison, Ouellette's class was a relatively more one.

Pros:
- Ton of time to finish homework assignments, just don't EVER start 1 or 2 days before it's due. Even if you just look at it the day it's assigned, that's better than pretending it's going to go away until a couple days before it's due.
- Exam formats are pretty much the same, from midterms to final.
- On a related note, the final did NOT take all 3 hours. Major plus.
- MY GOD THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS PROF. Never take it for granted- massive bonus that he will answer content related questions over email! And seriously he like lives in the PIC lab there's no excuse for not getting help. Go to him before TAs, Lab assistants, classmates. He is your key.

Cons:
- No curve, no dropped exams. He's really straightforward about this going in. It won't change for you.
- Memory based: More than problem solving, I felt this class was for homework, ability to follow directions to a tee, for exams, remembering all the little behavioral details and syntactical requirements. C++ is a strict language and his exams reinforce that.

MY TIPS:
- Please start the homework when it's assigned.
- Find a homework buddy! I had one, we met every week on a day that prof O had office hours and got the assignment done in <5 hours
- Use his resources. Studying will require going back through every lecture, looking at examples to supplement your understanding, etc.
- DO THE BOOK PROBLEMS HE RECOMMENDS.
- Find old exams.

I got a B and had there been an alternate grading scheme or a curve it would've been an A- or higher. Just be prepared to put in work for this class, ESPECIALLY if your 10A class didn't focus too hard on either pointers or classes.

Keith Ouellette is a solid math professor. He is by far the most enthusiastic, as least. His exams are very easy; the questions are textbook/homework caliber. Therefore, expect the midterm averages to hover around B+/A-. I highly recommend Prof. Ouellette.

Always Always Always ALWAYS ALWays Always avoid this professor. Always avoid this professor. I can't emphasize enough how important to not take his class and save your GPA. This professor has HORRIBLE and RIDICULOUS grading policy.

First of all, he does not curve the score. You may say, not curving the score is not that bad right? Trust me, not for this professor. I have taken some lectures from other professors who do not curve the score, but they try to make their tests fair and make the average around 80. For Ouellette, lol, the average for the first two midterms is around 65. The average for the final is 66, but he DOES NOT CURVE the fucking score, which means almost half of the class will fail.
The worst thing is not only his grading policy, but his TA (Eric Prizomic, do remember him) . This TA does not know anything about Math. I went to his office hour once and asked about homework problems, he can't explain shit. During discussion, he even asked students for help because he didn't know how to solve the problem. And his discussion is a complete waste of time. This TA is also EXTREMELY strict on grading homework and exam problems. The only thing he knows is to follow the solutions he did himself, and if anything on your homework is different from his solution he will take points off.

131A is one of the most difficult classes among upper math classes. It is a class about proving, which means on your exam and your homework, it is hard for us to give a perfect proof during exam. They can take off points anywhere they like.
Making his students get low score seems please this professor and his horrible TA. Taking this professor's class is one of the worst decisions I have ever made during my life. Try to avoid this professor.

Professor Ouellette is a nice guy. His workload is heavy but quite useful for exams. Although he speaks very fast, all his exams are extremely easy, and he highly emphasizes the process of solving questions. Just review homework solutions before the exam. Recommend his course.

Professor Ouellette was fantastic!! He is sooo helpful at his office hours and even in class. He genuinely just wanted everyone to do good. His explanations are very clear and sometimes proofs get boring but the exams were mostly computational and super fair. Final is just like the midterms too!

I took this class over the summer and was worried that the professor was going to go over the material too quickly. Although it is fast paced compared to a normal quarter, it was the best lower division math class I've ever taken at UCLA. Unlike most professors, the final was not hard and similar to the midterms. Recommend taking him if you need Math 33A.

Everything is expected in this class. For the final he even reused old exam questions from the midterm. If you just do what he tells you to do you should get a pretty solid grade for this class. There is no hard questions or any new material he didn't cover in lecture in the exams. I recommend him.

Midterms and final are straightforward for the most part, so don't expect any curveballs. I fell behind on the material for the class second half of the course, but it's not hard to catch up.

Although he is a nice guy, but if you want someone who has real insight to mathematics like Terrence Tao, this is not the guy you want teaching you. I recommend another professor and to not trust his bruinwalk rating.

This is an easy class. Tests are very straightforward and his lectures include very clear examples that you might see on the homework or exams. He's a very good lecturer -- I didn't feel rushed at all despite the class only being 6 weeks. I didn't study a single time, frequently skipped discussion, and did the (long-ish) homework the night before it was due and still got a B-. Put in some effort and this is a pretty easy A. Highly recommend taking 33A with Ouellette.