The concepts are hard, but the professor curves generously. Very useful course!

Professor Honda is one of my favorite professors here at UCLA. His enthusiasm showed so much that my sister came to class without knowing math higher than trigonometry and said that that was her favorite of all my three classes that day. His lectures and drawings elucidate topology so well, and him assuring us that most of the proofs are straightforward if we "go home and think about it" is helpful for understanding that it is okay to not understand concepts right away and thus to not be afraid to ask questions. He gives a good idea of what is important in proofs and what are the necessary but notationally difficult details. The humor he injects into his lectures makes me look forward to not an entirely dry lecture. Also, to have homework due weekly on Mondays is good to have the weekends to work on the past week's homework, and having problems specific to each lecture is helpful for practicing the material. Thanks to Professor Honda, a homotopy will sit next to a Mega Mac in my brain from now on.