If you want to get a good grade in linear algebra take this class with Nina. The homeworks are all extremely light and the exams test only a surface level understanding. If you want to learn linear algebra do not take this class. It does not prepare you for 115A.

This class was fairly easy but I don't think I learned much. Dr. Otter lectured straight from the textbook, so attending lecture wasn't necessary. Neither she nor the textbook gave many examples, so you had to go to TA discussions and office hours to actually learn how to solve problems. Homework was easy and worth 20% of your grade. Tests were computation-heavy with a few conceptual questions. The main problem in this class was pacing: we were quite behind the other 33A sections, and she ended up rushing through some of the more difficult topics and not covering some topics at all. However, she did improve as the quarter went on, so if she teaches this class again it might be better.

Tl;dr: take this class if you want a good grade and don't mind not learning the material. If your major requires a strong foundation in linear algebra, take someone else.

The class was very easy in terms of homework and testing, so if you're looking to get a good grade, definitely take it with her. However, she did fall behind other professors and I'm not sure how well I actually learned the material. She did get better as the quarter went on though, so she may improve on some of this in the future.

Really not the hardest class in the world. It wasn't curved, but based on the grade distributions for the exams I'd say ~75% of students got an A or a B. Exams themselves were computation heavy with the occasional conceptual question. If you're able to do the homework problems then you should be in a decent position to get at least a B-. This was her first time teaching a lower division class here, though, so some of this may be subject to change.

In the first few lectures she seemed constantly frazzled, but overall she tried her best to genuinely listen to students' inputs and answer questions during lectures. Sometimes the notes she gave were not entirely clear and left many people more confused, so some self pre-review before lectures to become familiar with the concepts would help a lot.