MATH 131AH
Analysis (Honors)
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 32B and 33B, with grades of B or better. Recommended: course 115A. Honors course parallel to course 131A. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2020 - Being a math prodigy and having the ability to teach are 2 completely different things. Professor Boedihardjo's lectures are pretty underwhelming. He often gives non-standard proofs that he comes up with himself. The problem with that is they are generally hard to follow and we don't usually end up gaining any insight about what is trying to be proved. For example, his construction of the reals made no sense to me. I don't understand why he couldn't have just did the standard Cauchy sequence or dedekind cut stuff, but maybe I don't deserve to be in honors then. Also, the professor is quite unenthusiastic, so the lectures will be dry. Further, his voice is ridiculously monotone, adding to the dryness of the lectures. The last and really most important criticism I have is that he gives literally no intuition for any concepts. I left the class with no intuition for what compactness, completeness, etc are, except for what their definitions are. I know the guy is a straight up genius and will likely prove something substantial in his lifetime, but as a teacher I wouldn't recommend.
Winter 2020 - Being a math prodigy and having the ability to teach are 2 completely different things. Professor Boedihardjo's lectures are pretty underwhelming. He often gives non-standard proofs that he comes up with himself. The problem with that is they are generally hard to follow and we don't usually end up gaining any insight about what is trying to be proved. For example, his construction of the reals made no sense to me. I don't understand why he couldn't have just did the standard Cauchy sequence or dedekind cut stuff, but maybe I don't deserve to be in honors then. Also, the professor is quite unenthusiastic, so the lectures will be dry. Further, his voice is ridiculously monotone, adding to the dryness of the lectures. The last and really most important criticism I have is that he gives literally no intuition for any concepts. I left the class with no intuition for what compactness, completeness, etc are, except for what their definitions are. I know the guy is a straight up genius and will likely prove something substantial in his lifetime, but as a teacher I wouldn't recommend.
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This prof is definitely one of the best at UCLA. He makes analysis manageable for the students. It is pretty important to go to lecture because it gives you all the information that you need for the test and also sometimes hints on midterm or final questions. In addition, his review sessions before each exam are very helpful.
This prof is definitely one of the best at UCLA. He makes analysis manageable for the students. It is pretty important to go to lecture because it gives you all the information that you need for the test and also sometimes hints on midterm or final questions. In addition, his review sessions before each exam are very helpful.
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Fall 2024 - Expect to work hard. Between week 1 and finals week, almost half the class had dropped. Attendance is not graded but is still critical to doing well in this class since the professor does not post any lecture notes or recordings. The four mandatory homework assignments are very challenging. They are graded on accuracy and can hurt your grade. That being said, the midterm and final exams were both very fair (though far from easy), and I felt well-prepared for both. The provided practice exams were great indicators of what to expect on the actual exams. The TA's review sessions were also very helpful and insightful. As Gangbo himself said, the exams are specifically meant to NOT trick you and are merely meant to see how much you've been paying attention. The lectures were information-dense, but Gangbo still left a lot of room for interactivity. He leveraged pictures and intuition when it mattered, and his examples often doubled as valuable lessons in proof-writing. If you are fine with a challenge and want a taste of graduate-level material, I definitely recommend this class.
Fall 2024 - Expect to work hard. Between week 1 and finals week, almost half the class had dropped. Attendance is not graded but is still critical to doing well in this class since the professor does not post any lecture notes or recordings. The four mandatory homework assignments are very challenging. They are graded on accuracy and can hurt your grade. That being said, the midterm and final exams were both very fair (though far from easy), and I felt well-prepared for both. The provided practice exams were great indicators of what to expect on the actual exams. The TA's review sessions were also very helpful and insightful. As Gangbo himself said, the exams are specifically meant to NOT trick you and are merely meant to see how much you've been paying attention. The lectures were information-dense, but Gangbo still left a lot of room for interactivity. He leveraged pictures and intuition when it mattered, and his examples often doubled as valuable lessons in proof-writing. If you are fine with a challenge and want a taste of graduate-level material, I definitely recommend this class.
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