Frankly speaking 151A are in general fairly easy, and are supposed to be useful. Unfortunately, we are behind the schedule almost since day one, and this professor never modify the schedule and homework accordingly. This means that from probably week2 and on you need to figure out almost everything on your own to solve the homework problems, because by the deadline, you probably haven't learn anything about these in class. Note that the homework score is about 35% percent of your total score and if you screwed up your homework you screwed up everything... The exam are not that hard, but the hard part of the exam are actually not related to the course material itself, it is more of like testing your general math ability which is kind of unfair, cuz these scores will not 100% reflect your actual actual performance in this class. He does post lecture note, and his lecture is basically reading and copying these lecture note which an iPad can do. But I guess this is one of the few helpful things. In short, my experience with this class is almost like "studying the lecture note by yourself" because you need to finish the homework ahead of the lecture and by the time you sit in the lecture, it's a little waste of time to see him copying everything on to the board.

Good and nice professor, especially nice that he posts his lecture notes. Class is very straight forward, but you have to put the work in. Homework is a large part of your grade.

The professor is kind and responsible, and sometimes funny. He has an engaging lecture and reasonable amount of homework, so attending to lectures would be a great help. But I have to mention that he tested materials that was not covered in the lecture or homework in the second midterm, so be prepared to study ahead. If you want a easy linear algebra professor and a lovely curve, go to someone else. I did really bad on the first two midterms around 85 percent and 70 percent, but come back with 95 percent in the final. Due to his extra credit policy, I could end up with A-.

33A is a pretty bad class. The practice exams are helpful, and exams are not too bad, though instruction for some problems on the midterms is unclear. You need to know the main theorems and be able to apply them to ace the exams. The extra credit is a bit challenging but crucial for an A.

During week 1 and 2, I wanted to drop the class but now I'm glad that I made it to the end.

What I want to say is that linear algebra, at least for me, is a highly abstract subject itself. It's a brand new system full of new denotations, definitions, concepts, etc. That is to be said, it's highly possible that you feel overwhelmed on the very first few lectures, which I did and yet turned out to be totally fine. Professor. Jamneshan is very helpful and approachable during office hours and he has helped me a lot to succeed in this class. Definitely go to his office hours and you will surely get your questions answered. His explanations in office hours have clarified for me some concepts which I hadn't been super sure about and have also given me deeper insight of the materials.

Workload of homework is doable and quizzes are also easy. He gives a bonus quiz which is more challenging but also an important boost to your final grade (extra 5%). Sometimes he kind of gets confusing in the lecture, but he would write clarification in the email afterwards.

For the first midterm, it was very easy conceptually but one question got computationally heavy. The second midterm was more challenging while the final was alright but still somewhat computationally heavy for me.

There's no curve for this class but you should be alright with the 5% extra credit of bonus quizz.

Asgar is not the best lecturer. The main reason why I was able to understand the material was through the TA, reading the book, and the lecture notes the professor posts on CCLE. Going to lecture itself wasn't that helpful, as he was pretty disorganized and didn't explain things that very well.

That being said, if you go to office hours or review sessions, he actually knows how to explain stuff.....I'm not really sure why that didn't translate to lecture.

The tests are challenging computationally, not conceptually, so if you're willing to grind through the numbers, this class is for you. He also offered an extra credit for up to 5% of your grade, which is very generous in my opinion.

Ok so he is not very good with lecturing, but he is willing to help. A lot of people dropped the class in the first week, but if you just stick with it, it actually turns out to be OK. You will mainly have to read the textbook on your own, cannot rely on the professor to teach you everything. If you have questions, he does his best to help. TBH he is really funny too, like in a serious way.
His tests are strange. The answers are not what you expect. I spent most of the time doing multiplications and divisions... which I don't think is necessary..
Overall, he is an interesting professor. Not as bad as I thought in the first week. Can be worse, but not the best. If you rely on the professor to give you all the information, then take someone else. But if you like learning on your own and are good at using all the resources he provides (e.g. office hours, do ALL problems in the book, TA OH, etc.), you should be good.

What a rough class. First and foremost, lectures are not podcasted and the professor does
not use slides. Lectures were not very helpful and I was able to learn most of the material in discussion section; if you have a great TA you will be just fine. The homework is optional, but you are quizzed on the homework in discussion section every week.

The professor is not the best lecturer, he was often very confusing and discouraged us to ask questions in class. However, I have heard that going to office hours was very helpful. He was also quick to respond to emails and clarify class material. The midterms are taken in class and difficult to finish completely but graded very fairly, you are also given an index card as a cheat sheet (which is quite helpful). The textbook is said to be optional -- it is VERY expensive -- but I probably would have understood the material if I had the textbook, since lectures were not helpful. Overall, I did not enjoy this class whatsoever, but if you do the homework, go to discussion and go to office hours, you will be just fine.

I have a rather strong math background and still found his lectures to be quite difficult to follow. However, I got a hang of the problems that would be featured on quizzes and was able to do quite well on those. I didn't usually find the motivation to do all the homework problems but essentially taught myself the material. The cheat sheets on midterms/final were lifesavers and a big reason I got the grade I did. The exams are very computation heavy and a bit of a crunch for 50 minutes. Overall, its a class you should have a strong math background already and be willing to teach yourself the material. Having a good TA works wonders and I have to say Louis was phenomenal.

Unlike other math classes that I have taken at UCLA, I found that the homework and quizzes were easy (I got 100% on all of them.), but the tests were impossible. The professor gives out no valuable practice problems for the tests, as they are just problems from past 3C classes, not ones that he writes himself. I tried really hard in this class and did all of the homework every week, but was still unable to do well. I’d say do not rake this professor unless you have a very strong math background and good problem solving skills on tests. The only way I learned anything was from my amazing TA, Louis, because the lectures were too confusing.