Very good. lecturer, fair homework and tests, and fair grading.

I didn't go to class but shin apparently is good.

Brian Shin is probably my favorite lecturer in all of the UCLA math department. His lectures are often pulled from the textbook and are simplified into more digestible material. His homework is only 4 problems graded for accuracy. If you all the recommended homework problems and pay attention in lecture, I feel like an A is a very attainable grade in this class.

Brian is clear, concise, and funny. Excellent professor. No attendance grade. About a B+ average on all the tests because of generous partial credit, so no curve. They're straightforward and fair. Homework is very light. Don't slack off too much and you should be fine.

Professor Shin is definitely one of the best 32a professors out there. While he oftentimes doesn't finish lectures during class, he posts lectures notes and bruincast in a timely manner. However, his lectures aren't even necessarily needed because most of his examples come straight from the textbook. He does a good job of synching what is learned in the book and what is taught in lecture. Discussion sections are mandatory and not the most helpful since it didn't seem like the TAs and the professor communicated a lot over this course. The midterms and finals were very fair, as long as you knew how to do the homework, you'd be fine. Professor Shin never made us draw graphs or read lengthy word problems. Even for topics like quadric surfaces our test questions would simply be multiple choice. There are weekly homeworks (4 questions each with optional problems) and 1 quiz (very conceptual and often 2-3 multiple choice questions), but at the end of the quarter he let us drop 2 quizzes and 3 homeworks. I would definitely recommend him!

THE GOAT

Professor Shin is one of the best math professors in terms of how he teaches. He's chill and is very welcoming so you shouldn't be afraid to ask questions in class. Homework is hard, but thankfully he is very responsive to any questions (the TA Chuyin was also very helpful and if you need to pick a specific TA for a class choose her). If you can go to any of the office hours for Professor Shin or the TA, I would recommend going since they help break down ideas and tricks for solving problems that are more glossed over in lectures. Finally, DON'T FORGET QUANTIFIERS. You will lose easy points on homework and tests.

This class for many is the first you will have to take for an upper div math course. If there is anyone you would want to take it with it SHOULD be Shin. Lectures and HW are based off the book, and for many you could afford skipping lecture and reading his notes. The great thing about this class and Shin in general is that he is very down to earth and always willing to help. You never feel intimidated about reaching out to him during office hours. His exams are fair and homework based. The one drawback is that the grading is a bit on the stricter side, but it will force you to write better proofs. If you are able to get a spot in his lecture I would recommend 100%. He is for sure one of the chillest profs you will have.

Professor Shin is awesome! The homework load is manageable and his lectures are engaging and easy to follow. The exams are pretty fair since the problems are similar to those covered in class and on the homework (no trick questions). He also is generous with partial credit on exams. Overall, this class shouldn't be too stressful as long as you do the homework and take good notes during lecture. Lectures are also recorded. 10/10 would recommend taking Shin for 32A.

Professor Brian ia amazing! He has a great sense of humor that makes class engaging and records all of his lectures, which is super helpful for studying. Attending his lectures is better than watching the videos because he does practice problems in class, and actually doing them there gives you a chance to ask questions and clarify. He's very open to questions and answers them very thoroughly. Also, he usually answers questions on CampusWire (the Q and A website) promptly, so if you have a last minute question before a test, it really helps. Overall, I really enjoyed this class despite not being that into calculus and would take it again!