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Fumiaki Suzuki

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Easiness 3.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 3.9 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.6 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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MATH 33A
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Dec. 31, 2020
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A

Professor Suzuki was very caring and one of the few professors who has ever taken mid-quarter feedback into consideration. He added CampusWire halfway through the quarter after people said they wanted something like that, which shows that he's a really helpful and caring professor. That being said, I did not like this class in the slightest. Professor Suzuki was a mediocre lecturer at best. He would rarely ever tie together concepts from different lectures together into one story, which is something I think is crucial for lectures. Instead, it felt like every lecture was disjointed and disorganized. There was a lot of reliance on the textbook to figure out all the content, even though the textbook for the class itself is kind of mediocre too.

Workload is pretty light though, and exams weren't too difficult. I almost wished that we had more homework problems (and Professor Suzuki accommodated by giving more practice problems along with the assigned homework problems). Exams were easy but mostly because of the 24 hour exam rule during remote learning, there is a lot of computation to do on them. Quizzes were not that easy and are worth a significant portion of the grade, but I honestly found the stuff on the quiz to be pretty important, even though so many of the conceptual questions on the quizzes we never learned.

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MATH 32A
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March 26, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A

The professor made this class an amazing experience. His exams were never out to get you since as long as you understood the material pretty well you would get an A on the exams. Professor Suzuki is amazing and I encourage everyone to get him for Math 32A and any other math courses he teaches.

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MATH 32A
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March 25, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A

He's amazing.

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MATH 32A
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March 25, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+

Love this Professor! Would like to take his class whenever possible!

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MATH 32A
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March 25, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A

Take 32A with Suzuki! He's super nice, helpful, and accommodating. There is a homework set and a 2 problem quiz each week. Workload can be a bit heavy and topics definitely get more difficult after the first midterm, so make sure you do not fall behind. Lectures are pretty clear, but the textbook was helpful for looking at example problems. Exams are fair and often easier than the homework problems. He is also really quick to respond to questions over email or Campuswire, which is awesome.

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MATH 32A
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March 14, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A

He was a very understanding professor. The tests would have been quite difficult based on time if the class was in person but they were 24 hours so that was helpful. Lectures were generally clear; sometimes he spoke too fast but not often.

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MATH 32A
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March 16, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A

I was nervous coming into Math 32A after really struggling in 31B, but this class was way easier than I thought it was going to be. His midterms are very fair and are reflective of the homework problems and things he goes over in class; I think I got almost a 100% on both of them and again, I've struggled in math in the past. He tells you what type of questions will be on the exam, what the theoretical questions will be based on, etc, which makes studying a lot easier. Homework is reasonable, and he recommends extra practice problems which are really helpful for studying. The grading of the quizzes was a little weird - in total, quizzes are 20% of the grade, but they're 2 questions each, and only worth 4 points total, so it's really easy to make a small mistake and tank your grade. He does drop the two lowest scores at the end of the quarter, which helps a lot. Overall, I would definitely recommend this class to anyone - it was not too stressful, pretty easy, and I feel like I learned a lot. The professor is also a really nice guy and is always very receptive to feedback and is eager to help students who need extra support.

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March 25, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A

Suzuki's lectures can be confusing sometimes so I had to read the textbook for clarity. The exams are pretty easy, some of the questions are exactly like his lecture examples. Overall I liked the class and it was easy to get help in office hours. Grading is Homework 10%, Quizzes 20%, Midterm 1 20%, Midterm 2 20%, Final 30%. Quizzes are every week and super easy.

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March 25, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A

I love Suzuki. He does his best to accommodate students and he drops 2 lowest quizzes and 2 lowest hw scores. The exams are really easy; the more conceptual questions are exactly like his quizzes and the other problems are exactly like the homework. He also structures the grading rubric in a way that makes it easy to get a high score as long as you know the materials: I barely lost any points for a problem where I made computation mistakes but clearly knew how to solve it (there were multiple parts to that problem and I made a mistake at the first part, which normally would've tanked my grade). He also clarified his exams and quizzes, sometimes went so far as to literally tell you how to do it.
He's also extremely responsive on Campuswire and holds regular OHs. Get him if you can.

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Dec. 15, 2022
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A

Prof. Suzuki makes everything as clear as possible when teaching — you’re given a note sheet and the tests are very similar to practice tests which made this class doable. Would take again

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MATH 33A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A
Dec. 31, 2020

Professor Suzuki was very caring and one of the few professors who has ever taken mid-quarter feedback into consideration. He added CampusWire halfway through the quarter after people said they wanted something like that, which shows that he's a really helpful and caring professor. That being said, I did not like this class in the slightest. Professor Suzuki was a mediocre lecturer at best. He would rarely ever tie together concepts from different lectures together into one story, which is something I think is crucial for lectures. Instead, it felt like every lecture was disjointed and disorganized. There was a lot of reliance on the textbook to figure out all the content, even though the textbook for the class itself is kind of mediocre too.

Workload is pretty light though, and exams weren't too difficult. I almost wished that we had more homework problems (and Professor Suzuki accommodated by giving more practice problems along with the assigned homework problems). Exams were easy but mostly because of the 24 hour exam rule during remote learning, there is a lot of computation to do on them. Quizzes were not that easy and are worth a significant portion of the grade, but I honestly found the stuff on the quiz to be pretty important, even though so many of the conceptual questions on the quizzes we never learned.

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MATH 32A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 26, 2021

The professor made this class an amazing experience. His exams were never out to get you since as long as you understood the material pretty well you would get an A on the exams. Professor Suzuki is amazing and I encourage everyone to get him for Math 32A and any other math courses he teaches.

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MATH 32A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 25, 2021

He's amazing.

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MATH 32A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+
March 25, 2021

Love this Professor! Would like to take his class whenever possible!

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MATH 32A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 25, 2021

Take 32A with Suzuki! He's super nice, helpful, and accommodating. There is a homework set and a 2 problem quiz each week. Workload can be a bit heavy and topics definitely get more difficult after the first midterm, so make sure you do not fall behind. Lectures are pretty clear, but the textbook was helpful for looking at example problems. Exams are fair and often easier than the homework problems. He is also really quick to respond to questions over email or Campuswire, which is awesome.

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MATH 32A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 14, 2021

He was a very understanding professor. The tests would have been quite difficult based on time if the class was in person but they were 24 hours so that was helpful. Lectures were generally clear; sometimes he spoke too fast but not often.

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MATH 32A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 16, 2021

I was nervous coming into Math 32A after really struggling in 31B, but this class was way easier than I thought it was going to be. His midterms are very fair and are reflective of the homework problems and things he goes over in class; I think I got almost a 100% on both of them and again, I've struggled in math in the past. He tells you what type of questions will be on the exam, what the theoretical questions will be based on, etc, which makes studying a lot easier. Homework is reasonable, and he recommends extra practice problems which are really helpful for studying. The grading of the quizzes was a little weird - in total, quizzes are 20% of the grade, but they're 2 questions each, and only worth 4 points total, so it's really easy to make a small mistake and tank your grade. He does drop the two lowest scores at the end of the quarter, which helps a lot. Overall, I would definitely recommend this class to anyone - it was not too stressful, pretty easy, and I feel like I learned a lot. The professor is also a really nice guy and is always very receptive to feedback and is eager to help students who need extra support.

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MATH 32A
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 25, 2021

Suzuki's lectures can be confusing sometimes so I had to read the textbook for clarity. The exams are pretty easy, some of the questions are exactly like his lecture examples. Overall I liked the class and it was easy to get help in office hours. Grading is Homework 10%, Quizzes 20%, Midterm 1 20%, Midterm 2 20%, Final 30%. Quizzes are every week and super easy.

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MATH 32A
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 25, 2021

I love Suzuki. He does his best to accommodate students and he drops 2 lowest quizzes and 2 lowest hw scores. The exams are really easy; the more conceptual questions are exactly like his quizzes and the other problems are exactly like the homework. He also structures the grading rubric in a way that makes it easy to get a high score as long as you know the materials: I barely lost any points for a problem where I made computation mistakes but clearly knew how to solve it (there were multiple parts to that problem and I made a mistake at the first part, which normally would've tanked my grade). He also clarified his exams and quizzes, sometimes went so far as to literally tell you how to do it.
He's also extremely responsive on Campuswire and holds regular OHs. Get him if you can.

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MATH 32A
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Dec. 15, 2022

Prof. Suzuki makes everything as clear as possible when teaching — you’re given a note sheet and the tests are very similar to practice tests which made this class doable. Would take again

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