I definitely have mixed feelings about Professor Suzuki. He was overall a very nice and chill professor and I never really felt pressured in terms of workload, but his lectures and notes were a bit messy and unclear at times, which ends up being a huge downside in a conceptual class such as 33A.

His homework wasn't that difficult with a good mix of conceptual and computational questions.
His quizzes were a bit more difficult with both conceptual and computational questions with the conceptual questions feeling a bit unfair because most of them were not taught in class.

He has a VERY generous grading policy though, where he drops the lowest 2 homeworks and quizzes, and considering the fact there are only 7 homeworks and quizzes, you really only need to do well on 5 of them.

His tests are where the class gets notably difficult. He grades the tests out of 20 points, so even one mistake can destroy your grade on them. The first two midterms both had a fairly difficult conceptual question on them, and considering that the test was only out of 20 points, it felt a bit unfair if you couldn't answer the conceptual question, as it would gut your grade.

He responded well to the feedback on the exams, and the final ended up being pretty much purely computational.

Overall, I didn't personally like Professor Suzuki, but I think he responded very well to feedback, and I believe it was his first quarter teaching. He definitely has great potential as a lecturer, so it's entirely possible that when you choose to take this class or any class with Suzuki, he will have found his stride in teaching.

Going into 32A, I was a little worried because math has been a class that I tend to struggle with and I had heard that 32A was one of the harder math classes for underclass students. However, I was pleasantly surprised by how I did in this class. The lectures are recorded and put up on ccle with his notes so I usually would watch them later in the day. I was able to follow the material (sometimes it would take me looking at my notes for a while but it did not slow me down weekly) and did well on the tests and quizzes. There are 5 categories for this class: homework , quizzes , midterm 1, midterm 2, and the final (10%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 30% respectively).

Homework: Homework was assigned weekly and you were given a week (sometimes more if something came up) to complete it. He dropped your two lowest homework scores so if you are busy one week, you have some leeway. The homeworks were not too hard if you went through the lectures and you could either do it all at once or do little by little throughout the week.

Quizzes: There was a quiz every week except midterm weeks. The quizzes tested on what we had learned the previous week and were very similar to the practice problems we did during lectures so they were not too stressful. Again, two lowest quiz scores were dropped so if you had a bad week, you again have some leeway.

Midterms: Compared to 31B where the midterms took me between 8-10+ hours, these midterms were a lot shorter and much easier in my opinion. I actually scored pretty high on both which was surprising to me. If you are able to do the homework and quizzes then you can totally do the midterms with little difficulty.

Final: The final was about the same difficulty as the midterms and I was able to score pretty high on it too. It went over mostly material after midterm 2 but still hit some topics from before. It had some true or false (that's the part that is hardest for me but still nothing compared to the 31B final and midterm) and the rest was computational.

Professor Suzuki is amazing! I enjoyed this class a lot more than I thought I would and he is very knowledgeable! Sometimes he could be confusing in his lectures with how he explains something but usually it would get cleared up in the lecture since the students would ask him about it. You can also email him (he responds pretty quickly) or go to his office hours for questions. He was so good that I actually did not go to any discussion sections because I felt like I was well prepared just from the lectures. My TA recorded his discussions and put his notes on CCLE just in case you were worried about that.

I would highly recommend Suzuki for 32A!!

Suzuki is a great guy. He cared for us, and though he didn't always know the best ways to help, he did try! Lots of office hours, lots of asking-the-students-what-they-need, lots of Campuswire help.

Class is Homework + Quizzes + 2 Midterms & Final (COVID times). Homework was difficult for me - con is that lecture didn't always help complete the HW. If you can do the HW though, you can do the exams. It was difficult to do very well on the exams, but easy to do moderately well (B).

Loved his lectures. He posted notes and worked through problems to teach. No slides, just Goodnotes.

Professor Suzuki is extremely kind and caring. His exams are very fair and he does a great job at explaining concepts, and he also takes his time to answer each individual question so the student gains a better understanding of the material. I highly recommend taking Math 32A with Professor Suzuki

Professor Suzuki is awesome. The tests are manageable and he helped me clarify the unclear concepts. He also gave me partial credit even though my answer is wrong. I love to take this class. Really recommended to everyone to take math series with him.

Suzuki is a good lecturer - he covers every topic with examples in his lectures. However, you'll definitely need to engage with and use the textbook to do well. As for workload, it isn't great but isn't too much either - one quiz (4-6 questions) a week, one homework assignment (10 questions ish) a week, 2 midterms, and a final. And the lowest scores for your quiz and homework are dropped. The midterms and final are very similar to the homework and practice tests.

Professor Suzuki was very nice and caring for his students. His notes were very clear and exams were quite manageable. I would definitely take his class again!

Suzuki should be the golden standard for math professors here at UCLA. The other reviews are factual; Suzuki is very fair and pretty generous all-around. Multivariable isn't the easiest class in the world and sometimes some of the concepts get quite confusing but honestly you can get by pretty well even if you don't master all of the content.

Homework is pretty lax with around 20-25 problems per week. Suzuki also doesn't assign homework during the Midterm weeks and Week 10 to ease studying which is appreciated. Despite not having homework for Week 10, he includes extra problems that are optional but help with practice for the final (since they go over Week 10 topics). He also includes several extra problems that are optional but serve as extra practice. As a tip, try to do the assigned homework section right after lecture. For me it helped me learn the sections much easier and also allows you to finish the homework faster.

Exams aren't the hardest in the world. Suzuki gives us exams from the previous quarter as well as answers and while some problems don't have the best explanation for their answers, it's pretty reasonable because the problems are similar to homework problems. That being said, as long as you do the homework problems, you'll be fine. This also goes for the practice exams because the format across exams (e.g. F22 and S23 midterms and finals) are similar, so make sure you're doing those.

Just some advice: don't underestimate the first midterm. Ours was at the end of Week 3 so the content was pretty simple and straightforward but I had something going on the day of and didn't prepare correctly. Suzuki has a grading scheme that only considers your highest midterm so that's good, but I felt a lot of pressure to do well on the second midterm, which was probably ten times more difficult than the first. Overall, this is a great class, and I recommend it for everybody.

suzuki is such a king. like for real a king. I went into this class all scared because it's math 32a and its multivariable calculus and yatta yatta yatta, but fear not, suzuki will save you. We were allowed a cheat sheet on both midterms and the final(!!) and the practice midterms/final were literally so so so similar to the actual exams it was crazy. The first midterm was harder than the second one, but if you focus on the theory and do ALL the practice homework questions (ALL OF THEM) you will be tots fine. I would highly recommend getting quizlet plus bc 15% of ur grade is hw and will be literally a lifesaver for the hw and the extra practice hw questions. Also, if u took math 31a/b at ucla, it's the same textbook which is super handy. I'd recommend going to lecture too. You don't have to, but the recordings are lowkey laggy and the people who record them (bless their hearts) don't move the camera until he's on the next topic which made me angry a bit. Also also, put the practice final questions on ur cheat sheet you can thank me later :)

The Class: It is a multivariable calculus course, so it is highly conceptual. It's a standard math class with three lectures per week, each lasting 50 minutes, and a 50-minute discussion. There is one homework assignment each week. Additionally, there are weekly online quizzes on Canvas, which has a 24 hour window to complete. The midterms are very straightforward, fair, and similar to the practice exams provided. The only challenge is the limited 50-minute time frame, so you need to work quickly. As for the final exam, it is extremely fair and closely resembles the practice final and previous midterms. The midterms consist of six problems with multiple parts and problem 6 being multiple true or false, to be completed within 50 minutes, while the final exam has 10 questions with multiple parts to be completed in three hours. You have ample time for the final exam.

The Professor: Professor Suzuki is one of my favorite professors at UCLA so far. He lectures quite well, although sometimes he can't dive as deeply as he would like due to the limited 50-minute time slot. However, he holds regular office hours and is reasonable when it comes to discussing deadlines, etc. He is extremely helpful during office hours and also conducts review sessions before major exams. His exams are not tricky or difficult; he genuinely wants his students to succeed and doesn't try to trick them. If you're taking 32A, I highly recommend taking it with him. However, it's important to note that just because he may be easier compared to other 32A professors, it doesn't guarantee an A. You still need to put in the work, but if you do, you should be able to achieve an A with a great professor.