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.

Professor Suzuki, in my opinion, is a fantastic instructor. I would say he should be considered as one of the best math instructor within the department. First of all, the structure of his lectures are well planned in a way that makes the lesson easily digestible. He starts with some definitions and gives context on the lesson then moves on to examples. These examples would do a good job of representing the type of problems we would encounter on exams and homework. I especially appreciated this since I've unfortunately had professors (Ocal for 31B) who would do super easy examples in lecture but assign problems that would be much more difficult. Furthermore, Suzuki is very fair in terms of workload. He assigns 20 problems each week. I find this to be a good number where it's enough to be good practice and it's not too much that it's just busy work. There is also a quiz every week which are also very fair. Suzuki writes his exams so that it's very representative of what we've learned in class. He never throws any curveball questions or tries to trick us with a confusing question. His exams are fair in the sense that if you paid attention in class and did the homework, you should do well on the exams too. Not only is Suzuki a great lecturer, he is also very helpful outside the classroom. The week prior to an exam, Suzuki would graciously host a review session for the benefit of his students. I'm especially grateful for this since I believe these review sessions helped me greatly. There's a lot of content to cover in order to review for a test but Suzuki does it in a good way. I also really appreciate how accommodating Suzuki is towards exam scores. When he decided that he was not going to curve the midterms, he compensated by laying out the specifics of the final and dropping an additional quiz score while also assigning another one to boost quiz grades. All in all, I really don't have any complaints about Professor Suzuki. I think he is a terrific instructor and hope he continues to do what he does. I definitely recommend taking this guy.

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 :)

TAKE SUZUKI IF POSSIBLE. I'm not going to claim this class is easy, but Suzuki does everything in his power to make it as easy as possible. None of the homework is busy work and there is a very manageable amount, he outlines every midterm and final and gives past years' tests as practice. He wastes no time in lectures and definitely moves fast, and the content can be difficult, but he is the best professor I've had so far in my short time at UCLA.

Professor Suzuki's lectures are fast. Very fast. So it may be a challenge to keep up and you may just need to write down everything first and process it later. But with the extensive practice that he gives with practice midterms and problems from the textbook, it is fairly easy to understand the concepts that he went over in class. His midterms cover essentially the same material from the textbook and there were never any surprise concepts tested.

Prof. Suzuki leads a tight ship. He's a great lecturer and willing to go back over topics that need explaining. The homework assignments were manageable and prepared me well for the exams, and the grading scheme was pretty generous. This was a major course for me, but somewhat tangential to my actual field, so I'm not sure if this covered all the material a math major would want to learn. I sometimes felt like there was a little too much hand-holding, with him telling us exactly which questions would be on the final, and leaving out several topics because we didn't have time to cover them. I didn't mind this because it made the class less work, but it might be a trade-off with how well you actually learn the material.

Was really pleased to be able to get Suzuki for my first quarter here as I saw his high reviews, and I will say he absolutely did not disappoint.

The class itself is composed of five major grading components: book homework, online quizzes (multiple choice), two midterms, and a final. The two lowest homework and quiz grades are dropped automatically at the end of the quarter, so you only really have to do five of each. There's also an alternate grading scheme that allows you to drop the lower of your two midterms, but the final is then weighted more.

Content-wise, everything is fairly straightforward. Grading felt fair overall (the final had a 92% average), and practically the entire question layout of every test was communicated ahead of time with ample practice exams posted online.

Though I will say Suzuki does struggle sometimes in terms of clarity, and the grammar on his tests can be occasionally strange, he's without a doubt an extremely compassionate and kind professor, and he offers regular office hours with very quick response times to emails. Overall, I'd recommend this class highly.

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

Would highly recommend Prof Suzuki -- He explains all the concepts thoroughly and from the ground up. As long as you attend lectures and complete homework, you will do good on tests. He doesn't curve but the tests are straightforward and no surprises. He's also very considerate and holds many review sessions, providing extra material for studying

although the content itself can be complicated, the class overall was very straightforward. professor suzuki provides practice tests and test outlines before midterms and finals. if you study those and attend office hours/review sessions, you should ace the class easily. TAs were also very friendly and competent.