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Koffi Enakoutsa
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Enakoutsa is probably a great guy, however, he is unintelligible due to his thick accent. If you want a math teacher to actually teach you, find another class. However, if you can teach yourself, the textbook is great, and the tests are manageable. VERY IMPORTANT: Enakoutsa does not like to write new exams, so when given old exam material, memorize it, and you'll ace the exams.
Lectures aren't recorded, though he just follows the textbook so if you miss a lecture you can just take notes on the chapters.
Tests are very similar to practice exams, final is slightly harder but the 3 hours is more than enough time if you know you stuff.
One annoying thing is that the homework is always behind on what we're learning, as in we'll be doing homework on stuff we learned like 2 weeks ago so it's not going to help us on our upcoming tests or quizzes.
I think as a class it's pretty easy but just make sure you don't make silly mistakes and touch up on some trig identities from BC and you should be fine.
To preface this, it is true that professors with accents tend to be given lower ratings by students, which is not entirely fair. Professor Enakoutsa was perfectly intelligible, and this review is not based on his speaking ability. However, his handwriting is quite difficult to read, and everything on screen during lectures is his handwritten notes.
This is not an issue as soon as you realize that EVERYTHING in those notes and in the slides provided on Bruinlearn are ripped word for word from the textbook, and that following along in the textbook will provide you exactly the same educational experience as the lectures.
If you are taking this class, buy the textbook. Read the textbook. If something from lecture is confusing, it's printed clearly in the textbook. Don't bother with anything else.
Otherwise, the homework load was generally manageable, although it was noticeably lagging behind the class, which was itself lagging behind the pace outlined in the syllabus. Despite this, the professor commented that our class is the first time he's managed to finish the course material on time. My TA, Venkat, was excellent, and was a great resource for clarifying things from the lecture.
Midterm and final were both alright, one question each on four topics, sometimes with sub-questions.
Enakoutsa is probably a great guy, however, he is unintelligible due to his thick accent. If you want a math teacher to actually teach you, find another class. However, if you can teach yourself, the textbook is great, and the tests are manageable. VERY IMPORTANT: Enakoutsa does not like to write new exams, so when given old exam material, memorize it, and you'll ace the exams.
Lectures aren't recorded, though he just follows the textbook so if you miss a lecture you can just take notes on the chapters.
Tests are very similar to practice exams, final is slightly harder but the 3 hours is more than enough time if you know you stuff.
One annoying thing is that the homework is always behind on what we're learning, as in we'll be doing homework on stuff we learned like 2 weeks ago so it's not going to help us on our upcoming tests or quizzes.
I think as a class it's pretty easy but just make sure you don't make silly mistakes and touch up on some trig identities from BC and you should be fine.
To preface this, it is true that professors with accents tend to be given lower ratings by students, which is not entirely fair. Professor Enakoutsa was perfectly intelligible, and this review is not based on his speaking ability. However, his handwriting is quite difficult to read, and everything on screen during lectures is his handwritten notes.
This is not an issue as soon as you realize that EVERYTHING in those notes and in the slides provided on Bruinlearn are ripped word for word from the textbook, and that following along in the textbook will provide you exactly the same educational experience as the lectures.
If you are taking this class, buy the textbook. Read the textbook. If something from lecture is confusing, it's printed clearly in the textbook. Don't bother with anything else.
Otherwise, the homework load was generally manageable, although it was noticeably lagging behind the class, which was itself lagging behind the pace outlined in the syllabus. Despite this, the professor commented that our class is the first time he's managed to finish the course material on time. My TA, Venkat, was excellent, and was a great resource for clarifying things from the lecture.
Midterm and final were both alright, one question each on four topics, sometimes with sub-questions.