Koffi Enakoutsa
Department of Mathematics
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3.4
Overall Rating
Based on 116 Users
Easiness 3.7 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 2.9 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.3 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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Reviews (91)

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Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
April 3, 2023

Professor Enakoutsa is a very lively man and his tests for the most part are fair and reasonable as long as you attend his review sessions (he doesn’t allow cheat sheets though). That being said, I wouldn’t recommend his class for several reasons.

The first would be his pacing. Enakoutsa progressed very slowly throughout the first part of the quarter, which resulted in us having to watch an extra lecture the week of finals on a topic that would supposedly be tested on the final. He also assigned two homework assignments (each 20+ problems) the weekend before finals.

The workload is fairly heavy as well. Although he does push due dates all the way to the end of the quarter, it is still a solid amount of work and if you don’t keep up with assignments it piles up.

Finally, Enakoutsa is difficult to understand. He has an accent, which would be ok if he had good lecture slides. However, his slides are entirely handwritten with hardly any useful information on them and his handwriting is atrocious, to the point of being almost illegible.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Jan. 23, 2023

Professor Enakoutsa is a funny professor and seems to be a kind person. However, he can be a little disorganized. In addition to this, he many times refused to answer questions about grading and told our class to simply "relax". Although the class was very frustrating to take, the tests were fairly simple. The questions he does at the review sessions were essentially the same as the test. Many of his students also end with an A.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
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Jan. 10, 2023

Overall I think Koffi was a great professor. He genuinely cared about his students and how we learned. While in class he did sometimes go over material quickly, he always encouraged people to ask questions, and had plenty of office hours. His midterm and final review sessions were also super helpful and made the tests much more manageable. He always gave extensions on the homework and with the TA strike going on this past quarter he took over their discussion times and added more zoom office hours for questions. While Math 32A is a difficult class, Koffi’s resources and overall teaching skills make it easier and more enjoyable.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
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Jan. 3, 2023

Koffi is a really nice professor with relatively easy midterms and exam, his homework load is on the heavier side around 30-40 questions per week

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
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Dec. 28, 2022

Very easy class as long as you do the homework and attend the review sessions. There is a lot of homework but it is manageable, and the tests are definitely a lot easier than many of the homework problems. His tests will often be like the questions in his review sessions, so definitely attend those. I would recommend asking TAs or other classmates for help with the homework problems you can't do. Koffi himself was very nice and did his own discussions during the TA strike. He also will offer extensions on homework if you ask for them, which helped reduce a lot of stress throughout the quarter.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
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Dec. 24, 2022

Take this class! It is probably one of the easiest math 32a classes out there. The professor does review sessions that have all of the material on the midterms, some of the questions are even just rehashed from the review. The final is also fairly straight forward as long as you practice. The homework's take 5 to 10 hours but it's once a week and the professor extends their deadline to the end of the quarter. They are for the most part just calculation but a couple of the problems will be difficult proofs. The professor can be a bit difficult to understand and his handwriting can be a bit ambiguous but the content is very clear and the textbook is really good. Overall a very good class.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
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Dec. 21, 2022

Koffi is a truly wonderful professor! His lectures are pretty engaging, and he makes some light-hearted jokes to keep things interesting. The lectures are a bit fast at times, but he is always willing to stop or slow down if anyone has questions. Additionally, in his office hours, he is always extremely helpful and patiently clarifies concepts (no matter how many times someone asks!). He also replies to emails pretty promptly. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask Koffi!

The homework can be long but ultimately it's good practice, and the hard deadline (since he extends it) is the end of the quarter. Don't get too behind on homework though: if you can't finish the relevant homework before an exam, you don't get the practice.

Before midterms and the final, he holds 2-3 review sessions before that basically cover the exact type of questions the exam has. He even holds nighttime office hours just so the students feel extra prepared.

As a supplement, the textbook is really useful, so it's worth reading if you're confused on something when doing homework. Something else I realized was that even though I took notes, I never ended up looking through most of them. Koffi posts his notes too so those and the textbook (in my opinion) are probably enough for reviewing before tests.

In conclusion, Koffi is a GREAT professor, and I am sad that I won't have him for 32B. Work hard, and you'll do well in his class!

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A-
Dec. 20, 2022

Koffi comes so in clutch. While he gives a lot of homework, his midterms are virtually exactly like his review sessions and he always extends homework until the end of the quarter, or even after. I thought I did really bad on the final and was worried about my grade for a bit but he was SO generous with partial credit and I finished with an A-. Highly recommend referring to the textbook and understanding basic concepts from there before the final but I will throw hands with anyone complaining about Koffi’s accent bc this man does so much for his students.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: B
Dec. 18, 2022

Koffi doesn't actually care about you like he pretends to. If you don't want someone to ruin your college life, do not take him.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: N/A
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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Dec. 17, 2022

I'm selling the fourth edition of the Ragowski textbook (loose leaf in a binder) for $25 in like new condition. Message me at ************* :)

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Quarter: Winter 2023
Grade: A
April 3, 2023

Professor Enakoutsa is a very lively man and his tests for the most part are fair and reasonable as long as you attend his review sessions (he doesn’t allow cheat sheets though). That being said, I wouldn’t recommend his class for several reasons.

The first would be his pacing. Enakoutsa progressed very slowly throughout the first part of the quarter, which resulted in us having to watch an extra lecture the week of finals on a topic that would supposedly be tested on the final. He also assigned two homework assignments (each 20+ problems) the weekend before finals.

The workload is fairly heavy as well. Although he does push due dates all the way to the end of the quarter, it is still a solid amount of work and if you don’t keep up with assignments it piles up.

Finally, Enakoutsa is difficult to understand. He has an accent, which would be ok if he had good lecture slides. However, his slides are entirely handwritten with hardly any useful information on them and his handwriting is atrocious, to the point of being almost illegible.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Jan. 23, 2023

Professor Enakoutsa is a funny professor and seems to be a kind person. However, he can be a little disorganized. In addition to this, he many times refused to answer questions about grading and told our class to simply "relax". Although the class was very frustrating to take, the tests were fairly simple. The questions he does at the review sessions were essentially the same as the test. Many of his students also end with an A.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Jan. 10, 2023

Overall I think Koffi was a great professor. He genuinely cared about his students and how we learned. While in class he did sometimes go over material quickly, he always encouraged people to ask questions, and had plenty of office hours. His midterm and final review sessions were also super helpful and made the tests much more manageable. He always gave extensions on the homework and with the TA strike going on this past quarter he took over their discussion times and added more zoom office hours for questions. While Math 32A is a difficult class, Koffi’s resources and overall teaching skills make it easier and more enjoyable.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Jan. 3, 2023

Koffi is a really nice professor with relatively easy midterms and exam, his homework load is on the heavier side around 30-40 questions per week

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Dec. 28, 2022

Very easy class as long as you do the homework and attend the review sessions. There is a lot of homework but it is manageable, and the tests are definitely a lot easier than many of the homework problems. His tests will often be like the questions in his review sessions, so definitely attend those. I would recommend asking TAs or other classmates for help with the homework problems you can't do. Koffi himself was very nice and did his own discussions during the TA strike. He also will offer extensions on homework if you ask for them, which helped reduce a lot of stress throughout the quarter.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Dec. 24, 2022

Take this class! It is probably one of the easiest math 32a classes out there. The professor does review sessions that have all of the material on the midterms, some of the questions are even just rehashed from the review. The final is also fairly straight forward as long as you practice. The homework's take 5 to 10 hours but it's once a week and the professor extends their deadline to the end of the quarter. They are for the most part just calculation but a couple of the problems will be difficult proofs. The professor can be a bit difficult to understand and his handwriting can be a bit ambiguous but the content is very clear and the textbook is really good. Overall a very good class.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Dec. 21, 2022

Koffi is a truly wonderful professor! His lectures are pretty engaging, and he makes some light-hearted jokes to keep things interesting. The lectures are a bit fast at times, but he is always willing to stop or slow down if anyone has questions. Additionally, in his office hours, he is always extremely helpful and patiently clarifies concepts (no matter how many times someone asks!). He also replies to emails pretty promptly. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask Koffi!

The homework can be long but ultimately it's good practice, and the hard deadline (since he extends it) is the end of the quarter. Don't get too behind on homework though: if you can't finish the relevant homework before an exam, you don't get the practice.

Before midterms and the final, he holds 2-3 review sessions before that basically cover the exact type of questions the exam has. He even holds nighttime office hours just so the students feel extra prepared.

As a supplement, the textbook is really useful, so it's worth reading if you're confused on something when doing homework. Something else I realized was that even though I took notes, I never ended up looking through most of them. Koffi posts his notes too so those and the textbook (in my opinion) are probably enough for reviewing before tests.

In conclusion, Koffi is a GREAT professor, and I am sad that I won't have him for 32B. Work hard, and you'll do well in his class!

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A-
Dec. 20, 2022

Koffi comes so in clutch. While he gives a lot of homework, his midterms are virtually exactly like his review sessions and he always extends homework until the end of the quarter, or even after. I thought I did really bad on the final and was worried about my grade for a bit but he was SO generous with partial credit and I finished with an A-. Highly recommend referring to the textbook and understanding basic concepts from there before the final but I will throw hands with anyone complaining about Koffi’s accent bc this man does so much for his students.

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Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: B
Dec. 18, 2022

Koffi doesn't actually care about you like he pretends to. If you don't want someone to ruin your college life, do not take him.

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: N/A
Dec. 17, 2022

I'm selling the fourth edition of the Ragowski textbook (loose leaf in a binder) for $25 in like new condition. Message me at ************* :)

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6 of 10
3.4
Overall Rating
Based on 116 Users
Easiness 3.7 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 2.9 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.3 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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