Levon Nurbekyan
Department of Mathematics
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3.6
Overall Rating
Based on 18 Users
Easiness 3.2 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.1 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.8 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.2 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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  • Needs Textbook
  • Useful Textbooks
  • Tough Tests
  • Would Take Again
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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Dec. 20, 2019

Having taken calc AB in high school, this class was more of a review than new information. That being said, people who don't have previous calc experience might have trouble understanding parts of Levon's lectures. He goes over what's fundamentally expected for the course and tests, but he makes some basic concepts a bit more complicated in lecture than they need to be. Discussion does help, depending on your TA. Joe Breen is the living, breathing TA god of the UCLA math department; the man took time out of his schedule to host night review sessions before the midterms and final. One homework assignment a week; the grading was questionable but it's only 10% of the final grade. First midterm was great, second was tough (generous curve though). Final wasn't exactly easy but was very doable. Overall, great class; I recommend Levon's 31A section to anyone starting 3X series math at UCLA.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B+
Dec. 19, 2019

He's not the most engaging lecturer, but he was clear enough for my needs. Prepare for some fairly difficult tests too.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B
Dec. 19, 2019

I loved going to his class, his outfit was always fire and he is a really kind and understanding professor. Would highly recommend!

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B
Dec. 19, 2019

I loved going to his class, his outfit was always fire and he is a really kind and understanding professor. Would highly recommend!

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B
Dec. 19, 2019

I loved going to his class, his outfit was always fire and he is a really kind and understanding professor. Would highly recommend!

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A-
Dec. 19, 2019

Math 31A with Levon was what I expected: a review of AP Calc AB with a new, confusing professor. With that being said, the material itself was not that challenging given that I had learned it before, but in practice, some of the exam questions were more challenging. Levon worked hard to make sure students learned the key concepts and used examples in class (although his examples were elementary compared to the homework and exams). Midterm #1 was very easy while Midterm #2 was challenging. The final exam was right in the middle, not too easy, not too hard. Prof. Nurbekyan failed to provide study guides, instead recommending that we complete ALL of the review questions in the textbook (thanks but no thanks). Homework was never over the top challenging but he was very particular in grading in that we had to explain our thinking. As far as for discussion sections and TAs, ymmv. My TA (Max) was a horrible TA, making mistakes on examples completed in section, telling us to “just guess and check” on the final, muttering comments about how “stupid” we all are, and failing to hold any review sessions. On the other hand, Joe (the best TA!) also taught for this class and was very helpful for final review. Overall, Prof. Levon taught this class well, advocating for his students. With time and as his accent becomes more clear, this class will only improve.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
Dec. 20, 2019

Having taken calc AB in high school, this class was more of a review than new information. That being said, people who don't have previous calc experience might have trouble understanding parts of Levon's lectures. He goes over what's fundamentally expected for the course and tests, but he makes some basic concepts a bit more complicated in lecture than they need to be. Discussion does help, depending on your TA. Joe Breen is the living, breathing TA god of the UCLA math department; the man took time out of his schedule to host night review sessions before the midterms and final. One homework assignment a week; the grading was questionable but it's only 10% of the final grade. First midterm was great, second was tough (generous curve though). Final wasn't exactly easy but was very doable. Overall, great class; I recommend Levon's 31A section to anyone starting 3X series math at UCLA.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B+
Dec. 19, 2019

He's not the most engaging lecturer, but he was clear enough for my needs. Prepare for some fairly difficult tests too.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B
Dec. 19, 2019

I loved going to his class, his outfit was always fire and he is a really kind and understanding professor. Would highly recommend!

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B
Dec. 19, 2019

I loved going to his class, his outfit was always fire and he is a really kind and understanding professor. Would highly recommend!

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0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B
Dec. 19, 2019

I loved going to his class, his outfit was always fire and he is a really kind and understanding professor. Would highly recommend!

Helpful?

0 0 Please log in to provide feedback.
Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A-
Dec. 19, 2019

Math 31A with Levon was what I expected: a review of AP Calc AB with a new, confusing professor. With that being said, the material itself was not that challenging given that I had learned it before, but in practice, some of the exam questions were more challenging. Levon worked hard to make sure students learned the key concepts and used examples in class (although his examples were elementary compared to the homework and exams). Midterm #1 was very easy while Midterm #2 was challenging. The final exam was right in the middle, not too easy, not too hard. Prof. Nurbekyan failed to provide study guides, instead recommending that we complete ALL of the review questions in the textbook (thanks but no thanks). Homework was never over the top challenging but he was very particular in grading in that we had to explain our thinking. As far as for discussion sections and TAs, ymmv. My TA (Max) was a horrible TA, making mistakes on examples completed in section, telling us to “just guess and check” on the final, muttering comments about how “stupid” we all are, and failing to hold any review sessions. On the other hand, Joe (the best TA!) also taught for this class and was very helpful for final review. Overall, Prof. Levon taught this class well, advocating for his students. With time and as his accent becomes more clear, this class will only improve.

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3.6
Overall Rating
Based on 18 Users
Easiness 3.2 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.1 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.8 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.2 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Tolerates Tardiness
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  • Needs Textbook
    (14)
  • Useful Textbooks
    (11)
  • Tough Tests
    (11)
  • Would Take Again
    (8)
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