Professor Filipazzi teaches right out of the textbook, so if you miss a few lectures it's ok. There are weekly homework assignments that aren't too long. The majority of his tests are computation based, so they were all pretty easy (averages on midterms 1, 2, and the final were 88, 77, and 86.5, respectively). I never went to discussions and did fine. Overall, a very manageable class with a light workload, but also a class that will only give you a topical understanding of the subject. The textbook tries to teach in a "intuitive" way that's hard to follow if you've never learned this material before, and the professor pretty much follows the book to the dot.

Filipazzi is a pretty great instructor for 33A. Clear lecture style and easy-to-follow presentation, though his Italian accent may be a bit jarring if your English is shaky (his is not-- he's pretty much as good as a native speaker as far as I can tell, aside from the accent). He does try to come up with alternate ways to express or exemplify the concepts in the textbook, but there's only so much variety you can achieve with the subject matter in 33A. The only time I would say lectures are absolutely 110% necessary is at the beginning of the class and when studying determinants, since the book does an absolutely trashy job at teaching that subject, and Filipazzi did fine with it. Overall, a great first class at UCLA for him (he just finished his PhD at the University of Utah right before lecturing for fall 2019). Hope he stays around.

Stefano (he goes by just his first name) is brand new to teaching. You could tell in his first few lectures he was getting used to it but after that he found his groove. He’s an amazing professor. He teaches what you need to know, teaches it well, has fair homework and fair tests. Linear Algebra is weird and he made it very easy. He’s a great guy on top of that. 10/10 recommend him

Filipazzi is really everything you could ask for in a lower-div math teacher. His lectures closely tracked the textbook and he does a pretty good job of introducing new concepts/theorems. He does a great job of communicating his expectations for the class and all the assessments were fairly straightforward with a focus on computations but some theoretical questions as one would expect. He was super helpful during office hours and seems to genuinely want his students to do well. Even though it was his first quarter teaching, all of his discussion sections were given the same set of practice problems/answers which were super helpful (so even if your TA is unorganized and not great at explaining material, you still get something out of the discussion, unlike some other classes I've taken). The homework he assigned was a bit annoying, however, mostly consisting of super theoretical/proof based questions that you won't see on the exams. All things considered, would definitely recommend that you take his class if you can—you won't regret it.

His lectures are clear (albeit rather dull sometimes) and his exams are not too hard. The homework load is appropriate, and he posts practice material for the exams as well. Overall, he is a good math professor, but not the best I've had.

Filipazzi is a great lecturer. He is always willing to help and ready to answer questions. This material is very complicated. Need to write a lot of proofs for every homework assignment. I highly recommend going to office hours for help and explanations on problems because just getting it done really isn't enough. The exams were hard and timed on gradescope. I think they were not as hard as the past exams that he gives to study but the material man. I took this class along with another math class but this one needs ATTENTION.

Stefano is great. I had the most fun in this class than ever. His homework problems were more conceptual but his tests are just what you expect from the example problems in the textbook. 8am lecture but bruincasted and with a great textbook. The lectures are early but honestly worth the time, because Stefano is actually a good lecturer.

Amazing professor. Explains super tough concepts in concise yet simple ways. Exams were easy too BUT, homework is a killer. Ten problems each week, each tougher than the last. If you put the work in for these homeworks, the exams will be a cakewalk.

Filipazzi is not a bad lecturer, but he isn't a particularly engaging one either. He teaches pretty much straight from the textbook, so even if you don't understand his lectures you can still do well in the class if you review the book. Homework is a bit difficult and can take a while because he assigns problems that are much more conceptual than what he covers in lecture. However, his exams are pretty computational and the averages for them were extremely high. Overall, he's a good professor for linear algebra, but I didn't think he was as amazing as the previous reviews make him out to be.

Taken online. Lectures move very quickly, though they are recorded and well-organized. Filipazzi doesn't use slides, he writes out everything, which I personally found to be quite helpful. In short, a pretty good lecturer. However, the quizzes (30 min) and tests (24hr) were often not at all like what we had done on the homework. To do well on them, you have to have a very good conceptual understanding and not just go through the motions, or you'll end up spending upwards of 15hr on the tests, like I did :/. HW is 20-40 textbook problems a week, usually ~3 very difficult problems, and 15% of the grade. If you get the chance, go for Patrick Hiatt's discussion section, the guy gives great explanations.