Exams are difficult but that comes with the territory. Homeworks are great! Very well written and actually help you to understand the material. Lecture was always interesting and to the point (notes posted online!). He was transparent about how exams worked and gave plenty (plenty!) of practice problems on top of the homework. He gave HW and exam solutions via video which I thought was the best (and wish other professors did the same) because it forces you to actually engage and learn instead of aimlessly scroll through a PDF.
Highly recommend this course because it makes 131A worth the pain.

arant the goat

He is very concise in lectures and tells you exactly what you need to know. Additionally, I felt he was really knowledgeable about the applications of linear algebra and was more than excited to share with the class how what we were learning was relevant to the real world. He also encouraged us to take more math classes - you could tell that he’s truly enthusiastic about his profession!

This class seems to have undergone some changes from the F22 offering, but is not quite as bad as the other reviewer from this quarter makes it out to be.

First of all, the grading scheme seems to have been altered to make the class significantly more challenging. Instead of 65% exams, we had 80% exams (20% for each of two midterms and 40% final, or 25% better midterm + 55% final). No cheatsheets are allowed, so you have to diligently memorize every detail in addition to understanding the concepts. The midterms were pretty reasonable if you studied, but the final exam was difficult. My biggest gripe with Arant was that he lied that there would be a curve. When we got our midterm grades, we were shown curved grade cutoffs for exam scores, and he also said that he would curve the final exam according to standard deviation. However, he ended up not curving any of the exams at all. I still think getting an A in this course is doable though -- you just can't rely on the curve to save you. If you truly use all the resources Arant provides at your disposal, such as studying the lecture notes well, memorizing all the important details, redoing homework problems, doing the additional suggested practice problems, doing his practice exams, and going to his office hours (which he hosts more frequently around exams) if you're confused about something, you should have no trouble getting an A. Reading through that, I just realized that sounds like a lot, but someone smarter than me could probably achieve the same results with half the effort lol.

As for other changes to the course, quizzes are once per week instead of before each class. They are pretty easy and only 10% of the grade. The lowest quiz is dropped. Also, contrary to previous reviews discussing the time-consuming nature of the homeworks, the homeworks this quarter were relatively quick. Each homework took me on average 2-3 hours at a relaxed pace, which is saying a lot since I'm a pretty slow worker.

Aside from that, the previous reviews are correct that Arant is a very organized professor who is willing to help students succeed. Just know that it is up to you to fully leverage the resources Arant provides.

You are probably looking at all the buinwalk ratings for this class and see that this class should be a easy A. Here is my word of advice. Stay away from Tyler and take this class with another professor. Remove this class from your class planner if you want to save your gpa. You are not him. According to everyone I have talked to 33A is supposed to be a little tedious but not impossible. Tyler makes it impossible. No note card allowed in the midterms or finals and the practice exams are nothing like the real thing.

Professor Arant was a very good lecturer. He was passionate about the content he taught and excelled at explaining complex concepts in a simplistic manner.

The course in very well run in every way, and the professor is an amazing lecturer! He is very clear, thoughtful, and helpful. My only complaint is that he is a bit dry at times. That is just a blip of dissatisfaction in my overwhelming love for this class, though. It was a wonderful experience!

This man is my hero. He's so kind and a great lecturer. He'll get really into the material to the point that it makes me laugh sometimes but I'm not laughing at him, he has my full respect, I just think it is very sweet. Analysis is a hard topic no matter who you learn it from, but he teaches it clearly and his class is structured, tests are reasonable. His homeworks are well written and sometimes enjoyable even. My favorite math professor I've had here. Take Tyler Arant if you can't take Terence Tao

This class is a major pre-req for me and I took this before I took Math 32 series. Honestly, it wasn't that bad. The component of this class is pre-lecture quizzes (often reading based, he assigns you a chapter and a quiz that goes with it to do for homework), homework (he gives a fair amount of textbook problems as well as his own problems), midterm 1 + midterm 2 (they are both very fair tests. He would only test you on stuff that he already went over), final (which I found the hardest out of all things I did in his class but he does curve it). Also, if you are ever unclear about certain concepts or homework questions, go to his office hours or his TA's office hours. I found those pretty helpful!

I came back to comment after finishing this course 2 months later just to tell you how brilliant this professor is. My fav professor for math classes so far. Really learnt a lot from this class. He explains everything extremely well, is willing to go over everything step by step, and is a really nice & approachable professor in general. Homeworks took time but were doable; exams were fair and not so hard as long as you've studied. TAKE him as long as you get a chance. You won't regret.