MATH 151A
Applied Numerical Methods
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 32B, 33B, 115A, Program in Computing 10A or Computer Science 31. Introduction to numerical methods with emphasis on algorithms, analysis of algorithms, and computer implementation issues. Solution of nonlinear equations. Numerical differentiation, integration, and interpolation. Direct methods for solving linear systems. Letter grading.
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I repeated this course with Professor Liu after going through a really bad experience with a new professor last quarter. Professor Liu made the learning environment much more student-friendly compared to my previous professor. He tried not to intimidate his students with overly complex theorems and proof; instead he eased into the material, giving us room to breathe and hopefully understand the material. Regrettably, I didn't work as hard as I should have for this class, which affected my midterm grades badly (Having just one midterm for an upper division math course really sucks). Overall, Professor Liu is a nice guy, who seems to genuinely care for his students. I may be biased by saying this, but I think he is one of the best Math professors in UCLA. I have taken 6 Math classes taught by 6 different professors in UCLA, and I hated most of them. This is the first Math professor I haven't complained about since I entered UCLA.
I repeated this course with Professor Liu after going through a really bad experience with a new professor last quarter. Professor Liu made the learning environment much more student-friendly compared to my previous professor. He tried not to intimidate his students with overly complex theorems and proof; instead he eased into the material, giving us room to breathe and hopefully understand the material. Regrettably, I didn't work as hard as I should have for this class, which affected my midterm grades badly (Having just one midterm for an upper division math course really sucks). Overall, Professor Liu is a nice guy, who seems to genuinely care for his students. I may be biased by saying this, but I think he is one of the best Math professors in UCLA. I have taken 6 Math classes taught by 6 different professors in UCLA, and I hated most of them. This is the first Math professor I haven't complained about since I entered UCLA.
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Winter 2018 - Please take 151A with Teran if you can. His curve was super beneficial to our class, and the subject material is VERY useful. There is a LOT of information, so it is important to know the formulas and theorems, and get a good idea as to how to derive and quickly use the major formulas you’re given in class. Sometimes, Teran may write a lot of derivations and you may get lost. But just make sure to write everything he writes and catch up on the material after so that you don’t miss out on important facts. Our TA Jean-Michel was absolute godsend. If your class is strong, Teran will pull through. Definitely recommend. Oh, and he also worked on recent Disney films such as Moana and Frozen. So take him!
Winter 2018 - Please take 151A with Teran if you can. His curve was super beneficial to our class, and the subject material is VERY useful. There is a LOT of information, so it is important to know the formulas and theorems, and get a good idea as to how to derive and quickly use the major formulas you’re given in class. Sometimes, Teran may write a lot of derivations and you may get lost. But just make sure to write everything he writes and catch up on the material after so that you don’t miss out on important facts. Our TA Jean-Michel was absolute godsend. If your class is strong, Teran will pull through. Definitely recommend. Oh, and he also worked on recent Disney films such as Moana and Frozen. So take him!
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Fall 2019 - If you're conflicted about who to take for this class, definitely take Tong. I didn't realize how great he was until I started taking 151B with someone else. I wish I could have him again. Tong likes to review the previous class for the first 10 minutes of lecture, which makes new material a bit fast paced, but is helpful if you missed a class or tend to show up 5 minutes late. I got pretty wrecked by the first midterm because i studied a lot of the theory and didn't work on practice problems enough. His tests are very computational, so studying with practice problems is the way to go. I applied this for the second midterm and killed it, which worked out well because it replaced my first midterm. (P.S. please learn to pronounce the Greek letter "xi")
Fall 2019 - If you're conflicted about who to take for this class, definitely take Tong. I didn't realize how great he was until I started taking 151B with someone else. I wish I could have him again. Tong likes to review the previous class for the first 10 minutes of lecture, which makes new material a bit fast paced, but is helpful if you missed a class or tend to show up 5 minutes late. I got pretty wrecked by the first midterm because i studied a lot of the theory and didn't work on practice problems enough. His tests are very computational, so studying with practice problems is the way to go. I applied this for the second midterm and killed it, which worked out well because it replaced my first midterm. (P.S. please learn to pronounce the Greek letter "xi")
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Summer 2020 - It's so sad that in class of 80 people, only 7-8 people would show up for lectures because she's very knowledgeable and caring. She always wanna make sure you understand the material and the hw questions. Her office hours were really helpful and most of the time she would solve the hw problems for us. The class is base on 35% of weekly hws (which would take some time), 25% midterm (similar to hw problems), 40% final (easiest test you can take in math department) . Overall she's very helpful and her course is extremely easy. Take her at any cost.
Summer 2020 - It's so sad that in class of 80 people, only 7-8 people would show up for lectures because she's very knowledgeable and caring. She always wanna make sure you understand the material and the hw questions. Her office hours were really helpful and most of the time she would solve the hw problems for us. The class is base on 35% of weekly hws (which would take some time), 25% midterm (similar to hw problems), 40% final (easiest test you can take in math department) . Overall she's very helpful and her course is extremely easy. Take her at any cost.
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