MATH 170A
Probability Theory
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 32B, 33A, 131A. Not open to students with credit for course 170E, Electrical and Computer Engineering 131A, or Statistics 100A. Rigorous presentation of probability theory based on real analysis. Probability space, probability and conditional probability, independence, Bayes' rule, discrete and continuous random variables and their distributions, expectation, moments and variance, conditional distribution and expectation, weak law of large numbers. P/NP or letter grading.
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Units: 4.0
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Fall 2020 - No exaggeration, this is definitely the hardest Math class I've taken at UCLA - much moreso than 115A, 131A, 164, etc. After the math department reworked Math 170A/B, I was definitely taken aback! That being said, Iseli is a great professor. She's super engaging and cares a lot about student learning. She is really helpful with office hours, runs extra workshops for students, and really responds to student feedback. In general, I think she's an amazing professor and would strongly recommend her as a math prof! But, the workload and tests were really rough. Iseli does try her best to prepare you for the class, but if you don't have as strong of a math background - in competitive math, etc. - I think this class will definitely be tough.
Fall 2020 - No exaggeration, this is definitely the hardest Math class I've taken at UCLA - much moreso than 115A, 131A, 164, etc. After the math department reworked Math 170A/B, I was definitely taken aback! That being said, Iseli is a great professor. She's super engaging and cares a lot about student learning. She is really helpful with office hours, runs extra workshops for students, and really responds to student feedback. In general, I think she's an amazing professor and would strongly recommend her as a math prof! But, the workload and tests were really rough. Iseli does try her best to prepare you for the class, but if you don't have as strong of a math background - in competitive math, etc. - I think this class will definitely be tough.
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Fall 2016 - The homeworks are hard, which normally you would expect to spend a 5-6 hours weekly on homework. But the exams are generally easier than the homework. According to the TA, Killip is the best professor to take to truly understand the material. "He teaches you 200% of what you need to know compared to other professors. So even if you only retain 50% of what's taught, you've mastered 100% of the material for 170A." Would strongly recommend to go to his office hours and the TA's.
Fall 2016 - The homeworks are hard, which normally you would expect to spend a 5-6 hours weekly on homework. But the exams are generally easier than the homework. According to the TA, Killip is the best professor to take to truly understand the material. "He teaches you 200% of what you need to know compared to other professors. So even if you only retain 50% of what's taught, you've mastered 100% of the material for 170A." Would strongly recommend to go to his office hours and the TA's.
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Professor Kim is a very professional instructor. His lecture is very organized and easy to follow. By using enough examples, the concept he taught are easy to be grasped. He replies the emails on time and gives a lot of hint on his homework. Most importantly, he provides practice exam and study guide for midterm and finals which are extremely helpful. As a student in UCLA, I do feel flattered to have a math professor who provides study guide and a whole lecture for review without any students ask for it! Overall, he is a good professor and I would not mind to choose him again if possible.
Professor Kim is a very professional instructor. His lecture is very organized and easy to follow. By using enough examples, the concept he taught are easy to be grasped. He replies the emails on time and gives a lot of hint on his homework. Most importantly, he provides practice exam and study guide for midterm and finals which are extremely helpful. As a student in UCLA, I do feel flattered to have a math professor who provides study guide and a whole lecture for review without any students ask for it! Overall, he is a good professor and I would not mind to choose him again if possible.
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