I took this class as an online summer class and it was definitely a positive experience. It was my first upper div and I was a bit nervous in the beginning but honestly Prof. Ozel is pretty straightforward with his lectures.

Sometimes he got ahead of me when it came to following the proofs so I would recommend watching the recording if you take it while classes are still being offered online but being there live is definitely also helpful because he always stops to answer every question before moving on. The pace was doable even with it being a 6 week summer course.

I may have been kinda way too nervous so I more or less did all of his (TONS of) assigned hw problems even though it wasn't required for submission. I'm here to say the hw problems weren't thaaat useful and if you got the concept after around 4-5 questions then you're probably in the clear.

His midterm/final don't actually follow the pattern of the hw so getting used to that pattern is not necessary. Mostly, it just makes sense to -understand- the concepts enough to be able to deal with some manipulation that you will have to do with the exam papers. I can't exactly explain it but you do have to re-read the exam questions tons of times because they're not as straightforward as the hw and you'll have to move things around sometimes. I'm actually ~impressed~ at how he managed to make the papers difficult while still being fair. The average for the midterm was around 90-something but dropped to 80-something in the final - so beware?

BUT on the bright side his quizzes were pretty straightforward and def helped boost my grade (quizzes were 20% of the grade) and cement my understanding week-by-week. He even lets you drop 2/6 quizzes so that's super helpful.

Overall, it was a super useful intro to all the different types of distributions and a really good way to see how helpful it is to understand what goes on behind the scenes with data analysis. I really liked how he explained Bayes in the context of false positives with tests like COVID one - so that's good. He even explained the famous Monty Hall problem for almost half an hour in the last class so that was super interesting and made me realize how much I'd learnt over the whole course so that's fun :)

Professor Ozel is a great professor- very nice, helpful and gives pretty fair exams. The class itself isn't terribly difficult and is a mix between some history, and mostly the origins of math and proofs for elementary theorems and processes (like the quadratic formula). He would give optional homework, and his tests were fair/representative of homework questions. He's helpful in office hours and cares about his students. Definitely recommend him for 106 and any other math class

Amazing professor who cares deeply about the students' learning and well-being. We need more professors like Dr. Ozel, especially in the FAM major, who gives clear lectures and illustrate time value of money through various diagrams. I greatly appreciate his help and patience during OH. He grades pretty leniently on exams, which are fair and preps decently for the FM Exam.

Ozel is the best professor in the math dept. he knows the material well and cares about his students and it shows in the way he lectures. he is also very helpful in office hours and is encouraging of questions during lecture. he does give a lot of homework but it prepares you well for the exams so it is worth it to do. I highly recommend this class with ozel!

Overall, this class was fun to take and Professor Ozel is very understanding and accommodating of current circumstances. I was doing well in the class until the final, which I think is partially my fault. As another poster mentioned, there are weekly quizzes, 5 in total, and the lowest 2 are dropped. The midterm was a little tougher than the quizzes, but the average was very high, and I don't know if he overcorrected for the final but I found it brutal, but that could be because I lost all motivation towards the end of the quarter. If you stay on top of your stuff, it's a very doable class.

Professor Ozel is the best math professor I have had at UCLA. He is very kind and understanding, especially during the recent events, but still maintains a strict load of coursework. His exams are designed fairly and the homework he assigns relates to it. It is clear that Ozel loves his job and loves teaching students. He spent a lot of time preparing the lectures before class and quickly adjusted to lecturing over Zoom. He pauses throughout the lecture to make sure all questions are answered and even takes time after class to address any questions anyone still has. He is a very quick responder and even spends time answering questions through email. Overall, my time at UCLA was greatly impacted by professor Ozel and I honestly wish I took every math class with him rather than some of the other professors I had. He makes ann effort to build a relationship with each student during office hours and was a great mentor when I was struggling with deciding whether or not to take the actuarial exams. He has a great teaching style and I hope that the math department recognizes how much the students appreciate him.

Ozel is a super nice professor, who really cares about his students. His tests are a bit difficult, but nothing out of the ordinary here at UCLA. Overall, my best advice is to just stay on top of doing the homework, and you'll be fine. Also, sometimes the lectures can get dry, but if you can just listen and stay focused and take notes the whole time, the homework won't be too hard. However, the tests are honestly not super similar to the book problems, so for those, all you can do is hope that the questions will test material that you understand well.

I took this class during summer session A 2020 (things may be different because summer + covid), but the breakdown was the better score between 20% quizzes, 30% midterm, 50% final or 20% quizzes, 15% midterm, 65% final. There were 5 quizzes total and the lowest 2 were dropped. Professor Ozel is incredibly helpful and clear. He would handwrite the notes for the entire chapter beforehand and upload them to ccle so you could follow along during lectures. His notes were organized and provided clear definitions and many examples. He was always willing to answer questions and re-explain concepts. Although there were no homework assignments, he provided a list of homework questions from the textbook that you can practice from. His quizzes and exams were fair. Overall, I really enjoyed this class, and I would definitely take professor Ozel again!

Professor Ozel was the best professor I had at UCLA! He is the only reason I survived FAM at UCLA. He is a very clear and understanding professor and genuinely wants to teach his students. I would highly recommend him!

Great professor! highly recommend this class. ozel is a great lecturer and is great at explaining concepts