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Koffi Enakoutsa

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Easiness 4.2 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 4.0 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.5 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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Dec. 18, 2021
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A-

Grading:
10% Homework &
5% Discussion Worksheets &
22.5% Midterm 1 + 22.5% Midterm 2 + 40% Final OR
30% Best Midterm Score + 55% Final
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There is one homework assignment per week, he extends deadline till the end of the quarter for many of them. The homework assignments get pretty hard since he includes problems from the back of the sections, but they're doable if you go to office hours or find a study group. Find a good study group you can compare answers with because around 80% of the homework assignment is few questions graded on accuracy and rest is for completion.
Midterms tend to be easier than homework. The questions are similar to his review sessions so make sure to attend those and understand how to do those problems fully. Finals are similar, but the questions are somewhat harder. Make sure to not silly errors on tests like me because those cost a lot of points.
He uploads pre-recorded lectures online and also some in-class recordings. He also uploads review session recordings. Make sure to watch them.
Sometimes, his lectures can be hard to understand. Make sure to read the book then.
The content isn't easy, but it's possible to get an A-/A if you do all the homework and start studying for midterms/finals a week in advance. I would recommend this.

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MATH 32A
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Dec. 25, 2020
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A

Enakoutsa is a very nice professor and truly wants every student to succeed. This is his first quarter here and he had a rough start with the pacing and had to post additional videos which I was not a fan of, but he quickly adapted and was more efficient. The homework amount was very reasonable, and going through slader for problems I did not know how to do helped a lot. He was not required to explain the conceptual part of the math, but when he did I didn't follow what he was saying very well.
The material for 32A is computational, and he does a good job at going through examples and answering questions and I would most definitely choose him again for this class if I were to go back, but for a non computational math class such as 32B I would be hesitant to choose him. His tests are very reasonable and GO TO THE REVIEW SESSIONS. He goes over exactly what you need to know and I found them very helpful.

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MATH 32B
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June 30, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A

Koffi is pretty good. He is a very caring and humorous professor who obviously cares a lot about teaching. However, his lectures are sometimes a bit dull and not that helpful. I can't really say much about the lectures since I stopped going to them ever since week 2 (I think). Reading the book is essentially how I learned in this class. There are free versions of this book online, and Koffi's tests are very very easy (24 hrs during COVID-19, but idk will that change or not). The homework is way more difficult than the actual tests themselves, and overall it is not hard to get an A in Koffi's class. To summarize: easy A and read the book.

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MATH 32B
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March 30, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A

Dr. Enakoutsa is fantastic both his lectures and discussions are useful. The pacing of the class could have been a little better though--it was slow at the beginning, then picked up near the end, and then crammed a lot of topics (basically the last two chapters) into the last two weeks. That meant a brutal workload near the end since the topics/problems were not only more involved and took long, but there were more problems as well. There's usually around 20 problems straight from the Rogawski Calculus textbook every week and discussions/lectures are not mandatory attendance. Those 20 problems take around 6-8 hours to do which is extremely fair since that's only about an hour of work a day. The hardest part of the class are the quizzes, but he usually does best out of two so a low quiz grade won't hurt you that much. There are two midterms and a final, all are 24 hours long and open note. I liked the way Dr. Enakoutsa taught this course and I'd definitely take another course with this professor if it were taught like this.

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MATH 31B
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Dec. 16, 2020
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A

I don't really agree with a lot of the ratings here. Koffi is a better professor than what these reviews might show you. Though he might not have been the most coherent sometimes, he was incredibly helpful, provided a lot of other learning resources, and gave fair tests. He was really accommodating of the online learning aspect and made all tests 24 hours. While his tests were pretty long and annoying, I felt that relative to a lot of 31B tests I've seen, the questions were slightly more straightforward. Seeing previous professors' questions, I would rather have taken Koffi's longer, easier questions over their hard ones. He might have purposely made these tests long because it was 24 hours, so I don't know how it will play out in a covid-free time.

He did give a LOT of homework and that was really annoying(Maybe 7 hours on a good week). The homework Psets were good practice since some questions were harder than the material on the tests, but it can get annoying when you're studying for other classes and you have to submit like 40 sums in 4 days. He tolerated tardiness and allowed late submissions though, so kudos to him there. Also, he just generally loves fostering learning and cares about feedback. He opened a discussion forum for all of us to ask doubts/discuss math and he was really open to listening to suggestions for improvement.

I think how he paced this class was a little weird because he spent a little more time on the introductory content and then kinda rushed through the final week, but this was also his first quarter too and I'm sure in the future he will get well adjusted to the pace of the system.

Overall, I think if you have a strong math background, you will breeze past this class regardless of your professor. This was the easiest class for me this quarter because I did a lot of this stuff in High school/over the summer, so I didn't sweat a lot for this class. However, if you do get the opportunity to take Koffi, do go ahead. He's incredibly resourceful and just generally a nice guy. Would take again

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MATH 32B
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March 17, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A

Professor Enakoutsa is a great teacher, and I think his personality made him stand out. He allowed as many questions as needed and held lots of office hours and reviews. He was lenient when he could be and if the entire class did poorly on something, he would adjust its weighting. I felt comfortable asking for help and if I was falling behind, he was willing to accommodate. His homeworks are long but I feel like they helped me understand the material. The calc textbook for this class is really good because it highlights the most important theorems and ideas, which made studying more efficient. Quizzes were sometimes tricky, but they were not worth very much and tests were not meant to take the full 24 hours (as the tests in some other math classes do). Highly recommend taking 32B with this professor because I learned a lot, I learned it efficiently, and I felt like the professor really helped me succeed.

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MATH 31B
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Dec. 25, 2020
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A-

Koffi is very clever and his lectures reflect it. He profoundly care about his students success. You can tell from several review sessions he organized at the end of the quarter. He has an accent, but his lecture are very well organized. He used for most of the time examples problems from the textbook. He assigned a lot of homework which can be annoying, but at the end I survived them by changing my time management. He is new to UCLA and have a lot of room to grow as strong instructor at UCLA. He is solid choice for calculus.

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MATH 32B
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March 30, 2021
Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: A

UPDATE: dont take enakoutsa if you have any better option.
I thought enakoutsa was a great prof so i decided to take 33b with him as well.... that was a terrible choice. this quarter was far worse. his teaching is extrememly unclear, and if you don't self study you're screwed. that being said, he does geniunely care about his students-- he has daily office hours the days before the final, holds extra review sessions before midterms/finals, and is willing to explain small concepts to you in the middle of lecture if ur confused (which tbh can be kinda annoying when someone asks a million questions and interrupts someone else).

oh also he assigns a lot of hw- 11 homework assignments (including finals week), with on average 25 questions. His midterms/final are very fair though, quizzes can have challenging questions (they're conceptual), but the questions were fair, its not like it was written to punish you. also quizzes are weighted like 10% of your entire grade so its nbd if you miss a couple questions

original review:

Enakoutsa is a decent prof. Probably not my first choice but not a bad choice regardless.

He is very fair on exams: exam questoins are similar to what he teaches in class and often have easy numbers (no super weird numbers) and are decently quick to solve. You could def do a online midterm in like 90 min, and the final in 3 hrs. There are 2 exams + a final

Quizzes: 30 min timed, questions harder than exams but they are weighted very little (quizzes make up 10% of your exam grade and your exam grade is 25% of your final grade iirc)

He is super tough on HW: he assigns a lot of HW (like 10-15+ hrs a week). He grades some questions for accuracy and the rest for completion. HW grading is super generous though (likewise for exams, but not quizzes- quizzes were MC)

Also he doesn't give A+s which is annoying but not too bad

pros:
He has a thicc french accent (tbh its nice to hear, overall this is a pro)
cons:
painful hw
doesn't upload notes

But HW is super painful he assigns so much ow oof ouch owie :(

(also this is a reminder for u to leave reviews!! for ur classes)

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MATH 32A
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Aug. 10, 2021
Quarter: Summer 2021
Grade: A-

Great lecturer. Engaging course. Homework assignments were heavy but I learned a lot from this class. Will take him again.

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MATH 151A
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Aug. 10, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: B+

Brilliant professor and a good lecturer, but you have to work damn hard to succeed. Homework assignments, 2 midterms, final and oral exams are your entire grade. No extra credit. Friendly and accessible outside office hours. Material is very theoretical and hard to grasp. Don't take if not a math major.

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MATH 32A
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A-
Dec. 18, 2021

Grading:
10% Homework &
5% Discussion Worksheets &
22.5% Midterm 1 + 22.5% Midterm 2 + 40% Final OR
30% Best Midterm Score + 55% Final
---
There is one homework assignment per week, he extends deadline till the end of the quarter for many of them. The homework assignments get pretty hard since he includes problems from the back of the sections, but they're doable if you go to office hours or find a study group. Find a good study group you can compare answers with because around 80% of the homework assignment is few questions graded on accuracy and rest is for completion.
Midterms tend to be easier than homework. The questions are similar to his review sessions so make sure to attend those and understand how to do those problems fully. Finals are similar, but the questions are somewhat harder. Make sure to not silly errors on tests like me because those cost a lot of points.
He uploads pre-recorded lectures online and also some in-class recordings. He also uploads review session recordings. Make sure to watch them.
Sometimes, his lectures can be hard to understand. Make sure to read the book then.
The content isn't easy, but it's possible to get an A-/A if you do all the homework and start studying for midterms/finals a week in advance. I would recommend this.

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MATH 32A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A
Dec. 25, 2020

Enakoutsa is a very nice professor and truly wants every student to succeed. This is his first quarter here and he had a rough start with the pacing and had to post additional videos which I was not a fan of, but he quickly adapted and was more efficient. The homework amount was very reasonable, and going through slader for problems I did not know how to do helped a lot. He was not required to explain the conceptual part of the math, but when he did I didn't follow what he was saying very well.
The material for 32A is computational, and he does a good job at going through examples and answering questions and I would most definitely choose him again for this class if I were to go back, but for a non computational math class such as 32B I would be hesitant to choose him. His tests are very reasonable and GO TO THE REVIEW SESSIONS. He goes over exactly what you need to know and I found them very helpful.

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MATH 32B
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
June 30, 2021

Koffi is pretty good. He is a very caring and humorous professor who obviously cares a lot about teaching. However, his lectures are sometimes a bit dull and not that helpful. I can't really say much about the lectures since I stopped going to them ever since week 2 (I think). Reading the book is essentially how I learned in this class. There are free versions of this book online, and Koffi's tests are very very easy (24 hrs during COVID-19, but idk will that change or not). The homework is way more difficult than the actual tests themselves, and overall it is not hard to get an A in Koffi's class. To summarize: easy A and read the book.

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MATH 32B
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 30, 2021

Dr. Enakoutsa is fantastic both his lectures and discussions are useful. The pacing of the class could have been a little better though--it was slow at the beginning, then picked up near the end, and then crammed a lot of topics (basically the last two chapters) into the last two weeks. That meant a brutal workload near the end since the topics/problems were not only more involved and took long, but there were more problems as well. There's usually around 20 problems straight from the Rogawski Calculus textbook every week and discussions/lectures are not mandatory attendance. Those 20 problems take around 6-8 hours to do which is extremely fair since that's only about an hour of work a day. The hardest part of the class are the quizzes, but he usually does best out of two so a low quiz grade won't hurt you that much. There are two midterms and a final, all are 24 hours long and open note. I liked the way Dr. Enakoutsa taught this course and I'd definitely take another course with this professor if it were taught like this.

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MATH 31B
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A
Dec. 16, 2020

I don't really agree with a lot of the ratings here. Koffi is a better professor than what these reviews might show you. Though he might not have been the most coherent sometimes, he was incredibly helpful, provided a lot of other learning resources, and gave fair tests. He was really accommodating of the online learning aspect and made all tests 24 hours. While his tests were pretty long and annoying, I felt that relative to a lot of 31B tests I've seen, the questions were slightly more straightforward. Seeing previous professors' questions, I would rather have taken Koffi's longer, easier questions over their hard ones. He might have purposely made these tests long because it was 24 hours, so I don't know how it will play out in a covid-free time.

He did give a LOT of homework and that was really annoying(Maybe 7 hours on a good week). The homework Psets were good practice since some questions were harder than the material on the tests, but it can get annoying when you're studying for other classes and you have to submit like 40 sums in 4 days. He tolerated tardiness and allowed late submissions though, so kudos to him there. Also, he just generally loves fostering learning and cares about feedback. He opened a discussion forum for all of us to ask doubts/discuss math and he was really open to listening to suggestions for improvement.

I think how he paced this class was a little weird because he spent a little more time on the introductory content and then kinda rushed through the final week, but this was also his first quarter too and I'm sure in the future he will get well adjusted to the pace of the system.

Overall, I think if you have a strong math background, you will breeze past this class regardless of your professor. This was the easiest class for me this quarter because I did a lot of this stuff in High school/over the summer, so I didn't sweat a lot for this class. However, if you do get the opportunity to take Koffi, do go ahead. He's incredibly resourceful and just generally a nice guy. Would take again

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MATH 32B
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 17, 2021

Professor Enakoutsa is a great teacher, and I think his personality made him stand out. He allowed as many questions as needed and held lots of office hours and reviews. He was lenient when he could be and if the entire class did poorly on something, he would adjust its weighting. I felt comfortable asking for help and if I was falling behind, he was willing to accommodate. His homeworks are long but I feel like they helped me understand the material. The calc textbook for this class is really good because it highlights the most important theorems and ideas, which made studying more efficient. Quizzes were sometimes tricky, but they were not worth very much and tests were not meant to take the full 24 hours (as the tests in some other math classes do). Highly recommend taking 32B with this professor because I learned a lot, I learned it efficiently, and I felt like the professor really helped me succeed.

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MATH 31B
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A-
Dec. 25, 2020

Koffi is very clever and his lectures reflect it. He profoundly care about his students success. You can tell from several review sessions he organized at the end of the quarter. He has an accent, but his lecture are very well organized. He used for most of the time examples problems from the textbook. He assigned a lot of homework which can be annoying, but at the end I survived them by changing my time management. He is new to UCLA and have a lot of room to grow as strong instructor at UCLA. He is solid choice for calculus.

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MATH 32B
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: A
March 30, 2021

UPDATE: dont take enakoutsa if you have any better option.
I thought enakoutsa was a great prof so i decided to take 33b with him as well.... that was a terrible choice. this quarter was far worse. his teaching is extrememly unclear, and if you don't self study you're screwed. that being said, he does geniunely care about his students-- he has daily office hours the days before the final, holds extra review sessions before midterms/finals, and is willing to explain small concepts to you in the middle of lecture if ur confused (which tbh can be kinda annoying when someone asks a million questions and interrupts someone else).

oh also he assigns a lot of hw- 11 homework assignments (including finals week), with on average 25 questions. His midterms/final are very fair though, quizzes can have challenging questions (they're conceptual), but the questions were fair, its not like it was written to punish you. also quizzes are weighted like 10% of your entire grade so its nbd if you miss a couple questions

original review:

Enakoutsa is a decent prof. Probably not my first choice but not a bad choice regardless.

He is very fair on exams: exam questoins are similar to what he teaches in class and often have easy numbers (no super weird numbers) and are decently quick to solve. You could def do a online midterm in like 90 min, and the final in 3 hrs. There are 2 exams + a final

Quizzes: 30 min timed, questions harder than exams but they are weighted very little (quizzes make up 10% of your exam grade and your exam grade is 25% of your final grade iirc)

He is super tough on HW: he assigns a lot of HW (like 10-15+ hrs a week). He grades some questions for accuracy and the rest for completion. HW grading is super generous though (likewise for exams, but not quizzes- quizzes were MC)

Also he doesn't give A+s which is annoying but not too bad

pros:
He has a thicc french accent (tbh its nice to hear, overall this is a pro)
cons:
painful hw
doesn't upload notes

But HW is super painful he assigns so much ow oof ouch owie :(

(also this is a reminder for u to leave reviews!! for ur classes)

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MATH 32A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Summer 2021
Grade: A-
Aug. 10, 2021

Great lecturer. Engaging course. Homework assignments were heavy but I learned a lot from this class. Will take him again.

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MATH 151A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: B+
Aug. 10, 2021

Brilliant professor and a good lecturer, but you have to work damn hard to succeed. Homework assignments, 2 midterms, final and oral exams are your entire grade. No extra credit. Friendly and accessible outside office hours. Material is very theoretical and hard to grasp. Don't take if not a math major.

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