**note: I took this class online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CLASS FORMAT / TEACHING:

The class was a flipped classroom. We would watch short recorded lectures and complete an assignment before every live lecture. We were provided with many platforms in which we could ask questions or ask for clarification on a topic--the questions asked on CCLE would be answered during the live lecture by the professor, and questions on Campuswire would be answered by TAs. The flipped classroom format worked really well for me personally. While watching recorded and live lectures may seem like double the amount of work, it actually feels like the same amount because despite it being her first time teaching, Professor Rose's teaching style is super clear. If I was ever confused on a topic after watching the recorded lecture, then my confusion would almost always be resolved after she explains it during the live lecture. In addition, live lecture attendance was completely optional so you could just skip them if you want, although the live lectures proved to be extremely helpful most of the time.

ASSIGNMENTS

The pre-class assignments (completed before lecture) were always tricky. However, we were allowed many tries (sometimes infinite), so it's almost a guarantee that you will get full credit on them. Students often asked for clarification on the tricky questions, and the Professor would explain them during the live lecture.

Weekly homework assignments also have a couple of tricky questions, but overall they're not too bad. The problems come from the textbook. You can find the solution manual online if you know where to look.

During discussion sessions, we were put in small groups of 3-4 students which lasted the whole quarter. Every week we would be given a small group assignment that could be completed within the time allotted for the section. The questions there are a bit challenging since they are meant to be solved as a group. Doing the assignment somewhat helps in understanding the material, and it counts as participation credit.

EXAMS

There are two midterms and one final. All are half multiple choice and half written. The multiple-choice portion is exactly the same format as the pre-class assignments that I mentioned earlier, and the written portion is similar to the weekly homework problems. Questions are doable but definitely challenging. Exam averages always ranged between 85-93%, so they were never curved. The final exam felt noticeably longer than the two midterms.

HELPFULNESS

Not only is Professor Rose very helpful in answering questions during class and office hours, but she is also very considerate. She would provide accommodations for students who need them, and give extended due dates whenever CCLE randomly shut down. She also cares about fairness -- one time she found that some students had cheated on the two midterms and sent an 1800 word email explaining why that was wrong and how it is disrespectful to everyone involved. Of course, she didn't punish the whole class for the actions of the few.

TLDR: Professor Rose really cares about her students! The course material is definitely challenging, but the class isn't graded harshly. 10/10 would recommend others to take any class she teaches.

Rose is awesome! She is super caring and a great prof. I got 71% on the first midterm (due to some unfortunate personal life stuff) but because of the grading scheme that drops your lowest midterm I was still able to get an A. Super thankful for that!

There are a lot of glowing reviews for Rose, and I completely understand where they are coming from. She has an amazing personality and clearly cares about her students. I have a slightly more critical opinion of her, however, and wanted to provide my own perspective so that you all get a more balanced perspective of what you're getting into when you sign up for one of her classes.
I, personally, would much rather watch/attend lectures than read a textbook. Otherwise, I feel like I am simply paying $4.5k a quarter to take examinations. I was overall dissatisfied with the quality of Rose's lectures because they were extremely short and lacked depth. The majority of my learning, thus, came from self-teaching through trial and error on pre-class quizzes and homework assignments. I still pulled through with an A in the end, and I sincerely believe that I learned a lot, but I felt like I wasn't getting much value out of the portion of the class that I expect the most quality from (lectures).
The lack of depth in lectures and the brevity of the homework assignments, in my view, made the examinations more confusing than they needed to be. The exams were heavy in theoretical True/False questions and soft proof exercises compared to the other math classes I've taken at UCLA, and I would not have felt adequately prepared for those questions if I had not completed the optional end-of-chapter True/False questions that the professor recommended a week before each exam. I hate it when students need to complete optional exercises to be adequately prepared for exams, and I felt like that was the case in this class.
Overall, this was definitely the easiest math class that I've taken at UCLA. Low-stakes assignments and examinations made it an easy A. Note that this may just be due to the online format. If you are concerned about the depth of your learning, though, Rose may not be the best professor for you.

Rose is awesome. This class was "flipped" so we had pre-class videos to watch and questions to answer and then lecture if you wanted/needed it. You don't need to go to lecture if you don't want. The pre-class stuff was informative and you had 10 tries to complete it so it's very low stress. Exams were fair and Rose was always accessible. After an absolute nightmare experience online for 32B this class was honestly amazing. I would highly recommend Rose especially if you're still online. 10/10.

Professor Rose is amazing. She genuinely cares about her students and their well-being, both in the class and outside of it. She offers multiple opportunities for extra credit or other means to raise your grade. She drops the lowest midterm grade, which saved my grade. I learned a lot from this class, but I would highly recommend reading the textbook along with watching lectures, as content from the textbook does pop up on exams and it's easy to get caught off guard. I would absolutely take her again.

I will preface by saying Prof. Rose is most definitely an incredibly caring professor who wants her students to succeed and will always give them the benefit of the doubt *in regards to cheating. She is also nice and pretty organized however, I do not think she is the best professor for everyone.

She operates her class as a flipped classroom, where we watched 2 or 3 10-12 minute prerecorded videos before each class period and then we have pre-class assignments and questions after we videos we need answer as well. Her explanations are often short and don't do a good job at explaining the material throughly or concisely. I would often have to supplement my learning of the material with youtube videos. Because of this, her lectures are essentially glorified office hours that are often times not helpful. I stopped attending live lectures after the first few weeks because I was not getting any benefit from them. Since you don't know the order of the questions that will be answered, it is a waste of time to stay and watch the whole lecture if you do not understand one part of that day's lesson.

She also requires discussions to be mandatory because we have to complete a discussion worksheet with a group. Though it supplemented my learning, having mandatory discussions due to a worksheet that will just be graded on completion feels like a waste of time.

Side note, I always played her videos on 2x speed because she unfortunately does not have a very pleasant voice and I find that distracting.

Overall, the tests were relatively straight forward and very theory heavy (which she has said she does because of the online learning environment). I don't feel like she did a great job or preparing us for these exams. Her prerecorded videos are fairly surface level and also inadequately prepare us for the exams. I don't think her exams were difficult because we were able to use the internet and textbook. Prof. Rose is obviously incredibly caring and nice however she doesn't do a good job of explaining material coherently and for that reason if you're looking for an easy A you got it (assuming she teaches and grades relatively the same in person or next quarter) but don't expecting any sort of mastery from this class unless you supplement your learning with various other resources.

It's a pretty good class and you will get a decent understanding of linear algebra, however if you don't like flipped courses then this might not be for you. Exams are pretty conceptual and group work was a pain, but I'm sure these will be more bearable during regular non-online quarters. This was one of my last classes of the year after over a year of online courses and I was just too burnt out to enjoy the class. The only reason I ended up with an A is because I hauled ass in the last few weeks, but the workload is very good and the content from videos and lectures is really digestible. Professor Rose and the TAs are very helpful in discussion and lecture so don't be afraid to ask questions or go to OH if you ever need help! Overall, this was one of the better adapted courses to the COVID environment so I highly recommend!

Prof. Rose is truly a gem and it was a pleasure to take this class with her. She is incredibly kind, helpful, and understanding. The material is challenging, but her clarity and fairness really made this class great. I would highly recommend.

Really nice professor. This is my first quarter at UCLA with an undecided major in mind but after taking the course I decided to major in fields related to Math. Her lectures are very clear and her office hours are very helpful. The gradings are nice. There are no midterm and finals but the majority of the grades are determined by outcome quizzes. I typically study every week and do about 2-3 quizzes per week. You will have in total 3 trials for the quiz but I normally just take it once and get all correct. At about week 9/10 I already know that I got an A+ so I can focus on other classes for the final. Really recommend this course!

Straight-forward class. Flipped-classroom. Fairly easy tests. Helpful professor.
Required to do groupwork for discussions, but these were graded on completion. Professor Morris-Wright spent the last few lectures focusing on applications which was pretty cool. She was very patient and nice.