As long as you don't sit in the back row, you can understand him well although he does have a thick accent. Good teacher with clear examples. His tests are similar to his practice exams and are very easy. No curve and an 80 percent average on tests.

I have never taken any calc and i started with Labutin. He has easy tests but good luck understanding him durnig lectures. CLAS is a must. I dont even go to the lectures anymore.

I finished with him a whole year (I needed badly 201) and gave him excellent evoluation but still have no idea about his level. He certaintly has some administrative bravity and agility: chose good textbooks and TA, supported website, maneuvered in departamental wars.

You can tell he resents teaching lower-level math. He also mumbles and has a thick accent. And as for the things I already knew, I felt pain for those who didn't b/c he was doing such an awful job of teaching it.

not bad