MATH 122A
Denis Labutin
2.8
152 reviews

152
2.8
MATH4A . 10 Months Ago

Overall, made the class very easy to do well in. Tests were completely online and open note, he drops your lowest score. Lectures were sometimes confusing, especially in the beginning his accent is a little bit hard to understand, I ended up taking the CLAS and that helped a lot. Maybe not the best teacher, but definitely a chill dude.

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MATH4A . 10 Months Ago

Terrible lecturer. He has a thick accent and the slides are confusing, but the material is super easy to learn on your own with the textbook and online resources. Grading is super easy. No final and midterm. Just five exams with the lowest dropped, 9 homework assignments that are curved, and TA discussions (no quizzes, attendance not mandatory)

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MATH4A . 10 Months Ago

This professor and TA in our class are so nice. There is no midterm and final. Only you need to do is nine homeworks and five exams which are so easy. Moreover, professor cares about students' grades. He will drop out some questions that are not include in our lectures. I will definitely take his course again!!!

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MATH4A . 11 Months Ago

Not a good teacher but gives out the ez-est quizzes. Lectures are good for review but for the green hands (coz it breaks ur understanding and u should review everything to forget his disordered materials). If u wanna learn some linear algebra, I recommend learning it with Dr. Gil Strang by MIT OCW. BTW, SHOUTOUT to Dr. Gilbert Strang here!!!

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MATH4A . 11 Months Ago

Very easy course that has 5 exams online, and drops the lowest. Never struggled at all and just did the practice exams and problems, and did fine. Not a great lecturer personally but if you study outside of class and go to section, you will do fine.

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MATH4A . 11 Months Ago

One of the best math teachers I have ever had. He is so nice and caring if you go to his office hours. As for the class content, linear algebra is not hard at all. Actually, I don't quite understand those bad reviews. If you are looking for the best professor for your Math 4A, just pick him!!!

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MATH4A . 1 Year, 5 Days Ago

Super accessible outside class.

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MATH202A . 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

His lecturing on complex analysis was ok but in the end he turned the class into a PDE class.

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MATH111B . 2 Years Ago

If u wanna learn something, do not take his class!!! He makes the abstract algebra more abstract. Literally talking to himself in the lectures. He finished a whole topology book in a moth. Avoid him at all cost!!!

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MATH108 . 2 Years Ago

Just live in his OH's and everything will be alright.

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MATH124A . 3 Years Ago

He cares about student and only present what is necessary to understand PDE. He always gives a big picture before diving into the specific. However, the only downside is he is hard (impossible) to reach through email.

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MATH4A . 3 Years Ago

Dr. Labutin is a kind Professor with accents. he has 5 exams and drop the lowest. His lectures and slides are very abstract so the hw and exams are a little hard.

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MATH4A . 3 Years Ago

Really just wants everyone to pass, but his lectures are not very helpful; I relied mostly on reading the textbook and asking the TAs during discussions. He is very nice though especially when assigning grades.

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MATH4A . 3 Years Ago

Dr. Labutin has been a great math professor. He was available outside of class and very helpful to students. He would even take extra time after his designated office hours to help students with any questions. His lectures were very clear. He is helpful for test prep by giving practice tests that are similar to the actual exams. Great prof!

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MATH4A . 3 Years Ago

Nice professor who creates fairly easy tests: If you can manage problems on the textbook, you can certainly do well in his exams. He does not even have a cumulative final, and he drops the lowest exam score. Read the textbook is more helpful than his lecture.

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MATH3B . 3 Years Ago

Didn't bother watching his lectures, just read the textbook and his powerpoints. Some hw problems are hard and not at all what he taught but he drops some hws. What really matters is knowing how to do problems he bases his tests off of. They are exactly the same. If you can do those you will get an A on all tests. No cumulative final, just 5 exams

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MATH4A . 3 Years Ago

never wacthed lecture. never paid attention in section. started studying for exams only 1-2 days before. it all turned out well for me. this class is difficult, but labutin isn't crazy so honestly it is manageable with minimal effort. watching lectures did nothing for me and confused me even more so i stuck to only reading the textbook. way easier.

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MATH4A . 3 Years Ago

Professor Labutin cracks me up bro. His class is super chill and, despite what everyone says, you can learn so much if you simply just listen to him. He's super nice, often confused, but his heart is in the right place. 70%: 5 exams (1 dropped), 20%: 9 homework assignments, 10%: section participation.

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MATH4A . 3 Years Ago

He's definitely not the best math professor around but you can tell that he cares about his students. He has a couple of office hours per week which makes it really helpful. The only thing real issue is that he reads off his lectures and doesn't explain them well, but as long as you go to his office hours you should be good.

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MATH4A . 3 Years Ago

Easy homeworks and exams.

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MATH4A . 3 Years Ago

Honestly, his accent isnt that bad. He hosts 2 two and a half hour long open office hours where he answers any questions you may have. The homework actually helps you understand the material. He is very accommodating due to covid and posts everything as videos. A good professor. Don't be scared.

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MATH202A . 3 Years Ago

it's legitimately impressive how little feedback a professor is willing to give. it's the last week of the quarter, he just assigned three new homeworks due during finals week, meanwhile he has seven outstanding assignments to grade. i'm in awe.

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MATH202A . 4 Years Ago

began the first day of class by saying this isnt going to be a complex analysis class, its going to be riemann in geometry with the complex you need learned on the fly/on your own. this is supposed to be an intro complex analysis class. instead he consistently used material from courses that are not prerequisite or necessary if taught properly.

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MATH124A . 4 Years Ago

Lots of work. very difficult HW. Reasonable tests, still tough but not like the HW. Get help from and his TAs and everything gets easier. Speaks very fast and with an accent, can be hard to understand. Provides a lot of basis for what he teaches, so you get lots of intuition.

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