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Denis Labutin

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Clear grading criteria Lots of homework Accessible outside class EXTRA CREDIT Caring Test heavy Hilarious Tests? Not many Gives good feedback Inspirational Graded by few things Get ready to read Amazing lectures Respected Lecture heavy Tough grader Online Savvy
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MATH 122A
19 / 60 Enrolled
Theory of Complex Variables
Denis Labutin 2.8
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09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
37.2% A
MATH 124B
37 / 50 Enrolled
Fourier Series and Numerical Methods
Denis Labutin 2.8
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MATH 215B
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Denis Labutin 2.8
M W
08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
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MATH4A . 6 Months Ago

Labutin just reads off of lecture slides so I stopped attending class. All tests were online and made the class much easier. Although he's a terrible prof, the class was super easy.

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MATH4A . 6 Months Ago

Lectures weren't mandatory, there were no midterms or a final, the class was only graded by weekly homework and five online/asynchronous tests, and the lowest score is dropped. Labutin is the goat.

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MATH4A . 6 Months Ago

His lectures are very theoretical and quite confusing. However, there are 5 online midterms and no final, and the homework is all webwork, so it's easy to get an A. The TA ended up being really helpful and all the section worksheets were just like the midterms. The only reason I understood the content is because I took linear algebra in hs.

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MATH4A . 7 Months Ago

Easiest class ever I didn't even try

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MATH4A . 8 Months Ago

5 online tests and homework which wasn't bad. However Prof was a terrible lecturer and you basically have to self-study using youtube, CLAS, or hope for a good TA.

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MATH4A . 10 Months Ago

Just 5 online tests, and homeworks which are not that bad. But the class is poorly taught, mainly depends on the student to self study with youtube, CLAS, finding the textbook online, or hope they have a good TA.

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MATH4A . 10 Months Ago

Class was very easy, 5 online, at home tests instead of a midterm/final. Not good at lecturing, talks too much about theory and not enough about how to actually solve problems, but my TA understood that and was how I did all of my learning for this class.

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MATH4A . 10 Months Ago

Professor Labutin's lectures make no sense. Going to lecture just made me more confused. There are no midterms or final, just quizzes every other week that are take home, open note. Having a good TA and attending CLAS made the class manageable.

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MATH4A . 10 Months Ago

Labutin's lectures are usually confusing and hard to keep up with. That being said, this class is a free A, all tests are online and at-home, open note.

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MATH4A . 10 Months Ago

Professor Labutin was a challenge, in that -though he seems to be a very caring and available teacher- he did very little explanation in his lectures. It was hard to follow what was being talked about, and more times than not I ended up having to teach myself. If you have him, make use of TAs, videos on youtube, and study groups for understanding.

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MATH4A . 11 Months Ago

Prof. Labutin is nearly unintelligible in lectures and very disorganized. In a lecture of about 500 students, eventually less than 100 showed up. Despite this, the exams were super easy and the class average was in the high 90s. Homework is tedious but manageable.

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MATH4A . 11 Months Ago

I didn't go to any of the lectures this quarter but the online quizzes were easy. The professor was almost impossible to understand so you have to self-learn to do the homework but the grading is super easy so it's a trade off. I would do the homework little by little throughout the week because it gets a lot to wait until Saturday.

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