Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 31B with grade of C- or better. Highly recommended: course 33A. First-order, linear differential equations; second-order, linear differential equations with constant coefficients; power series solutions; linear systems. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
8.3 / 10
Organization
6.7 / 10
Time
0-5 hrs/week
Overall
8.3 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Very easy class. Well designed by professor and midterms/final logically follow lectures/hw

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Extremely easy professor. Did not go to any lectures. The professor's typed notes are sufficient to learning the course content. Make sure to do your quizzes, as they are easy to forget about and are worth a lot.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Definitely the easiest class ever, especially since the exam is pretty straightforward. If you study, I don't see a reason why you wouldn't get an A.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: N/A

    Professor Wang is pretty good. Her lectures are all recorded, which is very nice and accommodating for if you're not able to make lecture. However, she can teach pretty slowly and I'm not sure we'll get through all the course content, sp if you need to learn this course material well to prepare for another class or because you want to, it may be better to take the class with a different professor.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Extremely manageable and straight forward class for 4 units. Homework was reasonable and light. Quizzes were basic, no frills. Wang basically details everything you need to know for exams, so midterm and final was just as expected and straight to the point. A majority of the class will finish the exam in half the time or less. Solid for checking off the 33B requirement for non-math majors, but if you need to take a class that requires a strong diff eq background, you're better off taking it with someone else.

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2024 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Her lectures were super confusing, but the midterms and homework were super easy.

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2024 In-Person
    Grade: A+

    You will literally learn nothing in this class but it’s the easiest class I’ve taken at UCLA. I went to lecture one time and there was maybe 9 people there. She usually only lectures for ~35 min of the class. She tells you the exact questions that will be on the midterm and final and she barely changes exams between quarters. There are 6 homework’s and 4 online quizzes (idk why she has quizzes they’re like identical to the hw) and there’s like 2-3 easy problems on each. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t be able to get an A in this class, but if you actually need to know diffeqs for future classes maybe take it w a different prof. But great experience for me personally.

Course

Instructor
Wang, C.
Previously taught
24S 24W 23F 23S 22S 22W 21F 21S 21W 20F

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance not required

  • 1 midterm

  • Finals week final

  • 59% recommend the textbook

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