Hard tests, but easy everything else. she'll curve tests if attend office hours

Gives well organized and clear notes, good for visual learners,

She is a very good and firendly teacher. She likes to help her students and never gives hard time to her students.

she's very anal with details, so no partial credits. Doesn't grade HW, but need to do to help on weekly quizzes. Tests are based off of HW, too. Final is flipping difficult! She spaces, but attending lecture is helpful.

She has Russian acent but you should be able to understand. Willing to help students if you attend her office hour. Very friendly and approachable. If you do all your homework and go to class, there should be no problem for A's and B's.

great teacher, very helpful and explains concepts in depth, not super easy but you can pass with A's and B's if you do your homework

One of the best teachers in San Jose. She is very helpful and friedly, so that is a plus. I took her a couple of semesters back, and she still remembers me! WHAT A PROFESSOR! She is also a beautiful person, inside and out. Take her class if you want to learn.

She's a good and effective teacher. also, she's hottest professor I've ever had.

Very nice teacher. Assigns Hw but does not collect. HW must be done or passing will be difficult. Gives weekly quizes which are fairly easy. Exams somewhat difficult. No notes allowed, closed book, etc. Very knowlegeable of subject and shows more than enough work, which can sometimes be confusing. Wants her students to do well. Definately sign up.

EXCELLENT. She is a very systematic teacher. She does problems with the class, emphasizes important points, pauses for input from the class, and ALWAYS waits for the class to catch up. No curves, only extra credit chances. NOTE: If you want a good exam grade, write out every step, otherwise you will lose points. But that's how math should be. :)

She's the coolest professor in the Math department. Extremely thoughtful and helpful.

Easy and clear. Really tries to help you get a good grade without paying an arm and a leg. Highly recommended.

Excellent: always on-time & prepared for lectures. Considerate of students, even cancelled or rescheduled quizzes based on class input. Homework not required, but a quiz a week was 1-2 assigned problems. If you did them, quiz was a gift. Lots of "optional" test questions for added points. Doesn't pull problems that can't be learned from the book.

Good teacher. Very helpful during office hours. Gave a quiz each week, but the problems were directly from the homework. Midterms weren't too difficult. Gives out study guides for each test.

if you can do a few problems from every sections in the book, you will do just fine. quizzes, tests, and final exam are free-response => similar to book problems! so no need to attend class if u can teach yourself to work on problems. fun class! played a lot with numbers!.

Where was this women during my high school years?! I've never had math been explained so clearly. The amount of board writing she does is amazing - i love her super neat graphs. She's very nice, but it seems like she has a little trouble creating a conversation with the class. Besides that, she's wonderful - TAKE HER.

This teacher is extremely easy. All you need is to do all the homework and you'll do good on her quizes and exams. She also give extra credits.

She is an awesome teacher! I would highly recommend her to anyone taking any Math classes. I've taken her 129A, 161A, and 133A classes and thought they were great. It's true that her Midterms are very difficult but the "easier" quizes and the final exam evens it out. She is very helpful--contrary to what the other person said. Plus she's hot!

Great teacher. Very helpful. Nice to watch too.

She is a pretty good teacher. You don't turn in homework. Quizzes, 2 tests, and the final account for your entire grade, so you must put a lot of effort to study. My only complaint is that she lectures quickly. Its tough to understand many of the concepts just through her lecture. Visit her office hours because it will save your grade.

excellent teacher for calculus 1.her problem solving stretagies are great! shows how to do problems step by step.doesnt grade n HW so up to u if u really want to pass.grades only on quizzes, tests, and final.helpful in officehrs.not tricky at all.wut u put in is wut ull get out!

Unlike other calculus teachers, this one makes her quizzes and tests exactly like the HW. No surprises. She also gives extra credit and very generous grading policies. However, to get an A on exams you have to score close to perfect. When I had her, the tests were out of 28 points. She is a meticulous grader. Show all your work.

I loved her class! I am not a math person but she had the ability to teach me things that I struggled to learn in previous years. She does lots of board writing and is very organized. She is also more than willing to help her students with what ever questions they may have. I would rake another class taught by her in a heartbeat!

I don't understand how anyone could have a problem with Prof Kovaleva. She's a good teacher who makes things as simple as possible. Do the homework (which is nice and short -- no overloads) and you will understand the tests/quizzes. No surprises -- ever. She has practically handed you the tests in your H/W assignments. Got a B+ and a B, take her.

Grading is very harsh. And she does not curve so pretty hard to pass her class. If you are not good with the material i suggest you not to take her class

Math 32, very harsh in grading. Many hours in office to help. Midterms are a -20% what you think you got because of the small errors. Explains very clearly, but not enough to put you to sleep every time. Recommend doing the HW everyday as the questions on quizzes are exactly from the HW.

Easy class if you practice enough. The hardest part is writing proofs; everything else is straightforward. HW is not collected, but 1-2 randomly chosen problems will appear on a weekly quiz. Exams make up the rest of your grade. If you want an A, you must be dead-on with your answers. For us, that meant losing no more than 3 points on an exam.

Extremely helpful both in person and via e-mail. Instruction was clear and concise. Knew material well and able to explain in understandable terms. Homework isn't mandatory, but covers the test content extremely well. Some extra credit. Attendance not mandatory so great course if you're returning to college while working full time.

Most concepts are easy until you get to proofs; make sure you know your proofs for sure. If you want to pass this class, make sure you do the HW, even though not collected. Weekly quiz; questions from hw usually. Missing any more than half the points will hurt you severely. 2 Midterms and a pretty hard midterm.

Lectures are quite hard to sit through because she is monotone. This class is not hard without actually doing any proof oriented problems. SAS codes and conclusions are provided for some sample problems, which is extremely helpful. Start the homework early, get help immediately because she took lots points off if you wrote something unreasonable.

Lectures were well prepared and clear. Very helpful when I missed a lecture - she emailed me her notes. Do as many problems in the text as you can, at least 2x each, and you'll be fine. I would definately take her again.

Mrs. Kovaleva is a great teacher who instructs a difficult class. I ended the semester with a C-, but she was very accessible and did everything she could to help me learn the material. Her lectures go very smoothly and she knows what she is doing.

She uses a monotone voice throughout her lectures. Your grade is based on 1 Exam, 2 Tests, weekly quizzes. This is a difficult class but if you do every problem, you will at least receive a C.

Dr. K is organized but does not move at a slow pace. However, she does check for understanding before moving on. This class will not be hard if the materials are read before the lecture (see How to Be a College Student on Google). Dr. K is helpful during her office hours also.

Prof. Kovaleva has been very helpful. Explains material in great detail, very helpful during office hours, allows late work if you let her know what's going on, a few quizzes that are questions from the book. Only 2 tests and a final. Allows a cheat sheet on all tests. You definitely learn a lot in this class. I highly recommend taking her!

Dr. Kovaleva is great. If you go to her office hours she'll help w anything she can. Do the homework, quizzes are based on it. Tests are made up of questions from the textbook, just different #s. She wants you to pass. I did all the assigned hw plus the webassign hw and the tests were super easy. Get a lab class to do the hw in, makes life easier.

Quiz every week but does prepare you for your tests. Do your homework and you'll do great!

She is very well organized and clear but she is monotone and the lectures are boring. We had quizzes every week so if you plan on being absent (from the boring class) you won't do well!

She is a great teacher! Super Clear, assigns how however you do not have to do it, but if you do not do it you won't pass the weekly quizzes or the tests since the question are super similar and even exactly the same so I recommend doing your hw. Her lectures are super helpful and no need to buy book because it's online for free!

I got an A+. Nuff said

Best math professor ever. The homework is optional (no credit) but very useful and you can find the book online (pdf). She is clear and simple and the quizzes and midterms are based off the homework so if you do the homework, you will pass with at least a B.

Olga's such a great teacher. She has an awesome russian accent, which makes class super entertaining. You'll definitely get the grade you deserve depending on how much effort you put into the class. "Ladies and Gentmen," as long as you do your homework, you'll pass the class with a good grade. - Olga

I was afraid to take pre-cal. I had a d in algrebra 2 years ago and I didn't think this would be any easier. Luckily, I applied myself to the best of my ability, went to the tutoring center and got an A. Olga is extremely fair, very inspiring and does everything she can to help students do well. As long as you keep at it, you will do well.

Professor Koveleva is great! Her tests are exactly like the homework on WebAssign. She explains things very well and happily answers questions during office hours. She grades very nicely on tests and she drops one. You also get a cheat sheet for every test so as long as you do that and do the homework, it's smooth sailing. Some EC on tests as well.

Professor gives clear lectures and tells you what you need to know. Sometimes, theory isn't as emphasized so if you want to learn stats, you'll need to study more on your own to understand it. Tests are exactly like homework. Allows 1 side cheat sheet and calculator for exams. One pop quiz a week based off homework. Do the work and you'll pass

The grade is entirely quizzes and tests. There is a quiz every week covering exactly what was in the previous lecture and homework. The tests are also very similar to the homework, lectures, and quizzes. She is very straightforward, but has a medium-thick Russian accent. I enjoyed this class.

Overall I found 129A to be very fair with this teacher. Homework is optional but weekly quizzes are homework problems. If you go through every homework problem and write a good notecard you will get an A. I did bad on the second midterm which brought me down, but she drops the lowest quiz. Very clear notes and lectures, easy to understand.

Actually not bad. She has a nice, strict personality and is a "strict grader." Her teaching style is normal and how my high school used to be so she's not as bad as people claim. If you are confident on your self studying skills, it's alright to skip class time to time. Just show your work during tests/quizzes and you can pass the class.

This professor is so nice and caring. She is always willing to help her students, gives very clear examples and tests. I would definitely take her more than one more time. As long as you listen and take notes, you will be good. I was scared to take this class, but this professor helped me a lot. Really appreciate this professor, you won't regret.

Quizzes each week and they are based on the homework. Tests are very straightforward, as long as you listen and do the homework, you will be fine. A very good teacher, very respected. I didn't regret taking her at all.

as long as you fo the homework you will be fine

Nice and friendly professor. Instructions are very clear, so are her lectures and slides. 161A just has too much information stuffed into a semester class and even with the cheat sheet she gives you, the tests are still difficult. HW is easy and tests are mostly based on HW, attend classes to learn given example answers that she doesn't put online

Olga is very funny her accent is hard but youll get used to it. TAKE HER she is going to make calc easier.

Prof is extremely caring and cares about your success in the class. She's a forgiving grader even tho it's test heavy. She give's practice tests before every exam and is very open to questions. Only thing is that the class is fast paced so if you're a beginner it might be hard. She's super nice and responsive and I loved her overall!!

She is a pretty good teacher and is very approachable. I feel it is important to make use of the office hours to the fullest, she does help out if she sees you trying. The class is definitely fast paced. Her notes are organized too. Good luck!

Olga has a very pleasant and calming accent that makes lessons enjoyable to listen too. She only grades two problems on the homework, but she almost always gives out A's for them. Only around 2-3 hours of homework a week. Tests are fair, just go through the practice problems during class.

Overall pretty good professor, very knowledgeable and clearly likes the topic. Lectures have a lot of notes. There's homework every week, typically 10+ question each with multiply parts, but only grades 1-2 of the questions. Tests are similar to practice questions in class and homework. Fast paced class so look over textbook and notes to study.

Although she was away for personal reasons she is by far the best calc teacher. If you know someone that took her just ask for the past midterms they are easy. If you clutch up on the midterms you're chillin fr.

take her, easy grade just lock in

If you are willing to learn, ask questions and put effort, you will succeed.

Nicest teacher I've ever had, somehow made a semi-difficult class my favorite class ever. Only problem is it's very note heavy, however the course material is very easy to understand for anyone who is willing to. Only reason I don't have an A is because I had a CS mid term on the same day and chose to study for it Instead of this class.

Olga is a caring professor who makes the fast-paced class manageable. Though attendance is mandatory, her practice tests and approachable nature help. Unstuck study was a great study tool alongside the textbook.

As far as good math professors go, she did well. Always on time. Lectures aren't too engaging and found myself having to try hard to keep my focus. Midterms are difficult and contain problems meant to trick you (stuff not practiced often). Try to get previous exams to prepare for these tricks. MUST watch videos to receive okay grades on midterms.

A lot of people will say that Olga has a strong accent, or that her tests are hard, but I TRULY believe its up to you to be prepared for them. Her accent isn't that bad at all, if you actually study for each test, the questions will almost ALWAYS be identical from the homework/study prep. Also her explanations are detailed and easy to understand.

Honestly a very good teacher, 3 tests plus a final exam, she provides plenty of practice prior to exams and even tells exactly what will be on exams. Homework is harder than exam problems imo but helps prepare for exams

Engaging lecturer and fair grading. She assigns more online homework assignments than other professors teaching the same material but the homework problems are relevant and helpful. Excellent classroom environment.