Abramenko is a really sweet professor. She genuinely wants her students to learn and tries her best to help. With that being said, linear algebra is very different from calculus. There's a lot more memorization of processes and definitions involved, and it was a lot less straightforward for me. You have to have a certain type of theoretical brain for this to come easy to you. Regardless, it's not a bad class, and she's a good professor. Good luck!

Professor Abramenko is the best math professor I've ever had. She is really kind, helpful, flexible and understanding (but at the same time, not lenient/doesn't give you freebies). Her teaching style took a little time to get used to because linear algebra is a very different type of math from what you might otherwise be used to, but if you write down everything she says during class and try during group works (which we do during lecture), it'll really help you understand the material. She is only picky because linear algebra concepts are very specific, and since she writes the tests, I think it's good to have her because she is also very specific when she explains the concepts. She expects you to read the textbook before lecture which is something I've never had to do, but really did help. I don't think I've ever loved a math class more and definitely recommend taking it with her if you are willing to put in the effort!

Abremko is a great teacher and makes it really easy to do well. There are lots of homeworks but the tests are not hard and they will basically do the written work for you at office hours. Over all not challenging and very useful! #‎tcf2016‬

I thought this class was pretty hard because I'm not that great when it comes to abstract concepts, but overall the class was reasonably difficult and office hours with Abramenko is really helpful. She's nice and really wants her students to learn, so don't be afraid to go to her office hours (they're not really that crowded in my experience either so that's a plus).

Abramenko is a very clear lecturer -- she really emphasizes the reasoning behind why things work, so when it comes time for the test it's a lot easier to remember the various steps for solving different problem types since you know why they work. She's genuinely a very caring professor and is more than willing to work one-on-one with students in her office hours. Prof. Lung subbed in our class one day and it was terrible.... he just copied the textbook on the board and gave convoluted/extremely unclear explanations that were hard to pay attention to: aka the complete opposite of how lectures run under Abramenko. The material itself is very easy, just stay on top of it as it does build. There is one written homework each week and one WebWork assignment. Highly recommend Abramenko!

Abramenko does a great job of making the relatively abstract course material understandable. She has high expectations, but her class is also relaxed and she's easy to get along with.
My one piece of advice would be to feel like you're over-preparing yourself - it's easy to get too comfortable with the material at times, and your test grades will point that out if you aren't diligent.

Linear Algebra is not an easy subject, but Abramenko is very caring about her students and tries to help you as much as she can

Professor Abramenko is one of the best professors in the APMA department. I did not find the subject matter particularly interesting or exciting but it is clear that she cares that her students succeed and learn.

Professor Abramenko is one of the sweetest people I've ever met. She's very kind and wants everyone to succeed. She expects that people go over the material before they come to class (so they can ask engaging questions during lecture), and therefore gets kind of upset if the majority of the class doesn't get clicker concept questions correct or when the class can't answer a question in general. But that's only because she wants to be sure everyone is keeping up. That being said, you can learn everything you need to know from her lectures, and coming to class is not hard because she is an engaging teacher and you come out of every class feeling your time was well spent.
As for the class itself, if you've taken differential equations the first half of the semester will feel like review. Which is nice because it will give you more time for your other classes. Don't slack off though, because it will pick up in the second half and that material will be what trips you on the final. The material really isn't hard, but this is one of those math classes where vocabulary is very important (Abramenko will tell you to keep a vocab sheet--do this it's incredibly helpful and can literally be your study guide at the end of the semester). All the actual math that you will do will be very similar with slight twists depending on the problem, hence the majority of any studying you do will be focused on vocab. I found that the tests/exams are very fair and the workload is appropriate (weekly hw online and on paper).

this was the first apma course that i enjoyed taking.
i don't know what it was, but it was the first class i took that i didn't skip a lecture and it was totally wort it. abramenko is an awesome teacher who will bend over backwards to help you understand a topic. she's extremely nice and only wants you to work hard. she follows the book but contrary what someone below said she does not teach straight out of it. more often than not, if there's an easier method/algorithm she will offer her opinion but leave the choice of which one to use up to you.
yes, this class is hard, but it is extremely useful beyond just comp sci, comp eng, etc, systems, etc.
do not let the first few lectures fool you, it picks up pretty quickly and if you're not following along the last unit will floor you with how abstract it is.