Avoid 118 with him. Lectures are mando and just regurgitate all of the info he made you read before class, and it's all material from a book he wrote himself that is super random. His tests are the WORST. Super vague and leading questions, info is left out and they don't make sense most of the time. Tries to make up for it with a curve. Just awful.

Kulper is an amazing professor and my favorite I've had at UCSB. He makes his lectures fun and goes over all of the chapters with in-depth explanations. I did not find his tests too hard; just read the chapters and remember the key details. He worked with me for various time conflicts / other obligations I had. I highly recommend him W professor 😍

Absolute worst professor i've ever had at ucsb. Sucks dih at teaching and goes on irrelevant tangents about himself or things he finds interesting regarding the material but not actual important details that we are tested on. His practice exams are so easy and nowhere near the difficulty or bs that is on the actual exams.

Doug Kulper is truly a gem in the dept at UCSB. He cares so much about his students and is more than willing to help them succeed. Tests and quizzes are critical thinking based but if you really spend the time to read, you will succeed. NO TRICK QUESTIONS!!! Very down to earth Professor.

Professor Kulper is certainly a good instructor and he has the track record and real life experience to support his teaching. Hes also heavily involved with campus activities (UAS and the TAG program). Just dont get on his bad side & dont try to correct him. He occasionally gaslights his student, including alum that have long graduated.

Doug knows the material and is okay at explaining concepts. He enjoys making the course harder than it needs to be. You can study as much as you want and think that you will get a good grade on his exams, but beware... His exams are 99% trick questions. Also, you are forced to use a webcam in this class, otherwise you'll get dropped.