do not take 171 with him. average mid term on his class is 3 out of 24.

The course and content is difficult, and the professor just reads off the materials in class, but that's because the materials he wrote for the course are detailed, and could be understood easily. The professor is really respected and sometimes humorous so it is not that bad.(171 last quarter) Update: I got A in his 172A. Very interesting course!

His grade policy is so bad! Over 50 in finals and final is very hard and dont have enough time. The curve is bad. Dont take his course!

Material builds up quickly in the course so you need to focus on the concepts. Do the homework and any practice problems he gives, you should be fine.

Felt that he could've provided more info. to better prepare students. His attendance/availability could improve. Not the best professor.

Honestly, Ian is good and he is smart. Before i took his class this fall, i heard his class would be so hard. However, it's honestly not like that , if you do the midterm and final practice problems and try to throughly understand the first two chapters (time value of money and annuity), you should be fine.