Does good at explaining things when you ask him questions during class. Also very understanding about attendance if you talk to him beforehand.

Terrible all around.

I was worried about taking this class since I'd heard negative opinions on this prof, but I actually really liked him and his class. He might not be the most friendly, but he clearly is an expert in his field, & I respect that. Videos for labs, hw, and lecture were very clear. Overall, the course was interesting, practical, and useful!

This was the most awful class I took at UCSB. He LITERALLY reads off his bright blue slides which strain the eyes. YAWN. On the 1st day, he showed up 20 minutes late and this man had the audacity to tell us not to be late to his class. He is an unnecessarily difficult grader, and the reader you need for HW and lab is so incredibly disorganized.

He didn't seem to care about students or the the class. Labs and homework were frequently confusing due to a lack of instructions provided by Hugo. The reader you have to buy contained some good information, but the organization was completely nonsensical. I would not recommend him to anyone but sadly hydro majors are forced to take him. Good luck

Hugo is incredibly difficult to understand, makes many mistakes during his lectures (which are NOT online and there is no textbook, so if you don't show up to class, you don't pass), and he has no clear grading rubric for tests. He will also take points off assignments for incorrectly stapling or not using page numbers. Good luck.