Useless class, you could teach yourself this easily, don't take it.

Professor Mehta lacks in the skill to summarize topics in a cumulative way that promotes learning, he goes off topic a lot or strays into minor concepts that confuses you, making it harder for you to learn.

The nicest and most accommodating professor at UCSB. He is trying to make literally everyone understand the stuff in the course. The only thing you can complain about is he has a bad timing/pace for the course, but that's only because he is trying to let everyone know what he means..But still, he is the best prof I've ever had for over 3 years!

130 was one of the best classes I've taken at UCSB so far. The structure of the class was immersive and helpful in terms of learning material. I found the content interesting but I understand how this class is not everyone's cup of tea. Heavy emphasis on going to office hours and participating. This prof actually cares about his students!

Mehta was the most challenging prof I've taken, but also one of my favorites. He was passionate, helpful, really cared about each individual student, even met with me just to discuss career goals. Exams were very difficult and included small details from lecture. Weekly news quizzes were hard too but beneficial as a global studies major.

I took this class not knowing anything about economics and it was definitely not easy. Mehta is a good teacher and knows what he is talking about, but you should try to skip as little class as possible because exam questions can get pretty specific and the concepts are tricky sometimes. Amy was the TA and she's awesome!