This is my third quarter in a row with Pandya (ASAM 5 in summer, 100FF in fall and now 15) and I really enjoy his classes! He genuinely cares about his students and about our feedback about the class. ASAM 100FF was a lot more interesting than I thought it would be; it was an 11 AM, so people were a little quiet but the class was still fun!

could be a bit more exciting in terms of lectures & he moves too fast. however, i enjoyed the material of this class. pro tip: he keeps paper copies of his lecture slides, so if you skip/miss class, be there for the end of it because you can take pictures of those slides after class (not uploaded online). regurgitate slides on midterm & you good

Lectures and readings are heavy and overcomplicate everything in the course. Half the time pandaya up there rambling some bull because he has to fill an hour with concepts that are simple. His grading criteria is ambiguous and he aims for a B- average in this class.

Very knowledgeable and a good lecturer, but his slides are sometimes too complicated and he goes by materials really fast. It is lecture heavy, so you don't have to read unless you pay attention in lectures. Grade consists of section, midterm, paper, and final. Overall a solid professor.

Honestly one of my favorite lecturers. Readings are interesting, though some are on the longer side. He's really good with engaging students, which is difficult with a lecture hall of 200 kids. Movie days are bomb.

His lectures are amazing and fun given the amount of GE's he covers, but there's basically no way to pass if you miss class. His tests are extremely difficult if you don't know all of his exact interpretations of the material but overall it's not the worst thing in the world

great professor and interesting material but midterm graded harshly. do not take if you are looking for an easy A

Professor Pandya was very helpful and lectures were very interesting. I took a small class and even though you do well on tests and papers, attendance is mandatory and will affect your grade. Overall I would take another class by this professor again.

Because Pandya is interested in the subject, it makes students intrigued to listen as well. He will not notice if you do not go to class, but it is definitely beneficial if you do because he goes over every reading with detail. The ideas he throws out during class is very helpful for the two essays that counts for 75% (35% midterm, 40% final).

One of the best classes I have taken at UCSB! It was not only taught by Pandya, who is thorough with his course material and is able to tie back his thoughts to the readings, but it also helped me learn more about myself as a second generation Asian American. The class was fairly easy as he lectured well, but the readings are fun regardless!

Amazing professor, engaging, knowledgeable, great lecturer, encourages students to articulate and explore their ideas. Fair grader, clear about expectations, very interesting topic, not a lot of reading or work. Class is mainly discussion but prof summarizes his points well and students are encouraged to connect the concepts themselves via exams.

He's a nice guy. Knowledgeable and approachable. But he does not lecture. Class is basically a glorified discussion group. As a result, there are virtually no notes you can study for tests. Tests are dependent on your memory of the readings and your ability to link them together and discuss them.

Sameer is really helpful and kind. He is patient and very understanding. He's cool to talk to after class too, so you know he's actually a chill person. Take any class this professor offers, the work isn't too difficult, and he's always available to help.

Extremely good instructor and really good at engaging the class in insightful conversations. You can at least get a pretty easy A- as long as you do all the readings and attend class.

Pandya is an AMAZING and stimulating professor when teaching this class. He uses literature pieces in a reader and two other books as readings for this course. Grade is attendance, group presentation, midterm, and final. Visit him in office hours because he's chill and awesome!

Really nice professor, he knows what he is talking about and is good about cultivating class discussions. Tests often pull directly from the readings.