Easily one of the hardest classes I have taken in the bio department. Highly recommend going over some general calculus before this class starts. Louis was very understanding and willing to help when you need it but his lectures were pretty scattered. Do all coding assignments and practice problems to prepare for exams.

Instructs the lab TA's to grade lab notes like reports, so grades take a bit of a hit if you aren't thorough. Prof. Fygenson is very helpful though, and wants students to succeed. She is accessible and accommodating.

Don't take Fygenson's Phys 3L and 4L! It is only for physics major, but as a physics major student, I still don't recommend you to take her lab, because the name of the course is still 3L/4L, but it is much. harder than regular 3L/4L. Get ready for this 1 unit class become your nightmare if you will take her 3L/4L, not as 25L has a different name.

Dr. Louis goes really fast in lecture, so make sure to assiduously review the lecture slides, go to office hours, and try to tackle the test exercises. Also, the coding assignments are the bulk of the grade. Overall, this class was challenging, and if anyone wants to get a head start, he or she can learn either Matlab or R on his or her own.

He is an okay professor, but I think the material is just a bit difficult to follow along with especially if you have not taken math or probability in a while. The coding assignments were too easy while the midterm was hard, mostly due to time constraint. Final was very fair. Read lecture slides and focus on exclamation marks. 88% A-

Hard class but generous curve. 87% was an A-. Midterm was 7 pages and wayyy too long.

Hard to understand what he is saying because of his accent.

500 points in all. 150 -> weekly MATLAB assignments. 25 -> GS quizzes. 30 -> group presentation. 225 -> midterm and final paper exam. 100 -> midterm and final coding assignment (take home). Midterm was long and hard while final was long but doable (both have cheat sheet). lots of stats, along with some derivatives & integrals. go to OH for help!

Professor Streichan is great. Homeworks are from Taylor, he is very fond of derivations, so expect one on the midterm and another on the final. They are pulled straight from his lecture notes. He posts his notes on guachospace, but his writing can be difficult to read at times. So its best to go to lecture. He is also very accessible in his office.

To my knowledge, this quarter (Fall 2018) was prof. Streichans first time teaching 103, so we were the guinea pigs. The midterm average was 50%. The curve helps a lot so its kinda hard to fail. He is a super nice guy who actually cares about students. Grade breakdown: Midterm 25%, HW 30%, Final 40%, Participation 5% (Section) + 5% extra credit.

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Glad I learned imageJ. Its helped me so much.....

Very long and unclear instructions in labs. Never there.

Very friendly and approachable. Make sure to schedule office hours in advance because he is really busy. I loved his class and he seemed so interested in the subject matter that it made me want to go out and learn more.

One of the best professors i've ever had!! He makes class really interesting, and goes on a lot of interesting and funny tangents! GO TO CLASS. Sure, you can get most of the information from the book, but it makes much more sense if you have him explain it. The tests are pretty easy for an UD Chem class! AMAZING PROF - HIS MOTHER WOULD BE PROUD ;))

Plaxco is an amazing professor. He's hilarious, which makes lectures very entertaining. You'll find that he goes on a lot of tangents, but he plans class time for them so you don't miss out on any material because of them and they are also almost always completely relevant to the subject. His tests are easy as long as you go to class.

Best ever

As of you reading this, I do not have grades yet. It is 4 weeks into the following quarter.

This was a difficult course. However, Fygenson set fair exams and there was plenty of opportunity to collect credit through doing all the homeworks. She was also very happy to help whenever we had problems with the course material. There was also an assessed essay - unusual for a physics course - but nontheless very interesting in the end.

terrible professor. she does not know the course material very well and cannot seem to answer student questions. avoid this teacher at ALL COSTS. makes lectures mandatory as well and yet it is pointless to go to them because she does not know how to teach

Grades were due two days ago to the office of registrar, she hasn't submitted them yet. Very unorganized, explanations in lecture are very confusing, doesn't know what she's doing. Overall terrible professor, but seems nice outside of class/lecturing duties. still hate her tho lol

Terrible professor. Spends most of the lecture answering questions you posted for homework, and barely any time explaining the equations and how you use them effectively. Would not recommend this teacher to anyone. You're forced to attend her lectures because of iClicker questions that count for your grades.

If Dr. Plaxco is teaching a class TAKE IT! no questions asked! One of the best profs in UCSB. He's just excellent! He's easy to talk to, friendly, easy to understand, explains very well, funny and makes you want to show up for class and inspires you to think outside of box. Very captivating professor/scientist. If he's teaching just take him.

Horrible teacher. When we went over her exams in class there were about 4 questions she couldn't even figure out. Extremely unhelpful and inflexible. Was not understanding when I missed an exam because I was very sick. Zero social skills. Not a good lecturer. Don't take her class.