The tests are pretty straightforward if you take good notes during lectures. Just make sure to do all provided practice problems posted on GS, as they are pretty representative of some test questions. Reading the book can help fill in the blanks if you miss lecture. If you stay on top of things, it shouldn't be too much work.

Her lectures is really disoranized. That's it. Most of materials and grpahs are uncelared , but midterms are not that hard.

excellent lecturer but tough grader! : ( I learned a lot and my GPA is ruined by this class.

She's very friendly and is clearly passionate about what she does. Econ 10A is a really difficult class in general and she does her best to make the concepts understandable. Her lectures are fast but she will slow down if you ask.

As mentioned above, only a final of three short answer questions makes up your grade. He cares too much about logic and wording. If he thinks your answer is not clear enough even though you the ideas acrosed, you gonna get dinged. Simply going to lecture and writing down notes are not gonna be enough.

Best 10A professor it's a shame she won't be teaching this class anymore. Takes the extra step and physically works out practice problems during lectures. Though you obviously need to do a lot of studying on your own, she is by far the most helpful, & truly cares about the students.

I think Benelli is one of the best professors that I've had at UCSB. She shows you how to do problems step by step, making sure that you truly understand the material.

Only went to two of Benelli's lectures. She wanted to help and also made sure that you understood the material if you went to her after class for help. Very enthusiastic and did her best to make the mundane material interesting. Got an A, but only self studied and spent countless hours on practice midterms.

Cindy was hands-down the best prof I've had at UCSB. She was very available and approachable for help and she went above and beyond in explaining the material for her students. In addition, she is very passionate about the subject, which helps a great deal in keeping the class engaged. If you take 10A, I highly recommend her. Do CLAS with Lindsay

Really just not a good professor. Cannot stand listening to her talk, also she isn't very smart. Probably the worst professor I've had at UCSB. Material isn't too hard if you can stand listening to her yelldictate at you 3 times a week.

only sign up for this class if you want to take a final that is 100% of your grade and consists of 3 short answer questions that are each a paragraph long.

There was only one test, a final with 3 short answer questions, which entails there is no feedback improvement process. He is very particular on *how* a question is answered: wording, logical development and brevity. Overall, he's a clear lecturer and the class is interesting, but his testing strategy is the glaring drawback to keep in mind.

So a pretty unusual class. Grading is all based on a final. He asks 3 questions and wants short and succinct answers. Lectures are long, windy and confusing. He knows what he's talking about but isn't the best at teaching it. Taking notes of exactly what he writes down is your best bet. And then do OH's if needed (I didn't, but shoulda).

The definition of a great professor. The class was both challenging and engaging. She is one of the very few professors at UCSB who focus on teaching--not research. Exams were fair and homework was not excessive. Grading policy was very fair as well.

Class really made all that econ finally make sense! Very energetic and makes econ fun! Wish I had taken all her classes since econ is exciting when viewed through her eyes. She really likes students and tries to get to know everyone in the class. It's different because most professors don't care and she does.

Best professor in econ dept. Very helpful and really wants students to learn material. She is brilliant and is willing to meet after/before class to make sure understanding is there.

How can you listen to a person always refering to herself in 3rd person? Confusing structure in her lectures, very little explanation and not encouraging people to ask questions by always emphasizing how superior she is. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

She seems to be willing to help students. But actually she treats students quite rudely when you asking help unless she has already been knowing you, then she will treat you differently.

For someone who wants to get an A in this class: Take this class only if you can show up to every lectures and pay a fair/reasonable level of attention throughout the class. As many have commented, she is a bit disorganized so if you dont get the ideas in class, its very difficult to retrace (unless you want to go to her OH).

Showing up to class is mandatory in order to do well. Some aspects of class were unorganized. Not a bad class to fill an econ requirement, but nothing special.

I thought this professor was great! I think these comments about her are horrible. Like any course for the econ major some significant amount of work is necessary to get a good grade and for this class you must be willing to do so. And no this is not Benelli;it's a student. Sometimes she does the math a bit quickly but she takes all questions.

econ114, unhelpful. overall, do not take her. just answers quickly & shortly when u ask questions. her notes are exactly like what the others said.

Took her class because I was told she is easy and tests straight from notes. Definitely not easy. Anything goes on the final even material that was barely touched. She is awful at math which is confusing to me since she is a econ teacher. Also doesn't like when you ask for help or have issues with test problems.

Teacher was unclear about what was going on. No real plan to the class or teaching in general. She would draw models up on the board with little to no explanation and tell us this is how it is done. Do not take this class. Although she didnt do the math as much as the other teacher would have, she didnt help students at all. She hates students.