I went to maybe 3 lectures but his slides were useful. I did not like the way he explained, he overcomplicated stuff that did not need to be but he does go over every step pretty okay. As long as you study you will do good in the class

Lecture are long and boring and extra lectures online. You better take notes during those lectures, since he will randomly pick statistical information from those lectures for the exam. There is one reading and a documentary discussion. The writing is acceptable, but you need to remember every important point in reading and film to get high score.

Love you Hiltner

Definitely recommend taking Professor Kumar if you get the chance! His lectures are very clear and he provides a lot of examples. He posts a guided study before each exam which helps a lot with studying!

this class is NOT and easy GE so don't take if that's what you were hoping for. the class is entirely memorization and his lectures are mandatory even though he makes you watch the video lectures because that's what you need to know for the tests. highly recommend pass/no pass for this class.

kumar the goat. explains everything so well you probably don't even need to go to lecture

Do not take this class if you are looking for an easy GE. His exams are ridiculously hard and the only possible way you can hope to do well is if you take extensive notes on all of the readings, lectures, and films. He says that he wants you to understand the main objective of his assignments, but tests you on random statistics and small details.

made us watch a video of him talking every single lecture rather than him talking irl. If i wanted to watch his videos i would rather watch them at home. forced us to attend too with his iclickers. exams were based on what his comments were after this boring lecture videos, which was even worse.also made us watch biased documentaries.

His lectures are incredibly good; he explains concepts super clearly and never skips steps that could cause confusion. Hw and tests are reasonable. He also provides a ton of review material before each exam. Overall a great experience.

This was almost entirely memorization! The lectures were so boring. There are so many extra materials and it takes hours to go over it, but the two exams rely on insanely specific details. He preaches accessibility yet attendance is 20% of the class with no permitted absences, and many documentaries had sensitive topics with no warning.

I completely failed the first midterm, but his grading criteria is lowkey clutch because I got a 94 on the second one and I'm about to take the final next week. He explains thing hella clearly and is probably the best math prof I've had in a while. Tests are fair as long as you do the review and review your notes a couple times.

I would only recommend this class if ur going to pass/no pass. homework is easy and class is quite interesting + Hiltner is obv passionate about it. However tests are horribly unfair. A midterm & final are 60% of the grade and he asks super specific obscure questions. Class itself is good but bc of the tests I can't recommend which is sad :(

Weekly readings and films + comments for each of them. No section but you have to watch his online lecture. midterm on the first half of class and the other is for other half of class. Lots of work is required for this class, Iclicker is how lecture attendance is taken. Not sure why our tests are all on paper but this class is for climate crisis.

Ken is an icon. He's super passionate about what he teaches, and honestly made me passionate about his class. English 23 has changed my life. This class is also really straightforward. The only tests are a midterm and final. As long as you do the readings, go to lecture, and watch the films you'll get an A.

Lectures are the same as reading, you dont learn new information in class but uses iClicker. Tests are hard! No clear way to study; he asks specific questions: recount what he said in a particular lecture or an obscure statistic. Feels like hes shaming you into to going vegan or to stop flying. Fine GE not much work If you can avoid ken, I would

Professor Kumar provided an excellent introduction to mathematical proofs. The lectures were well-structured, engaging, and informative. There was weekly homework, two midterms, and a cumulative final. He was helpful during office hours and after lectures to answer questions. Highly recommend.

This professor changed my life. I grew so much as a person from taking this course and I am so grateful for it. Easily the most important class I have taken here. I would highly recommend 23 as this is where you get all the info on the climate crisis and it really isn't much work. English 24 was reading heavy. TAKE HIS HONORS SECTION its amazing.

Took this pass/no pass even after I got 97% on the midterm. Didn't really do much second half of the quarter and went in pretty blind to the final and if I had gotten one more question right I would have gotten an A. Pretty easy class, yet it is still pretty interesting. Read >500 page book in two days on audible 3.4x speed. Why are people talking?

Professor Kumar is the GOAT. His lectures were good and I liked his pace. He's very flexible and wants students to succeed. Not that the material is easy -- grade ultimately depends on the working ur willing to do. But Kumar's grading is clear and exams are straightforward. Would take again.

Just take notes on everything said in lecture by him & guest speakers and reread them a few times for the midterm & final and you'll be fine. Lots of reading per week. Weekly Youtube comments. iClicker for lectures. Very sweet guy but wish the lectures were more structured bc some speakers would talk about a whole bunch of nothing

Kumar's notes were very clear and the class was very well organized. office hour was very helpful and every time I emailed him I got a very timely response. The average scores on the exams are very high.

His lectures are more incoherent than his hand writing. Rambles on and on and lectures make zero sense. Made the exams unnecessarily hard.TAs could not help me either. I will have to retake this class

This class was a nightmare. His lectures are extremely confusing and he makes the material unnecessarily hard. Worst prof at ucsb I've had so far

Makes calculus seem like addition. His teaching style is unlike anything I've seen. Just incredible at explaining concepts and even though the exams are tough he more than prepares you to take them. Provides great resources as well. If he's available prioritize him for sure