Her lectures were clear and I attended office hours every week to ensure I did the homework correctly because her weekly quizzes are exactly like the homework. Did CLAS which helped me review the topics. The textbook is highly recommend to have a better understanding. Her exams have some tricky questions, but besides that great class!

She is a very good lecturer and is good at explaining the concepts. Even if you aren't good at math, don't worry! For Pstat 5A, there are labs that uses Python. There are weekly quizzes based on the exact homework problems so make sure to do them all. Make sure to read the textbook, you will understand the lecture ahead of time.

Mrs. Swenson was one of my favorite teachers. Each lecture was clear and at a good pace. She gave us all of the materials and tips for how to do good in the class.

Cutest prof ever! Syllabus is clear that the grade based on 10%participation; 10%quizes; 20%midterm1; 20%midterm2; 40%final. Iclicker is mandatory, go to lecture and do practice questions before exams and you will be fine.

Literally destroyed my grade by moving the final up by a whole week. Unethical Im so mad

Prof Swenson is so sweet, but I had her at 8 am every TR and she can sometimes talk you back to sleep. Her teaching methods are really clear, but attending tutoring outside of lecture and lab section is what saved me. CLAS on campus was where I learned the material and after my first CLAS session I got 100% on every following quiz. STUDY FORMULAS!

Dr. Swenson is the BEST!! Lectures are super clear and she moves through them at a good pace. Definitely buy the book, it will get you an A in the class. I was able to cram like two nights before each midterm and got an A on both. Tests can be tricky, but they're fair. Definitely do the homework since it's identical to exams. Easy A!!

Professor Swenson is nice and really cares about her students. The textbook it expensive but it helps you SO much. The midterms are not too bad (multiple choice) if you do a bunch of practice problems and exercises in the book but the final was BRUTAL (free response). Just study really hard from the start and you should be okay. iclicker is used

Prof. Swenson is one of the best professors on campus. She gives helpful examples and clearly defines topics in lecture. The tests were very fair and the problems were direct and similar to what we had in lecture and in homework. She clearly cares about her students and is very accessible after class and in office hours.

Great professor and nice person! Best professor in UCSB ever

She is so nice

I hate any form of math, but Swenson was amazing! She's the sweetest, most understand professor. Super straightforward tests, she teaches you exactly what you need to know. In order to succeed though you have to put in the work. Doing the homework (its always rly short) and going to office hours is a MUST if you want to do well.

Took stats in high school so this was easier for me. I understood the material, but studied too minimally :( It was not difficult, but do the homework and attend lecture/section. Also, the textbook isn't needed for homework, but maybe purchase if you need extra help. Computer programming is taught, but there are only a couple questions on the test

Literally the nicest professor Ive ever had, she genuinely cares about the students and is extremely accessible

Prof Swenson was amazing for stats. Super clear lectures with tons of examples and her test questions were always at the same level of difficulty as her lecture examples. The quizzes are easy as long as you get the hw checked during office hours. Super nice lady and great teacher, highly recommend

Julie is a real sweetheart. If you make an effort to go to her office hours then she is so so helpful. Definitely go check your hw answers at office hours, section quizzes are easy if you did homework right and the tests are really straight forward. i did poorly on the first midterm because i didnt study a lot. good onthe second midterm and final.

She is the BEST! she gives quiz every week (questions on quiz are from homework), which is a great thing to push you to learn. Tests are not hard or tricky, as long as you understand the material you are good. She gives lots of examples, and is super detailed about each solution. SUPER NICE!!!!

YOU DON'T NEED A TEXTBOOK. Just do the homework, those are what the quizzes are based on. As long as you study and do the homework, the class is pretty easy. Go to lecture and I recommend using CLAS. Overall, I'd recommend her for PSTAT 5A, and if you can pick between 5A and 5LS, choose 5A for an easier grade

Swenson is very passionate about teaching (PSTAT 5A). She's always available during office hours and responds to questions via email really fast. If you do the weekly homework and go to section, this class will be a breeze!

Professor Swenson is the best math lecturer I've had at UCSB, if not the best lecturer overall. She presents the material in a way that makes it easy to understand and is very approachable. Her lectures also always start with a little review of the previous lecture, which really helps students learn.

Dr. Swenson was understanding and kind. CLAS was a life saver.

Although lectures could be a bit boring, she was an outstanding professor. Had very good explanations and examples for EVERYTHING we covered in the class. I recommend reading the book & attending lectures because it helps clarify things a bit more. Make sure to attend all sections in order to get easy points. Overall, she's a great professor.

What I loved most about her is that she is really fair. You get what you work for. Show up to every lecture (even if they are repetitive sometimes and confusing), go to the labs and sections, do your hw, etc. It's all about habit and hard work. This class is about (mostly) practice and understanding. Each day things become less hard, you fill a gap

She was such a sweet professor and took the time to make sure her students understood the material. Quizzes are easy (one question taken from the homework) and both midterm and final were very straightforward.