Paying thousands of dollars for tuition and still having to spend $70+ dollars for an online textbook for an online class is totally unacceptable. The majority of the class is self taught through the online textbook. Practice quizzes are super easy, but when it comes to the actual quiz, it is completely different and significantly harder.

She was responsive and kind when I thought I wasn't being graded fairly on the final project and she even changed my grade. You teach yourself in the class, she is there to help you if needed. It's a good class if you like learning independently.

This is literally the worst course I have ever taken at UCSB. Prof. K just let us learn by ourselves through an online system, and she doesn't give lectures. So unfriendly to the coding newbies. She basically just does nothing. She does not deserve the salary provided by our tuition.

DON'T CHOOSE THIS GUY!!!! SHE TEACHERS NOTHING!!!! (There are no lectures or notes given) 100% SELF-STUDY!!!! (With a paid interactive textbook online -- boring content + practice) EVEN TAS ARE BETTER THAN HER!!!! THE WORST THING IS: YOU'LL TAKE A EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FINAL PROJECT!!!! GIVEN YOU LEARN EVERYTHING YOURSELF, YOU'LL CRY IN THE FINAL!!!!

I had never written a line of code in my life and I came out of this class feeling like I was actually ready to write some real python. Since the course is mostly just teaching syntax until the end it also wasn't too difficult. Last week or so got a little confusing but besides that it was pretty straight forward and zybooks was only a bit of work

I learned everything from the online testbook Zybook. She only posts roughly four lecture videos for the whole quarter! If you don't like self-study, avoid her. Also, we have a lot of labs :(

She is extremely hypocritical. She looks kind and approachable. But whenever you did ask for help, she just intentionally ignore it. But Tas in this class are great. Avoid her.

A really nice professor, very approachable and caring. But still, do yourself a favor, avoid her. I've never taken such an unorganized class. TAs have done most of the work. No online class, almost no recording throughout the quarter, only self-study.

Aovid her by any means. Disorganized and poor at teaching. Rather learn Python online than learn with her.

Prof. K's class was very straightforward in terms of grading. I had prior coding experience, so the class was a breeze, but Prof. K. really makes the concepts accessible for first-time programmers. She is very responsive to students' feedback and dropped a quiz that everyone said was too difficult. Overall, a fun class to learn programming.

Worst Prof I have ever had. Disorganized and unwilling to communicate. She even missed her own designated quiz time for once. Everything becomes so messy under this remote condition. Just avoid her for the best.

I respect Dr.K's passion about the class. But her lecture just makes no sense. The lecture is little related to the lab, which makes it hard to understand the lad concept. Besides, she post grades of labs at the end of the quarter. You have to figure out the answer which you did nearly two months ago. Obviously she can do much better.

She was really disorganized and released grades really slow. Labs were a lot harder than what she taught in class.

prof K is really awesome, she is a real cutie ;). I've struggled mostly on the labs, which takes forever to finish and I did not know what I was doing. honestly I have no interest of cmpsc (no motivation) and ended up switching from FMS to econ in 2nd week. 82% ave lab and 77% ave on exams, still got a b+ so totally doable. emphasis on labs. do hw.

Prof K is a nice person and she is passionate about what she teaches. Her lectures serve as a decent intro to concepts but the labs are much MUCH more difficult. I learned a lot more from brute-forcing labs and reading online resources than from going to lecture. Did not have any prior coding experience. Textbook used for HW. Self-studying is key.

She is really nice but didnt do a great job of teaching CS8. It was her first time teaching this course and it was obvious as she was very disorganized and didnt do the best job of explaining concepts in class.

You can tell from the way that she lectures that Prof K is very passionate about CS. Unfortunately, she is still quite new to teaching and it shows in her lack of organization and poor lectures. Despite this, she is very accommodating for students who are struggling and generously provides extra points and curves to make things easier.

You can tell Prof K is super passionate about CS. She is so kind, intelligent, and understanding. Did her best to make sure we received the best grades possible. This is her 1st time teaching CS8, so it's really disorganized. Concepts in lecture are doable but labs are 20x harder. Go to office hours, go to lab, read the book, and make friends!!

One of the most genuine and nicest professors you will meet. With that, she is not a good CS8 professor. She makes concepts confusing and her notes are not well put. The labs are extremely difficult and expect things you haven't learned about. This is definitely not taught like an intro course and I wish I took it with another prof.

Prof K is by far the best CS professor I've had. Teaches very clearly during lectures, uses I-clicker. Materials are structured to help students visualize codes (using graphs) to make it easier to understand the way the codes run step by step. Form a study group, make sure to do the assigned readings, and practice self-explaining concepts.

Professor Kharitonova's CMPSC9 class can be challenging, but manageable if you stay on top of the labs and use resources like the textbook and office hours. I found unstuck ai to be a helpful study tool alongside the class materials. Overall, it's a rewarding course if you're willing to put in the effort.

Had her for 8 and 9, review focuses on 9. Labs were important but very difficult; later ones took many hours to complete. Professor was a little quiet in lectures but explained material decently. Curved grades at end of course (twice, I'm pretty sure). Exams were tricky but doable; focuses on lab concepts.

I really liked Kharitonova! I think there is a lot of overhating towards her. Going to lecture is very important, and you will for sure need to go to understand concepts if you want a high grade. Labs can also be a bit strenuous at times but if you start early it is not that big of a deal. She is a very sweet professor