While Peter was a nice professor, he is not a great teacher. His method of teaching was not conducive to learning math, in my opinion. Lectures were confusing and often consisted of him reading through his slides without working through any problems by hand. Definitely sign up for CLAS and use Khan Academy. Good Luck!

Peter's a great guy, although maybe not the best lecturer. Some lectures aren't paced well and we end up speeding to the end. Regardless, his humor made learning math fun and enjoyable. Homework is due before the next lecture and is pretty easy compared to lecture content. Exams are straightforward. Take his classes!

Prof Garfield is a very fun professor, lectures are good to go to, although you definitely need to spend time learning the content on your own. Midterms/finals are all fair.

Very nice professor, but a decently fast paced course so being able to teach yourself and answer your own questions is helpful. However, Peter is very good about being there and helpful during his office hours.

This professor lets you drop most of the final. Its wild. Most people i know got an a+. If you want an easy class this is it. Of course, he's also super nice and helpful.

Lectures could be very confusing and homework can be hard. The 3 midterm exams and final increase in weight which is unfortunate. Exams are the exact same as practice exams so it is very easy to be successful despite confusing content! A lot of homework/quiz grades are dropped which also bring up grade. Very generous grading!!

Garfield was fine. His lectures and explanations were confusing at times but the textbook always provided clarification. His exams are exactly like the practice exams so make sure to do those. My biggest issue is it takes FOREVER for him to get exam grades out. Like ridiculously long. Overall, not a hard class.

he does not teach very well - with that being said, the class is almost a guaranteed pass because the tests are very close to the practice exams (which he supplies a lot of). Homework is mild and you can get a lot of help (or in a lot of cases just look on nectar). most people succeed by memorization.

Garfield is definitely very caring for his students and very helpful to them, but I think some of his explanations in his classes are definitely harder than they need to be.

good and nice

Garfield was pretty cool but was a terrible prof/lecturer. Has problems with being timely and widely unorganized. Basically reads off slides and doesn’t do much to really teach. Practice exams are very similar to real exams which was nice. But him and his TAs don’t respond to emails and are difficult to reach. Don’t really recommend

Had him for both 34A and B and he's a really genuine professor. He truly loves the subject and cares for his students. His tests are just like the practice exams, he makes it very easy to get a good grade if you study for it. Webwork problems are very hard but use nectir and resources!

Peter is one of the best professors Ive had at UCSB. His class is really straightforward and he wants you to succeed. He holds multiple office hour sessions per week, take advantage of them! The practice tests and homework really prepare you for the exams, stay on top of everything and youll be golden. Going to miss having Peter as a professor!

He’s a cool guy but a very poor professor. Many people like him cause they consider his class to be easy but neglect to mention how wildly unorganized the class is. I feel like he’s never thorough enough and most kids get by on memorization because his practice tests are exactly like the exams. TAs and professor never get back to you.

A great guy at heart but the class was terribly organized. There was a lot of frustration regarding the grades of our first midterm (which, two months later, is still not graded). The lectures are not very thorough—many of the steps and work for example problems are explained verbally; there is hardly any work shown. Wouldn't recommend.

I would love to give Professor Garfield another great rating, but after this class I can't. He's a funny guy who really cares about the class but this was a disaster. As of now(after we've taken the final) we still don't have our first midterm back. The class isn't too hard and the midterms are essentially old tests with new questions but still.

If youre taking a class with Garfield, be prepared to study by yourself. He only uses slides for lecture and the only help you will be getting is from CLAS or section. Work on your practice tests and maybe youll do good. Gives too much homework, imo. Very nice and respectful, but isnt thorough with explaining the math.

Professor Garfield is a mixed bag. On one hand he is a very nice guy with a fun personality in the classroom. On the other hand, he is an extremely slow grader with very imprecise lectures that make things more confusing than they need to be. As long as you slam the practice midterms this class is an easy A but prepare to deal with his confusion.

Peter is by far one of my favorite professors! Midterms and final are exactly like the practice tests he posts online. Weekly quizzes count more towards section attendance than for a true grade. Very easy to access outside of class and loves helping students during office hours. Very passionate about what he does and a very inspirational prof.

I had Prof. Garfield for Math 34a and overall he was great. I'm not the best at math but if you do the homework, attend section, and do the midterm review papers, you're pretty much guaranteed an A or B. Homework can be challenging at times, but if you form study groups, you will succeed.

Lectures are very easy to follow along too, where he gets you is the homework. Often times there will be problems that weren't (and never will be!) covered in the lecture. You will sink hours of your time fearing they will be on the exam. This becomes worse in 34B. He has good intentions but is far from a competent professor.

4A was a simple, straightforward class. I took it online. I enjoyed his lectures very much, he is a funny guy and gives lots of extensions if you just ask. However, I cant say that I really remember anything from this class a year later. Essentially, youll do fine, but its difficult to get a deeper understanding of the material.

Relies on slides too heavily. Most of the time the homework questions he assigns are confusing because he doesn't really know what he assigns. Went to all of his office hours. He seemed like he cared about being friends with students but didn't really care about teaching. It's an easy class if you go to CLAS.

Professor Garfield is not a good Professor. He did not respond to my messages at all and did not respond or help when I needed to improve my grade by half a letter in order to not have to take the class again. His lectures are not helpful and confusing.