Professor Peter is a GEM. Adore this man to bits, he is so fun in lectures and makes the class so passable. I am okay at math and this was not a struggle, a good pick for those avoiding the 2/3 series! Will miss this class dearly, what a good time!

The grade was mainly based on homework/participation and he gave a quiz every week and a final. The quizzes and final were super similar to homework and even if they weren't, he taught everything you needed to know in lecture. He is literally awesome and I would definitely take his class again.

i had garfield for math 4a in fall, 6a in winter, and now 4b in spring this quarter. he's such a caring and accommodating professor. his lecture examples cover all concepts u will need for hw, and quizzes/final are all really similar to hw. if u see garfield teaching a class, take him, u wont regret it! :)

Took this course in Spring 2021. He is famous for extending hw deadlines for the whole class. The hw is manageable. The quizzes are never unexpected. There was no midterm. The final is worth 2 quizzes and he drops the lowest 2 quizzes, so if u do well in weekly quizzes u can not take the final. U can also use Mathematica in the final. Choose him.

Took this course during Winter 2021. This is my second math class with Professor Garfield. His PowerPoints are clear and straight to the point. The weekly quizzes all based on hw and lecture. There was no midterm. The final basically worth 2 or 3 quizzes. He also taught us some Mathematica codes, which is very useful. Choose him if you can.

Took this course during Fall 2020. Professor Garfield is probably the best professor you can have for this class. He is funny and caring. He splits the course into mini-lectures and homework that are completely manageable. The weekly quizzes are easy. There was no midterm. The final basically worth 2 or 3 quizzes. Choose him if you can.

This is the second class I have taken with Prof. Garfield, and he's a really nice guy. His explanation of the concepts were a little shaky, but he makes the class very easy to pass. The only big complaint I have is that he sometimes takes too long to grade the quizzes.

Peter is definitely an awesome professor. I have taken his Math 4A in the fall, Math 6A in the winter, and now am taking his Math 4B. Got two A+s for the two completed courses. He will never fail you. His grading includes 50% HW, 40% Quiz & final exam, and 10% participation of his OH and nectir posts.

Took 4B and 6B with Prof. Garfield. Short lecture with clear pdf notes. He is a nice guy and always makes jokes during lectures and office hours. Be sure to understand the concept of calculation, instead of just remember the formula, since he seems to prefer asking the definition and concepts knowledge in the exames. Good luck!

Garfield isn't the best at teaching but his classes are definitely easy to get a good grade in with a basic understanding of the material. His GS page is extremely well organized. He gave weekly quizzes, no midterm, and lectures and homework posted mon, weds, and fri of every week plus a final. Gave lots of hw extensions. Overall, great prof!

Peter is so kind and friendly, but youll have to read the textbook in order to understand the content better. His lectures are not so helpful. You can still get an A if you cant master every content.

Took him for Math 4A and 6A. He really does care about his students and the class is very organized. Gauchospace is very easy to navigate and there are 3 homeworks a week with lectures accordingly. Only downside he takes a while to grade weekly quizzes. The homework/quiz questions are a lot harder than in lecture so go to office hours or mathlab!

Took this class with him and Katy Craig as dual professors. He's a nice guy and very accessible outside of class but the discrepancy between the topics taught in class and what you are tested on is huge. The tests are just way harder than any examples done in class, the only reason most people in the class manage to pass is bc hw 40% of the grade.

Garfield teaches math in a very succinct and efficient manner. Him and his TA's have been great for all my courses, and I recommend him for everyone. He is very flexible with homework, and the grading is very generous. Take him for all your classes!

He's a really friendly and understanding guy. He pushes back HW for the class when asked and it's weekly quizzes and a final so you can mess up and not ruin your grade. The quizzes/HW are a lot harder than his lectures prepare you for though, so make sure you get help if you need it.

Garfield's lectures are very thorough and he uses good examples. He's very lenient with online, he drops your lowest homework score. Midterm and final were as difficult as expected with the content. He also provided us with a Nectir group where we could get help, he also gives participation points which you can get by asking questions so it's easy.

Peter is a really kind professor. Three lectures, three Webwork homework, and one weekly Gradescope quiz each week. Your will be graded on Nectir participation for every three/four weeks. Peter will automatically drop lots of lowest grades for homework, quizzes, and even participation points. You will have plenty opportunities to ensure A or A+.

Thou you def. get an A after taking with Peter, he extends almost every HW. Quizzes and Final are very similar to what you've got on HW. BUT, you won't learn anything from this class. Lectures are very confusing, just read your book, go to MATHLAB, go to CLAS.

Prof. Garfield is a very nice professor. He extends homework for students regularly, and his homework and quizzes are not very hard. Participation points are easy to get. He sometimes doesn't reply to email, and he only appear on nectir a few times. His lectures are fun to watch but sometimes a little unclear, and he sometimes post them late.

Mr. Garfield was incredibly supportive during COVID; he is such a nice man and was active in the big nectir groupchat with questions. While the amount of homework assignments makes the class appear super difficult, he gave an extension on every single one, so don't be too fearful. He is on your side and wants all of his students to be successful.

Peters Math 4A is an easy A. His lectures are a little bit hard to understand, but quizzes and exams only consist 40% of overall grade. He is also very nice and helpful.

Very Good Professor. Easy A. And you don't need to worry about the deadlines because there will always be some students emailing him to push off the due dates.

Prof. Garfield is super nice & understanding in terms of giving grade extensions. He has a very lenient grading policy since homework counts for the majority of the grade! I found that the lectures were sometimes confusing because some of the steps weren't explained but the TAs are super helpful in clarifying concepts. Overall, he's a solid prof.

This was my first quarter at UCSB since I transferred over from OCC and Peter was amazing with the transition to online learning. He accommodated to every student and made sure we could succeed in the class with minimal stress. Very lenient with due dates as he always extended hw due dates. No midterm, just weekly quizzes and a final.