Disregard the trash comment below. Study effectively bc exam scores don't lie. Easy A for a 5-unit course.

Very information heavy and lectures very fast. Class is split into 3 lectures a week and a review session. The amount of information he covers in a 50 minute lecture is equivalent to other upper div MCDB courses that are taught in a 75 minute lecture. So expect to do 1.5x the amount of work. Lectures are on gauchocast so attendance isn't mandatory

Hands down best class I've ever taken at UCSB. He presents the subject in a way that makes students feel like they themselves are at the forefront of research. The material can be complicated but he teaches so intuitively that I barely found myself having to memorize anything and you really can't help but leave deeply appreciative of the system.

Dr. Rothman is very inspiring. He is a great lecturer, and often mention current science news in his lectures to keep it interesting. He is very talkative and supportive outside of class.

I would highly recommend taking a class with Mahan. His tests are really hard but he actually cares about the students doing well so if you go to his office hours it helps a lot. If he stars something on the board, 98% chance it will be on the midterm or final.

Great guy, great professor. Tests are really hard and require you to think outside the box which makes it very tricky, especially if you only have 50minutes. Large part of grade for 132L is also for an exam which isn't too related to the actual lab which is dumb. Should have been more based on lab performance and results in lab instead.

Great professor. Very funny too. Got to lecture and you will be rewarded. Does not curve much. Memorize all slides and things said and read the textbook and you will do okay. Not super easy material but the professor presents it well. Section helps as well.

Great professor! Lectures are very clear and organized. He's very personable and truly wants his students to do well. *Go to his office hours- he's really helpful when you show the effort. Tests are incredibly hard for the material learned in lecture. Learn every word/concept on every slide very well. Then you can do well in the course.

Amazing professor. So much charisma and his enthusiasm is infectious. He loves what he teaches and his lectures are perfect. Always available to answer questions and is a really cool guy to talk to. He knows so much about immunology and if he doesn't know something it's because it hasn't been discovered yet! Tough material but best class in MCDB.

Tomaso teaches in an intuitive style that differs from most of the other professors in the MCDB field. He explains things with the big picture first and then fills in the details and almost completely devalues memorization as a form of learning. He uses real research examples and focuses on cutting edge and relevant material. Tests are long beware.

Rothman is incredibly clear and organized. His slides are top notch and his problem sets (which he posts on gaucho each week) are good practice of what you need to know for exam. He gives you clear direction on what to do to be successful in class: go to every lecture, review, do problem sets. That's it. He made something as dull as biochem OK!!

One of the best professors at UCSB. Textbook is useless, so must go class. He will try to trick you on the exam, but the class is essentially a repeat of Chem 109C so it's easy. He gives you problem sets and 2 old exams to study on. Great class.

Amazing professor! Lectures are always entertaining. The class is very well organized and he is clear about his expectations. He's very reasonable about the detail of info you need to know. He makes it easy to succeed by posting practice problems & exams. Do these and you will do well. Textbook is not required.

This has been my favorite MCDB course so far. You have to go to class, but you'll love going. Mahan is a hilarious goofball with a passion for pathology. The tests are tough, but come purely from the notes he gives you. When he shows a video at the end, trust me, you should stay.

The class was interesting and for the most part he was able to get a lot of his points across clearly, and if not his TA's are very helpful and reliable. His lecture slides have about 80% of what you need to know the other 20% comes from attending lectures for clarity. His tests do test on a small portion of what he actually expects you to know.

Rothman is hands down probably one of my favorite professors and that's coming from someone who hates chemistry and had this class at 8am. The way he lectures definitely gets the point across effectively so you don't feel confused or bored. He's direct in what he expects from you and I felt as though his tests were very fair. Prof Low ruined it tho

interesting class. 40% for each midterm and final, 10% for weekly quizzes. curved relative to the avg of top 10 scores (i think it was like 10% within that score was an A..) ended up with an 82% that was a A. lecture slides have everything you need to know.

The class was interesting, however, the professor was rude and unhelpful during office hours. Did not answer emails most of the time. In addition, did not fully answer questions during office hours, preferring to instead ask, "well do you go to lecture?" Overall an essential class, but negative experience.

The best teacher I've had in MCDB so far. The class challenges you to think beyond memorizing facts and figures.

mahan is my favorite professor at ucsb! he is hilarious and super helpful. if you're into microbio and corny jokes like i am you'll love the class.. it's not easy, a lot of facts to memorize, but it's pretty straight forward. overall, great prof, great class!

Dr. Rothman is an awesome professor! He's the chair of the department so he's very busy, but if you go to his office hours he's great. The class itself is straightforward and not difficult, but you must work to get an A. The problem sets are necessary for exam practice. Also, his wine-making jokes are hilarious!

Memorize the lecture slides and just use the book as reference. The first part of the class was much easier than the second half, so be prepared for a tough final (thank god it's not cumulative). It's an interesting class and crucial for the mcat

Best class ever and awesome lecturer. Prof. Smith is approachable and very help during office hours. Class involves a lot of memorizations and his tests were long. Quizzes in section every week so don't fall behind. Physiology is an awesome class, but too bad there's no lab.

Be prepared, don't try and cram there is a lot of information and he speaks very fast at times. His curve doesn't do your grade any good (due to med school students) so study the lectures inside out.