Her lectures mainly focused on helping students understand the concept rather than learn how to actually do the coding because the homework covers that. She's a sweet professor and wants to help her students. Tests are by hand but the labs might be a little challenging.

9 labs that took forever and never what she taught. 1 midterm and final that were alright altho final was way easier. Can be a bit confusing when lecturing. She seems like a nice person but i just had a hard time learning from her.

Very fair class. There is a good amount of homework and labs, but are really doable if you start early and go to office hours. Lectures are very helpful, she explains everything very clearly and thoroughly. Easy if you're willing to put in the work

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

Very overhated professor, lectures were very clear and helpful and grading is fair. Labs get slightly involved/difficult later in the quarter, but if you get started early and go to office hours for help, you can finish them easily and learn a lot from them. One midterm and final, each will be doable if you read the textbook/pay attention.

Passing this class is very doable, get started on the labs early, and read the textbook. Lectures are helpful, I don't understand how some people here say they aren't. They clarify topics in the reading and often show you how to do the labs for the week. Just pay attention and hold yourself accountable. Struggling is part of the learning process.

Terrible. If I could give negative stars I would. Doesn't respond to emails. Not sympathetic at all. Didn't curve and refused to do so despite being a couple points away from passing the class. Not understanding and doesn't teach well at all. I've had some bad professors but they are saints compared to her.

If you read the assigned chapters and complete the labs early then the course isn't too difficult. The TAs hold office hours almost every day and to help hold yourself accountable you can go sit in the classroom where they're holding office hours to work on your labs (that's what I did). Prof emphasizes topics on tests so you know what to expect.

lectures were not helpful, labs were too hard(on top of homework). She didn't answer to emails. Final was WAY harder than the practice final, with topics which were barely covered in class. on the very last day the grading turned out to be more strict than the usual scale and didn't count the extra credit lab which took us hours to complete.

This class destroyed my interest in programming. The labs (20% of your total grade) take up to 10 hours per week. While it is clear that Prof K is passionate about CS, her teaching can be confusing. The exams are graded quite harshly and many of questions are things not covered in lecture and only briefly mentioned in the textbook.

She is not a good teacher. Everything she says is overcomplicated. She tells you something won't be on the final and then proceeds to put it on the final. She says she will upload lectures then doesn't upload lectures. She doesn't respond to student questions.

I've had Prof. K twice now (for CS8 and CS9) and to be honest she is the worst professor I've ever had at UCSB. Especially in CS9, 70% of your grade is based on difficult midterms and finals, and she gives labs (that take 10 hours each) every week on top of homework. Not to mention she rarely gives feedback and the TAs are not helpful either.

is obsessed with frat guys only gives them good grades. I wonder where she was last night.

I was aware of previous ratings but decided to take the class anyways and the bad ratings now make sense. Generally, everything was okayish (confusing project instructions) until finals. She gave a final during Week 9 and assigned a bigger project on the same week (syllabus said it was supposed to be released earlier), making finals week stressful.

For the most part, the content is relatively easy and the grading is fair. You will have 3 quizzes and 3 projects. However, the ending of the course is extremely rushed and moderately difficult so be aware.

Overall, I went into this class with little coding experience but the teacher was able to explain the ideas really well. There are three quizzes and three projects in the class. The last project and the last quiz are definitely harder than the rest, but if you study hard and do the labs/homework you should be able to get a strong A.

Everything is good or on average besides the workload.

....tough grader

Prof Kate has been hands-down the most inconsiderate professor I have ever met. If you're in the mood to have a final exam and (incredibly complicated and insanely belated) final project (during dead week and due during finals), take the class! If you also like not knowing your grade for the course, this class will be perfect for you. Godspeed.

Just as previous comments, this course has so many homework. Besides, the final project is very ambiguous. Choose this course will make you final week more difficult since there are both a final quiz and a complicated final project.