His midterm was relatively easy and straightforward but his final was so much more difficult than I could've imagined. His no partial credit policy for his tests make getting a good grade extremely difficult. Not really much of a curve at the end of the quarter either. Hardest class I've taken at UCSB.

One of the worst prof ever, spent the last 3 weeks on learning a very hard chapter but never tested it on Final. Midterm is okay but Final worth 50% of your grade and it is hard so be prepared for it. Once again, try your best to avoid him unless you have abosolutely no choices

BAD!

HE IS TERRIBLE

Spending a good amount of time on the homework is the only way I learned anything. My TA is honestly the only way I got through his class, GO TO SECTION- attendance is graded and helps. Lecture is very difficult to follow and he often doesn't take questions even though he'll ask for them. A lot of self-learning to be expected.

Worst professor ever. I understand 4A is supposed to be hard but he just made it HARDER. His accent is so bad that there is no way you can follow without teaching yourself before lectures. I also think it's funny how he always asks "Is this clear" or "are you with me" but never clarifies anything even if the whole class was like "No!" AVOID HIM.

his lectures arent as clear so i decided to teach myself the content. hard to follow lectures and rarely stops for questions. homework varies by week but it took a considerable amount of time to do.

Prof Ponce is the worst professor on this campus. He grade ridiculously difficult and has absolutely no sympathy for his students. His accent is horribly difficult to understand and he lacks any recognition that his students have questions or dont understand his lectures in which he doesnt describe anything or give clear examples.

He had one midterm and it was after the drop date, which was less than ideal for a lot of people. Difficult to follow his lectures and understand his accent, so if you have to take his class, don't take the 8am. Homework is long and hard and there's a lot of it. I had to drop the class late for health reasons, but I'm very glad I got out of there.

legend. One of the best for upper divs.

Terrible class; professor refused to follow a textbook, he just said we can use any book but none of them were relevant. Homeworks were unrelated to lecture. He kept saying we haven't learned anything difficult so homework and exams should be easy; take his class if you want to be called stupid on a regular basis I guess.

If you can manage getting up at 8am, this is a solid class. Very good lectures and he always leaves room for questions. Although the homeworks were difficult, the exams were very fair. Plus he's very accessible in office hours. Attendance is sometimes taken, and he sometimes gave quizzes with about a week's notice.

- easy exams - really good lecturing style. Happy to slow down or re-explain - will straight up do some homework problems during office hours - there was a textbook for the class but he didn't teach or assign homework from it

I love prof Ponce. Gave practice midterms and final that were very similar to the real thing. He's extremely fair. Homework is kinda long, but utilize his office hours and you'll be fine. I can't wait to have him again.

hard homework, easy mid and final

Lectures are engaging. Tests are things we have practiced a lot. As long as you fully understand the concepts and know how to utilize them, his class is definitely not hard.

Ponce is definitely one of my favorite professors. Weekly homework might be a bit rough and his lectures are fast paced and difficult, but tests are EXTREMELY fair. He really cares about his students, and if you visit in OH, he gives careful answers to your questions. Do his midterm & final practice problems and you will ace any test he gives.

Was worried to take him bc of his ratings, but he was seriously the most caring and helpful math prof I've had so far. HW was worth 50% of grade which was nice and when it was difficult he went over anything you needed in OH. No midterm, occasional quizzes that were super fair, and final was long but not too bad. Excited to have him again in fall.

I think he might bad at lower div. math class and also have heavy accent but look at his syllabus, 50% of HW is def. worth it. though HWs are tough to do so go to his OH he will show you how to crack them down. Final is not tough but the grading might be strict if you are not clear. Recommend for MATH8 and might take 108A with him again

Dr. Ponce i s absolutely brilliant, and was one of the best professors I have ever had here at UCSB. He is very helpful and cares that his students learn. The exams were not easy, but very doable, and nothing unexpected or unfair showed up. There was a large amount of difficult homework, but it's weighted high and is fair. I will miss Ponce.

Awesome prof, he really made sure people understood the material and encouraged questions. Easy to get an A or B if you go lecture and read the textbook. The tests were easy, often straight from the textbook and never unexpected material. Would recommend for upper div math/conceptual classes.

Just never ever take his class.

Lectures are hard to get through and the homeworks are pretty tough. However, the quizzes are fairly simple and the exams are just as easy as the quizzes.

He's really good at explaining the material and the overall class is easy so long as you pay attention.