Great teaching style for those who learn through visual examples. He provided good intuition for tough concepts through excellent examples during lecture. His teaching approach for linear algebra was a bit different from that of other professors, but I feel that I couldn't have learned more from anyone else. Definitely recommended.

Lectures were okay, he went kinda fast. Pretty good about office hours though, very helpful. Expect to study on top of lectures and book!

He's hard to follow because he doesn't really explain what he does, he just does it. But if you take notes and actually study them you'll do fine. I got a C on the midterm (raw score), but then I rocked the final and still got an A. You just have to do a lot of independent studying.

AVOID. Worst professor I have ever taken. Hard to understand, very unclear in exactly what he wants students to study for exams. AVOID. Pretty much independent study, and TAs weren't much use due to the fact they had horrible guidance from the professor.

Absolutely horrible professor. He doesn't even know the subject matter while teaching. He messed up problems on the board multiple times and never even went back to see where he went wrong. It was amazing how as the quarter progressed, I saw more and more seats becoming empty. It was easier reading the book than listening to this idiot teach.

I couldn't understand anything this man said because of his incredibly thick accent. If you want to pass this class memorize his stupidly hard examples. those were the hardest part of his tests. You need to study A LOT outside of class if you want to pass.

This professor has got to be one of the worst at UCSB. He was incoherent, confused, and didn't even explain the concepts of each lesson during lecture. Avoid taking this class with him.

I seriously do not understand the people that said this class was hard. The class was very well organized and the professor was always glad to help durring office hours. Exams couldn't have been made more simple and straight forward, and I doubt that you will find an easier prof. for 3b.

Has a very thick accent. Doesn't teach well. Should generally avoid the class. Final was extremely difficult.

Skips steps, doesn't explain his logic, moves too quickly, heavy accent, avoid.

Awful class. Never take this class. If you have to take it with Ponce, good luck I suggest taking CLAS and go to every section. Lectures are more confusing than anything and are pointless. Learn out of the book because he isn't clear in lecture.

DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS. Just don't do it. If you decide that you absolutely need to, you will regret it. The class level should not have been as difficult as he made it. Extremely confusing and makes mistakes often. No calculator usage and no note cards. No curve. No extra credit. You'd better seriously love calc before you take this.

pretty decent math prof. hw was hard but tests were doable. make sure you stay on top of this class or it will be a ton to learn at the end.

This man is amazing! It's true his accent is thick, but i think he realizes this and he goes over concepts over and over so you'll definitely get it eventually. He actually turns out to be a much better prof than many in the department here.. on top of that his tests are pretty easy. The no partial credit thing isn't that bad.

He always put problems we did before on the test.I personally dislike it. You can get good grade w/o actually learning anything, just by figuring out (or simply remember the structure of the proofs) all the hw and review problems. He has accents, but he is trying to clarify very hard. Nice in office hour, but he doesn't give a damn after the final.

He's the first professor I've had since transferring from JC that didn't totally suck. Granted, most of my classes have been UD physics, still. He's extremely clear during his lectures, and he goes at a reasonable place, so you'll have time to listen and take decent notes. Exams were very easy and straightforward.

Could learn better from a carrot. Nearly impossible to understand. Not approachable. Could not teach if his life depended on it. Cannot do his own problem,"If I was younger and had a paper I Could do the problem" is a quote from his own lecture. Cannot give a straight answer, his answers were either "not explicitly" or "not implicitly."

He's sometimes hard to understand because of his accent, but not a big deal in scope of the class. He does lots of examples in class so go to lectures and take notes as exams are very similar to what he does in lectures.

ACCENT WAS HARD AT FIRST TO GET USED TO...TESTS WERE WHAT HE COVERED IN LECTURE

Great professor! His accent is thick; however, after a while you get used to it. Thoughly enjoyed the class. He repeats the topics over and over so that you barely have to study for the test. He also teaches you to check your work. This helps beacuse you know exactly how well you've done immediately after the test.

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i really really loved this teacher. i was sitting in clas yesterday and realized i only have three more lecutres with him and was sad. he has an accent, but what math teacher doesnt? he really thoroughly explains things... over and over, but i helps to get it stuck in your head. ponce really is the best! take him!!! :) <3

Very heavy accent. Very hard to understand but then you get you used to it. Material was very hard to understand (aka learn on your own) but then you get used to it. Overall, tests are easy but not very forgiving because you can check all of your solutions. As long as you go to section and stick through it, the class is easy.

HORRIBLE TEACHER!!!!! SO dumb you can barely understand him through his accent and speed talking. Easy midterms and hard final. This class was a joke and so is ponce. no help in office hours either. I asked to see my final at the beginning of the next quarter and he told me to come back to his office hours even though he wasn't doing anything else