very nice guy!! as someone who has struggled a lot with coding in the past and had no experience in python, I found this class very manageable and not unnecessarily difficult. there is definitely a lot of work but it actually helps a lot

His class is not for beginners.

Great lecturer for beginning computer science majors. Connects with students and has great insight.

Professor Matni was really nice, the lecture and the materials are pretty easy, but the final is so so so so so hard..........

One of those professors whose class you're gonna be looking forward to. Very accessible, he cares, he gives helpful feedback, his class is fair and so is his grading. If you have the option then you should definitely take his class.

Very good lectures. All the labs and homework were related to the lectures, so they were usually not too bad, but you did feel like you were learning. Pretty fair difficulty midterm and final, only thing is that they're worth 30% and 35%, so make sure to study. I think the class was pretty good though, no real complaints.

Good stuff, good prof!

Matni does a really good job at explaining lecture material/making class engaging, and it's clear that he cares about his students (he learned my name after I answered only 2 questions in class). Assignments are straightforward with consistent deadlines, HW answers come from the textbook, and ULAs/TAs were a great resource for me. 100% recommend.

Taking Ziad Matni's COMM88 class was kind of like cheese-grating my frontal lobe for ten weeks. Matni struck me as a oaf immediately after reading his syllabus (which was copied from another professor), and seeing that most of a student's grade relied on one term paper and the final. Matni was concice, but lacked the skills needed to teach online.

Really nice guy, although he can be a little blunt/sarcastic at times. He is a very fair professor, nothing unreasonable and decently accommodating. He seems passionate about the things he teaches and gives good examples in his lectures. Nothing much more to ask for in a professor.

Very likeable guy. His lectures were interesting. However, be very prudent when doing quizzes or exams since he is a harsh grader. The material is easy to learn, but he does require you to be very detail oriented and logical. If you aren't careful, you will lose points and there is really no leniency given. Otherwise, a straightforward course.

I've had him for both CS 16 and 64, and he is definitely one of my favorite professors at UCSB. His lectures are thorough. While he can be a tough grader, he was willing to provide extra time for the quizzes given the current circumstances. He offers very detailed explanations during office hours.

This class is tough, and Dr. Matni's quizzes are very tricky and you will lose points if you're not paying enough attention to minute details. However, he is very energetic and gives extremely informative, fantastic lectures. I learned so much in this class that I can forgive the strict grading. His style won't work for everyone, but it did for me.

He really does not how to teach. He builds up his non-senses that contradict the textbook.

Great lecturer. The class may be tricky, but the materials were new and fun to me. Go to office hour to ask about hard problems; he'll go over with you.

Overcompensates for the subject matter being easy by making his tests tricky or ambiguous and then grading strictly and subjectively. Answers questions condescendingly. Only redeeming quality is you will actually learn assembly, but avoid him if you can.

Failed to set up autograder - Constantly make mistake in slides - Being mean on Piazza - Trick students - Worst professor -

Third class w/ Matni. Def my fav prof in CS dept. Good: -You learn the material for real if you pay attention, no need for youtube etc -Labs are set up well and clearly specify the requirements -Funny and helpful Bad: -Tough if you dont pay attention, but all his classes are required so you really should if you want your degree to mean anything

He thinks making students fail due to not being careful enough interesting. Definitely avoid him

He tricks students... The quiz is not testing how you learnt, testing how prudence you are instead

absolutely the worst professor. quiz and homework are easy but all about word games. he is like the worst elementary school teacher.

One of my favorite professor in UCSB.

Great professor

Ziad Matni is seriously one of the most thoughtful, kind and funny professors especially in pre-comm classes. He posts lectures online, but it is super important to go to class because his iclicker questions are extra credit and he supplements the lecture slides with important info for the tests. Midterm and final are hard, but he is helpful.