Professor Majedi is new to the dept. Homework started heavy but got shorter later. Time was a major issue on the midterm and even moreso on the final (both paper exams). At first overall grade was capped by the uncurved final, but after feedback from Piazza + TAs, the grading policy was relaxed so homework and labs became a significant buffer.

Just dont

wanted to jump off a cliff taking her class. her ratings from usc and calgary are SO misleading, idk what happened. exams are so much harder than the zybook and lecture content. she tells us to study the practice exams given out in class but not even that is enough. fail the final and you fail the class.

Class content provided in the lectures and ZyBook was way easier than on the exam. Made me expect the midterm to be easy, DO NOT underestimate her exams. Look at the previous "ucsb cs16 exams" if you want to know what the exams will cover

Sweet and kind person. Mediocre teacher at best. Exams cover topics never taught and are far more difficult that homework assignments. Took her during her first quarter at UCSB, she seemed to be winging the course as she went along. There was a disconnect between what was taught and what was covered in exams. Only take if you can learn CS yourself.

Save yourself and transfer to SBCC, thank me later

It was hard to keep track of the textbook content, her lecture content, and the stuff on the test because they all varied. I think she means well but it comes out wrong a lot. It made me question my entire career path many times tbh.

Professor Majedi is very caring, but her lectures are not on par with the homework and labs. To really succeed in this class you should learn C++ beforehand. Midterm is fine if you practice a lot, and strive to fully understand what is going on inside the memory as code runs. She gives out plenty of practice material for midterms which are helpful.

She tells us false information multiple times in a class that our TAs have sent multiple emails to correct her mistakes, and she multiplied number of frqs compared to other professors who taught this class. Later can be fine, but when u cannot trust what your professor tells you, it is problematic.

Genuinely such a sweet lady. She clearly puts a lot of effort into the material she teaches. She gives lots of practice exams which are incredibly helpful. SUPER sweet. She seems intimidating but she's very nice. I would highly encourage people to take advantage of her office hours.