(I had her for 100A which isn't listed on here) Dr. G is a lovely person but her lectures are absolutely impossible to follow. She spends the whole class time doing proofs at lightning-speed, and never does any examples. It's unclear what material is important to know for exams. This was a very rough transition to upper division physics for me.

Great teacher. Lectures are really good at covering the base of information, but strong understanding of the textbook and homework is necessary to do well. She will at times skip over essential formulas and necessary examples, so be sure to read the book. Overall a great professor

Very hard to follow in the class because of her terrible accent and messy handwriting. The lectures are all about useless derivation of formulas. Have ridiculous policies in grading. Very unfriendly. The worst professor I've met so far. Will definitely avoid her at all costs in the future.

Professor Guruswamy is super-enthusiastic about physics, so she speaks so fast that it's tiring to keep focused in lecture, especially when they are kind of boring. As for grading, remember to show your work; I lost lots of points for not showing enough work. Overall she's not bad, but that's it.

Guruswamy is the best prof I've taken in the department so far. Her lectures are great. She goes slow and is very clear, and her tests are difficult but good reflections of the material. I would love to take a class with her again. You can tell she really cares about her students.

One of the best lower div physics professors. Discussion sections are really helpful and tests are fair and closely resemble homework. Don't expect an easy A, but expect to know what you need to do to get one.

Prof. Guruswamy is a super sweet woman who really cares about teaching physics. I feel like her lectures are usually good, but often left me more in the dark than when I came in. Maybe thats just physics lol. Her tests are tough, but fair, which she strives for. Homework assignments are pretty long and should not be done the night before.

She acts like she wants you to succeed, but grades homework and exams to impossible standards. She does not allow for consistent errors, and doesn't curve. Lectures aren't bad, but are ultimately unhelpful when it comes to homework. When it comes time for exams, you have to teach yourself everything. The way she organizes sections is ineffective.

I never really rate profs, but I saw 3.0 average on Guruswamy and was confused. She was one of the best in UCSB physics in my opinion, along with... Dr. B, Dr. Blaes, maybe that's it for great teachers here. Dr. Craig was good too, but Guruswamy is probs better. Organized lectures. Caring person. Dedicated to making the department better. Respect.

great professor, physics is fun, isn't it? :)

She's up there with Dr. B for me! I found her lectures straightforward and very clearly presented. Her accent is really not that heavy (and I'm especially bad with them). Her tests were fair. I knew that when I didn't do well on one it was because I hadn't prepared. I'm intentionally taking her again for 101 because I know I'll be in good hands.

Not a marvelous teacher in lecture, but definitely accessible outside of class and caring. Exams were very fair and similar to homeworks and sheets given during section.