Great lecturer. The course material is inherently hard but ben covers more than other classes do and covers it well. If you put in work in lecture and in section the course is incredibly rewarding. 3 midterms. Questions are similar to the practice midterms, but the practice midterms are hard. would absolutely take him again. great educator

Very chill guy.

He was easy going and very helpful, was very open in terms of office hours and by the time you were done asking a question, you understood it.

Great instructor for sure! He's really helpful and always there to answer your question. And notice that he is really patient and funny. Just realized that Math is so fascinating after taking his Math 8! Remember to do the homework, show up in both lectures and sections, and you will get good grades! Cool guy(:

I like his teaching style, especially his office hour explanation for problems.

Ben is a great professor. His class completely changed the way I look at math, in a good way! He didn't lecture, but more asked questions that made you think more deeply about the problems. This was my favorite class at UCSB by far, I learned so much! He was really helpful if I had questions on the homework, very approachable. Highly recommended!

He's very passionate about what he's teaching (Math!) We work on everything in groups during class and the assignmentsinvestigations are really interesting, and really push you. It's new for a lot of people to be working on one math problem for over an hour, but it's also great. Class is not geared towards being right. There are no tests.

Great class. Great professor. Believe it or not, he makes math interesting.

Ben is very passionate about what he does. He always pushes you to think deeper.

Ben is a great professor. He made sure the content was clear and made an effort to explain in multiple ways if you did not understand a certain explanation. His use of hands on activities really helped my learning and kept me engaged. I'm not a math person but this class gave me a deeper understanding and now I find myself being more knowledgable.

Ben Cote is a great teacher. His passion for mathematics is contagious. We stayed after class to learn more from him. Plus he comes on a skateboard and made his own shoes! Cool guy.