lectures are useless - calculation heavy class but her presentations are filled with useless examples from the nws when the class is based off mostly calculations and equations. little help for exams and the worst class ive taken at ucsb by far - worse than 10a, worse than 100b, worse than 140a and 136a-c series - she needs to be fired

She saved Hartman. I don't know how to describe her. Just leave her. Your TA doesn't know how to do the homework. Also, she doesn't have her email address. She got a google email answered by head TA. I don't even think the head TA is a gaucho. Thank you for ruining my UCSB experience in my last quarter.

Hands down, the worst professor/teacher I have ever had at any level. Lectures casually skip over several steps of multivariable calculus with little to no explanation. TA's are instructed to NOT help students on the homework, and even if they were allowed to, they are just as confused as the students. Do not take this class with her at all costs

Honestly, she's a pretty lousy professor. Her grading is strict and she or her graders nitpick on the smallest things. I tried to give her the benefit of the doubt, but i'm realizing I was a bit too optimistic with her teaching ability. In short, I would suggest avoiding her class if you can. Otherwise, good luck to you.

Truly one of the professors of all time. Lectures got me feeling like I'm in the past decoding the Rosetta Stone. The TA's are also clueless and asking them for help is almost useless. Midterm was supposed to be easy but Ma got other plans that she could not share. There's no other way for me to phrase "AVOID AT ALL COSTS".

Yikes. This class is a mess. Lectures are impossible to understand, TAs don't know any better than the students, and no one has any clue what is happening in this class. Only thing to do is pray for a massive curve and NEVER take a class with this professor again. Gl to all future students, you'll need it

Prof Ma is the most efficient professor in UCSB. Teaching us multivariable calculus whilst teaching PHD level economics in undergrad, all in one course! Her knowledge is beyond reproach. Even the PHD candidate TAs are not able to solve the homework she assigns, allowing both the students and the TAs to share a Valuable learning experience!

This class is incredibly poorly run and covering a breadth of content that is so complex our TAs are unable to help us. She explicitly told the TAs not to assist us on the homework that she assigned and every introductory lecture problem in the slide is accompanied by 5 pages of unintelligible multivariable calculus.

I'm a straight-A student and I really hope that 101 doesn't end my streak cause I have no clue in the world what is going on in this class. I've never been more in the dark in my life.

Exceptionally difficult material and is essentially all calculus. Lectures are hard to follow. Only hope in this class is the fact that apparently the curve will be super generous according to the syllabus.

very confusing and tough homework. She about to receive many bad feedbacks at the end of the quarter if she doesnt change up the game

Her teaching style is very confusing and assumes we know everything she goes over without her explaining it. Does not help with homework and it seems like many are confused in the class. Take this class with anyone else if you can.