He is the worst lecturer at UCSB. Hands down. He spoke softly without using the sound system so the whole lecture hall of 100 people had to be silent if you wanted to hear him speak. And if you did hear him speak he would ramble and go on tangents about topics that had nothing to do with the topics we would be tested on.

He thinks he's funny but he is not. Lecture material has absolutely nothing to do with the homework or tests. Lots of independent study, only take this class if you HAVE to. He also remembers everyones names and will call you out if you miss lecture.

Worst teacher to come to this school... he thinks he's better than everyone else but he can't even teach a basic finance class avoid at all costs because you will learn nothing and have to fend for yourself. He doesn't know how to communicate and he's not tech savvy

He values class participation and remembers that. Grading is usually mostly based on exams but he gives reviews and sample exams and usually the exams are pretty similar. Make sure to attend the lecture before the exam because he goes over some problems that might show up on the exam. He doesn't post his notes so make sure to take good notes.

He is too scattered and not organized with the lecture materials. I am lost 70% of the time at lectures and need to study the textbook which is much more clearer. The test, one midterm and one final, weights 80% of the final grade, but the tests are fair. Overall, not recommended if you do not want to spend lots of time studying on your own.

Prof. Grigorian is a funny and kind professor. He makes the expectations very clear and has straightforward assignments, not too tough. The main difficulty is that the lectures can sometimes be confusing/disorganized, but he posts slides and refers specific parts of the textbook, which has worked out solutions to all hw/in class problems.