We only had a midterm and final. Smooth grader. Funny in lecture. slides don't align with what he says, I didnt read but finding the books were easy online.

Professor Mayes is always mobile, engaging, and passionate. On top of this, he is clearly an expert on what he teaches. The only downside of this class was its disorganized nature, but I expect him to resolve this as it was his first term at UCSB. He was easy to talk to and reasonable about grades. He even showed off his great taste in music.