Lisa was a super cool teacher and one of my favorites at UCSB. She was patient, caring and always well prepared. Teachers like Lisa should not be taken for granted. UCSB needs more teachers like her.
She's such a great teacher! One of my favorite Econ professors at sb. Her lectures are super clear and she literally only tests on what she teaches. Wish I could take more classes with her!
Best professor I have had at UCSB! She really wants you to succeed in the class. If you go to lecture and pay attention, the tests are a breeze. She tells you exactly what will be on the exams and the exam problems are exactly like lecture, no tricks! She is so helpful in Office Hours. Overall, wish I could take the class again!
You won't need to read the textbook at all, she explains everything perfectly and gives extremely detailed examples on the board. Just copy down everything the way she does it, then do it again just like that on the exams. I honestly don't see why other teachers want to make things harder than she does - the point is to understand the material.
the best instructor in ucsb. easy a
Great teacher! Goes over material then does a lot of examples in class.
She teaches differently from the book and the problems she uses in the classes are quite simple. Her tests questions are all significantly more difficult than in-class problems, practice midterms, etc. Her tests are also super long and doesn't give enough time to finish.
Maass is an awesome prof. She just teaches you what you need to know, nothing more and nothing less. Her tests are straight to the point, with no tricks in them. She doesn't use ppt slides, she just writes everything on the board, which I loved because I learned a lot more, and I payed attention. She gives a lot of partial credit on exams!
She's a chiller. Easiest accounting class in the 136 series. Gives out past exams to study off of and the midterms and finals are pretty much the same format. Reading isn't necessary.
Lisa Maass is a sweet professor, who cares about her students passing. She's very straight forward in tests with no "trick questions" and partial credit everywhere so even if you don't get the right answers, you can get close to an A. 2 midterms and a final. All are non-comprehensive.
This teacher really doesn't seem to care about her students. She does the bare minimum and is not very helpful. She seems more uninterested than most of her students. Would not take a class with her unless you want to learn everything on your own and rush through a super long test.
Doesn't care about her students or teaching. Make sure you go to class and be prepared for 500 pt tests with the majority being short answer problems.
Maass is great, very straightforward about what is going to be on the test and if you did well on 137A you would well on 137B as well since the way the class is structured is almost equal, she goes thru problems that are going to be on the test on lecture so its important to attend, also she gives a lot of practice midterms DO THOSE PRACTICE tests!
She is very helpful and really cares for her students. Her tests are easy as long as you go to lectures and really do the past exams that she provides. One of the best accounting professors at UCSB!
Great Professor. Very straightforward and uncomplicated class. Exams are nearly identical to practice tests and averages are usually high; so don't underestimate your classmates. Also, be sure to get notes from any lectures you miss from a classmate. Don't learn the hard way as I have.
The easiest A I've ever got in all my accounting classes! her tests have no surprise at all. all of them are exactly worded as practice midterm/final. Take lecture notes! it helps a lot.
She is extremely nice and straightforward. No surprises in this class, just study in-class examples and past exams and it should be an easy A. However, if you are looking for a substantive course to help prepare for the CPA, or to learn useful accounting, perhaps look elsewhere (132/138). The course material seemed obscure and situational.
DO NOT BUY THE TEXTBOOK!!!!! Everything you need comes from in-class examples and past exams. Lisa is super nice and is great an answering emails and questions in OH's. Wish she could teach more than just 136B and 137B!!! UCSB needs more instructors like her!!
Very good professor. Tests are just like practice tests, and in-class examples. Going to class is not necessary if you have a book.
Easier than 136A. Maass is a nice lady and she gives out real-life examples of when she worked in the industry. She's VERY clear and her tests are not tricky at all. You have to come to class because she doesn't put lecture notes online. Study the practice tests and you will be set. Good luck!
Although the exams were fair, and the material wasn't too difficult, the class itself was dreadfully boring. Every lecture is the same, a set of specific numeric examples that take up the entire 75 minutes. Very little theory behind it since all we do is number-based. Maass is a nice professor but she bored me to tears every lecture without fail.
this class was NOT easy for me. The teacher is very nice and helpful, but I gotta say this class was one of my worst. maybe it's bc of the topics. there were a lot of practice midterms and finals for us from 5 years ago, but the real test is kinda different. I guess the teacher decided to be harder on us than before.i rather choose harmon in summer
The class is fairly easy. As long as you understand all your lecture notes and do the prior exams, you will get at least a B. Lecture> textbook
Maass is very laidback and she knows her subject. She uses stories from her work experience to help you understand things outside the lines of a textbook. Cheat sheets on test help a lot, but you will need more than that to do well. Also no need to buy the textbook if you go to class.