Had I taken calculus in high school this would have been easier. But this guy's quirks makes the class seem harder than it is. He stumbles over his words, makes simple mistakes cuz he can't read his own writing, & is useless in office hours. Oh, and you might have heard about his curve policy & fail rate. Retook and got a an A-. Better than an F.

Failed over 50% of the class.

worst professor i've ever had. EXTREMELY inappropriate in office hours, yells at you if you don't understand, and does not even TRY to help you comprehend the material. Not to mention his lectures are useless and try as he may, his jokes still aren't funny. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

I failed the first midterm so I signed up for CLAS. It's a must with him as a teacher. You can barely read his writing on the overhead and he skips a bunch of steps that you need to see so during lecture you're pretty much lost. I would NOT recommend him. I retook this class with another professor and got an A+... no joke!

His lectures are useless. His homework is ok, but the tests tend to be unrelated to the homework and the lectures. Avoid if possible.

had him for math 3b and 60% of the class failed. i dont know what wrong with the world, but in all honesty, 60% must have been a little mentally challenged. the tests were difficult, but not ridiculous to the extent people claim. study, do the homework, and you will get at least a B if you have any background in calculus.

bad teacher

He's a terrible teacher and then refuses to curve. If you go to lecture you won't learn anything. He failed 50% of the engineering majors in the class. I would never take another class from him.

He's a nice guy but I was rarely able to pick up what I needed from lecture. I don't think his teaching met the needs of those who have never taken calculus before. I recommend CLAS and office hours.

If you take him, use your book. It helps a LOT, along with CLAS. But I took him for Math 3A and managed to pass. But now I am in 3C, and I am completely unprepared for this class. I seriously wish I hadn't taken my first calculus class with him.

This class was ridiculously hard. Many people failed. His curve barely helps. I would avoid at all costs. During lecture, students would constantly interrupt him to point out all his mistakes, so I ended up leaving campb hall more confused. Take CLAS for sure

TERRIBLE

he's terrible.

This guy commonly spent lectures talking about random things that have nothing to do with math. when he does talk about math, he spends the majority of time talking about how NOT to do problems. Also made 30% of the final something he said he wouldnt test on.

Easy class, got A pluses on midterms and final through out the courses. Fair tests and no homework required. Textbook is extremely recommended. Don't know why people keep sucking at math and blaming the teacher for their bad grades. Stop partying and spend a few hours on reading the text a week.

I always did well in my math classes. Until I had Akemann.

terrible waste of tuition money. i need a refund.

This class is easy so long as you FOLLOW THE TEXTBOOK...hell thats all I did and I ended up with an A+

Santa Claus with a lisp. Cute and funny old man but horrible lecturer. Hard to follow the problems he does in class, go to CLAS with Jesse. Difficult class but not impossible to pas/get an A in.

I did not take any calculus in high school,this is my first quarter at UCSB.Akemann is not teaching anything like everyone said,he only reviews what you learn in the homework.I taught myself for the whole quarter using the text and got a A+(perfect score on the final).Little advice for u guys:u dont learn to do in calculus,u learn to prove calculus

He failed 60% of the class. His lectures are useless and boring. His tests are insanly difficult...if you can help it, aviod him at ALL COSTS!

terrible man, never go to office hours. will make you feel uncomfortable. he needs to retire. also a bad lecturer, will learn nothing from him. avoid at all costs. ALL COSTS!

Extremely hard grading rubric. Insane tests. 60% of class got a C- or lower.

Horrible, failed a very large percentage of the students, most unfair tests u can imagine, with no curve! what ever you do don't take AKemann. There was even an article on the nexus because he failed so many people.