My king. Only complaint is that he takes a while to grade and the homework isn't really what we learn in lecture.

I loved Peter a lot! His lectures are engaging and give you everything you need to know for the homework and exams. The exams are the exact same as the practice exams, and you're also allowed to have a notecard, making midterms and final a breeze. There's a quiz each week but it's super easy if you pay attention in section.

Class is very manageable, he is very lenient with grades, lectures are pretty fast paced, lots of homework, weekly quizzes, 3 midterms, 1 final. Post practice exams similar to actual exams. Went to office hours and CLAS throughout the quarter and finished with an A.

Class was very well laid out, quizzes once a week, three midterms, and homework after every lecture. If you go to class and spam the practice midterms you can do very well in the class. The practice midterms are exactly like the real deal which made studying a lot easier.

I was scared to do Math 34A coming into UCSB but Professor Garfield makes it so much more bearable. We have homework three times a week and quizzes every section. The homework is lowk harder than what we learn in in class. His midterms and finals are exactly like his practice exams so make sure to utilize those. Overall not a bad class.

Peter is the most genuine professor Ive had, he really cares about getting to know and check in with his students. I will say his homework is extremely more difficult that what he teaches in lecture (most homework material wasn't even in tests), but if you take studying practice midterms and writing notecard seriously you will be fine in the class.

Three midterms and quizzes every week in section. The practice exams are EXACTLY like the actual tests, so do those and make a good notecard and you'll do fine. Homework is kind of unrelated to the material so...do with that what you will. Iclicker but no geolocation so you don't have to go to lecture (which is too fastpaced to be helpful anyway).

Peter is a great teacher, super laid back but the lectures are very fast and he has a clicker. 3 attendances are dropped, 2 weekly quizzes are dropped. 3 midterms and a final and 3 homework a week. The homework is not important to learn so you can search it up but make sure you focus on the practice tests and you'll do fine.

I wouldn't recommend if you're a hands on learner, lectures are fast paced and can be confusing since not all the steps are shown. Lots of hw (3 a week) along with a weekly quiz during section and 3 midterms with a final exam. You have to do a lot of practicing outside of lecture and would recommend outside help if math isn't your strong suit.

if you do the practice midrerms/final its so easy; every test is exactly like the practice. attendance is not mandatory because he doesn't geofence the iclicker so you can do it from home. lectures are not super helpful but the weekly sections are.

Peter is a great guy, but he isn't really the best teacher. The main reason I did okay was b/c I had a phenomenal TA and I learned a lot from her. If you don't get a good TA, there's a chance you'll be teaching yourself some things. Tests are easy as long as you do the practice tests and make a good note card and the homework is very manageable.

Great math professor. Makes great conversation as well as a great/honest lecturer. There is homework (obviously its math) and 2 midterms. Everything you need is in the lectures. TAs are very helpful as well. Overall a really great class.

Professor Garfield was very nice and he did a good job at teaching. He does iClicker it pays off in the end if you go to almost all lectures because if he notices good effort (just good attendance and do all HW) he boosts any grade from C-B- to a B. Didn't go to class last 3 weeks and still passed final with a B, all tests are like practice exams

Very good lectures, also posted online if you can't make it. Tests are not very hard. Very friendly and funny guy.

Peter was one of the best math professors I've ever had. He is fully aware that most of his students won't need to know calculus for their majors. Tests are exactly like the practice exams and he post at least 3 practice exams each test. Notecards allowed for every test even the final. gives in class reviews.

The grading criteria for the class was clear, midterms are exactly like the practice midterms uploaded. Taught in a way that was useful for me to understand.

3 midterms + a final, but old versions are given out and they're very similar to the exams. HW due before each lecture (3x a week), which is excessive. Final worth as much as all 3 midterms put together (35%). HW and section worksheets not relevant to actual exam material. Garfield is sometimes bad at explaining, but he's nice. Very doable class.

Made calculus very easy to understand. Homework was pretty straight forward & lectures were manageable. Only complaint was that our 3rd midterm grade wasn't released until after we took our final.

Peter is super kind and accessible outside of class. He has office hours 5 days a week (in person and zoom) which were super helpful for doing the harder homework problems. Sometimes he could break examples down a little better in lecture but for the most part he did a good job lecturing. Also his practice exams are SO HELPFUL! Overall an easy A.

Peter isn't the best lecturer, but his lecture slides are AMAZING. Downloading his lecture slides and working through them independently in lecture was the best method for learning the concepts. Tests are super easy, they're just like the practice tests. Peter is SUPER accessible outside of class. It's an easy A, as long as you put in the work.

There were 23 homework assignments this quarter (2-3 a week) worth 12 and he drops the 3 lowest- homework is frequent but doable. He is SO slow at getting exam grades in! The final is over and we are still waiting for our last midterm scores to be released. Disappointing!! Overall easy A though, exams are just like the practice exams he posts.

Good at lecturing, and when I went I understood the concepts pretty well, but on the quizzes/final he clearly wanted you to actually think because there were always a few curveballs. Go to lectures and its not hard to pass, attendance is "mandatory" and he uses iClicker w/o the geolocation so you can check in from anywhere. Section is mandatory.

I already knew calc 1 before this class, but if you've never taken it before I think you would have a hard-ish time. He is an okay lecturer, better than most of the math department here, but you will probably still have to self teach. Weekly homework, 10 problems. No calculator exams, so they're pretty easy. Know the concepts and how to do stuff.

Professor Garfield is a good professor and his practice midterms were always really similar to the actual exams and helped a lot. His lectures are fine and he explains things well. Homework was a massive pain though and can take a lot of time, problems on hw are significantly harder than anything you will see on the exam.