run. her class is way to hard for a supposed beginner class and she doesnt gaf about her students. ive never had a worse professor at ucsb

No one shows up to lecture and its no surprise why. The speed and the constant assumptions that we know what to do is tiring. I would like to ask questions but I am so confused that you dont know where to start. On top of this they were very late posting the answer key for the final which is absurd. If you dont go to office hours you're cooked.

This has been one of the worst experiences I have had with a class at UCSB. Professor Solis barley lectures, she talks at you as if you already know the material and moves way too fast for a beginner coding class. I went to lectures but I still had to teach myself every concept before the midterm/final. Communication was awful and disappointing.

took her for CS9 and she just copies lecture off of Richert Wang. instead of having a lesson plan she reads off his lectures and whenever she is stuck copying notes due to a mistake she made she turns to her students for help. she is very nice but always feels distant, her practice midterm and final are not very helpful to study off of

The professor is caring and nice but he lectures are very fast-paced and it feels like she is just talking about the material rather than actually teaching it. Although this class is supposed to be a beginner-friendly class for people with no coding experience, it doesn't feel that way at all. I don't recommend it!

The midterm and final were both very fair and we were given plenty of practice problems/tests to help prepare us. Prof Solis really cares about us understanding the concepts and uses the Book of Proof to teach her class. Sections were very helpful to practice more proofs and a little extra credit/curve was given at the end of the class.

Solis changes the syllabus of this course to make it much much more difficult than before. She changes the midterm project and final project into examinations! RUN!!!

I was extremely disappointed by this class. Professor Solis was not only unorganized and unhelpful, but also failed to acknowledge students frustrations with the class as a whole.

She stole the whole lab, homework, lecture, and exam material from Berkeley. She even went as far as making a specific joke in her lecture that we later found another Berekely professor made a year prior. If you line up two lecture videos from her and a Berkely professor, they are the exact same. It is honestly shocking.

Unclear, disorganized, unhelpful, doesn't listen to feedback. Do not take it if in-person tests are part of grade

This class was the most unorganized and unfair class ever. I, as well as most of the students in this class have expressed our concerns to her given the fact that she always grades our assignments too late, does not give good feedback, and does not adequately teach. With these concerns, absolutely nothing has been done. Do not take this class.

great lecturer and great notes BUT the final and midterm combined are worth 60% of your grade, no curve. 1/2 of questions on midterm were either not taught yet or were mentioned literally the day before the exam. pretty much impossible to get an A since midterm was a wreck. regret taking this class so much. attend section, ta is very helpful.

so far the professor solis is sweet and nice but the TA's during section don't help if you're trying to learn and its just hard to not learn anything when this is an introduction class... so good luck with the TA's.

very good professor

Sharon is a very sweet person. She dedicates her lectures to addressing concepts in a simple way and gives time to work on practice problems and receive feedback. The textbook, provided for free, is recommended for additional work on practice problems. Ensure to revise for her exams: the midterm and final are each worth 40% of the entire grade.

Professor Solis is amazing, I really like her. She however goes over the material really fast and it is sometimes hard to follow. There is also weekly homework and lab assignments for which I often have to go to tutoring hours.

She is a really nice Professor. The lecture is engaging. Lecture is recorded. Every material in this course is easy to read. Just enjoy this course.

not a hard class at all, just a lot of work

Great experience

This course is a good place to start coding. The teacher is nice and caring.

Professor Solis is so sweet! She really cares about getting to know the individual student. There are weekly labs and homework, which can be long, but are totally doable by showing up to office hours and the lab - the lab is essentially just time to work and ask questions. Overall great class that really provides a strong foundation for Python.

One of the sweetest professors I have ever had. It feels less like a class, and more like going to get a cup of coffee with your friend and they are going over the material to you in a way that makes the most sense. The labs, assignments, and projects are all challenging enough to teach, but fair enough to enjoy. Take any class you can with her!

DS 1 is a good introduction to basic python programming and to statistics, I would highly recommend for anyone who wants to get coding but doesn't know where to start. The textbook is online and free. The assignments are all coding puzzles of varying difficulty, and the midterm/final, while more difficult, can be done with a partner.