This class is as hard as it should be. 115A is not supposed to be a breeze, and it definitely wasn't. However, I can say without a doubt that Joe is the best professor I've had while being at UCLA. He is so easy to talk to, gives great advice and help, and is an outstanding lecturer. I wish I could take more classes with him, he is truly the best.

joe is literally the greatest professor ever. i've never had a professor who cares more about students actually learning than him. he held office hours six days of the week and always stayed longer than an hour, as long as students needed. 10/10 recommend attending his OH if you're stuck on homework or anything. he actually helps and will walk you through problems. he also doesn't get mad if you ask questions on literally every hw problem. he made the midterms pretty doable in my opinion. the final was definitely harder but hw is worth 50% so exams don't drop you too much. hw was tough but lectures and OH helped me do them. overall, joe is super nice, funny, caring and helpful. great lecturer and doesn't make things boring. if you can, choose joe as your prof every time!!