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Her class is the easiest one, in my opinion, out of all the options for 30A. Her exams were basically a modified study guide, and the review sessions held by the TAs are really helpful because they go over answers and procedures for the practice exams. However, she is not very clear with her explanations in lecture and I relied a lot more on my TA than her when it came to learning material for this course. The only difficult part about the class are the labs, so I would get some people's numbers from this class to help each other out with those.
Overall, take her if you want an A, but not if you care about the concepts of the course.

Venogupal is a very nice person and I'm sure she is very smart but in my opinion this is not the class for her to be teaching. She contradicted herself in lectures and left the class more confused after class than before. The tests ended up being fair and she gives out a good number of As but I don't think I learned a single useful thing with her in 30A or B. I would highly recommend a different professor.

I had her for LS30b and I honestly didn't find her class to be that difficult, and I loved how the homework didn't have to be turned in. The quizzes were really easy and straightforward. She got into too much unnecessary detail during class, but it just shows how passionate she is about the material. The concepts themselves are not that difficult.

Very confusing lectures. I found it pointless to attend class if it weren't for the stupid clicker questions. The TA's are very knowledgeable and are better for help with the material than Sharmila. The class was very easy, especially if you have a background in calc. The coding labs suck but most TA's will give you the answers at office hours.

Don't take the LS30 series! In the case that you want to change your major out of the life sciences, this is a horrible choice as it won't transfer over. You'll have to take an actual math class - I think it's always better to have options. This series honestly felt like a waste of time. I wasn't learning anything other than how to take the exam.

If you do take this class though, Venugopal is alright. The TAs/LAs are pretty helpful. The coding labs can be a bit confusing, but there are resources to help you. The class is an easy A to say in the least, with very doable exams with a degree of self-studying.

She genuinely wants to help her students, but her lecture skills could use a bit of work. The labs for this class are useful because they provide an introduction to systems-oriented programming, but some are annoying to do.

This class wasn't too bad. Like many others said, it's mostly conceptual with not many actual calculations. The concepts are not difficult to understand, especially if you've taken calc before. The coding is super easy (I'd never done any kind of programming before).

The textbook is available for free, which Venugopal gives out in a pdf. The class does require a clicker, but it's not used in every lecture.

Dr. V isn't the most clear lecturer but it's not too hard to pick up on the ideas on your own. The midterm and final were pretty easy, and she offers two grading schemes in case you bomb the midterm. Overall, I would recommend this class with Dr. V. It's very doable.

If you remotely like mathematics, do not take this class. This class is not math. It's basically memorization of some random concepts centering around modeling systems. Professor V doesn't seem to have a strong understanding of the material herself, and the textbook is not the most clear. However, the tests are pretty damn easy, especially if you go to TA office hours and study the practice tests rigorously. I regret entering this series because I actually kind of like math and this class bares no resemblance to a math course. If that's what you want though, go for it!

Professor Venugopal is the best. She is really sweet and funny in class and tries to remember peoples' names too. However, she isn't the best at explaining confusing concepts. On the bright side, her tests are VERY easy and if you can self study well, you will do fine in the class. The TAs and LAs are also an amazing resource because of their background knowledge in the material. I would recommend her over the other teachers just because of how easy the tests are. Just make sure you self study and go to TA office hours; don't be too chill because the midterm and final are weighted so you need to do well on both to get an A.