Dr. Bennoun is an amazing professor and I would highly recommend you take him for 30A. I think what everyone figures out in this class is that its a really weird math and takes a little bit of adjusting if you're used to conventional calculus. I definitely recommend that you utilize the TA's and office hours as they are very useful with helping you understand the conceptual aspects (I would say the majority of this class is conceptual). I highly recommend studying a lot for the first midterm as it was comparatively harder for most people, but as long as you study thoroughly you should be fine. It was a little unclear whether or not the homeworks were graded on accuracy or not based on the syllabus, but after you get your first few graded, I think it's safe to assume that they are graded on accuracy. Overall, the class gets decently easy as the year progresses as long as you utilize the resources provided and study for exams properly. My biggest tip would be to listen to stuff he says in class/watch the lecture recordings because sometimes on exams he will use topics that he elaborated on verbally and are not particularly on the slides. Highly recommend Dr. Bennoun!

Gonna keep this short and sweet

Lectures: Funny guy. I do strongly believe his lectures are easy to follow and he explains well, but then the homework sometimes felt like a stretch of what he actually taught us.

Midterm: Was not as easy as the practice midterms, felt super unprepared during the test, got lots of partial credit though.

Final: WAY EASIER THAN THE MIDTERM. The feeling that the final was going to be like the midterm made me study for days in the library and it ultimately prepared me well.

Coding Labs: Trial and error focused, TRY TO GET AS MUCH DONE IN THE LAB SECTION. Once you leave class and you encounter an error with your code its harder to receive help

Lab Practical: I personally did not really like how some discussions got easier questions because the lab practical is taken over the course of week 10, so not everyone takes it at the same time, thus causing them to change the questions for each discussion. It was generally easy if you study, it was only four questions.

Overall - had the minor hiccup with my midterm but the grading scheme came in clutch since I got an A on my Final. I am taking him again next quarter and hope for the same results. He is great at explaining and will walk around during lecture during group discussions.