Give this man his own stand up comedy show IMMEDIATELY. He purposefully makes the class/TAs so chill and accommodating for his students. Don't like a due date / format of an assignment? he WILL change it for you/make a compromise. Such a sweet and genuinely COOL guy. (and not like in a cringey way. he has made me laugh out loud in hot box Franz if that were even possible). FYI There is a group project where you make tik Tok videos for half the final grade. Discussions are not mandatory. Highly recommend for an easy A upper div. Lots of quizzes at the end of EACH lecture, but open note/free talking and drops 4. (for a total of 16). Only real exam was the final and it was only 50 minutes, very easy. Only downside major disagreement were our Fridays use of time, his personality is very chaotic, and he personally promoted the use of AI. Other than that, TAKE HIM you'll thank me :) GL!

This class is one of the easiest upper divisions you can take. Ben structures the class strangely, with creative videos, a take home midterm and a final exam. All I needed was a 50% on the final for an A in the class, most people were in the same situation. Highly suggest!