This course is very clear and well-organized. Prof. is funny and an engaging lecturer, despite the relatively dry material. The Automated Learning Modules (ALMs) and Lab Assignments mean you have between 1-2.5 hours of homework a week that is pretty straightforward and graded fairly. I did not attend most of the labs as they were long, paced very slowly, at inconvenient time slots, boring, and attendance was not mandatory. The exams are both easy and difficult. They do not require lots of intensive study or memorization and they are open-note, but they have a lot of confusing, highly technical questions where interpreting a vague detail incorrectly will almost always cost you some points. Getting a 100 on this test requires more luck than skill, but anything between a B and an A on the exams is very achievable if you come to lecture and take notes

This class can seem intimidating with the amount of work, but it’s honestly really doable. Paying attention in a 2 hour lecture is tough but if you do that and take advantage of the weekly ALM practice you should have a really thorough understanding of the material. The exams are very similar to the questions in the ALMs and practice tests so if you master those you should be able to do well. Not sure why the reviews say the exams are tough and tricky; I thought they were very straightforward and similar to the practice.

This class was a breeze honestly. I think the main source of difficulty for some students was the tricky wording on the exams and the strict rubric on the homework. My advice for the homework would be to (1) attend lab, even though it's not mandatory, because the material the TAs give is like almost identical to the homework assignments, and (2) read the rubric, since that's what your grade is based on.
For the exams, if you've ever taken the LS 7 series, these are a peace of cake. Although there are some "trick questions," they're nothing compared to the ambiguity or length of the 7 series exams. Unfortunately, you can't go back on the problems, so read carefully and consult the slides, homework examples, notes, or practice exam problems if needed. Also do the ALMs, since they are good practice for the exams.
Overall, Dr. Firstenberg was an amazing professor, and her lectures are super helpful for this class overall. Either go in person or rewatch at 2x speed, and you won't even need to buy the textbook.

This class isn't as bad as you might think. I'll go over what you need to know:
There are 8 (recorded) lectures, each about 1.5 hours. Yes, they consist of a lot of information, but it all builds up on each other, so just don't fall behind. Two of the lecture times are used for Exam 1 and Exam 2, so there's no exam during finals week (!!).
The weekly labs aren't the most useful for the first half of the quarter, but they begin being more relevant during the second half, so you should definitely go. Read the rubrics for your lab assignments before submitting them -- some TAs can be nitpicky! But it isn't hard as long as you get clear instructions from your TA.
The exams are online and timed, consisting of 40 MCQs. They were a bit tricky, but this is why you NEED to be practicing throughout the course!!! To study, definitely utilize the resources they provide, including ALL practice exams, redoing ALMs, and meeting with you lab TAs, lead TAs, or the professor.
For the weekly ALMs, you will get some good practice and reinforcement of your learning out of it. you don't really have to watch the ALM videos unless you need more help on the topics, but I found them redundant.
Overall, Professor Firstenberg was very a clear teacher and communicated efficiently. She is so enthusiastic and sweet, and even if you don't like this class's content, you will love her.

Easy AFFFF! dont get the textbook tho u wont need it

For an 8 AM class, it wasn't bad at all. This class was super low stress. We met once a week and Dr. Firstenbirg was very engaging and a good speaker, she knew how to keep peoples' attention because the material is quite boring. The exams were tough, you couldn't go back on your answers, but they were held remotely and it was open notes. The workload was easy (just tedious), and if you really tried at the ALM's or Labs they would be really good practice for the exams. Thankfully lectures are recorded though so you can go back and listen as many times as you need. Labs are also not mandatory, they say so explicitly and TAs upload the slides.

The structure of this class is amazing, and Professor Firstenberg has provided amazing resources to help students be successful. Going to lecture isn't necessary as it is recorded, and in my experience it was my Lab TA who made the course easier to understand. The key to this class is engaging in Lab and the ALMs; the questions on the exams are just like the ALMs. Also, the practice exams provided are extremely comprehensive + exams are open note. If you are able to, take 100B with Professor Firstenberg!

This class does have a lot of work but nothing that is not manageable. You have weekly ALMs and weekly labs which can require a lot of busy work but it isn't difficult. Just make sure you do your labs according to the rubric so you do not miss any points. Attendance is not mandatory for lecture but it is for lab. The practice midterm and final are sort of similar to the real thing but they are a great way to show you where you need practice on. As long as you understand those problems and the problems from the ALMs, you will be fine. There is also 9 points of extra credit available which definitely take advantage of!

I’m a psychology major and this class was easy. It definitely wasn’t the easiest and the exams could get tricky at times, but if you invest time into this class and pay very close attention to details in your lab assignments, you’re set. Attending OH and asking questions before exams on the discussion board is really helpful.

god was this class awful. everything is weighted super heavily. exams weighted the most. you do alms every week which are the focus of the exams. that consists of participating in a makeshift study or answering questions. then watching a video explaining it and then writing a review of what you did wrong -- this is for completion credit but genuinely write something not just a sentence.
next is lab, which consists of a proverb that will be used the entire quarter. the lab hw's look easy but if you think you wrote enough you did not. write more detail. learned that the hard way bc it is weighted so heavily. missed one point on a lab and grade dropped 5%. so write, write, write. ask TA to look over it too. some of the labs are for completion, some are graded. lecture was not mandatory but it was boring and honestly was pointless. alms were the bulk of the exams.
ok professor. passionate about her topic just a boring class. would never ever take again.