Like others have already mentioned, she is not the greatest at explaining and elaborating on the concepts taught in the class. Luckily, Karan, my TA, was able to really effectively and efficiently break down the concepts for us in almost a quarter of the time spent in the lecture at the start of every lab section. The class itself, on the other hand, is fairly easy and she does provide a solid good amount of extra credit. The tests are often easier than the classes taught by her counterparts and she doesn't collect any homework besides the labs, which are pretty confusing unless you have a really helpful TA. TLDR: If you're looking for an easy class and you can self-study well then take her class; otherwise, I wouldn't recommend 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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I think I skipped the majority of the lectures for this class. Dr. V is very kind but puts very minimal effort into her teaching. Lectures were so repetitive because she would essentially word for word read the textbook and only use examples that could be found in it. This was one of my first classes at UCLA and showed me why it is so important to read Bruinwalk!

The course content is fairly simple especially if you have taken calculus before. I highly recommend reading the textbook as it is full of useful examples and was way more helpful to me than the lectures/ learning team support. Dr. V kind of forces you to lean on the textbook, GitHub videos, and TAs.

My other tip is become friends with people in your labs. They are definitely manageable but get increasingly difficult as the quarter progresses, so support is key!