*took the class online (live)*
Let me lead with I LOVE BENNOUN.
He answers every single question and stays overtime to explain things, and clearly cares about the student understanding his lectures.
He is a pretty good lecturer, and often stops through explaining to motivate us and give us examples of people who did succeed and tell us that they are just like us. He is a very sweet person.
I took Calc AB in high school, and let me tell you, it did not help much in this class.
This math isn't as much math as it is understanding how to model equations. We did some basic differentiation and integration and riemann sums, but that's about it.
The homework assignments are pretty tough imo, but once the term is over if you look back at them, you'll be able to solve them easily.
We had weekly quizzes online which were really easy, you had 2 attempts for those.
As part of this class, we do coding (python). It's really fun, but it's all on the TA and the watching the videos assigned to know how to do it. Sometimes it was really hard (coming from me, who never did any coding before), but most times it made sense (until week 8).
I thought I didn't like the content as I was studying it, but going into the final I felt so prepared and happy with the knowledge I gained-- the stuff really is interesting if you like bio/math.
The professor will provide an online version of the textbook for free, but you need to buy an iclicker subscription (~$16 for 6 months).
I 100% recommend LS30A with Bennoun if you're on the pre-health route. It won't be a super easy class, but it's not crazy hard either. A's can be a little challenging, but there is absolutely no question about passing-- there is no way to fail this class.
This is my only A+ course fall 2021.

Professor Bennoun was incredibly helpful. Although we learned all of the material online, it was well complemented by all of the textbook readings. He was super helpful during office hours and so so kind! He would never get defensive or impatient with our confusion, which is a wonderful feature. Very good professor! Would recommend this class!

This course was fast pace but easy to understand because of how much help the professor offers. The professor is such a nice and genuine person. If you are taking this course, I really recommend you take it with him!

I honestly would recommend everyone to take this class!!!

PROFESSOR BENNOUN IS AN AMAZING TEACHER!!!! He did not have any reviews prior to enrolling in his class so I felt very nervous in taking his class because I thought he was going to be a bad prof. This was COMPLETELY FALSE. He is an amazing, caring, and funny guy. You can tell he really wants his students to succeed because he would push back homework assignments and labs to ensure we had enough time to study for our tests. I would definitely take his class again because he is just an overall amazing and funny professor. Also, attend his social hours, he talks about some pretty interesting stuff that is not math related.

Bennuon is the coolest guy, he's very sweet and you can tell he cares about his students. I was worried about going into the class having taken 0 calculus but it ended up being fine (although it would've helped). Getting an A is very manageable if you put in a bit of work. Lectures were pretty engaging. The coding labs were kind of annoying once they got harder at the end but again, still manageable. Overall it was an interesting class and Bennuon is a great professor.

Do not ever use the Cornell Rate my Professor reviews of Dr.Bennoun. Those reviews make you question if they were even talking about the right professor. He was by far the most helpful professor throughout distance learning and he makes sure his students understand the material and can succeed in the class. He gives a decent amount of homework but nothing ridiculous and he drops some of the lower grades in the class. Bennoun truly was a godsend during this pandemic and I hope more professors can be like him.

This class was very manageable and an easy A (because of the built in extra credit and because the worst HW/labs were dropped). However, I hated the textbook for this class (it didn't explain things in depth/ didn't explain answers to problems). It's also basically impossible to find information about the course content online because it is very niche (you can't just look up a youtube video to help you understand the content like a normal calculus class). The labs were the worst part of this class because I had no background in coding and my TA didn't explain things well (I had to figure out a lot on my own). That being said, a lot of the content was very interesting and applicable to a career in the life sciences. We studied the spread of disease, population dynamics, and much more. Professor Bennoun was a fine lecturer and obviously cares a lot about his students. I wouldn't say he's the best professor ever, but he definitely put a lot of effort into the class. He put people in collaborative lab groups which helped a lot (especially during this virtual quarter). I believe this was his first quarter teaching this class, so I bet his lectures will improve in future quarters. Overall, I enjoyed this class a fair amount and would recommend for anyone studying the life sciences.

This class is great and so is Professor Bennoun! It's not exactly calculus because there's a much greater focus on models and applying math to life sciences (so definitely don't go in thinking it's a straightforward calc class), although if you have taken AP Calc in high school it doesn't hurt. If you haven't, that's fine too. I liked this aspect though, because I could clearly see the relevance to my life.
Some of this information might be different since I took this class online during Covid-19, but each week we had a homework assignment, weekly quiz, and a lab assignment. The homework is from the textbook (which the professor provides for free, btw) and can be confusing at times, so definitely take advantage of office hours. Professor Bennoun and the TAs are more than willing to help with any questions. The quiz is based on information from lecture that week and is usually pretty simple as long as you've paid attention. There are also multiple attempts. As for the labs, if you have even a little bit of coding experience, they should be alright. Again, take advantage of office hours and also pray that you have a good group. Clicker questions during lecture are also part of your grade, but the lectures are recorded and there is opportunity to make up missed questions, so don't worry too much about missing class. There's 1 midterm and final, both consisting of three parts - study guide, individual (fill in the blank) portion, and group assignment. The final was a bit harder than the midterm, but as long as you understand all the concepts it should be okay - the assignments prepare you well. Extra credit is built into the grading scheme. Overall, I thought this class was graded fairly and it was pretty easy to get an A.
As for Professor Bennoun, he's an incredible teacher. He really cares that his students understand the material, so he's super helpful and will answer any questions you have. His lectures are engaging and funny. He's super understanding about online classes too and has extended deadlines with almost no persuasion. Steve is just genuinely a sweet and caring guy whom you will love. Do not listen to reviews from Cornell!
TLDR; This class was easy and I learned a lot; would highly recommend!

Professor Bennoun is just a great person overall! His lectures are engaging and he is super helpful. If you do take a class with him please appreciate all the effort he puts into this course and really use every opportunity provided to you. If Yoon is a TA when you take this course I'd recommend him as well :)