I took this class as a requirement for my major, and it was okay. Professor Shevtsov assigns a lot of homework compared to other professors, but it was fine since I'm used to doing around 15-20 questions for homework. The textbook used in this class is not very clear, so further research is needed to understand how to do questions. I recommend using Professor Garfinkel's online videos about chapters of the textbook. The midterm was really easy because I used the practice midterms to study and know what I am going to be tested on, but when I repeated that studying method for my final, it didn't work, and so I got a much better score on the midterm than final. I have no idea why the practice finals weren't similar to the final, and I think in the future they need to produce practice exams that mimic the questions asked on the actual final. Professor Shevtsov can be hard to understand at times, but it's not impossible, just make sure you're paying attention. To do well in this class I recommend to use practice tests but also practice questions from lectures and from the textbook to make sure you understand the process of getting the answer. I think the class is fine, so if you have to take it, do it, and just stay on top of everything and you should get a B or above, almost guaranteed.

Jane is not really good at explaining content, and sometimes her classes are super slow, but her exams are easy. So it's kind of like a trade off if you choose her, a teacher that doesn't teach that well and easy exams.