i really liked this class. lecture was definitely a bit boring sometimes but the class was pretty easy. study for the midterms and make a good review sheet, and you’ll do fine. angus is really nice and approachable, just reach out to him if you need help or have questions about anything. i know other people in my class often did poorly on exams, but i think that is probably due to the fact that it was a 40 person class and we typically had 8-12 people show up to lecture. just go to lecture, take notes, ask questions, follow along with the examples. you’ll be fine.

Took this class in Fall 2023. Overall, Angus made this class a lot easier than I thought it would be. 1 exam in person and two take homes. He's helpful when you seek out help, which I highly recommend. The homework can be a bit tedious but with effort you can ace them. His grade cutoff was a 92 for an A, so pretty generous in that regard. And despite the dry lectures, he tells a couple funny jokes here and there which me and my friends enjoyed. Cool guy, good vibes, but not very engaging class.

This class is not bad. The lectures are really boring unless he randomly decides to make a joke which are surprisingly very funny but few and far between. He posts the annotated slideshows on a one drive, and he can send recorded lectures if you ask, so you can skip if you want. The grade was comprised of 40% HW, 30% for 2 midterms, and 30% on the final. The first midterm was brutal, but it was curved a lot. The second midterm was take home, which made it easier, but I still find it kind of difficult. The final was also take home, and this was definitely the easiest of the 3 exams. The homework being 40 percent is nice. The homework is textbook problems and it's easy to get help on them if needed. Not a bad class, just boring sometimes. I actually loved the professor for how nice he was and how much he loved the topic but I know some others did not like him. #tCFF23