This class has apparently been structured differently over the years. Spring 2015, I think K White set it up to really work well. The class is all about the hw's (about 15 of them). The material is interesting, he chooses good books (though you really only need them for reference and hw problems), and he's a really interesting person. Many people don't go to lectures, which I think is a mistake: he's got a great sense of humor, and the lectures are either informative or explanations of hw problems. Most of the people who take this are Systems engineers, but I'd recommend it to anyone interested in modeling.