This class was pretty standard for a statistics class, but you also have to learn R. The lectures are "not required" because there were two grading schemes, one where the midterm and final were worth more, and one where submitting the Jupyters completed in class was also included, and the midterm/final were worth a little less. I still went to lecture, but if you hadn't done the textbook readings prior to class, it was super easy to get lost. The professor talks a lot in between the parts where we're actually coding, so I fell asleep a lot...

The textbook CourseKata was pretty good - it would teach you things, and you had to code along and fill in these code blocks. It did cost $32 :(. Each chapter took a long time to do (between 1 hour and 1.5 hours!!!), and we had to do about 1 chapter a week, but I always learned a lot and didn't need to study as much for the exams because I was constantly learning throughout the entire quarter. R isn't too complicated and the textbook really holds your hand you barely even do any coding. The review questions at the end of the chapter were pretty similar to what was on the midterms and final.

The midterms were online using Jupyter Notebook, but the final was on paper due to the professor catching people cheating and looking up answers online during the midterms... You do get a 1 page cheat sheet too so idk why people were cheating.. He also included extra credit questions on the midterms/final. I got 100% on the first midterm and 95% on the second, but that may have also been because I've taken so many statistics classes already (AP Statistics, Comm 150).

Also there is sooo much opportunity for extra credit. Attend more than 6 discussions, sit in the front row and answer questions, participate in studies, do extra textbook chapters, etc. all gave you a grade boost.

Professor Trott was an absolutely incredible instructor. I am slightly biased since I am a neuroscience major and he taught the neuroscience section but I think that even if I wasn't passionate about neuroscience I would have been engaged by Dr. Trott's lectures. He was energetic, clearly passionate about both teaching and his research, and had the entire class engaged with his lectures. He also had very well-prepared slides and used them as resources, not just reading off of them. He clearly has vast amounts of knowledge in his subject area and loves to teach it, which translated very clearly to my learning. I hope to take more classes with Prof. Trott in the future.

He was very on top of his material and was always willing to answer questions for students to help us understand the material to the best of his ability. His lectures were presented at a manageable pace and he went in depth into the important topics instead of brushing past some like others have.

Moved a little fast during lecture, but genuinely the most fascinating prof we had in the quarter! You can tell he's passionate about his work, and he was great about encouraging people to tackle hard questions on their own without his help at first. Lectures were awesome and engaging.

I was really impressed with Professor Trott. He was definitely one of the best teachers I have had. He is very good at instructing a large lecture and explaining confusing topics in a way that makes sense. I really like the textbook, much more engaging that reading a traditional textbook.

I took psych110 during a 6 week summer session while working out of town. The class format was online with recorded Zoom lectures, even though class planner says its “not recorded.” Professor Trott has very cute cats and is flexible and understanding to student’s needs - probably because he was a UCLA student not too long ago too.

I would definitely recommend this class and any class with Professor Trott - I also took psych115 with him. Participation was incentivized but not required (if he liked the attendance numbers, we would get extra credit opportunities).

The content wasn’t simple but he explained everything very clearly. You definitely need to put in *some* effort to get an A, but all the exam material is clearly available in his slides and lectures. He also makes helpful practice questions.

Professor Trott is such an amazing professor! He gives very engaging lectures and breaks down the concepts very well! The class during summer session consisted of weekly quizzes with unlimited attempts, a midterm (30% of your grade), and a final (40%) of your grade. Exams were open note, open internet which makes this class 1000x better during the summer compared to the school year. Would take it again with Professor Trott!

Trott is honestly my favorite professor at UCLA. He is very knowledgeable on the material and very concerned with student understanding. You can tell he is really passionate about the material he teaches and that passion is infectious. His lectures were always engaging and he was always happy to answer questions, both in lecture and office hours. The readings could be a little long but they were worth it in my opinion.

This is hands down the best class I've taken at UCLA. My final grade isn't confirmed yet but right now I have an A+/A in this class. Both midterms and final are open note, in-person class is optional, and you only need to attend 3 discussions to get full credit--the more you attend the more extra credit you receive. He offers almost too many extra credit opportunities, and it boosts your grade by whole percentage points, not partial. He's funny, engaging, and everything on the tests are literally on the homework. Homework is based on completion not correctness. The only 'downside' (which isn't a downside unless you make it that way) is that each test is 25% of your grade, so if you fail a test you'll have to try harder in the other ones to boost your grade. However, you shouldn't really fail unless you don't try or don't understand the homework. Overall, he is a very understanding teacher and you'd quite literally have to not try to fail this class. Trust you will come out learning so much!

i took 100a with trott, which i found to be pretty easy and was excited to take another course with trott again. from the beginning of this course, trott made sure we were aware that this class is difficult and that we would truly have to put the work in to receive an A. he was definitely right - this class has some pretty abstract concepts that you genuinely have to sit with in order to grasp! i believe the class avg for the first midterm was a C (?) and the second midterm and final were Bs. what helped me get an A in the class was rewatching lectures, and taking very detailed notes (i would write down the majority of what he would say in class!).

though some concepts are tricky, trott genuinely is such an entertaining and fun lecturer, and the class material is quite interesting. you can tell he really cares about the students learning and making sure lectures are engaging. overall, i would recommend this class to people who are willing to put the work in! i learned a lot and would love to take a class with trott again (probably an easier course though lol)