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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.
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I felt like this was one of the hardest classes I've taken at UCLA up to this point, and I've really enjoyed it. Tests are brutal, but the way he curves means that it's pretty much equivalent to any other stats teacher.
Im a Math major and his exams can be compared to my hardest class M131B. The materials themselves are not as hard but his exams are enervating. His exams are harder and harder every year (I think because more Math majors are taking it now, like half of the class). I could do more than 75% of his past tests up to Fall 2017. However, the first midterm we just took was horribly hard. Most people skipped a whole section (4 questions) and many more parts lol. There are questions about beta and Cauchy distributions which we never covered in lecture. I never learned Cauchy in 100A; my friend took 100B and M170B but he never heard of it too. There are 16 "small" questions in total to be done in 2hrs. I panicked and couldn't do some really easy problems, i only realized how easy they were after turning it in. Anyways, the class is not hard, the tests are. If you dont want depression, please take someone else. Some people say you can learn more in Christou's class, yes, but you don't have to take his class, just go to his lectures before your actual class . You don't have to be suffering.
I went to attend his lectures during the summer before my actual class (also with him), so DO NOT TAKE IT IN THE SUMMER, the amount of materials is exactly the same as in a regular quarter (HW, concepts,...), so things go super fast, it moves to the next topic before you can grasp the previous ones, unless you are only taking this class.
To give you an idea about his exams, the 75th for the first midterm was 37/100, and about 40/100 for the second one. The A- and above range was 40 for the first one, and 43 for the second one.
Each exam contains about 4 parts, each parts about 4-5 "small" questions, not all questions in a part are related, so don't skip the whole part only because you don't know how to do the first question of it. He does not grade as how we think. For each "small" question you do wrong -6, if you missed just a tiny thing -1, if you are half of the way in the right direction -3, if you have something is the right direction -5. They do not add up to 100 as you can see, but at the end your score is /100. The final is also not a pleasant experience, it's difficulty level is about the same as midterms in my opinion. Even though I got A for the course, the process was really stressful.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS OVER THE SUMMER!!
Despite the fact that I got an A, I would not recommend anyone taking 100B with Christou during summer because of the insane number of concepts covered in this class. It is just impossible to squeeze all of them in a six-week course.
The day before the final, we were still learning important new materials and getting new homework. This is just frustrating. I think I definitely can understand the concepts better if I take this class during regular quarters.
Regarding the tests, they are super difficult and are not similar to homework or practice. During the final, I literally "questioned my existence" and wanted to give up. For the midterm, I got 74/100 (high 94/100, median 28/100, mean 37/100). Christou said 48+ is an A, 24+(not sure) is a B.
Christou himself is a really nice professor who holds office hours EVERY DAY. He also answers emails very quickly if you have any questions. During lectures, he teaches in a fast pace, doing complicated calculations so quickly without looking at any lecture notes. He is surely a sharp and smart guy.
Professor Christou clearly cares about his students understanding the course material, as he provides at least 10 office hours each week (I never went to them, but I hear he is very helpful), and challenges us to apply our knowledge to difficult problems. Yes, the midterms and final are very hard, but he provides a curve, and the difficulty of the tests forces us to creatively use what Christou has taught us. His students often have a much deeper understanding of the material than students who took the course with other professors. His lectures are very entertaining (he's pretty funny, and goes off on interesting tangents), but still equip us with all of the material we need to succeed in his class. Take him, even though the tests are scary.
One of the best professors in the stats department. The workload is a little bit heavy but it's the course that you will definitely learn things as long as you do all the homework. Exams can be difficult, but overall it's a great course!
Christou was tough, even during summer! He talked fast in lectures and skipped a lot of the proofs, but provided really good and comprehensive lecture notes. It's fine if you only get 1/2 of what he teaches while in lecture as long as you review the notes afterwards. His exams are notoriously difficult but his curve is generously enough. Expect to spend lots of time studying his notes and remember don't worry too much about not knowing how to solve a couple problems on the exams, as other students are in the same boat as you. His homework on the other hand were quite straightforward.
I felt like this was one of the hardest classes I've taken at UCLA up to this point, and I've really enjoyed it. Tests are brutal, but the way he curves means that it's pretty much equivalent to any other stats teacher.
Im a Math major and his exams can be compared to my hardest class M131B. The materials themselves are not as hard but his exams are enervating. His exams are harder and harder every year (I think because more Math majors are taking it now, like half of the class). I could do more than 75% of his past tests up to Fall 2017. However, the first midterm we just took was horribly hard. Most people skipped a whole section (4 questions) and many more parts lol. There are questions about beta and Cauchy distributions which we never covered in lecture. I never learned Cauchy in 100A; my friend took 100B and M170B but he never heard of it too. There are 16 "small" questions in total to be done in 2hrs. I panicked and couldn't do some really easy problems, i only realized how easy they were after turning it in. Anyways, the class is not hard, the tests are. If you dont want depression, please take someone else. Some people say you can learn more in Christou's class, yes, but you don't have to take his class, just go to his lectures before your actual class . You don't have to be suffering.
I went to attend his lectures during the summer before my actual class (also with him), so DO NOT TAKE IT IN THE SUMMER, the amount of materials is exactly the same as in a regular quarter (HW, concepts,...), so things go super fast, it moves to the next topic before you can grasp the previous ones, unless you are only taking this class.
To give you an idea about his exams, the 75th for the first midterm was 37/100, and about 40/100 for the second one. The A- and above range was 40 for the first one, and 43 for the second one.
Each exam contains about 4 parts, each parts about 4-5 "small" questions, not all questions in a part are related, so don't skip the whole part only because you don't know how to do the first question of it. He does not grade as how we think. For each "small" question you do wrong -6, if you missed just a tiny thing -1, if you are half of the way in the right direction -3, if you have something is the right direction -5. They do not add up to 100 as you can see, but at the end your score is /100. The final is also not a pleasant experience, it's difficulty level is about the same as midterms in my opinion. Even though I got A for the course, the process was really stressful.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS OVER THE SUMMER!!
Despite the fact that I got an A, I would not recommend anyone taking 100B with Christou during summer because of the insane number of concepts covered in this class. It is just impossible to squeeze all of them in a six-week course.
The day before the final, we were still learning important new materials and getting new homework. This is just frustrating. I think I definitely can understand the concepts better if I take this class during regular quarters.
Regarding the tests, they are super difficult and are not similar to homework or practice. During the final, I literally "questioned my existence" and wanted to give up. For the midterm, I got 74/100 (high 94/100, median 28/100, mean 37/100). Christou said 48+ is an A, 24+(not sure) is a B.
Christou himself is a really nice professor who holds office hours EVERY DAY. He also answers emails very quickly if you have any questions. During lectures, he teaches in a fast pace, doing complicated calculations so quickly without looking at any lecture notes. He is surely a sharp and smart guy.
Professor Christou clearly cares about his students understanding the course material, as he provides at least 10 office hours each week (I never went to them, but I hear he is very helpful), and challenges us to apply our knowledge to difficult problems. Yes, the midterms and final are very hard, but he provides a curve, and the difficulty of the tests forces us to creatively use what Christou has taught us. His students often have a much deeper understanding of the material than students who took the course with other professors. His lectures are very entertaining (he's pretty funny, and goes off on interesting tangents), but still equip us with all of the material we need to succeed in his class. Take him, even though the tests are scary.
One of the best professors in the stats department. The workload is a little bit heavy but it's the course that you will definitely learn things as long as you do all the homework. Exams can be difficult, but overall it's a great course!
Christou was tough, even during summer! He talked fast in lectures and skipped a lot of the proofs, but provided really good and comprehensive lecture notes. It's fine if you only get 1/2 of what he teaches while in lecture as long as you review the notes afterwards. His exams are notoriously difficult but his curve is generously enough. Expect to spend lots of time studying his notes and remember don't worry too much about not knowing how to solve a couple problems on the exams, as other students are in the same boat as you. His homework on the other hand were quite straightforward.
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- Engaging Lectures (20)