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Peter Nonacs
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Fall 2022 - Prof Nonacs is a good guy and this was an interesting class, but I have never been more convinced of the pointlessness of a fiat lux. Two hours is a very long time to pay attention for, especially when the slides don't match with what the prof is saying and there's no incentive to do well. All this made it very easy to zone out, and because the lecture was so hard to follow, I couldn't get back on track when I snapped back to reality. Maybe there are better profs to take a fiat lux with, but I would much rather take a fourth class than attempt to find out who those profs are.
Fall 2022 - Prof Nonacs is a good guy and this was an interesting class, but I have never been more convinced of the pointlessness of a fiat lux. Two hours is a very long time to pay attention for, especially when the slides don't match with what the prof is saying and there's no incentive to do well. All this made it very easy to zone out, and because the lecture was so hard to follow, I couldn't get back on track when I snapped back to reality. Maybe there are better profs to take a fiat lux with, but I would much rather take a fourth class than attempt to find out who those profs are.
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Winter 2020 - This class is heavily presentation-driven. It met five times this quarter, with the first being an introductory presentation by Professor Nonacs. The other four were reserved for group presentations of about 3-4 people each that went for about 25-30 minutes. Prior to each presentation, Professor Nonacs would give a presentation on background material to lay the foundation for the group. The workload wasn't too bad, but was more than the other fiat lux that I've taken. The fact that my group members did their parts was very helpful, but group presentations can always be a roll of the dice. Professor Nonacs was very accommodating in terms of when we wished to present and on what subject, which was nice, and his presentations were always very engaging. As the other review for this quarter said, all of us passed.
Winter 2020 - This class is heavily presentation-driven. It met five times this quarter, with the first being an introductory presentation by Professor Nonacs. The other four were reserved for group presentations of about 3-4 people each that went for about 25-30 minutes. Prior to each presentation, Professor Nonacs would give a presentation on background material to lay the foundation for the group. The workload wasn't too bad, but was more than the other fiat lux that I've taken. The fact that my group members did their parts was very helpful, but group presentations can always be a roll of the dice. Professor Nonacs was very accommodating in terms of when we wished to present and on what subject, which was nice, and his presentations were always very engaging. As the other review for this quarter said, all of us passed.
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