Phil Chodrow

7.5/10

Effective

8.4/10

Fun

8.5/10

Helpful

74%

Enjoy

81%

Again

CSCI02009 days ago

Professor Chodrow uses a flipped style classroom in order to teach this course. The lecture is encompassed in the homework, and typically involves 1-3, 15-20 minute videos before every class, along with a warm up. The testing involves knowledge almost exclusively derived through your own studying. Not a class for everyone, but if you enjoy the gripes of teaching yourself it is more than sufficient to enjoy.

Fast-PacedConstant ReadingFair Grading

10hrs / week Some difficulty High value Would not take again

CSCI0200last month

I thought this class was very useful in learning mathematical concepts of coding, but his grading scale is very confusing. You have to hit a certain number of learning targets and score well on the labs to get an A and I got screwed over completely by 1 learning target. Be careful and make sure you hit all of the targets.

Chill and RelaxedLots of HomeworkFair Grading

10hrs / week Average difficulty Average value Would not take again

CSCI04513 months ago

This course is definitely no-joke, but it's definitely not a waste of time. Prof. Chodrow is super enthusiastic about the material and very accommodating to students who have different levels of familiarity with certain topics. Be prepared to dive deep into several math concepts, and figure out how to computationally recreate the mathematical properties that drive ML. There is so much to learn in this course, and I feel that it's one of the most "practical" CS classes to take here. No exams, but be prepared to complete between 7-10 lengthy projects/experiments that include considerable coding and writing components.

Fast-PacedProject-HeavyFair Grading

10hrs / week Extremely difficulty Extremely high value Would take again