Computer Science
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Although it is clear Professor Basu cares about what he does, the classes are often times boring and not exciting to attend. This course in general also has a lot of busy work and it is very tedious and takes a lot of time. But USE TA HOURS.
This course was very project based, so strong proficiency in python really helps. Although Machine Learning is not a requirement, a lot of the concepts we talked about seemed like extensions of broader ML concepts, and students who had taken ML definitely had a leg up. There was an opportunity to revise on most of the homework assignments, and the parameters of a given assignment are clear. If you enjoyed Machine Learning or are interested in the intersection of machine learning and linguistics (and sort of linear algebra), this is the course for you!
This course was very project based, so strong proficiency in python really helps. Although Machine Learning is not a requirement, a lot of the concepts we talked about seemed like extensions of broader ML concepts, and students who had taken ML definitely had a leg up. There was an opportunity to revise on most of the homework assign …Read more
The material of the course is pretty difficult and there's not really a way around that. Vaccari is a good teacher and very fun guy who will crack jokes and whatnot that makes class easier, but lectures can drone on for a bit at time. Homework was not easy and the final for the class was take-home and open note but still very difficult.