Students said that the course material was interesting and the knowledgeable Professor Beer, always made sure students understood tough concepts. The course was wel -organized. The weekly quizzes ensured students kept up with the material. Sometimes the PowerPoint slides were overwhelming and hard to fol ow. Students suggested splitting up the slides or writing out examples on the blackboard instead of using PowerPoint. It is a difficult and fast-paced course, but if you keep up with the reading and work you can succeed.

Students founds that the best aspects of this course included the professor’s very clear lectures, the textbook and the interesting materials. Students liked the topics covered and thought that all of the materials and teaching methods worked wel together. Students did find that quizzes required more memorization than understanding and that the workload got increasingly heavier over the semester. Students suggested providing answer keys to the study materials and either lightening the workload or dropping the lowest scores. Prospective students should know that the work is doable so long as they attend lectures and keep on top of the reading. The course wil be chal enging but enjoyable.

Students enjoyed the interesting and chal enging material of this course taught by an instructor they thought was genuinely interested in helping them learn. They believed that their least favorite aspect of the class was the pacing which they thought was rushed at times. Students thought the course could benefit from less information-dense lecture slides. They felt it was important for people considering this course to know that the class required a large workload and that the exams are especially challenging. 36