Professor
Adnan Darwiche
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Most Helpful Review
Spring 2020 - TAKE HIS CLASS! Professor Darwiche is an absolute gem! I got into the class on a last-minute PTE after spring quarter went remote. He has to be one of the most well-adjusted professors out of all of UCLA's remote courses. From day one, he has been prepared and well-versed with the Sketchbook app to use as a whiteboard (great handwriting too), rarely had tech problems, edited *ALL* of the recorded lectures to correct mistakes on screen and cut out any pauses/wait time. He divided the videos into 2 parts to upload, each 35-40 minutes long, which made it super easy for us to find things when rewatching. Even went to lengths to add his own intro music for the videos and sometimes draws a little daisy on the first slide :') He always stuck around after lecture to answer students' questions and provided external resources (optional) if you were interested in reading more. He's very patient, used engaging and funny examples, and explained concepts SO well. This was not a class where I had to often re-watch lectures or read the textbook to catch up. Exam was open book and pretty manageable, exactly what you'd expect based on lecture and homework material. TA's were also very knowledgeable and helpful in discussion (Shirley was great!) There's roughly one homework per week, usually takes less than 4 hours. I already knew Darwiche was a beloved and highly-regarded professor before enrolling his class, but in contrast to how other professors are handling remote instruction, Darwiche is miles ahead and definitely went above and beyond to make sure students are getting the best out of this course. Really wish I can take another class with him some day!
Spring 2020 - TAKE HIS CLASS! Professor Darwiche is an absolute gem! I got into the class on a last-minute PTE after spring quarter went remote. He has to be one of the most well-adjusted professors out of all of UCLA's remote courses. From day one, he has been prepared and well-versed with the Sketchbook app to use as a whiteboard (great handwriting too), rarely had tech problems, edited *ALL* of the recorded lectures to correct mistakes on screen and cut out any pauses/wait time. He divided the videos into 2 parts to upload, each 35-40 minutes long, which made it super easy for us to find things when rewatching. Even went to lengths to add his own intro music for the videos and sometimes draws a little daisy on the first slide :') He always stuck around after lecture to answer students' questions and provided external resources (optional) if you were interested in reading more. He's very patient, used engaging and funny examples, and explained concepts SO well. This was not a class where I had to often re-watch lectures or read the textbook to catch up. Exam was open book and pretty manageable, exactly what you'd expect based on lecture and homework material. TA's were also very knowledgeable and helpful in discussion (Shirley was great!) There's roughly one homework per week, usually takes less than 4 hours. I already knew Darwiche was a beloved and highly-regarded professor before enrolling his class, but in contrast to how other professors are handling remote instruction, Darwiche is miles ahead and definitely went above and beyond to make sure students are getting the best out of this course. Really wish I can take another class with him some day!
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Winter 2022 - Great professor. All of the past lecture videos can be found on Youtube as well. The tests were completely fair; I just slightly underperformed the test averages. I think Bayesian Networks are also pretty interesting and fun to learn about, so do take this class if you get the opportunity! Also the TA, Scott Mueller, was super helpful.
Winter 2022 - Great professor. All of the past lecture videos can be found on Youtube as well. The tests were completely fair; I just slightly underperformed the test averages. I think Bayesian Networks are also pretty interesting and fun to learn about, so do take this class if you get the opportunity! Also the TA, Scott Mueller, was super helpful.
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