This class provides a great foundation, high level overview of Data Science and I learned so much as a non CS Major being introduced to the field for the first time. I appreciated how intuitive the concepts were taught and the best part of this class by far is Professor Mirzasoleiman. She is extremely knowledgable about the subject and taught everything clearly. She was always so patient and approachable when you had any confusions and she would explain them until you got them--it was super clear how much she cared about her students' learning and always so willing to help her students. Can't say enough amazing things about the professor!

The pace of the class as a non CS major was perfect. She would recap previous week's topics that were abstract in the beginning 20 minutes of each class (Neural Networks were especially hard to grasp initially for me but due to the repetition and continued explanations in class I eventually understood it). We were always given plenty of time to complete the homeworks (2 over the quarter) and coding projects (2 over the quarter) that were not very difficult if you paid attention in lecture. Tests were 1 midterm and 1 final that were all similar to the homeworks and focused mainly on understanding of the concepts (no coding questions at all on the exams). Definitely a very doable and fulfilling class to take!

Great teaching, clear explanation, easy course in nature, great TAs! I liked it!

Outstanding professor. I would take every class she teaches if I could. Her lectures are top-notch and she cares a lot about the students.

Professor Mirzasoleiman is an amazing and caring instructor. She taught this class very well. I very much liked the course organization and lecture coverage. The lectures were mostly toward machine learning and probability aspect of data science field and avoid the complex math concepts. She was providing the lecture slides, as well as the annotated lecture slides after the lecture which was very helpful. The course also has interesting assignments and projects, but the only concern is that the workload is heavy in the beginning. M148 is my favorite class I've taken so far. Overall I learned a lot, Sweet Professor, Good Course.