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Georg Menz
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Fall 2020 - Professor Menz is pretty nice and seems to care about his students alot, but the class itself was a bit of a mess because there was literally no syllabus, which I think is the main issue of the class. Because of that, the grading scheme, outline of what material would be covered, etc. was not very clear. Lectures were also a bit all over the place. It was hard to follow along with the content being covered because of how he structured his notes, and I feel like I didn't actually learn much at the end of the class. Also, the lectures never really related that much with the homework/final project. Personally I didn't find the homework or project to be too difficult and thought the grading was pretty generous, but I do have experience with coding in Python and I think that helped alot. If you're a Data Theory major, I'd suggest taking Stats 20/21 first if you can if you're taking it with Menz, as I felt like the homeworks were alot easier to do in Jupyter Notebooks/R Markdown. Basically, if you're taking this class I'd maybe recommend going with someone else. But if you're stuck with Menz (as I think only one professor teaches this class each quarter), it's not the end of the world- just focus on doing well on the homeworks and project.
Fall 2020 - Professor Menz is pretty nice and seems to care about his students alot, but the class itself was a bit of a mess because there was literally no syllabus, which I think is the main issue of the class. Because of that, the grading scheme, outline of what material would be covered, etc. was not very clear. Lectures were also a bit all over the place. It was hard to follow along with the content being covered because of how he structured his notes, and I feel like I didn't actually learn much at the end of the class. Also, the lectures never really related that much with the homework/final project. Personally I didn't find the homework or project to be too difficult and thought the grading was pretty generous, but I do have experience with coding in Python and I think that helped alot. If you're a Data Theory major, I'd suggest taking Stats 20/21 first if you can if you're taking it with Menz, as I felt like the homeworks were alot easier to do in Jupyter Notebooks/R Markdown. Basically, if you're taking this class I'd maybe recommend going with someone else. But if you're stuck with Menz (as I think only one professor teaches this class each quarter), it's not the end of the world- just focus on doing well on the homeworks and project.
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Summer 2019 - I had a class with this person and otherwise. He will take advantage of people. He is also flakey and has a hard time following through with things. Likely someone who was raised to believe they were blameless. If you are working with him, make sure there is a clear plan and expectations laid out, so you are not taken advantage of. In fact, you're probably better off to stay away from this person altogether. I wish I could say more.
Summer 2019 - I had a class with this person and otherwise. He will take advantage of people. He is also flakey and has a hard time following through with things. Likely someone who was raised to believe they were blameless. If you are working with him, make sure there is a clear plan and expectations laid out, so you are not taken advantage of. In fact, you're probably better off to stay away from this person altogether. I wish I could say more.
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Winter 2025 - For 131AH (Honors) with Menz. TLDR: Great guy, but subpar teacher. For reference, Prof. Menz uses Prof. Monica Visan's 2019 131AH notes on her website (and lecture notes can be found by searching Duc Vu 131AH). Statistics: Midterm Average, Median: 20.39 (68%), 20.75 (69%) out of 30 Final Average, Median: 60.5 (79%), 61.25 (80%) out of 77 Grading: 20% HW, 20% MT, 60% Final Prof. Menz is a fantastic "personality" for math and would do his best to showcase the inherent beauty of math, while trying to not emphasize the importance of exams too much (despite the heavy weighting on exams...). He's very approachable and friendly in helping students work out problems. However, his teaching is exceptionally subpar. His board handwriting isn't great and he'd rarely write out full statements and proofs, while sort of willy-nilly explaining the intuition behind each proof at times. Sometimes it felt like you were just watching him try to figure out the proof himself. Expect to self-study A TON. His exams were tough, but expected for an honors analysis class. Definitely do the homework and practice exam questions, as he will likely take questions from there or ones that are heavily inspired by them. Office hours are also great to attend, as sometimes he'll go over questions he himself finds "interesting" :) and might show up on exams.
Winter 2025 - For 131AH (Honors) with Menz. TLDR: Great guy, but subpar teacher. For reference, Prof. Menz uses Prof. Monica Visan's 2019 131AH notes on her website (and lecture notes can be found by searching Duc Vu 131AH). Statistics: Midterm Average, Median: 20.39 (68%), 20.75 (69%) out of 30 Final Average, Median: 60.5 (79%), 61.25 (80%) out of 77 Grading: 20% HW, 20% MT, 60% Final Prof. Menz is a fantastic "personality" for math and would do his best to showcase the inherent beauty of math, while trying to not emphasize the importance of exams too much (despite the heavy weighting on exams...). He's very approachable and friendly in helping students work out problems. However, his teaching is exceptionally subpar. His board handwriting isn't great and he'd rarely write out full statements and proofs, while sort of willy-nilly explaining the intuition behind each proof at times. Sometimes it felt like you were just watching him try to figure out the proof himself. Expect to self-study A TON. His exams were tough, but expected for an honors analysis class. Definitely do the homework and practice exam questions, as he will likely take questions from there or ones that are heavily inspired by them. Office hours are also great to attend, as sometimes he'll go over questions he himself finds "interesting" :) and might show up on exams.
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