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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 - This review is for MATH 131AH. In one sentence, this class was a roller coaster. The class material was taken from Monica Visan, who taught the class in previous years (her notes and homeworks were used, which you can see on her class websites). Georg wrote his own exams, so the midterm was quite different from the homework, making it difficult. However, the final felt much easier, perhaps written intentionally so because the class average for the midterm was so low. Additionally, Georg usually only gave outlines for proofs, and the few times he gave a full proof, he often made mistakes. The highlight of the class (which me and my friends still joke about) is when we wasted a whole lecture trying to prove the Shroeder-Bernstein Theorem. Georg's proof had so many mistakes, which turned the lecture into a debate session between him and the students. We ended up never finishing the proof. However, all in all, Georg is a very nice and funny person, and his office hours were fun and helpful if you had any questions.
Winter 2025 - This review is for MATH 131AH. In one sentence, this class was a roller coaster. The class material was taken from Monica Visan, who taught the class in previous years (her notes and homeworks were used, which you can see on her class websites). Georg wrote his own exams, so the midterm was quite different from the homework, making it difficult. However, the final felt much easier, perhaps written intentionally so because the class average for the midterm was so low. Additionally, Georg usually only gave outlines for proofs, and the few times he gave a full proof, he often made mistakes. The highlight of the class (which me and my friends still joke about) is when we wasted a whole lecture trying to prove the Shroeder-Bernstein Theorem. Georg's proof had so many mistakes, which turned the lecture into a debate session between him and the students. We ended up never finishing the proof. However, all in all, Georg is a very nice and funny person, and his office hours were fun and helpful if you had any questions.
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