Was not a fan of this class at all. I took it at my community college and actually enjoyed and understood it. The material in this class was so much harder for me to understand and we had to do coding with R. Was really hoping I could at least make an A- but it is what it is. The textbook is interactive and counts as the homework and wasn't too expensive (~$32). Dr. Trott gives a lot of extra credit which is really nice. He talks a lot in lecture which can be kind of overwhelming. I feel like I haven't even processed what he just said before he's on to the next topic. I will say that he always responds to emails and is always willing to help though. There are two midterms and a final and you're allowed a cheatsheet. Really wish this class wasn't required for psych :/

Top professor, content and readings were pretty challenging though

Top professor, content and readings were pretty challenging though

This class was pretty standard for a statistics class, but you also have to learn R. The lectures are "not required" because there were two grading schemes, one where the midterm and final were worth more, and one where submitting the Jupyters completed in class was also included, and the midterm/final were worth a little less. I still went to lecture, but if you hadn't done the textbook readings prior to class, it was super easy to get lost. The professor talks a lot in between the parts where we're actually coding, so I fell asleep a lot...

The textbook CourseKata was pretty good - it would teach you things, and you had to code along and fill in these code blocks. It did cost $32 :(. Each chapter took a long time to do (between 1 hour and 1.5 hours!!!), and we had to do about 1 chapter a week, but I always learned a lot and didn't need to study as much for the exams because I was constantly learning throughout the entire quarter. R isn't too complicated and the textbook really holds your hand you barely even do any coding. The review questions at the end of the chapter were pretty similar to what was on the midterms and final.

The midterms were online using Jupyter Notebook, but the final was on paper due to the professor catching people cheating and looking up answers online during the midterms... You do get a 1 page cheat sheet too so idk why people were cheating.. He also included extra credit questions on the midterms/final. I got 100% on the first midterm and 95% on the second, but that may have also been because I've taken so many statistics classes already (AP Statistics, Comm 150).

Also there is sooo much opportunity for extra credit. Attend more than 6 discussions, sit in the front row and answer questions, participate in studies, do extra textbook chapters, etc. all gave you a grade boost.

Professor Trott was an absolutely incredible instructor. I am slightly biased since I am a neuroscience major and he taught the neuroscience section but I think that even if I wasn't passionate about neuroscience I would have been engaged by Dr. Trott's lectures. He was energetic, clearly passionate about both teaching and his research, and had the entire class engaged with his lectures. He also had very well-prepared slides and used them as resources, not just reading off of them. He clearly has vast amounts of knowledge in his subject area and loves to teach it, which translated very clearly to my learning. I hope to take more classes with Prof. Trott in the future.

He was very on top of his material and was always willing to answer questions for students to help us understand the material to the best of his ability. His lectures were presented at a manageable pace and he went in depth into the important topics instead of brushing past some like others have.

Moved a little fast during lecture, but genuinely the most fascinating prof we had in the quarter! You can tell he's passionate about his work, and he was great about encouraging people to tackle hard questions on their own without his help at first. Lectures were awesome and engaging.

I was really impressed with Professor Trott. He was definitely one of the best teachers I have had. He is very good at instructing a large lecture and explaining confusing topics in a way that makes sense. I really like the textbook, much more engaging that reading a traditional textbook.

I took psych110 during a 6 week summer session while working out of town. The class format was online with recorded Zoom lectures, even though class planner says its “not recorded.” Professor Trott has very cute cats and is flexible and understanding to student’s needs - probably because he was a UCLA student not too long ago too.

I would definitely recommend this class and any class with Professor Trott - I also took psych115 with him. Participation was incentivized but not required (if he liked the attendance numbers, we would get extra credit opportunities).

The content wasn’t simple but he explained everything very clearly. You definitely need to put in *some* effort to get an A, but all the exam material is clearly available in his slides and lectures. He also makes helpful practice questions.

Professor Trott is such an amazing professor! He gives very engaging lectures and breaks down the concepts very well! The class during summer session consisted of weekly quizzes with unlimited attempts, a midterm (30% of your grade), and a final (40%) of your grade. Exams were open note, open internet which makes this class 1000x better during the summer compared to the school year. Would take it again with Professor Trott!