I was pleasantly surprised with Urban Planning 19: Urban Dynamics - as a Sociology major with absolutely no background in computer modeling or urban planning (but with an interest in both) I easily learned the foundations of city planning and began to understand the fundamentals of complex systems. Usually, fiat luxes are viewed by students as "easy-A, fluff classes," but this course turned out to be super interesting and introduced me to a new way of thinking about the intricacies (social, political, cultural, etc.) of planning a city.

Professor Bragin's lectures truly are works of art - every word serves a purpose, your time isn't wasted, and the material is fascinating. If you get the chance, talk to him outside of class, too - 10 minutes talking with Bragin is like talking to a human encyclopedia - you always leave the conversation having learned something new.

I highly recommend this professor and this course. (He plays really good music before and during lecture, too!)

The Urban Dynamics 19 Fiat Lux course was very interesting, and delves into understanding human behavior and how that corresponds to the dynamics of an urban society.

The workload is fairly easy with just a presentation you have to give before the end of the quarter.

Professor Bragin is a cool dude, and he helps to simply very complex systems for students who are unfamiliar with the discipline.