Professor
Nicolas Christou
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Christou is one of the best lecturers here at UCLA. I can honestly say I still use some of the stuff I learned in his class for my other classes. His tests are extremely tough and they require a lot of your KNOWLEDGE, not your memory. Yes, he allows open notes but if you don't know the material then your notes are of no use to you. You have to study for his tests as if you aren't allowed to use notes. You won't need the text for his class, and personally I think he should write his own text (if he hasn't already). He's absolutely brilliant, funny, all-around great. The greatest thing about his class is the satisfaction of knowing you've actually LEARNED and what you've learned doesn't go away after the final.
Christou is one of the best lecturers here at UCLA. I can honestly say I still use some of the stuff I learned in his class for my other classes. His tests are extremely tough and they require a lot of your KNOWLEDGE, not your memory. Yes, he allows open notes but if you don't know the material then your notes are of no use to you. You have to study for his tests as if you aren't allowed to use notes. You won't need the text for his class, and personally I think he should write his own text (if he hasn't already). He's absolutely brilliant, funny, all-around great. The greatest thing about his class is the satisfaction of knowing you've actually LEARNED and what you've learned doesn't go away after the final.
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Spring 2018 - This is an extremely interesting class and professor Christou does an amazing job of teaching it. Knowing what to do with spatial data is an increasingly important skill, and in this class you'll learn how to analyze if there are trends in spatial data, make predictions, create heat maps, contour maps, etc. Dr. Christou is one of the best instructors in the department and you will walk away with rigorous and practical knowledge.
Spring 2018 - This is an extremely interesting class and professor Christou does an amazing job of teaching it. Knowing what to do with spatial data is an increasingly important skill, and in this class you'll learn how to analyze if there are trends in spatial data, make predictions, create heat maps, contour maps, etc. Dr. Christou is one of the best instructors in the department and you will walk away with rigorous and practical knowledge.
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Spring 2018 - My favorite class with my favorite class at UCLA. Very applicable material to real life situations and super helpful knowledge to spill upon during interviews. The tests are difficult but not impossible and Professor Christou always curves VERY generously. Like the other person said, the workload is a bit heavy at times (1 hw due/week and sometimes a project update (coded in R) due) but its not unbearable and Professor Christou has always helped me through problems I don't understand during OH (which is has every single day and on weekends before exams - amazing). He doesn't really care about deadlines but rather puts a focus on students well being and understanding of the material. I appreciate this a lot.
Spring 2018 - My favorite class with my favorite class at UCLA. Very applicable material to real life situations and super helpful knowledge to spill upon during interviews. The tests are difficult but not impossible and Professor Christou always curves VERY generously. Like the other person said, the workload is a bit heavy at times (1 hw due/week and sometimes a project update (coded in R) due) but its not unbearable and Professor Christou has always helped me through problems I don't understand during OH (which is has every single day and on weekends before exams - amazing). He doesn't really care about deadlines but rather puts a focus on students well being and understanding of the material. I appreciate this a lot.
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Nicholas is a great teacher. He works very hard to prepare for class and to thoroughly present the material. His class is also a good mix of both theory and application. I actually generated a lot of R code that I will be able to reuse for other projects. Overall, I enjoyed Nicholas' class quite a bit.
Nicholas is a great teacher. He works very hard to prepare for class and to thoroughly present the material. His class is also a good mix of both theory and application. I actually generated a lot of R code that I will be able to reuse for other projects. Overall, I enjoyed Nicholas' class quite a bit.
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