I feel like I learned a lot in this class. In this class 50% of the grade was a group project (which included a 30 minute presentation and a PNAS style 6 page paper). Dr. Otter was a really good lecturer, and she was really willing to meet with us and help us with ideas for the project, and even look at drafts for the final paper. She genuinely cared a lot about student learning. The material taught in class was not too difficult, and the project was a lot of work - but it was totally worth it, and was a great learning opportunity. Also, the only listed prereq is Math 115A, but I would highly recommend a probability class like 170A/E and a class in differential equations like 33B or 134.