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Princeton University GEO422 : Data, Models and Uncertainty in
the Natural Sciences
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the course".
It's strongest point was the rigurously applied nature of the
teaching style and the lab work. I've taken statistics and stuff
before, but there was never any context. The lectures, as is all but
required in a mathematical course, were dry and formulaic in
structure. They were not dry in delivery, though! Classes were still
fun. Furthermore, each spate of formulas fed into a quality, well
thought out lab exercise.
The assignments/labs were excellent. They were well designed to
illustrate the important concepts and show practically how to
implement them.
Covered a lot of materiel. Lab exercises were very helpful for
understanding. Very receptive to input about course.
The lab exercises were well designed and significantly contributed to
my understanding of the material. The MATLAB skills gained were invaluble.
The techniques from this course were useful in writing my JP. Also,
the professor was very flexible to tailoring the course to the
student's needs, although this worked against me somewhat in that the
course went in a more technical direction.
P. Simons is very good at explaining information clearly!
Frederik Simons
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