THIS IS NOT AN INTRO CODING CLASS. This is an intro to how to USE coding concepts to reflect complex statistical models in the context of physics research. Having already been very familiar with python, I was able to complete most HW without assistance, and was able to appreciate Hennawi's detailed and thorough explanations of statistics concepts.

I couldn't figure out the 1st homework and he said he designed it to be beyond our capabilities so we would use AI. I struggled a lot and went to every office hour, but the environment was stressful. He wants you to learn, and office hours were helpful, but the class took more time than all my others combined. (Didn't use AI until last assignment)

I've never taken coding before nor have I taken a stats class. Both of which I honestly feel should be pre reqs for this class. I have learned hardly anything and can't code anything without help from ChatGPT. I really do want to learn coding but the class went so fast the only way I could do the homework was mindlessly using ChatGPT.

Get ready to hop on the homework grind if you're new to coding. You won't really be needing the professor as you'll just end up using the internet because he just surfs through everything in lecture very quickly. The professor seems like a cool guy, but unfortunately the lectures aren't any good.

Your first homework assignment is on things you haven't even learned yet and all your next assignments will also be on things you haven't learned yet because the prof spends the whole lecture talking about ChatGPT. I cried through 5 assignments, contemplated sewer slide, then achieved happiness again when I decided to stop caring and just retake.

Class wasn't super well made tbh. Homeworks took forever and were daunting but they were graded fairly easily. Lectures were okay but I think he encouraged the use of AI a little too much to be honest. Not the worst class ever but it wasn't particularly well structured

Was excited to learn how to code until this professor brushed over all the basics in fifteen minutes. Lectures are so fast paced and dull. If you are new to coding and want to succeed you will have to teach yourself everything or use ChatGPT (professor encourages but on most homework it will barely help). Terribly planned course and professor.

Any coding I learned this quarter was not due to Dr. Hennawi's teaching. Rather than the basics, our first lecture was all about how to use AI, which was not useful on our very long homework. I'd frequently spend entire days on the assignments, which at first had little to do with the lecture material. It got slightly better as the quarter went on.

Does lots of in class demonstrations. Very helpful to see during his office hours, fair tests, average on the final for the class was an 80, which is very high for a physics final. Likes to use an out of print older version of textbook, but all problems online and new textbook has same stuff in it.

Great professor, but terrible class. Hennawi's lectures were structured and clear, closely following the textbook. However, the textbook itself, the 4th edition of RHK, was awful; Hennawi claimed he had no better option. His exams nonetheless did a decent job of testing understanding of the material. Overall, a frustrating class.

Hennawi is a great physicist and a nice person. However, he is not a great teacher. Lectures consisted on derivations of equations. Tests, especially the midterm, were very tricky. I don't blame him for not being so good at lecturing, this was his first class. But his tests were bad. Positive point: he is very accessible in office hours.