Awful professor. Expects everyone to be an expert in coding and calculus and doesn't accommodate for those who aren't. Posts lecture videos to watch outside class, then lectures the entire class period, then assigns coding and quizzes. Expectations for the midterms are wildly unclear. If you don't have coding experience- buckle up.

Louis genuinely wants everyone to succeed. I was terrified going into this class bc I had no coding experience and hadn't taken calc for 2+ years. Definitely challenging and forces you to think and approach problems differently, but I really felt like I improved over the quarter and was able to walk away with an A. Put in the work & you'll be ok

This professor is truly an angel. The class is extremely challenging, but if you are struggling, talk to him and he will guide you and help you find a way to get through it.

Class shouldn't be required for bio. simple. most of us have not taken calculus since freshman year and this has nothing to do with Biochem. If you are a senior just switch majors back to Biological Sciences. Teacher is nice and cares but it is extremely rare for 50% of class to get iclicker correct, so much excess material that is not on tests.

I had Prof. Louis during Spring 2020 aka rona time. This was his first time teaching this course online and he did an excellent job with well edited lecture videos, lots of practice problems, etc. It was definitely hard, especially because I had no coding experience, but its doable with effort. Definitely review some calc before the class

Easily one of the hardest classes I have taken in the bio department. Highly recommend going over some general calculus before this class starts. Louis was very understanding and willing to help when you need it but his lectures were pretty scattered. Do all coding assignments and practice problems to prepare for exams.

Dr. Louis goes really fast in lecture, so make sure to assiduously review the lecture slides, go to office hours, and try to tackle the test exercises. Also, the coding assignments are the bulk of the grade. Overall, this class was challenging, and if anyone wants to get a head start, he or she can learn either Matlab or R on his or her own.

He is an okay professor, but I think the material is just a bit difficult to follow along with especially if you have not taken math or probability in a while. The coding assignments were too easy while the midterm was hard, mostly due to time constraint. Final was very fair. Read lecture slides and focus on exclamation marks. 88% A-

Hard class but generous curve. 87% was an A-. Midterm was 7 pages and wayyy too long.

Hard to understand what he is saying because of his accent.

500 points in all. 150 -> weekly MATLAB assignments. 25 -> GS quizzes. 30 -> group presentation. 225 -> midterm and final paper exam. 100 -> midterm and final coding assignment (take home). Midterm was long and hard while final was long but doable (both have cheat sheet). lots of stats, along with some derivatives & integrals. go to OH for help!