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Kathleen Bawn
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Professor Bawn is an incredibly talented lecturer. She explains Game Theory with ease and turns what could be complicated theories into simplified problems. It is clear that she really wants her students to learn and uses good anecdotes to connect PS30 to real life. One of the best lecturers at UCLA.
Professor Bawn is an incredibly talented lecturer. She explains Game Theory with ease and turns what could be complicated theories into simplified problems. It is clear that she really wants her students to learn and uses good anecdotes to connect PS30 to real life. One of the best lecturers at UCLA.
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Interesting class, and not too challenging. She goes very slowly in lecture and really makes sure that everyone is able to understand the material. It's not necessary to buy the book as long as you pay attention in class and do all the homework. There was a midterm, a cumulative final, and four homework assignments. The assignments were not too time consuming, and even kind of fun. As I mentioned, the class is not too challenging so the only real way to separate the A students from the B students is to be extremely nitpicky when grading tests, which is exactly what was done. I've always been good at grasping concepts, but I've always had problems with careless errors on tests. This was my ultimate downfall in the class. I lost a full FIVE percentage points on the midterm for accidentally putting a negative where I should not have. Completely ridiculous. The entire question was marked incorrect, despite the fact that I followed through on all the steps correctly and made one dumb mistake at the end. Or maybe I'm just bitter that my final grade was an 89.8% and she wouldn't just give me the A-.
Interesting class, and not too challenging. She goes very slowly in lecture and really makes sure that everyone is able to understand the material. It's not necessary to buy the book as long as you pay attention in class and do all the homework. There was a midterm, a cumulative final, and four homework assignments. The assignments were not too time consuming, and even kind of fun. As I mentioned, the class is not too challenging so the only real way to separate the A students from the B students is to be extremely nitpicky when grading tests, which is exactly what was done. I've always been good at grasping concepts, but I've always had problems with careless errors on tests. This was my ultimate downfall in the class. I lost a full FIVE percentage points on the midterm for accidentally putting a negative where I should not have. Completely ridiculous. The entire question was marked incorrect, despite the fact that I followed through on all the steps correctly and made one dumb mistake at the end. Or maybe I'm just bitter that my final grade was an 89.8% and she wouldn't just give me the A-.
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Spring 2016 - I love Professor Bawn! I took her for PS 30 during my freshman year and again spring quarter of my junior year. She is an engaging lecturer and does really well explaining complex concepts in great detail. This class is certainly harder than most political science classes. To earn an A in this class, you really have to understand concepts and apply it to different situations rather just memorizing answers and spitting them back up on a test. Even though the class is difficult, the homework assignments give you a pretty good sense of the important concepts you have to know, and is also a good indicator of how difficult the test is. It is important to understand the concepts in this class earlier on because many of the models/ideas build on one another. Don't be afraid to go to office hours! I would definitely take Professor Bawn again if she offers a class before I graduate!
Spring 2016 - I love Professor Bawn! I took her for PS 30 during my freshman year and again spring quarter of my junior year. She is an engaging lecturer and does really well explaining complex concepts in great detail. This class is certainly harder than most political science classes. To earn an A in this class, you really have to understand concepts and apply it to different situations rather just memorizing answers and spitting them back up on a test. Even though the class is difficult, the homework assignments give you a pretty good sense of the important concepts you have to know, and is also a good indicator of how difficult the test is. It is important to understand the concepts in this class earlier on because many of the models/ideas build on one another. Don't be afraid to go to office hours! I would definitely take Professor Bawn again if she offers a class before I graduate!
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