Marion Neumann

4-6 hrs/week

Neumann is one of the best professors in the CS department. Super cool class if you're interested in social networks

6/18/2024

8-10 hrs/week

Still pretty theoretical but more applied than 417T which is nice. Neumann can be hit or miss with topics.

5/23/2024

2-4 hrs/week

not that hard of a class, and very easy to get an A. you just learn a lot of different topics in data science. the homework is just python code, which does pick up near the end, but is still very do-able. Neumaan is engaging in lectures and really cares about her students and making sure they understand everything.

5/17/2024

Absolutely love Neumann. She's really passionate about data science and teaches pretty well. The class can get kind of confusing with proofs and complex math but the assignments you can do with partners and the test is more conceptual than math heavy. She's super sweet and helpful (but can go on tangents sometimes)

4/28/2024

The class has no tests and everything can be done in a group or with TA help so nothing is too bad. As long as you start the hw early, you should be fine. Neumann doesn't really teach the actually coding parts that well since the class is about data science (not learning python) but it's not super hard to grasp. Easy class to get an A in

1/8/2024

Best 217 professor in my opinion. No exams, just weekly homework, in-class assignments, and zyBooks. In-class stuff is usually boring, but not too hard, you just follow the instructions. You don't get enough practice with any of the libraries used to get super comfortable with them. You just have to look at your old code to complete assignments.

12/17/2023

Marion is super nice, passionate about data science, and really helpful one-on-one. 217 was at times disorganized with some unclear grading criteria, but generally I learned a lot of practical skills from her. Home works are weighted heavily, but going to OH pretty much guarantees a 100 on them. I liked Marion and her class!

12/10/2023

Prof. Neumann is very caring and approachable to the class, and is very helpful, but the problem is that she needs some time to review the materials to understand herself. She sometimes makes mistakes or fails to answer students' questions during lectures. HW, implementation projects and exam is a bit hard, but group projects were pretty easy.

5/14/2022

There was no exams but A LOT of homework and worksheets to be done alone. But they are not that hard so u'll easily get A if u work on it. This class was literally watching a bunch of recorded lectures, do hw and worksheets and labs(in a group). She doesn't rly answer clearly to piazza questions; this class felt like self-taught.

5/11/2021

Not the biggest fan of Neumann. Her lectures are kind of hard to follow, and it's hard to see how they apply to the HWs. She doesn't give grading rubrics beforehand, but then she grades assignments using extremely specific criteria. Certainly a caring person, but the structure of her class gave me anxiety and makes me not want to take her again.

5/9/2021

Not a good teacher. Since she has bad english, her exam questions ended up being incomprehensible. Avoid at all costs

3/20/2020

Very nice professor and very fair in her assessments. Her primary focus is that you leave her class having learned a lot and excited to learn more by continuing your studies. She cares a lot about the student experience and the value a class will bring to you

5/15/2019

1. She gives really horrible lectures. She needs to learn math. It's clear that she herself doesn't completely understand the topic. She often gets herself lost in the middle of deductions. 2. CS department should consider inviting some math professors to teach this subject. They are much more consistent, precise, and clear.

9/5/2016

Her lectures were disorganized. She didn't even know what she was talking about.

5/8/2016

I suggest her to watch Andrew ng's videos before teaching this course. Mostly I really don't understand what she is talking, it seems that she just copy all the notes onto the blackboard without explanation, I'm sad I took this course and I spent so much time on that then I realize I should watch Andrew's videos from the very beginning.

4/18/2016

Class is really disorganized, theory and proofs everywhere, I used Andrew Ng's youtube videos to learn this class instead. Avoid her at all costs.

3/6/2016