Professor
Deepak Rajagopal
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Spring 2023 - I would not recommend taking this course, topics were hard and not clearly explained. On multiple occasions, the professor would be corrected by the TAs or argue with the TAs about the correctness of his methods. The readings were really dense and the exams heavily relied on the long list of readings assigned. Readings were never discussed in class or discussion (there were no discussion sections). One of the homework assignments had an average of 60% if I recall correctly, and nothing was done to address this. When attempting to ask questions in class, students are often interrupted and not allowed to finish their questions. Overall, the professor was helpful when you talked to him individually but this class is just not planned out well and very hard to study for.
Spring 2023 - I would not recommend taking this course, topics were hard and not clearly explained. On multiple occasions, the professor would be corrected by the TAs or argue with the TAs about the correctness of his methods. The readings were really dense and the exams heavily relied on the long list of readings assigned. Readings were never discussed in class or discussion (there were no discussion sections). One of the homework assignments had an average of 60% if I recall correctly, and nothing was done to address this. When attempting to ask questions in class, students are often interrupted and not allowed to finish their questions. Overall, the professor was helpful when you talked to him individually but this class is just not planned out well and very hard to study for.
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Spring 2022 - I despised this class, I would highly advise to avoid taking it with Professor Rajagopal. The content could have been interesting and useful, especially if you are considering going into environmental consulting or related fields. However, the lectures were all over the place. The Professor was flat-out bad at explaining the content and often lost his track of thought. The homeworks were hard and graded harshly, so it sucked not learning anything in the class lectures. I ended up having to go to as many TA office hours as I could to understand the homework. Professor Rajagopal was not approachable or accommodating, and he criticized me several times in lecture which was super uncomfortable. I would not recommend this class.
Spring 2022 - I despised this class, I would highly advise to avoid taking it with Professor Rajagopal. The content could have been interesting and useful, especially if you are considering going into environmental consulting or related fields. However, the lectures were all over the place. The Professor was flat-out bad at explaining the content and often lost his track of thought. The homeworks were hard and graded harshly, so it sucked not learning anything in the class lectures. I ended up having to go to as many TA office hours as I could to understand the homework. Professor Rajagopal was not approachable or accommodating, and he criticized me several times in lecture which was super uncomfortable. I would not recommend this class.
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Winter 2024 - I was very excited to take the UCLA Environmental Science Practicum class. However, Professor Deepak made this class unbearable. Constantly changing meeting times, sending rude emails back, not understanding our project to the full extent, making it uncomfortable to speak up and at the end of the year / practicum not responding to emails to publish our research and finish our final report. I am very disappointed as I know other groups have had much better experiences. This was a sad way to end my time at UCLA with such a disrespectful and unhelpful professor. Speak up to Noah early into your practicum project and get help from him instead.
Winter 2024 - I was very excited to take the UCLA Environmental Science Practicum class. However, Professor Deepak made this class unbearable. Constantly changing meeting times, sending rude emails back, not understanding our project to the full extent, making it uncomfortable to speak up and at the end of the year / practicum not responding to emails to publish our research and finish our final report. I am very disappointed as I know other groups have had much better experiences. This was a sad way to end my time at UCLA with such a disrespectful and unhelpful professor. Speak up to Noah early into your practicum project and get help from him instead.
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