I took a class from Julian Besag in graduate school. There was no homework, no attendance taken, no examinations, and, in fact, never any acknowledgement from him that I had so much as a name. When I got my grades, I found that I'd got a 3.8 out of 4.0 — an acceptable score I suppose, but what rationale could there have been for it? The only thing that occurred to me is that, as I'd asked two questions during the term, and so he marked me down one point for each.
Do not forget Vladimir Arnold.
If I may submit an econometrician:
http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/news/obituary-peter-ken…
I took a class from Julian Besag in graduate school. There was no homework, no attendance taken, no examinations, and, in fact, never any acknowledgement from him that I had so much as a name. When I got my grades, I found that I'd got a 3.8 out of 4.0 — an acceptable score I suppose, but what rationale could there have been for it? The only thing that occurred to me is that, as I'd asked two questions during the term, and so he marked me down one point for each.
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Yeah, that sounds about right.