I took the course (Alex Smola's 10-701, Spring '15) in the classroom. Personally I don't like his lecture style -- too vague, too many assumptions, too much rel

I took the course (Alex Smola's 10-701, Spring '15) in the classroom. Personally I don't like his lecture style -- too vague, too many assumptions, too much reliance on jargon he hasn't already explained. YMMV.