For PSTAT 126: Ali seems approachable and open-minded, but that did not extend to his teaching. Concepts were rushed over during lecture and sections did not fare better. The theoretical exams were particularly challenging, although section quizzes and an end-of-quarter group project balanced things out. Though it can be hard to get a hold of him.

Very disorganized and rude professor. He skips through code, does not explain concepts properly and waits too long to post lecture slides. Quizzes are poorly structured and only given 30 mins. He rudely declines to answer questions if he "said it in lecture". Horrible experience for one of the best PSTAT electives at UCSB

It was a great experience, and I learned a lot in this course. Professor Abuzaid is dedicated to his students and fosters a supportive, enriching learning environment. I especially enjoyed the final project presentation, as it gave me the chance to learn more about my teammates' skills. Overall, it was a rewarding experience.

I honestly really like this professor. This class is an amazing class for any data science students and I honestly think it should be one of the required courses and not just a pstat elective. I'd go so far as to say that this should be a prereq for data science. Super basic concepts for an upper div and super caring professor with fair workload.

I had to comment, are the two reviews real?. The class hasn't even ended and the reviews are nonsense. This professor is disorganized and rambles on and on, asking students questions rather than teaching. Has unrealistic standards. Little time to complete coding quizzes. Do not take this teacher! Why does UCSB keeps hiring terrible stats teachers.

Do NOT take this professor for any stat courses. As the other review mentioned, he just reads off lecture notes but doesn't really do any teaching at all. The course is good to have some projects under your belt but even then you can take this course with another professor. You're better off being self-taught for this course if you have no choice.

This is Abuzaid's first quarter teaching at UCSB, and I don't understand why the department hired him. He can barely convey the ideas in his "lecture" notes. Lectures are 75 minutes of incoherent babbling and asking questions that don't make sense. Little/no comprehension of time required for tests. Stay away. I hope he doesn't stay the full year.