People that criticize Professor Grigorian don't know what a good Professor is. Grigorian is very accessible, has interesting lectures and does his best at making his class fun. I had him for PSTAT 8 this quarter and his grading was very lenient, as well as his exams. He is not a boring professor and whatever question you have he'll answer. A+ prof.

He is the worst lecturer at UCSB. Hands down. He spoke softly without using the sound system so the whole lecture hall of 100 people had to be silent if you wanted to hear him speak. And if you did hear him speak he would ramble and go on tangents about topics that had nothing to do with the topics we would be tested on.

He thinks he's funny but he is not. Lecture material has absolutely nothing to do with the homework or tests. Lots of independent study, only take this class if you HAVE to. He also remembers everyones names and will call you out if you miss lecture.

Worst teacher to come to this school... he thinks he's better than everyone else but he can't even teach a basic finance class avoid at all costs because you will learn nothing and have to fend for yourself. He doesn't know how to communicate and he's not tech savvy

He values class participation and remembers that. Grading is usually mostly based on exams but he gives reviews and sample exams and usually the exams are pretty similar. Make sure to attend the lecture before the exam because he goes over some problems that might show up on the exam. He doesn't post his notes so make sure to take good notes.

He is too scattered and not organized with the lecture materials. I am lost 70% of the time at lectures and need to study the textbook which is much more clearer. The test, one midterm and one final, weights 80% of the final grade, but the tests are fair. Overall, not recommended if you do not want to spend lots of time studying on your own.

Prof. Grigorian is a funny and kind professor. He makes the expectations very clear and has straightforward assignments, not too tough. The main difficulty is that the lectures can sometimes be confusing/disorganized, but he posts slides and refers specific parts of the textbook, which has worked out solutions to all hw/in class problems.

Professor Grigorian is very passionate about math, and that comes across in lecture for sure. His tests are very fair and if you take time to study and do practice problems it should be fine. Homework does take a little while, but it is helpful to understand the concepts. Participation MATTERS. Definitely sit closer to the front so he remembers you

Professor clearly loves teaching mathematics you can see his passion in the way he explain concepts. The midterm was fair, and they provided helpful sample questions for preparation. I shared my concerns about this course with him, and he took the time to listen. Even though my performance wasn't great, I think he is a good educator.

Good lecturer, very passionate about the subject. Can get bogged down in theoretical concepts, but very fair on how he tests them. Midterm was challenging so gave lots of bonus opportunities and an easy final, gives extra credit to people who participate in class - sit in the front so he know you! Lectures genuinely needed to do well butinteresting

Homework takes forever, class only covers proofs and unrelated content. Loves to bring in super high-level concepts and introduce you to tons of new notation when it's not necessary. Gives lots of bonuses to people who participate in class but you need to already know his concepts to answer any of the questions, basically an abstract math class.

Decent lecturer. But if you don't like abstract math, don't take the class, loves to make things theoretical and complicated. Also PARTICIPATION matters a lot - let students remove 1/3 of the final just for participating but you need to read the book before lecture to answer any of his impossible questions. Also lecture is mando for all the proofs

agree with the last person that wrote the review. Literally if u participate u get a better grade and easier finals bc he asks questions while teaching the material so you already have to know it. lectures are genuinely so unhelpful but attendance was mandatory. He is not good at teacher at all. Avoid him.

Frustratingly inaccessible outside of class. I couldn't make office hours & he didn't reply to my emails for 2 weeks even after talking to him in class. If you participate, then you receive better grades and easier finals, but that requires you to understand course material before he even teaches it. Never felt so miserable & unsupported in a class

Confusing , unorganized lecture ,and heavy homework, taught material way beyond student's ability. he says if you don't participate and answer questions in class you can never get A. He says the MT will be similar to exam but it is much harder. Everything is random and unorganized

Bro who thinks he is quite a funny person but found out our midterm grades are more funny to him

Professor G is a great professor. He cares a lot and will give you a good grade if he sees you trying. In office hours before the final he basically gave us all the questions on the final. His grading is super lenient and he tries really hard to help where he can. Taking him again next quarter.

The lectures were poorly organized, and key concepts were not clearly explained, but his midterm is very difficult. He always talks boring jokes during classes. And he always said he is a "kind" person. DON NOT choose his any class!!!!!!!!!

Prof G makes an effort to engage students, which makes lectures entertaining. However, it is easy to feel lost because he only does proofs during class and gets lost in the weeds of higher level math that is not needed for the course. Lots of HW and gave less than a week's notice for the midterm. Wouldn't recommend.

I do not know where to start. He's an unorganized instructor. He did not specify the midterm date on the syllabus and informed us less than a week before the midterm through a CANVAS ANNOUNCEMENT. He adds additional homework questions to the problem set days before it is due without notice. Confusing lecture with NO examples. Would not recommend.

Lets you bring 2 pages of notes to tests, EXTREMELY, extremely lenient grader, and releases practice problems the night before the exams that are basically exactly the same as the ones on tests. One of the greats, his classes are not fail-able, ignore what everyone says. Just show up to 2 classes: the midterm and final, and you'll pass I promise.

I would say that he is the best professor that I have gotten in the pstat department. He cares so much for the students and he truly wants everyone to succeed and do as well as possible. He took the time to learn the names of the people who attend lecture regularly, and is super passionate about teaching. I'd def take him again. I loved Grigachad.

Didn't know how to pace the course for Summer Session B, so we were told to attend two extra lectures at 7:45 PM during our finals week. High expectations for students' understanding while simultaneously leading disjointed, confusing lectures. Luckily, he's a very lenient grader. He's a good guy, but would avoid in future upper divs.

Karen is a genuinely good person and although I don't always understand 100% of the lecture material, he always tries to make it more entertaining. Would take him again, but the class isn't easy.