Third class with Wainwright, super chill, lecture not required but helpful as he explains nuance and is responsive to lecture questions. Go to office hours with actual questions and you should be set for exams. Homework can be done with a partner which makes them super manageable.

Brian can be very charismatic in his lectures, and explains the content well enough. The course contains a lot of difficult content to cover but his grading scale is very lenient, however the exams (particularly the midterm) were very nitpicky on the particular content used, and covered 50% of the final grade; section attendance was also required.

No curve at all. The exams are straightforward but covers an insane amount of content, so it's really hard for you to memorize every detail clearly. However, those things that you fail to notice are highly likely to appear on the exam. Afterall it's a tough course and the professor is not good.

He taught Bayesian Statistics very well and used lots of real world examples which helps to remind you of the "why" we do any of the statistics. He explained things very well with very helpful visuals which made it easy to understand the theory. Attendance isn't mandatory but I highly recommend going to the lectures. Great course and professor.

midterm was hard, but he curved a lot. Final was super essay, as far as i know a lot of people get full credits. However, his lecture was boring, but you have to go there since the explainations on the textbook were not clear. If you only read the textbook, it will be hard to get an A.

The first half of the quarter's content was covered really quickly and pretty confusing, but he slowed down a lot in the last half. Once he slowed down, I actually liked his lectures. The midterm was quite long so scores were very low, but he curved the whole class a lot at the end. The final was reasonable.

Midterm and final were difficult (especially the midterm), He accounts for it with a huge curve. Curves the entire class grade in the end Explains things clearly and throroughly answers questions Some people don't like his teaching style, but if that's the case, attendance isn't mandatory he provides a textbook that explains the material well

Professor Wainwright is a super nice guy and very helpful during office hours, but unfortunately mundane during lecture. His slides are ripped from the textbook with little elaboration, and his examples are also from the book, but often skip "trivial" steps which can make them hard to follow during lecture. Homework is graded on completion.

Gives long exams that make it difficult to finish in time but he very generous curves

While Brian isn't the worst teacher, he definitely fumbled the midterm W24 (avg. was ~50% after curve). I scored extremely low but still managed to pass the class after numerous office hour visits and practice. My advice to succeed is to do extra HW prob. from the book as he uses it for tests Grade Scale was 30 HW, 15 Section, 25 Midterm, 30 Final.

Sped through example problems in lecture, had to do a lot of review outside of class. Midterm was unreasonably short but he did curve it and the final had several problems drawn directly from the textbook, overall difficulty was pretty manageable. As long as you study consistently w/ examples from the textbook you should pass, could have been worse

His tests are the most unreasonable exams I have ever taken at this school. His lecture notes are oftentimes disorganized. At least bro seems like a nice guy

He is simply committing a crime

wainwright was a good professor and very efficient with his lectures. there are weekly quizzes but they really did help to prepare for the midterms and the final. the tests weren't too hard if you understood the homework. the only thing i didn't love how the format of the final was free response when the previous midterms were multiple choice

really understanding and office hours are awesome. he's willing to answer any questions and really makes sure that everyone does well. grade is based on participation, but it's easy to get participation points. the material is hard, but overall, wainwright is a great prof and seems to really care about his students and his class

Wainwright is very straightforward. Personally I need the extra help outside of the class to connect all the dots & CLAS every week saved me. The class is do-able. The practice tests/ weekly quizzes & worksheets were very similar to the midterms, the final was a bit long and a bit harder.

Lectures weren't too helpful, but it was Wainwright's first time teaching the class and he usually would go through slides too quickly. We had four two hour long take home difficult quizzes, but it helped prepare a lot for our final. HW is completion based (you get to correct it). Overall very difficult course, but also learned a lot from it.

Wainwright is a very caring professor. The material is difficult and lectures can be confusing BUT the grading scale is generous and there's extra credit (up to an additional 10% on quizzes). The quizzes were challenging but take home and open note. He announces extra credit and quiz content in class (which saved my grade) so attend lecture!

Wainwright may intend to be a good teacher, but his help is limited. His lecture is just reading off the slides and he doesn't give enough explanation to help understand. Hw question are either too difficult or too easy, also too many proof question. He didn't provide enough review material for final either. Self-study might be a better strategy.

His lecture is dull and unhelpful. You can learn this course by reading the lengthy PowerPoint every week. There are four really difficult quizzes and one final exam (difficulty is manageable). Since the average for quizzes is low, it's important to get extra credits by going to TA's office hours and giving pre on additional problems.

Wainwright kinda just felt like he was ripping off Swenson the whole quarter. When he was out for a week for Covid at the beginning of fall quarter, he literally just gave us Swenson's prerecorded videos instead of using his own. For this class, going to TA office hours are basically a must, as his notes are long-winded and sometimes confusing.

Professor Wainwright was a great professor but talks a lot during lectures. The course material was difficult but not impossible, and the homework was pretty easy. Tests and quizzes are very fair. Loved listening to his stories during class!

Lectures are only focused on the main topics and easy questions that will help you understand but not solidify the material. He doesn't give you studying material for any exam at all so you must find other ways to study beyond the weekly homework. The textbook is at the library and is essential for studying, tests make or break your grade.

Hardly gives you anything to prepare and study for midterms. Final exam was incredibly difficult and we weren't given anything to prepare for it. Lectures are very slow, examples aren't always concise. He's a good guy but not a good professor for this class. This class requires you to understand coding which is ridiculous, it's a statistics class.