The professor is very intelligent and kind although the exams were pretty challenging. The exams were open-book but required high mathematical skills. IMO this is a MATH course rather than a STAT course

Lectures are super important, as the textbook isn't super helpful with homework. They can get a little boring as he is a bit monotonous but overall does a good job explaining difficult concepts. Discussion section is extremely optional, as stated by the TA. Exams are very tough. Pretty lenient grading for homework.

Courses are good, and I like the interaction with students. However, exams are ridiculously hard. The practice midterm says it has a similar difficulty, but midterm 2 is ten more times difficult than the practice. The exam time is not enough!

Taking 310 online with Garvesh has been pretty tough. He uploads lecture videos but not notes and does not respond to emails. He occasionally responds to piazza posts but not often. Final exam is worth 40% (!) of final grade, although there is a 'curve' - however he is not clear about what the grading will be at all. Don't really recommend.

Intelligent professor and Hard class. Exams are pretty hard, but I learnt a lot in this class.

He is a tough grader.

Stat310 is a ridiculously hard class with Garvesh. The textbook he uses barely helps explain things, and his answer keys to his assigned homework problems from the book don't explain actually how to do the problem. He does a good job at explaining his example problems in class, but then his tests are just like 10000x harder. Discussion also useless

Very intelligent professor, never make mistakes in class. However, tests are hard but fair. Class notes are extremely important.

This professor is an incredibly helpful and talented teacher of a very difficult subject. The course is graded very generously. The homework consists of problems from the book, problem from lecture, and maybe 1 or 2 challenge problems each time. Giving effort to master the topics during homework will make exams easy.

Very nice and knowledgable, but very poor about explaining things in such a way that they can be understood. Instead, he speaks exclusively in very technical jargon, even when asked to elaborate by students. Ultimately he is just not good at dumbing things down. Grading curve is very nice however and homework is graded on participation.

When I say extra credit, I mean your grade can be calculated in like 9 different ways to maximize your score in the class. If you have a power lecture it feels like it goes on for days. However, he does a nice job of letting you think through tough problems in class in groups instead of being spoonfed material.

This class was ridiculously hard. Lectures were easy to follow, but homework was waaaaay beyond the level of lectures and so were midterms. I would say how well you do in this class depends heavily on how good your TA is. My TA taught me all of the things I needed to know to get a good grade on midterms/homework.

A very kind, helpful, smart and patient teacher! I enjoyed his lecture pretty much. If you stick with lecture and do homework on your own, the exam would be easy for you. He also gave a generous curve. Choose him!

Professor Raskutti teaches a fast-paced and difficult class, but he is extremely helpful in office hours and is genuinely kind and funny. His midterms are next to impossible, but he makes up for it with generous grading and an easy final.

He is helpful and logic. He explains everything pretty well. However, the exams are a little bit hard.

I read comments before taking class, saying the exams were impossible but I didn't believe it until I took the exams. There's no way you get a high score as you did for other classes, which is frustrating. But you can learn things from this class. Materials are hard, but homework is harder. Practice exams are so hard, but far easier than finals.

He isn't very clear in lecture and likes to prove lots of things. The majority of the class is lost during lectures and the average on the second midterm was a 44%. He curves the test generously, but there are about 10 different ways to calculate your final grade which helps if you did really well on one exam but hurts if you did consistent on all.

I don't understand why people say this is hard class. This is WAY easier than 431. I never look at the clock in his lecture because he organizes the class nice enough. Also, his handwriting is more identifiable than those professors who writes pretty, cursive words. I like him.

I literally LOVE him. Never feel like looking at the clock like other classes. His lecture is fluent and intuitive and clear; I never need to read the textbook to understand the class material. Plus, he has the most awesome accent ever. My favourite professor ever.

Know your calculus, but it's still possible to succeed without a firm grasp on it. He explains things clearly but you must review the material to avoid falling behind. Lectures are very helpful for the tough homework. Grades are assigned according to a set grade distribution. He is willing to help anyone who is struggling. I enjoyed the class.

Tests are extremely difficult and you will not have time to finish them. Curve is nice, I got a BC while coming out of the course with no grasp whatsoever on the material. He expects you to know a lot more than is covered in lecture, and you'd better have some statistical intuition. This course is HARD, try a different professor.

Professor is likely to assume you know more than you do, and moves quickly during lecture. He is very organized, though. Go in to his office hours and he is very patient and willing to help - just make sure to make it clear when you do not understand. The first midterm is fair, the second midterm is nearly impossible (average was a 44%).

Lectures are very dry, but if you skip you'll be done for. The weekly assignments and exams are extremely difficult, though the curve and grading policy are pretty forgiving. Cheat sheets are allowed on the exams, but don't let that fool you; you won't have enough time for all the questions. The textbook is only used for a few homework questions.

Lectures are dry as the desert. This is not intro-level difficulty. Spends a lot of time on proofs and not much time on examples. After the third week I was lost. Homework is difficult, but graded mostly on completion. I would not take this if you are not majoring in stats or math.

Class is difficult. Exams are extremely difficult. Curve is generous and fair. Finish your homework and you can get an AB. With a little luck on exam you will get A. Cheat sheets are allowed for second midterm and final. Homework is also very hard but you get full point when half of the answers are correct. Also, you can even miss 4 homeworks.

If he wrote bigger and clearly the lectures would be just fine. Homework is graded on effort. TA wasn't helpful. Exam averages were around 50% and lower, not sure how that qualifies as "fair". But the curve is extremely generous. FWIW I also remember him saying things like "you've all seen this in Analysis" in more than one lecture.

Tests were difficult and different from practice tests, but were pretty fair. I don't know what the previous commentator means when he says that analysis was assumed. There was one mention of a fact from analysis. Class is difficult, but the curve is generous (I thought I'd be lucky to get a B, got out with an AB). Be good at integration.

Dubious lecture skills, writing is small and sloppy, and doesn't speak while writing; taking notes is difficult. Doesn't always explain; assumes students know more than is realistic - thought everyone had taken analysis. Exams are crazy difficult. To be fair, I don't think he designed the course, and he did improve over time. I'd take 431 instead.