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Paul is an interesting and a very, very knowledgeable person. He follows the book during lecture, so reading over the section before class is very important to successs. This class is extremely challenging if you have little background in discrete math.Rate My Professors ↗
He's a sweet guy but he's a bit quirky to say the least. A bit hard to follow but I could see the joy in his eyes, especially during the Polya enumeration unit. I probably would never ever take a class with him again but I hope he does well for himself :)Rate My Professors ↗
I have no idea with his notes on the blackboardRate My Professors ↗
Math 475 was a pretty dense math class and I don't really think I would recommend it to other CS majors. I really enjoyed having Paul as a lecturer but I don't think I would recommend the class overall.Rate My Professors ↗
He's definitely a little socially awkward, but he's incredibly knowledgeable, approachable regarding mathematics, and passionate about combinatorics. I learned so much about combinatorics this semester and it turned from an area of math I dreaded to one I love. Would highly recommend for MATH 475. Work hard, and you'll get a lot from the course.Rate My Professors ↗
Very bad at teaching, lectures are essentially useless as he reads over the notes. The textbook is used mainly for homework questions. He has no clear grading scheme for tests and docks a lot of points for minor mistakes.Rate My Professors ↗
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Graduate course covering Lie algebras and matrix groups, including tangent spaces, exponentials, classification theorems, representations, root systems, and Dynkin diagrams.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2009: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2014: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=41 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited sampleA graduate seminar covering selected topics in Algebra.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleReading and research in all areas of Mathematics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | MATH 747 | Lie Algebras |
| Spring 2027 | MATH 941 | Seminar-algebra |
| Spring 2027 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI/MATH/STAT 475 | Introduction to Combinatorics |
| Fall 2026 | MATH 390 | Undergraduate Research with Madison Experimental Mathematics Lab |
| Fall 2026 | MATH 698 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | MATH 941 | Seminar-algebra |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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