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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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