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SEBASTIEN ROCH

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Raw average: 2.33/5 from 12 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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MATH 535
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
All MATH535 lecture material comes from an online textbook written by Dr. Roch himself. Attendance is measured using TopHat (full credit for attending at least half the classes). He's a pretty good lecturer, focusing on the most important topics and leaving time for questions. If you attend class, scoring well on the exams isn't too hard.
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MATH 535
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I don't understand these reviews, Sebastien is amazing at teaching. He has a deep understanding of the material, gives easy exams, helpful outside of class.
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MATH 535
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
A great way instructing things and letting student know Math is not the thing. Super "rigorous" and quite confusing, and so could possibly make the topic complicated to a level that is not appropriate for this level of class.
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MATH 535
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
He is not good at teaching but he is very willing to help and his lecture notes are very good for self-learning. So it's okay to take class with him if you are a good self-learner.
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MATH 535
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
I don't know what Prof. Roch is talking about, he can introduce a hundred theorems with little to no explanations, let alone give examples. HW is also challenging, you should take care yourself and learn by yourself.
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ISYE/MATH/OTM/STAT 632
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
Math 632 is a hard course as it. Although Roch taught the class clearly he sometimes went fast. The lectures are proof heavy while the homeworks and tests are not. There are no solutions to homeoworks posted except for the quiz questions based on the homeowork. The exams are intended to be very difficult and require you to think beyond homework.
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Classes with SEBASTIEN ROCH

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Spring 2026MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2025MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2025MATH 345Linear Algebra and Optimization
Spring 2025MATH 535Mathematical Methods in Data Science
Spring 2025MATH 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2025MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2024MATH 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2024MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2024MATH 535Mathematical Methods in Data Science
Spring 2024MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2023MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2023MATH/STAT 833Topics in the Theory of Probability
Spring 2023ISYE/MATH/OTM/STAT 632Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Spring 2023MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2022MATH 490Undergraduate Seminar
Fall 2022MATH 535Mathematical Methods in Data Science
Fall 2022MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2022MATH 490Undergraduate Seminar
Spring 2022MATH 535Mathematical Methods in Data Science
Spring 2022MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2021ECE/MATH/STAT 888Topics in Mathematical Data Science
Fall 2021MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2020MATH 535Mathematical Methods in Data Science
Fall 2020MATH/STAT 833Topics in the Theory of Probability
Spring 2020MATH 535Mathematical Methods in Data Science
Spring 2020MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2019MATH 990Reading and Research
Fall 2019MATH/STAT 431Introduction to the Theory of Probability
Spring 2019MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2018MATH/STAT 734Theory of Probability II
Fall 2017MATH/STAT 431Introduction to the Theory of Probability
Fall 2017MATH/STAT 833Topics in the Theory of Probability
Fall 2016ISYE/MATH/OTM/STAT 632Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Fall 2016MATH 990Reading and Research
Spring 2016ISYE/MATH/OTM/STAT 632Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Fall 2015ISYE/MATH/OTM/STAT 632Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Spring 2015ISYE/MATH/OTM/STAT 632Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Fall 2014ISYE/MATH/OTM/STAT 632Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Fall 2014MATH/STAT 833Topics in the Theory of Probability
Fall 2013ISYE/MATH/OTM/STAT 632Introduction to Stochastic Processes
Fall 2013MATH 331Introductory Probability
Fall 2013MATH/STAT 733Theory of Probability I
Fall 2012MATH 213Survey of Calculus 2
Fall 2012MATH/STAT 833Topics in the Theory of Probability

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