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dont even bother going to lectures since he cannot lecture at all. The project worth 40% of your grade will have no rubric and incredibly vague instructions that he will not clarify but will still hold you to. Bro didn't even put the project grades or the final exam grades on canvas so I don't even know how I scored. Dont take this classRate My Professors ↗
Great lectures, easy exams, and learn a lot if you put in the effort.Rate My Professors ↗
Honestly the professor himself is pretty nice; however, when it comes to the exam, I had no clue what is going in while studying for it. Not much workload for the whole semester, and if you understand the concept in the lecture it is not too bad. I wouldn't say highly recommend this class, but if you really want to take it it's still doable.Rate My Professors ↗
Lecture is awful and cannot speek english fluently.Rate My Professors ↗
Really not good at giving lectures. You will be more confused after listening to him. Also grading is arbitrary and not clear. Avoid.Rate My Professors ↗
Arbitrary grading: did not ever give us a rubric for the group project even when people asked him too on Piazza. His syllabus looks like he made it in 5 minutes on google docs. Lectures were impossible to follow and instead of ever explaining himself he would always say "check the slides". Worst professor I've had in my 4 years at UW.Rate My Professors ↗
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COMPSCI 682 is an individual study course for seniors completing honors theses in Computer Sciences, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleCOMPSCI 699 offers directed study projects for junior and senior students arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
COMPSCI 899 is a pre-dissertator research course for master's graduates preparing for doctoral dissertation work under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Mathematical Statistics I introduces measure theoretic probability, high-dimensional statistics, and large sample theory methods.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.62 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.67 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleSTAT 699 is a directed study course where students engage in projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleSTAT 990 is an independent research and writing course for graduate students under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2026 | MATH/STAT 709 | Mathematical Statistics I |
| Fall 2026 | STAT 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | STAT 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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