STAT 2120

Don't take the class with Spitzner. He's so boring and not a good teacher at all. I never went to class.

If you're looking for an amazing TA, definitely take the class with PAUL DIVER. He is an amazing TA and definitely was a million times more helpful than Spitzner. I survived the class solely due to him.

Spitzner is not THAT awful, but probably one of the least engaging lecturers I've had. Requires a lot of self-studying and studying outside of required work to do well. The course escalates very quickly from basic principles to more complex problems. A lot of hours of work between webwork and labs throughout the week. Don't take this class unless you absolutely have to.

If you're going to take a statistics class, please take my advice an DO NOT take it with Spitzner. He is so bad at teaching statistics. Also, I sat in the front of the lecture and could barely hear a word he said. He teaches off of power points that explain absolutely nothing. He never does any inclass examples on the board to walk you through a problem, its entirely taught from his voice and lawer pointer. I've taken biostatistics and even statistics during high school however, his tests are legit impossible. This is class is designed as a weed-out class for people who are pre-comm so the tests are basically entirely theoretical. I miraculously passed with B, probably because the gTA I had for the lab was mad chill with the grading. But most gTA's for the labs aren't easy graders. PAUL DIVER is the best TA, just sayinggg

Summary: if you don't have to take stat 2120 for pre-comm or for your major, stay away from this class as a whole. Im a cog sci major and God knows why I took it. It was awful.

NEVER TAKE STAT 2120 IF YOU CAN, IT WILL RUIN YOUR GPA

Took this course over the Summer to avoid the horror stories I heard about the class during the semester only to find myself in one of those same situations. The course was fast-paced and different from the semester but was not graded as such with 70% of your average composed of 80 trick multiple-choice questions. Furthermore the disjointed nature of class materials made learning time consuming and redundant. I would recommend taking this course with Spitzner only if you really enjoy math and learning on your own.