APMA 3120

Awesome class. Lark is the man and makes the class as easy as possible

Lark is an extremely funny guy who made Stat a lecture worth staying awake for. He sometimes uses complicated phrases to explain simple ideas, which can throw you off, but he will gladly answer any questions you ask. Only 5 homeworks and two tests, so make sure to take each seriously. Not too much work though.

This is one of the only APMA courses that I actually enjoyed. Lark's lectures are nothing but clear, and he makes it very obvious what he expects you to know for the midterm and final. He also tells really bad jokes, which actually are funny but you don't want to laugh because no one else is but you know everyone else also thought it was funny. The only thing is that there are only 5 (some semesters, 6) homeworks, and homework counts 50% of your grade and you are not allowed to collaborate on the problems. They aren't hard problems, but you have to take your time since they constitute such a high percentage of your grade. The grading on the midterm/final is very fair. Textbook is helpful. Take this class.

Easy class definitely take with lark. He makes weird jokes in class, but he tries to be funny at least.

Dry lecture but he tries to add comedy throughout. Subject matter is just hard to make interesting, but does a lot of board examples. HWs are very helpful

Lark is a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic teacher, but has a teaching style that was difficult for me to adjust to at first. You really need to listen to what he is saying, rather than just copy what he writes on the board. That style actually helped me learn even better, and he is always willing to meet with students for extra help. There is very little emphasis on the midterm, it is 50% on homework.

Very fair teacher, teaches you the basics. Fair warning is that the grade distribution is not near as favorable as the one posted most recently. actually gave out a fair amount of C's this past semester. Do your homework thoroughly and you'll be fine

HW is a large part of the course. If you go to lecture and understand the hw you will do fine on exams

Very straight forward and fair professor, I highly reccomend him.

Lark is a fantastic lecturer. He covers the material very well and is really good at summing up what material is necessary. Way easier than reading the book.

However homework can knock off a lot of points and you're not allowed to collaborate. He is also notorious for refusing to answer homework questions if he feels like that would "give it away"

Good subject matter, useful class, but needs dedicated time