Paul Smith

3 reviews
Average rating: 2.33

This professor has taught: SPHL601, SPHL602, SPHL603, STAT386, STAT400, STAT401, STAT420, STAT440, STAT689, STAT740, STAT741, STAT770

Grades

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.18 between 256 students*

Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 19.92%
A: 24.61%
A+: 4.69%
B-: 5.47%
B: 21.48%
B+: 8.2%
C: 1.17%
D: 0.78%
W: 8.2%
other: 5.47%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.
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Paul Smith
STAT440

Expecting a B+
admin
12/12/2022		Grades are not updated regularly. Lecture is not worth going to as he often spends lots of time on proofs not needed for homeworks or exams. Strange class, feels very outdated.
Paul Smith
STAT400

Anonymous
08/21/2020 This review was submitted while most classes were online during the COVID-19 pandemic. It may not be indicative of a regular semester.		Horrible professor. Is obviously very intelligent but does not know how to teach. Talks about one thing while presenting notes about another thing, goes over no examples in class, and expects you to learn the problems based on loose theory presented in class.
Paul Smith
STAT401

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/23/2019		Professor Smith focuses heavily on formulas, and the majority of class time was focused on proving or using formulas. This made his exams and final easy, because as long as you had the formula written down (he allowed one page of notes) then it was plug and chug to get the answers. However he assigned homework that was often too long and repetitive, so expect to spend 2+ hours a week solving the same problems but with different numbers. Also he refuses to use ELMS to post student grades, so prepare to be guessing at how well you are doing compared to other students. Easy A if you can put in the time and not get too frustrated at the homework.