Andrew Carter - University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Professor: Andrew Carter

Department: Statistics

College: University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT175
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's definitely knowledgable and passionate about the classes he teaches, but as a lecturer he is terrible. Lots of tangent stuff and confusing to follow. Notes provided are mostly r codes with no documentations that does not provide much info. Grading is also a bit on the harsh side. Benefits: has practice final and resubmission chance for report.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT120C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A little tough to follow at lecture but he follows up with clear homework and fair test usually like the homework, never harder. Really could improve his clarity at lecture sometime, but runs a very fair course

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT126
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Carter is clearly passionate about the subject, but sometimes the lectures felt a bit fragmented and hard to follow. Study the practice tests and fill out your cheat sheet fully and you will do fine. If you are passionate about stats, definitely take this course and go to office hours, Carter is very knowledgable and friendly.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT120C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I missed the submission about the HW1 just because my network lost connection, then I forget to check. When I find out, it was already 12 days pass due. I begged him that please give me a make up chance, because I did a lot for that HW, I even went to night office hour and ask the TA. That HW is 6% of my grade. He just doesn't want to talk to me.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT120C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof carter is a really good lecturer, fair exam and homework. Do all the work and practice exam and you will be fine.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT120C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Drew is a good professor. Seasoned lecturer and clearly explains the material. Textbook definitely helps on the homework, assignments and tests are fair. He posts a very simple version of his notes online but ultimately attending class is worth doing. I would absolutely take another class of his. He's also sort of handsome in a nerd way.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT120C
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I've had Carter twice now and he's a great teacher. He's brilliant and makes the lectures interesting however, its hard to relate some of his lectures to the book's material. Theres a solid amount of homework but overall its worth 35% (which is more than the midterm) so if you put in the work, its a solid grade booster.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT122
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I had Carter for both PSTAT 122 and PSTAT 175 in the same quarter, and he is honestly a really great professor. He makes the material and the homework straightforward and engaging. There is a midterm and a final and homework/R assignments. Easy A if you go to lecture and put in effort. Highly recommend him.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT105
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His lecutres are hard to follow so expect to hit the ground running asap. His homework are super hard and he will tell you it is harder than the exams therefore do good on your homework and midterm and final will be a breeze. I procrastinated alot and still did better than majority of the class. He's a good professor overall.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT126
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I am so glad that I took 126 with Prof. Carter in spring 2015. He is super organized and he gives clear definitions and examples in class. Homework/lab assignments count for 50% of the course grade so you are expected to put consistent effort in the class. I will take more classes with him for sure.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT120C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Once of the best professors here at UCSB. He lectures with such clarity and finesse. His exams are very fair and homework is not bad at all. Do all the homework and study guides and you will do well in this class. Textbook is not very useful and he uses clearer notation.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSTATW120A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I suggest to not take this class online at all. We went through the entire book in 6 weeks without anytime to spare. The hw was not too bad( some difficult problems-to be expected) and well his final was not to bad. But if I had more time, I would have better. But just be prepared to stay on top of things and DO NOT procrastinate.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The structure of the course needs to change. I feel like I was writing things down on paper to get points rather than learning the material as the grading is harsh. I wish there were more practice problem that would help us understood the material better rather than challenging problems where we need to think outside the box every time.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT120A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Carter is aggressively unhelpful. His online course doesn't provide you with the resources to succeed. Homework is 30% of your grade and they are graded incredibly hard, usually returned covered in red pen, yet with no explanation why. Carter is apathetic, and unwelcoming, however, he does speak english.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSTATW120A
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The guy is smart and speaks clearly but his online class was so screwed up that I felt that I had to drop. 1. You can't talk to the professor using the webcam service he uses for office hours. 2. Every assignment is meticulously graded, must have you full name on it, and be in a pdf format. I love stats, so this is really hard for me. Avoid!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT120AW
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He does speak fluent English so that's a plus, but his course design is miserable. He requires you to turn in homework via scanner for subjective grading, which means EVERY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT IS A TAKE-HOME QUIZ. Because of this, he creates perverse incentives for his students. Web-work is a much better tool for an online class anyway.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT5A
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The class is very easy to pass, but getting a solid A is difficult because the grading is pretty nitpicky, sometimes resulting in scores slightly lower than you'd expect. If you actually take your time with the online practice quizzes, the tests won't suprise you. Lastly, the book explains the material much better than Carter.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT5A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Carter is a great professor. However, sometimes he could take an excessive amount of time to explain topics. Never went to class, just read the book and did his recommended questions that he posted on gauchospace, which I would do because his test were similar to the questions. Overall, easy professor and class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT5A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Really good professor--easy to pass the class if you attend lecture and do the practice worksheets online. No need to buy the book. Really liked this class and even made me think about becoming a math major!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSTAT5A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Carter is a chill dude. I mean, yeah, lectures can be a bit...useless, but this guy does try to help his students out. He has live chats and puts up practice problems that are almost identical to the exams. Advice: go to CLAS, don't buy the book and DO the practice problems he puts up. Carter doesn't try to trick you on test questions that's a plus