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Matthias Wellershoff
STAT401 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/16/2023 |
Worst grading scheme of any class i’ve taken, you can get all the right answers and still get a B because you didn’t write it the specific way he wants you to. The expectations for the class are really ambiguous because you usually get a 100 on all the homeworks but exams are graded harshly. The content of the class is not too hard but you end up spending more time on figuring out the little details of the exact procedures he wants you to do than actually learning stats. |
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Matthias Wellershoff
STAT401 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/16/2023 |
The material is so easy that he looks for things to deduct points on for exams, and he doesn't grade homeworks the same way as exams even though it can literally be the same problems. You can't do problems your own way, you have to guess his contrived steps that are each worth 0.5 pts for each question. Getting all the right answers doesn't mean you get anywhere close to a good grade. I literally spend more time doing his steps than actually solving the questions. |
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Matthias Wellershoff
STAT401 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/03/2023 |
Nice Guy and great teacher. Clearly provides all the information you need from his lectures, and willing to provide his notes as well. The rhythm of the lectures was still a bit rough, but that's probably just because he is still a pretty new professor to UMD. Homeworks were helpful and exams were very fair. He is a great professor, highly recommend. |
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Matthias Wellershoff
STAT401 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/26/2023 |
Really good professor and very nice guy who just wants you to do well. His lectures and notes are very clear, and the exams are pretty much straightforward. If you go to lectures or even read the notes/textbook, you should be more than ready for them. Would highly recommend taking him for Stat401. |
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Matthias Wellershoff
MATH401 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/10/2023 |
I feel like his lectures were pretty clear and he is very willing to hear out student concerns. Very approachable guy who wants to see you do well. It was his first time teaching in the US, so he wasn't always sure about the pacing of the class and ended up skipping some material towards the end. Class was not too hard even though I'm not great at linear algebra. |
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Matthias Wellershoff
MATH401 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/24/2022 |
Very easy professor. I never showed up to classes but just read his lecture notes the day before the exams and got great scores. Ended up curving the final exam 28 points (so the 57% average is now a 80% average), but this shocks me as the questions were not hard. If you can read the lecture notes and understand theorems / examples you will be fine. Did not learn much, though. |
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Matthias Wellershoff
MATH401 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/22/2022 |
I had Matthias for the Fall 2022 Semester. He was a nice and well intentioned person. Although this was his first semester teaching at UMD, he really put in the effort to make the course enjoyable. He had prepared excellent class notes for the materials covered in class, which I really appreciate since it helped me learn better. I do, however, wish we could cover more applications of linear algebra instead of focusing too much on the theory. I'd 10/10 recommend him as a professor for MATH401. |
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Matthias Wellershoff
MATH401 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/20/2022 |
solid professor. it was his first time teaching the class and I thought he was pretty good. he has very clear guidelines, gives ample time for homeworks (which aren't too difficult), and the exams are pretty straight forward and predictable. also doesn't require attendance and records all lectures and posts notes |
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Matthias Wellershoff
MATH401 Anonymous 12/20/2022 |
Super nice guy. He was very open to feedback about lectures and other class matters. He gave a reasonable amount of work and his exams weren’t terribly difficult although the last exam was heavy on theory. He also does his best to make lectures interesting. On a more informal note, his hair is amazing and he says the words “pivot” and “variable” funny since he isn’t American. My only complaint is that I found his lecture style not very effective, but that may just be me. |