Reviews of professor Jan-Paul Venter

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Jan Paul is kind, but the material is tough and he doesnt make it any better by rushing through every lecture. Lectures arent very helpful but lots of stuff is covered thats on exams (proofs). Quizzes-based on assignments, same with midterms (for the most part), final-slap in the face. Teaching style changes every class, not a great prof. Avoid.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Venter seems like a nice guy, knowledgable on the material as well, although his lectures are extremely difficult to follow. The first midterm and quiz were fairly easy and relevant to assignments, the second I cannot say the same. Take good notes because his are not.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His lectures are beyond useless. He teaches right out of the textbook, so you may as well just teach yourself. He loves theory, which complicates an intro stats class. Highly unorganized, but super knowledgable of the subject. Really nice person, who responds promptly to emails, but not a good teacher.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Jan-Paul is very nice and wants his students to do well. He will answer any questions you have but is very very quick during lecture. He assumes you know a lot of pre-requisite things and does not go through examples slowly. My best advice is to keep up during class. Also, some assignments are outrageously long and only worth 1% or less so heads up

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Jan-Paul is a great professor, one of my favourites! He clearly outlines what's important and what you will be tested on. His assignments prepare you very well for quizzes and exams. He is fair on exams and with his marking, gives lots of partial marks. He really cares about his students and he is kind. Go to office hours & take notes before class