Reviews of professor Demian Pouzo

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Demian is a really nice guy. Tests are 70% straight from previous years exams so use those to study. Grading is very generous and you get a lot of partial credit even if your solution doesn't make sense. Homework is light and usually very easy; don't use it to study. Lectures are clear and well-motivated, so I really enjoyed them. Good class 10/10

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures were full of proofs and he didn't give any practice problems. Gave many past exams to practice but the catch was not attaching any answers, and you could not find them online. Problem sets throughout the semester that were easy and graded on completion. Get help from GSIs and OH. Prof proved very smart, but content is very difficult.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very hard course. Stat 134 should be a hard pre-req because the course demands a strong understanding of probability and Prof. Pouzo expects prior knowledge. Course is heavy on proofs so strong math background would be good. I had neither so I naturally struggled. Luckily, GSI office hours saved me. Lectures are fast-paced and content packed.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lectures are slow and a little hard to understand but his PowerPoints are very good so use those to study. His problem sets are very hard but they are helpful and they aren't graded so they shouldn't be a burden

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Pouzo's lectures are proof heavy but if you read the textbook beforehand to get the general concept, the proofs provide a deeper understanding into the concept. The exams are fair and are similar to past exams. Some questions were exactly the same as past years! The catch is that the solutions are not shared so you have to go to OH.