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The actual content of this class wasn't difficult, but the way Schoenberg structured class made it really difficult to do well. Homework was 10% of your grade, labs were another 10%, and the rest of your grade was 35% the midterm and 45% the final. While this sounds manageable, the midterm was 16 multiple choice questions and you had 50 minutes to take it. The final was 18 multiple choice questions and you also had only 50 minutes to take it, which leaves a very small margin of error to get a good score on either exam. The questions could be very wordy and I felt really rushed during both exams. He also didn't give us any practice exams and the exam questions weren't very similar to homework or any examples we did in class, with the exception of a few. If you're going to take Stats 13, do not take it with Schoenberg if you want an A.

His lectures are helpful but he moves through material at such a slow pace...which I guess isn't a bad thing except that you have to sit through every one because most of the material he tests on is specifically from details in his lecture and not the textbook.
However, if you do manage that, his exams are pretty much easy As, especially with the notes he allows you to have. I went to class about 80% of the time, spent an hour max preparing for each exam (which consisted of making my notes sheet) and nearly aced every one.