ESE 3260
Probability and Statistics for Engineering
Study of probability and statistics together with engineering applications. Probability and statistics: random variables, distribution functions, density functions, expectations, means, variances, combinatorial probability, geometric probability, normal random variables, joint distribution, independence, correlation, conditional probability, Bayes theorem, the law of large numbers, the central limit theorem. Applications: reliability, quality control, acceptance sampling, linear regression, design and analysis of experiments, estimation, hypothesis testing. Examples are taken from engineering applications.
Instructors
Ben Wormleighton, Jinsong Zhang, Wormleighton, Zhang, Zhang, J.
Reviews
6-8 hrs/week
Professor Zhang clearly tries his best and always teaches with a smile on his face, but lectures are very monotonous and it's very easy to get completely lost. On the bright side, his slides are very helpful and he's fairly responsive on Piazza. The course content itself is very theoretical and proof-heavy, and it's really easy to lose points on quizzes for small things so make sure you show every small step of your work.
12/9/2024
He just reads off slides. Is a tough grader, and really feels like he puts no effort into teaching at all. I have never been more bored in a class then his stats class and I learned absolutely nothing I feel like.
8/29/2024
2-4 hrs/week
Don't take this class with Zhang; take it with whoever else is teaching it. The class isn't a lot of work, but the lectures are pretty bad and the exams are actually pretty hard. Our final exam would have been a ~70 average if he didn't move it online because he forgot to reserve a room...
5/24/2024
2 or less hrs/week
pretty easy class, and is very very similar to just AP statistics. Ben wormleighten is great!!! very fun and engaging. However, he does go almost too slowly covering the material and it feels like lectures could be condensed by like half and I still would have understood everything the same, but its better than the opposite.
5/17/2024
He is a decent lecturer, but it sometimes can be hard to understand what he is saying. His slides are amazing and are sometimes better at teaching than him. Assignments are graded very generously and all exams are open notes. I left this class learning a lot, but I recommend starting the homework earlier because they take time.
4/25/2024
Great guy, super accommodating and nice. Workload is reasonable and builds on the concepts really well. Lectures can be tedious sometimes though.
1/17/2024
Really a gem! He is so wonderful and caring; while this was probably the easiest class for me this semester, it was also probably the class I learned the most in. Truly wish I could take more classes with him!
12/24/2023
I regret taking this class. He just doesn't know how to teach this. Running late on course content, pop quiz worth 30% of grade, exam before HW answer and right after class), the average for the final was around 75, but he does not do anything about it. I recommend taking 3200 or section 02.
12/28/2021
The midterm was really bad... half of the material in the test was covered during the prior class, leaving us minimal time to do the homework for practice, prepare the cheat sheet, and review all the material. Only four multiple-part question on the test. If one does not know how to do the first part, one is screwed for the question...
10/23/2021
1. Does not permit the use of laptops in class. Totally a technophobe :( 2. Doesn't provide cheat sheet in exams. Wants you to make your own :( 3. Good Person tho. Lets you turn in hw late :)
11/6/2019
My goodness, I'm going to be honest here. Calling this class probstats is a lie. He teaches everything (including statistics) using probability, meaning that you leave the class slightly more useless than when you started. Also, don't expect to rely on any intuition that you might have gained in a high school stats class. Very, very theoretical.
12/5/2018
Though he has minor accent, his class is very well prepared and organized, and he tries to make student engeged. The homework and small tests are a lot, but they do focus on lecture materials and you'll be fine if you listen to the lecture carefully. I will recommend this professor.
5/7/2018
Pretty average professor, provides decent lectures but is pretty soft spoken. The PowerPoint slides are pretty succinct. Homework is pretty long and graded harshly. The exams were reasonable but not easy. Just keep up with the work and dont slack off. He likes quizzes.
2/12/2018
Zhang is a good professor overall. His slides are organized and you can find everything from the slides. He gives lots of proofswhich is also part of the tests and exams. Slides is the success to this class! Homework problems are long, but they really ensure you to understand the material. You can do well if you really spend time on it.
1/16/2018
Zhang knows his stuff pretty well, and his lecture PowerPoint slides are not bad. He synthesizes the textbook pretty well and is usually available for office hours. The homework grader is pretty picky, so do the homework carefully over the weekend. Keep up and study, lots of quizzes! You can get an A if you really work for it.
11/9/2017
Zhang is a very organized professor, and if you are able to understand his slides and examples you will be ok with the class. He does assign long weekly homework assignments, but doing these really ensures you understand and are learning the material. Cares for students and will make an effort to help you if you ask.
3/27/2017
The worst prof I had in college. Lectures are extremely hard to understand- his English is terrible which makes it hard for him to explain stuff clearly. Slides are just a copy of definitions/examples from textbook. He takes attendance so a lot of students just show up and sit in the last row. Tough grader, doesn't give curve. 8 exams in total.
1/22/2017
Lectures are very organized and clear, although can be boring at times. Prof. Zhang does give a lot of homework and has a lot of tests throughout the semester to make sure you are keeping up.
12/8/2016