Mladen Wickerhauser

2 or less hrs/week

Easiest class I have ever taken. All the homework is out of the book which has answers in the back, and the final project was a snooozefest. Went to class at the start, not engaging and the professor just reward from the book.

1/12/2025

I took Dr. Wickerhauser for Biostats and it was one of the best classes I've taken at WashU. He gives clear explanations and if you don't want to show up there's a zoom/zoom recording. Homework isn't that bad, it's just weekly. Take-home exams and a final project that you can work on with a partner.

9/6/2024

The other reviews are spot on: he gets lost in his own lecture notes, sometimes leaves problems unsolved on the board, and massively underprepares you for the exams. That said, if you: 1) can self-study, and 2) can do the Webwork by yourself, the class is not that bad at all.

12/3/2023

Prof. Wickerhauser's lectures are full of challenges but very enjoyable. His way of teaching without slides let us focus on mathematics itself. Also, Prof. WIckerhauser is super helpful after class to answer students' questions.

12/9/2022

No lecture slides, bad handwriting. Often gets lost and checks his notes, then leaves it as an investigation for us to figure out. Provides good past exams and there is great overlap, which is a plus. Hope you are able to self teach from textbooks!

4/21/2022

Lecture is great if you genuinely are interested in math, but it never applies to the exams. I had to stop going because he would stop during lecture just to look at the textbook, and it felt like I had to guess to even know what I was supposed to learn. Disorganized, the homework changes the day before, and there are not enough problems.

12/30/2021

Professor Wickerhauser is not for everybody. He teaches with a very high level of understanding, and his lectures are very proof-based. That said, he actually makes the material interesting from a math perspective. His teaching is complex, but it makes sense. I would only recommend taking his course if you have an actual interest in mathematics.

12/20/2021

Great professor! He is willing to help out students struggling from the work (I really do recommend the students to go to his office hour. He explains it so well and kindly). He is considerate. The class itself was also interesting. The workload was average, and the difficulty was also average. Well-structured and organized class overall.

1/25/2021

Professor Wickerhauser is a great teacher. Teaches mainly through proofs or supplementing readings. Difficult but fulfilling homework.

3/27/2019

Evidently his 100-level classes are taught at an inappropriate level, but he was great (and very reasonable) in 322 as well as some guest lectures he did in 400 levels I took. He taught some of the more complex ideas behind the actual statistical applications, but tested mainly on applications and strictly what what was covered in class

9/14/2016

Brilliant mathematician, and extremely interested, nice, and helpful professor.

11/19/2007