If you have to take stats take this guy he has a great way of explaining things to help you understand and he goes at a very slow pace. Previous exams are amazingly helpful for current exams.

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Good man, this guy. Lengthy homework assignments, but open book/note exams make this OK. Difficult exams, but really teaches you the material. Very clear lecture style, with multiple ways of explaining everything. Come highly recommended!

We had open book exams, so the exams overall were more difficult but certainly doable if you put in the time beforehand. Professor Fisher gives you all the tools to do well in the class. He explains everything thoroughly and uses excellent healthcare examples to keep you interested.

Open book tests, lengthy assignments.

Packet was helpful. Exams were similar to HW. He put a lot of effort into using relevant examples.

Fischer is a great professor. Of course, his exams are a little hard, but the previous exams help you out quite a bit. The homework load can get lengthy, but practice make perfect so get over it...it could be worse, for example, calc.

He is a great guy and on top of that, one of the most organized teachers i have had. He starts simple and builds up to more complicated concepts. He is extreamly approachable and eager to help. Additionally he has a great sense of humor. Im not very good at math but i thought his tests are doable if you put in the effort.

OK, if your looking for some easy formula plug and chug class, then go back to grade school. Dr. Fischer takes a difficult to understand subject and gives it life and practicality for science research. The subject is hard and demanding there is no doubt. You'll have to work and hard, but its made a little easier with his class notes and great class

This is not an easy class and one should come into Dr. Fischer's class thinking so. He is a very friendly professor (no many of them on this campus) that really wants his students to get it. His tests are hard but doable, come well prepared for the exams and don't be afraid to ask questions in class, he really likes it.

Like someone else said, he only circles parts of his notes. I don't know what the point of going to lecture is, you can just print off the notes online. The tests usally follow his old exams, but the second one we had, did not at all, and was quite frustrating. I would say take someone else, he makes the class harder than it should be.

His class can be very confusing if you're not interested, but if you do your homework and do past exams before midterms it's very possible to do well. He also provides you with copies of lecture notes and is very very helpful if you stop in to see him during office hours.

He was very easy, didn't really have to go to lecture. Study off of his previous exams because his tests are very similar to them.

One of the best instructors I have taken a class from.

TAKE STATS WITH ISMOR. Ismor did a fantastic job teaching my class the basics of statistics. He continually tied the course back to what was important, which was that statistics was a way to employ the scientific method. The class was ridiculously easy; I'm not sure how people *didn't* get an A since everything was take-home.

One of the best professors I've had thus far. Ismor is a sweet man who is passionate about what he teaches. The information is difficult but if you actually pay attention to his lectures, you truly learn the material. Take advantage of the cheat sheets and practice exam problems- he wants you to do well so take the time to study and it will pay off

I have no idea why all of these posts are bad. He's a great professor and his lecture notes and lectures are pretty clear. he goes over everything more than once each lecture so that the students really understand it.

He genuinely wants his students to learn. His lecture captures are also great for review. Makes the material seem relevant.

Ismor is a good professor. He seems like he does genuinely want you to do well in the class. Sends out a lot of emails to help you with various problems and topics being discussed, and will reply to emails almost instantly if you have questions. He does assign a lot of hw but it makes you keep up with the material, which can be good. Overall solid.

Gives out a lot of homework but it helps you understand the material. Lecture notes are confusing but the new powerpoint slides he is working on are much better. Exams were fair even though many people struggled with them. He really likes to make students interpret the results and not just use the formula to get a number.

Professor Fischer is a great guy, and if you take any time to go to his office hours of send him and email, he is extremely accommodating and helpful. The course material can be challenging at times, but if you do the practice exam problems you will do fine on the tests. The final was a piece of cake.

Helpful teacher and vey accommodating. His tests are very similar to the practice tests he sends out before the exams.

Very funny and easy-going. Generous curve, and he gives a lot of partial credit on tests. Each homework assignment takes about 5 hours to complete, but you have 1 or 2 weeks to do it, so people who say it was too much obviously did not portion their time well. Lecture problems are challenging, but very helpful for understanding the material.

Great course. I'm still using his course guide years later.

Professor Fischer is fantastic! He explains the material well, provides you with ALL things necessary to succeed (if you're willing to work), is hilarious and LOVES what he does. Definitely keeping his "Lecture Notes" textbook indefinitely. Invaluable information is in it!Thought I'd hate Biostats-ended up secretly liking it. Tough,but great class!

Great website that helps reinforce lectures. Lots of homework but it really helps learn the material. Everything is open note.

Fischer is probably one of the better stats professors you can find. If stats is required for you major, try to take him. He tries to make the material as easy to understand as possible. The homework is time consuming, but not super hard. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STUDY THE PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR EXAMS. Plus you get a cheat sheet. Recommend him.

A very fair professor. He is a good lecturer, and the tests really aren't bad. He gives past exams which are extremely helpful. Nice guy too.

Prof. Fischer genuinely wants his students to come out of his class with a solid understanding of stats. He does tend to elaborate on the material, but that makes it all the more helpful to understand it (it isn't always about plug and chug math!). Homework takes up a pretty significant amount of time. That said, start early! He's great overall tho

This class was definitely more challenging than most classes I have taken at UW especially considering math is an area I typically struggle in. It requires a great deal of dedication and work, but the professor is fair, considerate and more than willing to help if you ask for it. It is not easy to get a good grade but definitely not impossible.

This class is not hard. He makes it crystal clear what is going to be on the exam. Going to lecture is pointless because you can easily learn everything from the book, and are allowed full sheets of paper for the exams. Make sure to do all of the practice exams and you're golden. Statistics isn't hard, it's just extremely extremely boring.

Fischer reads right off his powerpoint slides for lecture so it's extremely boring. The exams aren't too hard if you DO THE PRACTICE EXAMS. Homework takes forever and the quizzes are time consuming but if you put in the time you'll get a good grade.

The subject Statistic itself might seem not that attracting to many people, but Ismor is a very good professor to make such a course clear and interesting. He is very helpful and give useful problem sets.

I really liked that he didn't focus on computer assignments, as other professors do. The exams are exactly like the practice exams (there are at least 6 for each unit). Although he gives a lot of homework, it is very useful to your understanding of the course-start it early! He is also very understanding if you go to him. Amazing professor.

Fischer is amazing at answering his emails. He wants you to understand the material and will make himself available should you need extra help. The material is presented in a straightforward manner and he tries to tie in humor now and then (but how humorous can statistics really be?). The test are absolutely fair, and he sets you up for success.

Professor Fischer is great!!! As an international student, it's easy to understand his lecture. He is logic and speak clearly. Although I don't have interests on statistic, I find it's useful.

Ismor Fischer was honestly one of the best professors I've had at UW. I had no experience in stats and was terrified for the class but ended up doing much, much better than expected. Ismor gave great examples in lecture and practice exams were extremely representative of exams. Homework can be tough, but I HIGHLY recommend taking stats with him.

Very good teacher and if your work hard you can do well

He's a good professor who wants his students to succeed. His lectures directly translate to the exams, practice problems are helpful. He gives you 8 practice exams for each of the exams we take in class, if you figure out how to do some of those you'll be fine on the exams.

As a business student, I found the class to be difficult at first. He goes really in depth into science aspects of statistics rather than the usual math. His lectures are boring. I did very poorly on the first exam but did above average on the rest. He does not curve and is a bit unorganized. Take at your own risk.

He was amazingly helpful. He was always available for questions and was always willing to help me work through a problem. He really cares about his students.

He's a decent professor that really does care about his students. I felt sometimes as if homework was much harder than what we were doing in class, but if you take the time to talk to him he will really help you out. Easy to understand too.

Lectures are the clearest I've seen at UW. For those who are complaining. Haha trust me it gets wayyyy harder than this course.

Great Professor. His power points are exhaustive and cover all topics in depth with great clarity, and his explanations given in lecture complement them very well. Tests are fair. This is not an easy class, but he makes it very doable. He's a nice guy and pretty humorous, albeit corny, during class. Would definitely recommend taking Ismor.

Ismor is a rockstar.

Professor Ismor is very great at giving clear lectures that you will 100% understand. He is available for help if you seek it. His only downside is that he is disorganized, but I would take that all day because he is simply good at making you understand the required material. He gives you 9 practice exams to practice for, similar to the exam!

Really great lecturer and a wonderful guy to talk to. He was super unorganized/slow to grade but I think that might have been because this was his first time teaching 240 and it was during the summer. He was also very fair when unpredictable circumstances came up, and tries to be reasonable about it. Not easy but doable (though I didn't do well ):

Ismor likes to spread random math jokes throughout his lectures which keeps it entertaining. However, all of his slides are posted so attendance in lecture doesn't help much. His slides can be very overwhelming in colors and fonts, graphs etc. but it is helpful once you're home and trying to study. Exams are very straightforward and predictable.

Ismor Fischer was a great professor. He is outstanding at teaching the material and does not give too much work. Would recommend for sure.

The best professor to teach stats classes. Before taking stat312 hated statistics, but 312 was one of the most interesting classes for me.

I took the STAT311 for summer 2018 and Dr. Fischer elaborated it in an amazing way. The way the slices are designed is interactive and amazing. He is really good at explaining and helpful at his office hour. He is a great professor and if you have a chance, take his class.

I have taken two stat classes with Ismor and I think he is a solid professor. His lectures are slow but he takes the time to make sure each student understands the material. He provides old exams which are super helpful to practice for midterms/final. Recommend.

Easy class. Professor Ismor is good at explaining stuffs. He sometimes was late for class so the last few lectures were very rushed.

This course has no discussion section, so lecture time is very important. Ismor did a great job of organizing the material into very helpful slides that made a lot of sense when he presented them. The first exam was incredibly difficult (59% average) and the following two were significantly easier (over 80% ave). He was always very accommodating.

A good guy. Actually made math pretty fun. Cared enough about students to do extra review with us and move test dates. Doesn't sell you a ridiculously expensive textbook that he wrote himself (he sells them from the university copy shop for cheap). DOESN'T SUFFER FOOLS.

Has an antiquated website, I love it though. Just because it is old is no reason to hate it, it gets everything done and is often easier to use than canvas

He is not that bad and he apologizes. He teaches the class well though his website is bad. I think overall he is enthusiastic in teaching.

I took his Math 319 class last semester, and honestly it was pretty enjoyable. Its certainly not the hardest class youll take, and if you can handle his occasional seeming unintentional harshness its a solid class.

Professor was very straightforward and made it clear that he was available to help students. The class was fairly easy but his notes were very clear and made the material easy to understand.

Prof. Fischer handled the transition to online courses very well. He made himself very accessible, and if you emailed him for help (which he encouraged), he gave very good feedback and resources to learn more. Only qualm is you're graded by only a few things so any mistake you make will affect your grade more than it would in another class.

Pretty laidback class, if taken online. The tests are 'takehome' so you have a week or so to work on them. All the lectures are prerecorded so you can watch them at your leisure, and Ismor is very clear in all of them. Honestly out of any class I took this semester his was the best organized (everything switched to online for me).

Solid prof. Clear requirements, very organized class.

Fair amount of workload. Clear grading.