clear and a really easy course

Great Prof knows how to give insights on the knowledge and life

the course is not easy...encouraging and wants his students to succeed...

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Excellent professor. Shut mouth, stop complaining, open ears, engage brain & you will most definitely learn something.

Geez..stop complaining (students below). This prof. is actually very good. He explains concepts really well. His tests are pretty fair. It is possible to get a very high mark in the class (providing you have a good memory). What more could you want?

AWESOME PROFESSOR!!!!!best prof ever

He is a great Prof, very smart and resonable. His courses are very tough and harder than other Prof's. Anyway, if you are going to take higher level courses in mathematics Stats, you will find his lectures are very useful ,you really learn a lots from him and you wanna thank him.

I think he has very good intentions although a lot of people may not see it. His course is very helpful if you want to learn about Mathematical Statistics. Most students in the class are from Act. Sci, and so they don't care too much about the theory, which is what he emphasizes a lot.

Great professor. Teaching all the stuff you need to know to continue your study in statistics related program.

This prof will teach you theory behind the probability. If you are interested in going into statistics, then you will learn a lot from him. Otherwise you would probably hate him, for all his questions on the tests are theoretical.

Took a couple courses with him years ago. I thought he was an excellent professor. Good at explaining topics, approachable, great homework & exam qns. If you are interested in mathematics then I'm sure you'll hold the same opinion that I do. In retrospect, I wish I had taken more of his classe

He emphasizes theory a lot. Good for courses like STA447 and if you really want to learn the theory. Knows his stuff and very helpful. Also a very funny guy which made the 3 hour lectures on thursday night bearable. Overall one of the best profs I've had at UofT.

That guy is very strange to get along with. Try asking a stupid question, and he will make the entire class laugh at you! He likes "smart" students and "smart" question. If you get on his bad side, or talking while he is talking, he will kick you out of the lecture hall, no kidding! If you tolerat his persona, you can get your A.

This is NOT an easy course. But if people actually DO the suggested homework, they wouldn't have so much trouble in the course. You'll be fine if you put some EFFORT into the course. That's why you hear about people complaning this course is hard because they don't even bother to do the suggested homework at the least.

The reason for so much complaint is not because of the prof; it is due to the nature of the material and the lack of mathematical maturity of students.(not students' fault either, mat137 is not theoretical enough to prepare students for this course) To appreciate his lecture, one needs to do some additional reading and mat157 is absolutely helpful.

Very steep learning curve. If you read his lectures for the first time, they seem disorganized and proofs jump out from no where. But if you put effort into understanding it, the lecture notes are sufficient and you begin to appreciate smart ways he presents proofs. The TAs were very kind and helpful as well. got 100% with hard work..its doable.

If you don't have the background, dont take the course. This is not an applied course. It is supposed to be theoretical, and if you are mature enough to handle it, McDunnough does an excellent job! Don't listen to these other people. Just put in some effort and attend lectures.

McDunnough's teaching methodology is absolutely brilliant. :e is very fair and approachable and his online notes are excellent. If you want to succeed in his courses then you need to be willing to put in 5 to 8 hours a week. 5o all of the homework problems and attend all lectures. He does an excellent job explaining the material and if you are stil

A good fellow with a very bad handwriting. Can't type his lectures.

He is the best and the smartest professor of the dept. of statistics. He loves his subject and certainly appreciates those who share that love with him.

I don't see what the problem is. I did STA257/347 and now 447 with him and liked his style in every class. Sure he's not the most accomodating of people when it comes to answering stupid questions, but after 30 years of teaching, thats understandable. If you make an effor, you can do very well and learn a lot. I got 90%+ in all three courses.