This is one of the only APMA courses that I actually enjoyed. Lark's lectures are nothing but clear, and he makes it very obvious what he expects you to know for the midterm and final. He also tells really bad jokes, which actually are funny but you don't want to laugh because no one else is but you know everyone else also thought it was funny. The only thing is that there are only 5 (some semesters, 6) homeworks, and homework counts 50% of your grade and you are not allowed to collaborate on the problems. They aren't hard problems, but you have to take your time since they constitute such a high percentage of your grade. The grading on the midterm/final is very fair. Textbook is helpful. Take this class.

Lark is an extremely funny guy who made Stat a lecture worth staying awake for. He sometimes uses complicated phrases to explain simple ideas, which can throw you off, but he will gladly answer any questions you ask. Only 5 homeworks and two tests, so make sure to take each seriously. Not too much work though.

Awesome class. Lark is the man and makes the class as easy as possible

50% HW (5 HW assignments of varying value), 20% midterm, 30% final exam. One of the best math teachers I've had at UVa (provides a lot of examples, explanations are very clear). Class is straight-forward.

Lark was a good lecturer, he kept the material easy and straightforward. 50% of the grade is HW, which isn't very difficult. The other 50% is the two exams, which are also not very hard but he grades strictly

Half of the grade was homework, but the grading for hw was inconsistent at times. Lark doesn't like to budge on his TA's random grading unfortunately.

He knows his stuff, he is a really good teacher and the exams are pretty straight forward

Lark knows how to teach and cares a lot about his students.

Great course with Lark. I took it early and I am very glad I did. Lark is a very engaging professor, and holds a wide office hour range which is nice whether you use them or not. Homeworks were 50% of the grade and two tests made up the other 50%, but there were only 5 homework assignments (which were all relatively easy) so focus on those and you should be set

I took Professor Lark's statistics course over the summer and had a very good experience. A great guy, and great professor, I fully reccommend him.