Class was not activated on Canvas until the week after we started the course. Syllabus that took so long to upload consisted of 12 sentences - no TA contact information. Final was considerably harder than midterm. Lecture has zero organization and he can be difficult to understand. Grade only consists of webwork (20%), midterm (30%) and final (50%)

L professor L class L rizz L everything about this dude. Class is terribly structured, and the lectures are pointless. Idk how UCSB hired this man, literally the biggest waste of a math quarter ever. I recommend taking literally anybody but him as a math teacher.

worst teacher to EVER be in the math department at UCSB. Immediate action against this man has to be taken if this school wants to be considered legitimate. Top 30 University but with a lecturer like him?? makes absolutely zero sense.

Worst to ever do it.

Goes off on absolutely useless tangents. No clue how he can be considered a real lecturer.

Hw due every week. Tries his best to help his students

worst teacher i have had. He is hard to understand boring. He goes off on tangents about a problem for an entire lecture then doesn't put it on any of the tests. Lecture does not prepare you for tests and he does not communicate well. Avoid this guy!

Worst teacher ever, no wonder he doesn't pass out teacher evaluation forms. Tests are totally off the wall.

The class in not that hard, especially if you can learn on your own. Ye is hard to understand but the tests weren't too bad.

uncooperative and cannot speak english.

stay away

this class is okay if you're a self learner. not a big fan of him as a lecturer/teacher, but it's definitely passable if you put in effort. never came to class beyond the first one, but did all the homework problems and he gives you a 8.5x11 front and back cheatsheet. his notes are sloppy/all over the place lol grading is 20% hw 30% mid 50% final

Lectures were heavy on proofs, and the way that the math was explained was very confusing (His notes did not read top down, left to right, they were absolutely EVERYWHERE). I think that Prof Ye is a nice man, but NOT a good lecturer. Would not recommend if you want to actually learn math. You do get a cheat sheet for tests, but it didn't help me.

Professor is never going to respond to any emails or requests. He reads directly off the book, and half the class fails every exam. The syllabus is 15 lines long. Total 15 line syllabus. "A potted plant might do a better job" Never start from the back of the exam. Both midterm and finals had changes we had to make halfway through the exam.

Literally couldn't understand a single thing he said all quarter. Going to class or not is the same, tried to learn with youtube or the textbook but decided to withdraw and take it with a different professor next quarter. NEVER take class with him. I don't know how he is teaching here.

Avoid him! ! ! Terrible lectures, harsh grading. There aren't any syllabus. His notes were terrible and I had to study on my own.

Actually pretty chill and kind. As has been said he provides some good notes. He's flexible with students. I don't understand why there's so many bad reviews. Complaints about his "loudness" or otherwise are just because of his accent. Ye is one of the few prof in the dept to be highly accomplished, but yet not be overly demanding with his students

The syllabus was just homework midterm final, no course description, no professor email, nothing. Lectures are arguably worse than reading the book on your own. Ye goes incredibly slow through class and doesn't explain any ideas or do any examples. Personally, I just take notes from the textbook instead. Avoid taking his class if you can.

There is one midterm and final in this class, but I found myself feeling lost on the material at any point during the class. He is a nice professor he just does not lecture very well, as he reads straight from the textbook. Exams are not hard at all but just be prepared to teach yourself (even though the material is not that confusing).

learnt nothing from his lectures, went to clas and did LOTS OF SELFSTUDY. final exam 50% but both midterm and final werent hard at all. just do all of his recommended practices and u will be fine

Barely covered half of the material for the course, and did a poor job with the material he did cover. Other reviews have testified to his poor organization, but what I'd like to add is the extent to which he failed to teach half of the course. In math 6A right now and needing to catch up on content that should be review.

Easy A. Your grade primarily consists of the midterm and final(50%). Both were very easy and gave tons of partial credit. Fitting for the amount Ye actually taught. Lectures are very disorganized and dull, primarily proofs and variables, very small amount of real examples. Thick accent. Skipped a little under half of the material needed.

If you only want to learn half the topics about linear algebra, make sure to take this class with Ye. Also never show up to lectures, unless you want to fall asleep listening to his amazing voice and him randomly yelling into your ears. Make sure to go to sections because TAs actually teach you the subject unlike the professor.

Easy class, didn't cover half the material so the final and midterm didn't have much stuff. Easy A.