YAN X

Xifeng Yan

12 reviews
EXTRA CREDIT Clear grading criteria Lots of homework Caring Respected Accessible outside class Would take again Inspirational Hilarious
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CMPSC 165A Yan X Fall 2025 Total: 85
CMPSC 291A Yan X Spring 2025 Total: 33
CMPSC 165A Yan X Fall 2024 Total: 138
CMPSC 165A Yan X Spring 2024 Total: 96
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CMPSC165A . Yan X 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

Lots to gain from this class. Useful homeworks and thoughtful programming assignments. Tests are very doable if you know the slides well.

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CS165A . Yan X 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

3.5 for both. Prof. Yan is a great guy, but his lectures aren't engaging. The class felt like a fever dream of random classical AI topics (probability, Bayesian networks, search algorithms, logic). The slides were poorly made but provided comprehensive info for HW/exams. Lots of HW plus two projects with EC opportunities. Exams were difficult!

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CS165A . Yan X 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

Exams were much harder than any homework or review. Homeworks were chill and useful and the programming assignments weren't bad and were pretty interesting and had EC. Prof was super nice and really accommodating and even curved the class. Lectures were very hard to pay attention to. Mostly read off the slides and was really quiet.

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CS165A . Yan X 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

I'd give a 3.5 to both ratings. Prof is really nice and loves helping students but his class has a BAD case of "Easy lecture examples, hard tests". Hw is short but difficult so start early on them, TAs give good help. Prog assignments are SUPER easy w EC so they boost ur grade and he curves final grades a lot. Doable but study THOROUGHLY for tests.

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CS165A . Yan X 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

His midterm was the hardest thing ever but the whole class got good grades. He gives a lot of points if you just write something. Maxed out GOAT. GOATer than 2018 Lebron.

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CS165A . Yan X 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

This class is AI generated.

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