TIAN W

Wenchuan Tian

30 reviews
Lots of homework Clear grading criteria Hilarious Test heavy Amazing lectures Respected Lecture heavy Participation matters Caring Accessible outside class Tough grader Inspirational Beware of pop quizzes Online Savvy
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MATH 6A Tian W Fall 2023 Total: 145
MATH 8 Tian W Spring 2023 Total: 34
MATH 3B Tian W Spring 2023 Total: 74
MATH 108A Tian W Winter 2023 Total: 59
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MATH6A . Tian W 6 Months Ago

Just a standard, pretty good professor. Not really much to say tbh; he won't amaze you, but he's solid. Exams are fair and very similar to the practice. No curve I'm pretty sure. Unlimited attempts on HW; 2 HWs per week. Only 1 midterm. Weekly quizzes which were mostly stupid.

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MATH6A . Tian W 6 Months Ago

His lectures were quite good. Be prepared to do a LOT of webwork. Midterm is super easy and rrly similar to the practice midterm he posts, but the final was quite difficult, however it was curved pretty heavily. Most TAs will cover whats on the quizzes in section right before you take them so don't sweat them, they're pretty easy.

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MATH6A . Tian W 6 Months Ago

One of the better math professors here. Lectures were good but sometimes doesn't explain things super well. Webworks twice a week are definitely harder than exams and quizzes which is annoying for homework, but nice preparation for exams. Midterm was super easy, final was hard but they seemingly curved it a lot or just graded it really favorably.

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MATH6A . Tian W 6 Months Ago

Gives a decent amount of webwork (2 per week). The midterm was pretty easy and fair given that it was similar to the review. However, with the final exam we were given a review of the same caliber with an final including problems much harder than the homework or review. Felt like it threw off a lot of students and the review should've been better.

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Math34A . Tian W 7 Months Ago

Pretty straightforward class. Never went to lectures and still did fine. Section participation matters for there was a weekly quiz along with weekly webwork homeworks. The webwork homework was much more difficult than any of the quizzes or exams were. Exams were pulled exactly from the practice tests so they weren't too difficult.

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MATH6A . Tian W 7 Months Ago

Great professor, made a handful of jokes during lecture that were delivered as if he was a stand up comedian greatly increasing the quality of the jokes. Lectures were straightforward and it was clear what was expected of us on midterms and quizzes. Webwork went way more in depth and was a bit difficult but not necessary for midterms/quizzes.

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Math34A . Tian W 1 Year, 15 Days Ago

Had him for 3B, super easy as his tests pulled problems from the practice tests. Didn't got to lectures and only went to section because of quizzes. TA will go over questions that will be on the quiz right before you take the quiz. Webwork was challenging at times. I did have prior knowledge as I got a 5 on Calc AB & BC and took this class for fun.

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MATH6A . Tian W 1 Year, 17 Days Ago

He went on tangents in class which was a bit frustrating, but he posts notes online. Practice tests were similar to the actual tests. Had Webwork often.

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MATH6A . Tian W 1 Year, 29 Days Ago

Overall, one of the worst teachers/professors I've had in all my years of education. DO NOT TAKE! Adds little to no context/explanation in lectures, and is almost offended when you ask questions. Only has one midterm (which is extremely difficult). Makes tests way harder than the material he is teaching.

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Math34A . Tian W 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

LOTS of homework that's materials are not covered through lecture, more so from self reading of the textbook. There's a quiz every week in section that isn't long, but makes up a good part of your grade. The midterm/final isn't too bad since there is a study guide provided. Overall be prepared to study a lot.

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Math34A . Tian W 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

Professor Tian is AMAZING! He teaches very clearly, he does send homework almost every week but it's all manageable and easy. He truly knows how to teach math and the exams are just like the review that he gives.

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Math34A . Tian W 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

Very chill professor who teaches the material very well. Lecture slides were clear to understand. There's quizzes every week except for weeks 1&10 to make sure you're engaged with the material. Exams were fair, make sure to take advantage of the midterm/final practices before the exam since they're very similar, which helped me do well on the exam.

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