Yuan-Fang Wang

48 reviews
Tough grader Lots of homework Graded by few things Clear grading criteria Group projects Tests? Not many Test heavy Participation matters Skip class? You won't pass. Tests are tough Gives good feedback Hilarious Caring Lecture heavy
Past quarters
CMPSC 181
50 / 50 Full
Introduction to Computer Vision
Yuan-Fang Wang 1.9
T R
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
53.4% A
ECE 181
40 / 50 Enrolled
Introduction to Computer Vision
Yuan-Fang Wang 1.9
T R
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
42.3% A
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CS165B . 5 Months Ago

He curves my grade down for four levels without prior notifications. He did not say anything on the syllabus or notify us about the potential curve in class. Try to avoid him if you can.

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CS165B . 5 Months Ago

I got an 89% in this class and that was downcurved to a C+. He didn't mention the grading scale on the syllabus or in class and it took me completely by surprise. Lectures are stolen from a course taught in Mandarin and so boring and incomprehensible that they're not worth going to.

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CS165B . 5 Months Ago

DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASS WITH HIM. Please take this and other reviews seriously, I took him because I thought people were just whining. I was wrong. Some examples of poor teaching: - quizzes are on things barely covered - some of the slides are in Chinese, ripped straight off of a youtube video - down curves the class at the end with no warning

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CS165B . 5 Months Ago

Even if you understand him with his accent, it wont matter because he simply cannot teach to save his life. But you still have to attend lectures because then you might miss sh*t like him telling the class that not doing his survey means an entire letter grade gets dropped. Not to mention the downcurve was so bad, a 90 was a B, and a 92 was a B+.

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181 . 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

Lectures are completely useless (throws equations on the screen without explaining them, goes into irrelevant tangents, does not effectively communicate concepts). Be prepared to self-learn in this class. Projects and HWs were at least fun and graded pretty leniently. For exams he is a tough and unforgiving grader. Avoid at all cost.

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CMPSC130B . 2 Years Ago

Lectures are conversational, confusing, and you cant really take notes. Slides aren't helpful, just confusing. Homework assignments are fair and helpful in understanding material. Tests are similar to hw, just slightly harder. 60% hw, 15% midterm, 25% final, which is fair. Dont like his teaching style but the class isnt horrible

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CMPSC130B . 2 Years Ago

Assignments are not too bad as long as you can apply the techniques learned to problem solving type questions. Lectures are sometimes confusing and over explain topics, so supplement with other resources.

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CMPSC130B . 4 Years Ago

Overall, a good professor. The final is challenging, but the grade is curved in the end. If you master the material well, you will be fine at the class.

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CS130B . 4 Years Ago

worst professor ever! avoid!!! definitely inverse curved the class at the end. Teaches nothing in class, and the ppt he provides were old and abstract.

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CS181B . 5 Years Ago

Worst Professor ever, avoid at all cause. Goes over equations without explaining the meaning and intuition behind it. Went to his office hour, but hes not there most of the time. When you ask him a question for clarification, he questions whether or not you went to lecture. No curve at all. Harsh grader, no curve

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CS181B . 5 Years Ago

Wang's lectures are a bit on the boring side, but if you really are interested in computer vision, his projects were very fun and challenging. He grades very leniently on the projects and very strictly on the tests(no partial credit) but overall he curves the class by a lot so as long as you do well relative to others, you should be fine.

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CS181B . 5 Years Ago

Ive had some bad CS and ECE professors (ex: Zheng Zhang ECE15A, etc) and I thought Ive seen the worst. This professor proved me wrong and took the title of worst professor Ive ever taken. Unintelligible lectures and TA discussions, no partial credit given on obscure exam questions, no communication between professor and TAs. Sorry for thebadnews

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