Professor Chen is an amazingly sweet professor. He does have a thick accent, but that does not take away from him being an amazing teacher. You get used to it pretty quick
I had him for both 3B and 6B, and when I first went to his classes for 3B I was freaked out since he has a very thick accent and I thought I wouldn't understand anything, but after having other math teachers I realized Chen is actually great. His lectures notes are very relevant and organized, and his tests are exactly like his homework problems.
Straightforward material. A little hard to understand but teaches straight from the book. gives a notecard on the midterm and final. Tests are exactly like homework. Go to CLAS and you will be fine!!
Great teacher. A little difficult to understand at times, but his lectures were extremely organized and the homework followed exactly from his lectures. He writes all the notes out on the board very clearly, which proved to be very helpful. The curve is also very generous. Highly recommend taking him!
BEST Math teacher I have had yet and I am now in 6A. Although a little hard to understand at first, he wrote everything down on the board and always gave great examples. He is super helpful in office hours and tests are straight forward. He is so nice and understanding if you had a late assignment, and funniest laugh! I recommend him to everyone!
He is a little hard to understand in lecture, but it makes it entertaining, his tests are exactly like the homework, so you know what to study, he also lets you use a cheat sheet!
Terrible professor; gives a bad grade, yet i scored very very high on the midterm and did pretty badly on the final yet ended up with a C; should have arrived at a B based on the average scores. Not understandable and gives a non-credit homework on the end which he tests you on and no other parts of the homework; a terrible style of testing. Bad.
Best best best teacher you can ever sign up for a math class with. His tests are based off the homework and he makes them extremely doable. He allows you to have a cheat sheet! And he's so nice!
Chen has very legible handwriting and is clear with his examples and in lecture. I recommend going to lecture and the textbook isn't necessary. Has very fair tests. As long as you do the homework's you should be fine.
Good professor with neat handwriting. Going to class is helpful, but not absolutely necessary. Entire exam had a weird curriculum - 40% Midterm 1, 60% Final. If you do homework you'll be fine though.
I highly recommend! The only bad thing is that he's usually assigned the lectures at 8AM, but if you manage to wake up for class, take notes, and do the webwork, you're in for a solid A or B. He's really helpful, and his midterms and homework sets are very easy to do and are very similar to one another.
He's a great professor! The homework questions are relevant to the tests. He has neat hand writing. He even extends HW due dates on holidays! He is probably one of the best math professors I've had at UCSB.
very clear in lecture, and his midterm and final were difficult but if you take notes it is easy
Great professor, very clear in his teaching because everything is written on the board. He has a thick accent, but it's okay because he talks pretty slow so you can understand, which is good. Highly recommend
Chen is a very helpful professor. His lectures are very clear and he writes every bit of information on the board in the most legible handwriting. He also curves every exam so your grade is not as low as it seems. I recommend taking this professor.
Professor Chen is an awesome professor. His homework's can be difficult sometimes, but he is very helpful during his office hours. I Just did the homework and studied his class notes and got an A+. His curve is very generous too.
He is a very patient guy, and notes were very helpful. If you do all homework carefully, you can get good grade.
He has a very thick asian accent and was hard to understand. However, he writes down everything he says on the chalk boards. His tests are hard, but not unbearable, but the sections aren't worth going to.
The note is very helpful. If you borrow notes from your friend you dont even need to go to the lectures
The note is very helpful. If you borrow a note from your friend you don't even need to go to the lecture and can still get a good grade
The class was pretty easy mostly due to the curve he puts on his midterm and final. In lectures he is sometimes hard to understand but he does write very neatly. Not the most helpful at answering questions either. But as long as you attend the lectures and do the homework assignments you should be able to get a good grade.
Final/Midterm are very difficult. Practice problems helped a little on the test. Grading curve helped a lot. Recently opened the book before finals, and all i have to say is that i would have earned a higher grade if i did this earlier. The examples in the textbook were the exact same problems he discussed in lecture. The book will help.
Chen is the worst teacher I have ever had. His class is ridiculously difficult, and none of the practice problems he gives are applicable to the midterm/final. I have always excelled in math; however, since I began his class, I feel as though I can't even do rudimentary math. He sucks. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
All homework is done online, but following it did not give any help for the midterms and finals. His lectures are confusing and next to impossible to follow and might as well be avoided. He is a nice guy tho. His only saving grace is a saving grading curve which took me from an F to a B-!