Dalin Tang - Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Professor: Dalin Tang

Department: Mathematics

College: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MA1022
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dalin Tang is not a bad person. He knows his material, and if you actually pay attention to his lecture, you pick up a decent amount of information. However, participating in his class is a wild ride, even though he really wants you to. When I tried, he roasted me, so I kinda just layed low for the rest of the term. However, he is a good professor.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MA1024
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Pretty confusing and disrespectful. Attendence was not graded, but he got mad when only a few people showed up. He based his cutoff of A, B, and C off of how well the class did, not off how many points were earned on the assignments. With no way to check your grade, final grading was confusing and we had to get like a 94% to actually get an A.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MA1022
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He gets off from failing his students. Class test averages were about 40%, I passed with a 50%. Get ready to teach yourself. Sal Khan was the only way I survived.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: IQP000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Caring professor, gives good feedbacks. Communicate with him immediately if there is anything you don't understand and he will help out!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: IQP000
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

basically spend around 2-hour per week watching stock price and write the report. It was a little bit rough on start, since we didn't get on the same idea and had to do a lot of initial research. However, gave good and helpful feedback, knew what he wanted, reasonable and always available to answer questions. Overall, highly recommended for IQP.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: IQPSTOCKMARKE
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is a really good professor. Gives you the freedom to choose your resources. The IQP gives you a great experience with the investment in stock market. Just follow what he says and you will be fine

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MA2051
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Tang was very disappointing in terms of clarity. Most of my classmates would agree that the conferences were the only consistent source of help with the class topics. Unfortunately he is also not always respectful of all his students, especially during office hours, AND I suspect one of my exam grades was lowered for non-academic reasons.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MA2051
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Some professor tell stories to keep you interested but they only do that once they get their point across. This guy, however, cuts in right in between the lesson and goes off topic which was terrible. he is confusing and you won't survive without a good conference instructor. The comment below mine has exaggerated the matter. he's not that bad.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MA2051
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

TERRIBLE PROFESSOR. DID NOT TEACH ONE THING - DO NOT GO TO LECTURES. VERY DEGRADING AND ALWAYS RUDE TO HIS STUDENTS. IF YOU GO TO HIS OFFICE HOURS, HE WILL CALL YOU STUPID AND KICK YOU OUT. LEARNED EVERYTHING FROM CONFERENCE. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR - HE IS SO UNBELIEVABLY RUDE AND DOES NOT CARE ABOUT HIS STUDENTS.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MA2051
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

very confusing in lectures, you need a good PLA to understand the material. Class was easy though.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MA2051
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Do not take this professor if you want to learn. I didn't learn anything. You do the work you fine in the course. Great if you are retaking it. not so much if you need to learn the material for later.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MA2051
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Tang is a great professor and is probably the most helpful faculty you will meet. Good Accent. He's humorous in his lectures but can get too much when you're trying to understand the material and he goes off topic mid-explanation. Some might say a good part of the class didn't go to lecture. Do the home works well in advance, you should ace it!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MA2051
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Best Math professor i have had so far at WPI. He brings examples from real word and relate them to math and that what I like most about him. If you don't get an A in his class, math is not your thing.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: IQPDZT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

IQP was a very pleasant experience. Feedback was consistent, knowledgeable and helpful.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: IQPDZT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great IQP Advisor, really gives the students free range of the project to do what they want and responds very quickly to emails. Quite knowledgeable about the stock market topic and great feedback

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MADIFE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Best math teacher at WPI. Gives concise and easy to understand explanations. Thick accent but I could still easily follow his explanations even if I wasn't catching every word he said. Also awkwardly funny.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MA2051
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is very funny and engaging; good at answering questions; presents material in an organized manner that makes it easy to study for tests; book used is an old version (I got it for $5!); don't talk in class and you'll have a good time!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MA2051
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very funny during lecture, not the clearest explanations, homework is very hard but he grades VERY fairly. Do the work and you'll be fine.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MA2051
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Extremely humorous and keeps lengthy procedures to a minimal with simple bullet point procedures to solving problems.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MA1023
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Tang is a unique professor: he understands his students, yet he also understands what it takes to get ahead. Frequently dishes out fun bits of life advice which keep you entertained. class is very challenging, however he teaches you good work ethic. no surprises on tests; representative of the material. overall very good prof. Pick him if you can.