Hong Wang - Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL

Professor: Hong Wang

Department: Mathematics

College: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: S2500
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Wang is a caring man who wants the best for his students and he's funny. Their isn't much options when taking stats so when you get him. Make sure to do practice problems from the book. Slides are useless. Rock out on your assignments and quizzes. practice through past exams. Alot of the same questions from past tests are the same on the finals.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: S2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I don't understand what he says in the lecture

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STAT2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wang is a caring prof as he wants everyone to do well. He is also hilarious at times but he whispers for most of his lectures and can be hard to understand. Also, I did not find his lecture notes useful and wish he did more examples. The labs were also pointless in my opinion for this course.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: S2500
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

People are like "don't go to lectures I went to two and stopped going" I did that at first but then went consistently and his lecture were helpful, prof is funny and if you study the sample exams/midterms you are 100% going to pass (cheat sheet/formula sheet are allowed in midterm/write whatever you want on them). Assignments are same as previous.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STAT2500
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Although Hong Wang is extremely funny in his lectures, they are pretty much pointless to attend. I got more out of sitting home and practicing examples from the text and slides. He does make his midterm and final very similar to the provided practice, so study those multiple choice and your set. Not a great teacher but he made the course simple!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: S2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The best prof hands down. Doesn't care if you cheat he's boys

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: STAT2500
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The prof is pretty funny and tries to make a dry course fun. Despite what others say he is job at what he does. The quizzes for the lab are a little challenging at certain points in the year. The midterm was very easy and he gives hints on things that will be on the test. He is a good prof compared to what you could get.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: S2500
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

First off, Hong is a really funny guy, but that is the only good thing about him. His teaching style is horid, you literally learn NOTHING from going to class, everytime I went to class I was more confused about stats than i was before. I would be surprised if Hong could teach 4 year old's the ABC's. Bad department at mun, and bad prof.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: STATS2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Can barely understand his english. Examples in class and in the notes seem easy and doable but then the midterm and final are so hard you get lost trying to do them. He can be a funny guy but it isn't worth anyones time to take a class with him

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: S2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I attended the first 2 lectures, and none after that. This is because every class seemed like a waste of time due to his poor teaching style. Notes and examples were very disorganized. His English was okay, but he explained important concepts very vaguely. I did fine with a less literate prof teaching Linear Algebra so it wasn't a language thing..

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: S2500
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If nothing else, Wang is has a very funny dry humour but has his moments of freaking out when people are distracting during his lectures. His English is the worst I've heard out of all my foreign profs thus far, and his notes are not helpful. However, he knows his stuff all the tests are fair. Practice tests are very useful as well.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: STAT2500
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Funny prof, the midterm and assignments were easy, the final exam was a lot harder than the samples provided ! Be aware !

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Hong Wang is the man! He truly cares about his students and does everything to make them succeed. The lectures are long and boring, however his funny comments make them a little better. The tests are all extremely fair; he allows you to bring a cheat sheet (even to the final) and any type of calculator. If you don't do well, its your own fault

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 2500
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Terrible english and the class notes are completely useless. Tried to email him many times with questions and rarely ever got an answer, and when he did reply it was no help. Only reason anyone is passing is because of the sample midterms. Avoid this guy he's garbage

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: STATS2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

It was a real struggle staying awake in his class, but the midterm and finals were really fair. He prepared you half decently in class. However, I think reading the slides is just as good. He is helpful when you go to his office. His MC is graded in patterns so easy ~90 on the midterm.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: STATS2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Class notes made me feel like i'd do well on the final, easy notes, easy to understand. Exams blew me out of the water, completely different than his exams. 100% harder material. Avoid

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: STATS2500
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

great prof. anyone who says hes a bad teacher or has poor English did poorly in the class because they did not listen or put in the work, he does not spoon feed students however he sets the groundwork for the study you have to do. as a bonus hes funny and an overall good guy, id have a beer with him 9/10

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: STATS2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr Wang is a good guy, seems nice and humor. But the difficuilty of his exam & quiz , and assignment totally NOT MATCH his lecture. He always gives the simplest example in the lecture. Though i go class almost everyday, still have a hard time towards his exam and assignment

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STAT2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent prof. He will do what he can to help you if you show him that you are a serious student. Would be a pleasure to take other courses with him.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: STAT2500
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Skip class go to tutorials. His lectures aren't helpful at all!