Jichun Li - University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Professor: Jichun Li

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MAT124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took Professor Li, for Math 124 summer term 1. All the test questions are from the book. He goes over all or most of the homework questions. He was a pretty easier grader. Gave a lot of partial credit. The first two test had 9 questions (weren't the super challenging questions) the last test had 12 questions. Let us use calculators :)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH181
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Failed. Put in a fair amount of studying with tutors. Mr. Li's teaching style, projector notes. Basically you have to teach yourself if you don't understand the book. 2 tests, 1 final comprehensive. Homework was given after each section. Wasn't comfortable with asking questions bc of classroom teaching environment. Need to ask for grades in person

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MAT181
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was a terrible professor, and continually told students that they were going to fail. He was not kind, and also did not follow the disability resource center accommodations.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MAT181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Jichun Li is a bad professor. I used to love maths, but not with him. He should be your last option. The way u can make it through his class is by doing all the homework he gives, which are a lot. Do your homework with tutors. There are 4 exams, and everything comes from the homework problems.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH181
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof Li is a tough grader. On tests, he give almost no partial credit. He is very smart but he expects the students to also be as smart as him. Yes most of the test problems are from the homework but you have to have the exact work and wording he has. Stay away....

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH181
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

There are only 2 midterms and the final exam so you have to do well on them as they make up 80 percent of your grade. Dr. Li emphasizes the importance of doing homework, and he's absolutely right. Most of his test problems are directly from the homework so if you do your homework, you should be fine.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MAT181
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Sits by projector and copies notes straight from textbook. He is too smart for everyone and has a heavy accent.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH181
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His final test is brutal! He gave us a review with sample problems, and the test came out almost exactly the same except... the problems were far harder!! On the other 2 tests are came out directly from the Homework problems, so prepare to study hard on them!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you have this professor prepare to feel sub-par, depressed, and overwhelmed. Impossible to get an A unless you're a prodigy math genius. Prepare to fail, to commit, and to fail again. There is no winning with this guy, he's incredible arrogant borderline proud of the fact that 50% of his students fail in all his classes.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This teacher is not the greatest teacher to learn from. I took him for summer session 1. His test are based off of homework problems and choses the harder problems from each section. Make sure if you don't understand it you get a help because they'll be easier to understand than him. He teaches you from the book and he goes over the material quick

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH431
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tests are directly from homework problems. Now, prepare to teach yourself everything, thats the catch. There is no curve, but that could be since the tests are from homework problems.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH251
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not a fan of teachers who read directly from the book. Thats what this class consisted of. We started with 50 people, and around 10 of us took the final. The exam questions were directly from the homework, which is great. Great if your homework gets graded, and they aren't abstract proofs. Dont know how these people have jobs, Good luck.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MAT431
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is the greatest teacher I ever have: very smart, very care about our progress. You jst need to work hard and do the homework serious, since his test problems are all from homework problems.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH431
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not the greatest teacher. He is very confusing and doesn't care if you learn the material or not during his lecture. Doesn't answer questions (or if he does you'll be even more confused). However, he is passable. Tests came directly from the homework with a few exceptions.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH181
• 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:

If you do not have a strong math background then DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! Yes he has an accent, but the accent was not the issue, it was his inability to communicate properly with the class. He sits on the doc cam working examples problems from the book and every 20 min or so he looks up at a sea of confused faces and continues regardless.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He has a heavy accent, but he tries his best to explain using examples. If you can't understand, his TA is great. If you still can't, you probably don't have a good foundation for math. ~5 problem tests(10-20 pts each), 3 total for the semester- all from the HW. Need to be self-motivated.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Oh my God, don't take this his class. He is extremely hard to understand and he does not explain any problems. The TA was way more help than this guy. I learned everything in Calculus either in tutoring or study sessions and whenever I went into class I left extremely confused.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hard to understand. Does not explain what he's doing, instead he solves each problem on the projector and you just copy down the steps, but you don't know why you're doing it. Definately a lot of self motivation and outside study to understand anything.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH124
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If math doesn't come easy to you, and I mean EASY, then DO NOT take this professor. Sure, he knows what he's talking about but he moves at lightning speed and will slow down for no one. If you're lost from the get go good luck trying to make sense of it all in the end. Math 124 is hard and he MAKES THAT KNOWN. Trust me, use caution.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH182
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you are good in math and can study alone, this class is perfect for you. The teacher is just too smart. The tests are questions out of the homework most of the time and he would tell you lots of helpful information about the tests so they are easy.. lots of hmwk but helps the total grade in the end. I worked hard and got an A.