Professor: Keqin Liu
Department: Mathematics
College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MATH104
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Really nice professor, care about his students and really good at teaching. One of the best math prof at UBC!
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: MATH105
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: No
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
good prof
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: MATH105
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's the best prof I had in first year. Very clear and very passionate about math! Not hard at all to do well if you show up to class
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MATH105
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His thick accent makes his class very difficult to understand. It's not his fault but it does affect students' ability to comprehend the material. Prepare to get practice problems from other sources or consider buying the textbook.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MATH184
- Grade Received: C+
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
If you can get over his accent, he is actually a pretty solid math prof. Coming into UBC with no prior knowledge of Calc I was extremely lost at first and barely passed the first midterm. I put in even more work for the second midterm and failed with a 44. BeatYourCourse saved me for the final! Put in work and do as many practice exams as possible.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MATH184
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
All exams are the same for math 184. Really passionate about the subject and enthusiastic when teaching. I used my textbook to understand the material but not mandatory.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MATH184
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I don't think Professor Liu is given enough credit. Although some of his content is unclear sometimes, he usually explains it clearly during his available office hours. I feel that a lot of the time, it seemed like a lot of my peers could not get past his accent, but to be quite honest it wasn't bad at all. His lectures contained many useful tips.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MATH184
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Worst prof I've had at ubc. I took AP calc, and this man somehow is making my understanding of calculus worse. Thick accent, makes numerous mistakes, assume's students already took physics and calculus and is a terrible explainer. Don't know how he was hired. We had a sub once and I learned more in that class than I did in my whole semester.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MATH105
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
As far as 105 profs go, he definitely is one of the better ones (which isn't hard). Go to class and DO all the practice problems, because some of the questions showed up on the exam. He has no people skills if you talk to him about your mark or exams or anything, but he's able to teach far more effectively than some math profs.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MATH105
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
he is a good teacher. his accent only hard to understand the first two weeks and after that I start to get used to it. approachable during office hours and explain things clearly and effectively. he also make the exam, so sometimes he will be clearer about what will in the exam and what not. Definitely need hard work but you can get good mark
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MATH105
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
His accent is hard to understand and he speaks very quickly, which makes it hard to follow the lecture and even more so to write down and understand everything he says. He also writes messy and tiny so you need to sit in the front of the class to see. Would be a lot better if he slowed down a bit and didn't skip steps assuming you already know it.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: MATH184
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
His accent is tough to understand
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: MATH105
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He made me love calculus! Very approachable and always willing to help! Always attend his lectures and listen hard because his accent is a bit hard to understand. Also try sit in the front in his class so that you can hear and understand him clearly. He is a gem of a person and i would highly recommend him because he knows his stuff well!
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: MATH184
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
You can tell he's super passionate about math and really cares about his course. Can go quite quickly through lectures so it is important to keep up. Midterm was terrifyingly hard but the final was fair. Bi-weekly quizzes that can be tough too. He has a great laugh and tries to be engaging. But material can be quit dry.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MATH104
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Honestly, he was a great prof who showed great interest in the class. MATH 104 is no easy subject, and the class had a 70% average - not bad for first year differential calculus. He offers help if you go up and approach him, and he's always willing to explain concepts to you.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MATH184
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Liu is very intelligent and understands the course very well. His examples are unique and are more difficult than what you'd encounter on quizzes or exams. Although he has a Chinese accent, he should not be difficult to understand. Attend his lectures and tutorial sections and the class should not be very difficult.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MATH104
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof. Liu is a nice person, but boring, too. During classes he's just speaking every time without letting us understand the way he uses to solve problems. He doesn't give us time to think individually. Hilarious accent.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: MATH184
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
unless you took calc in highschool or already have a previous knowledge or introduction to the topics, it'll be a struggle to pass with his help. Lots of independent work and youtube videos. He's funny sometimes
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: MATH184
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
reads straight off of the textbook and sounds unclear when speaking (thick accent).
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: 184
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's such a good prof. Even though I had his class at 8 am I actually managed to attend all of his lectures. His examples are extremely helpful and the manner in which he communicates the course material is a lot better than other professors. His accent maybe strong but it actually makes the class more fun.
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