Ming Leung - NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY

Professor: Ming Leung

Department: Computer Science

College: NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class for me was okay. To do well I suggest to complete the labs at home, work on previous exams, and go to lecture even you don't see a need to. The homework does take time but the exams were a lot simpler and there's always the PTC. Ask a lot of questions during exams because he wants questions done a specific way.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS1113
• 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:

Prof Leung said to us the course was very hard, but it actually wasn't. The grading was tough and meticulous and he seemed more concerned about getting a nice grade curve than teaching people valuable skills. He even said once that he "would like" some people to fail. But when I asked him questions, he answered in a please-go-away kind of way

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• 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:

You will not get full credit if your code runs without mistakes and is reasonably efficient. If you don't comply with Leung's requirements or misinterpret his problems, you will not get an A. Try getting used to his writing "style" to be able to get to the main idea without getting hung up on details which he may describe poorly, including on exams

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• 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:

Not clear, even sloppy, with HW and exam problems, which could be written in a confusing way and with poor grammar. At the same time, a very tough grader and will deduct points for smallest things, such as punctuation signs, variable names and "not efficient" code, even in more nuanced cases which are not explained in lectures (e.g. 2 loops vs 1).

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice man who genuinely cares about what he's teaching, but he's very unclear. He tries to make lectures interesting, which I think he does as he has a few good jokes, BUT he's not great at getting the information across : go to the PTC AND DO THE HOMEWORK. If you can do the homework by yourself and understand what you did, you'll be fine.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you have no prior experience in coding, then expect to have a difficult time. He is knowledgeable on the subject, but his way of teaching is a bit confusing (doesn't explain concepts clearly). He loves telling jokes, but they don't necessarily help you understand the concepts. His homework and tests are difficult and require a lot of thinking.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS1113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Literally did not learn anything in the lectures. The homework does not reflect the lectures at all and is pretty much impossible if you don't go to tutoring. I practically lived in the PTC.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Leung's lectures are a complete waste of life. The only way to learn in this class is by doing the homework really early (make use of the PTC), but the tests are completely ridiculous. Taking this class was an exercise in frustration for me.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS6673
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great instructor. There are examples and case studies, so you can understand how they work right within class hour. The midterm and final exam mostly give examples and cases for you to solve, so no worries about theories and equations, etc. The time on finishing HW and final project is regular. Not many struggles.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CS1113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a great professor, but his homework is EXTREMELY tough. I think as long as you really understand the homeworks, the tests will not be a surprise... Tough class overall

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His matlab exams are very easy if you actually listen in class and do the homework by yourself. Most of the class doesn't do either, thus having the exam average drop down.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Already had coding experience before that so this class was pretty easy. Tests are very straightforward. No surprises. Lectures are worth going to as he goes into a lot of anecdotes. "Or statements are like thiseither I am going to marry somebody hot or marry somebody wealthy. If she is wealthy, I wont care if she is extremely ugly."

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing teacher! makes me like CS. Tests are tough.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The tests are really really really really really really tough

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You need to think differently than the average person when doing coding. This is a problem most non-computer science majors have but they have to take this class. Leung tries to get you to think this way. I also learnt some life skills in this class because he is a chef on the side.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CS1113
• 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:

Asked for help on an exam, and he was no help whatsoever. Seems to favor certain people in the class, who also happen to be the only people who get generous partial credit. Curve is beautiful though, there is no question that I would have failed without it. So glad I do not have to retake this class, as we do not get along.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CS667
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Teaches from Lecture Notes adapted from the book -- these are very clear and very useful. Lectures are lively and offer material beyond the notes--asides, anecdotes, things of note, etc. There was no TA so we never got any HWs/exams back, and so we didn't have any grades before the withdrawal deadline. Easy open-book exams though so it worked out.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is an excellent teacher: very funny, incredibly smart helpful and resourceful. His class is difficult though, and if you survive you'll definitely learn A LOT. He always answers to emails and kindly accepts suggestions and makes modifications according to your needs. Oh, and he has a weird accent.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FRE7043
• 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:

Very knowledgeable in his area. Definitely a good mentor for students interested in research.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CS1133
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Class itself is hard it doesn't help that the professor can get boring and redundant. He is a good professor genuinely cares but his teaching style isn't to great there is barely and student interaction he kind of just talks to himself. Be friend the TA's in lab if you care taking this course because they will save your llfe.