Ping Sa - University of North Florida,Jacksonville, FL

Professor: Ping Sa

Department: Mathematics

College: University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

1 hw assignment a week guven on monday dur on friday. Quiz every friday and extra credit given in class, 2 test and final exam. Happy sweet lady, end of year dropped 4 quizzes and 5 homework grades.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awful professor, I was failing so badly that I, & plenty of others, had to withdraw in the middle of the semester. Makes you feel stupid for asking simple questions or not understanding the material, moves quickly, weekly quizzes are hard. She also has a thick Chinese accent so you really have to focus to understand what shes saying. Dont take her

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STA4322
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Enthusiastic and knows her stuff. The issue is that she tends not to be able to "switch gears" to help you understand mid-lecture and has a way of making you feel stupid for asking simple questions. She's kind of impatient in other words. Very friendly otherwise. Hard to reach via email, will ask that you visit office hours instead. Some ex. credit

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I loved her. She made things easier to understand. I didn't even use a book. She assigns hw online and on the book but will only count the online hw. She gives out a ton of extra credit points at the end of class. She'll drop about 3-5 of your lowest quiz grades and hw. I highly recommend taking her!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's the sweetest and most helpful professor! Her class is a little hard though, but I love statistics. She always stops and asks if everything is clear before moving on. She's amazing. She just has an accent.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was probably one of the worst professors I have ever taken. Moves incredibly fast and sometimes hard to understand. Tests and quizzes are confusing due to wording. Makes simple material 10000 times harder than it needs to be. Take Stewart, she's amazing.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• 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:

I'm awful at Math and I got an A. Go to class, study for quizzes, and study both sets of quizzes she post for exams. If you can do the quizzes she post (I didnt do great on the weekly quizzes but looked at them hard for tests) you will pass the class no problem. She dropped 4 quizzes and 5 homeworks. Wants people to pass. Gives extra credits.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awful because your grades is 90% off of only 3 exams, the third being the final exam so there is not a lot grade wise. Make sure you always attend class because she gives handouts each lecture with examples. I did not like her teaching style and found this class hard. Definitely need to study she posts quizzes on Blackboard study those for exams

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I recommend sitting in the front of the class, but she is really a great teacher. You have to go to class because the handouts and notes go with the lecture. She is flexible and she wants you to pass. I went to her at the end of the semester and she told me what I needed to make on the final exam to get an A,B , and C in her class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 2014
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Ping Sa is an adorable Chinese woman! She is very sweet, and explains things pretty well. She goes very slow, so everyone has a chance to understand. She drops a fair amount of quizzes, and gives a good amount of extra credit. The online homework is also pretty easy.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sa is the cutest! I would deff. recommend her, maybe it's because I like math that I didn't find it that hard, its not easy but she does her best to make things clear for you. Don't need the textbook either, strictly on what she does in class is tested. She also drops quizzes

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ping is an alright professor, but she's a tough grader on her exams and unless you're 14093860% specific about your answer, she marks it wrong, which hurts you in the long run. Majority of your grade is exams and quizzes. Wouldn't take this professor again.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: START2102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor. Enjoyed her class a lot

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: STA4322
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sa, is a really great teacher. She is able to provide a unique an valuable perspective on the material in the course. I have the unique perspective of taking this course AFTER having a job in which I applied many of the ideas in the course. I can certainly say that she is great and teaching this stuff.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 80104STA
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I love this professor! I'm not a math fan at all but professor Sa makes stats as simple as possible. Great study tools and the weekly quizzes help you learn the material a lot. She drops a couple of the quiz grades and grades the test on a curve. I highly recommend her for anyone who thinks they don't like math.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is a really sweet lady. Very clear in lecture, her accent does not hinder her ability to teach. She obviously is very knowledgeable and passionate about statistics. Quizzes every week, but she drops around three of them with the lowest scores. Two exams and a final. Easy online homework. I would take her again.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good professor, fast paced. As long as you go to class and take notes you'll be fine. Drops at least 3 homeworks and quizzes. Exams are just the combination of the quizzes. Easy class as long as you go to class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: STA2014
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hard to understand, online it said the textbook was required so I bought it but myStatLab was required and textbook work was optional. She may be easy if you are already familiar with stat but if you are not it is hard to grasp concepts. Teaches at a fast pace.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STA2023
• 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:

Ping is a wonderful teacher if you go to class and pay attention. A lot of people don't do well because they don't show up or take notes when they do. I've gotten a 100 on both tests so far solely by reviewing my notes and the quizzes.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: STA1104
• 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:

I really enjoyed this class! I am horrible at Math and she made it understandable! Quizes every Wednesday but they help you to understand the knowledge! 2 exams and a final and to do good on them all you need to do is study her quizzes!I WOULD TAKE HER AGAIN BEFORE ANY OTHER STATS TEACHER!!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!