Gang Wang - DePaul University

Professor: Gang Wang

Department: Mathematics

College: DePaul University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CALC2
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Wang is the best calculus professor at DePaul. Is his class challenging? Yes. However, he takes the time to go through every student to make sure they understand the concept. I'm terrible at math, but he continues to make the effort to individually explain the concepts to me. 11/10 recommend!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MAT150
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

OMG ignore the other reviews. This is college Calculus, if you haven't taken precalc or trig then its obviously going to be tough.. Gang Wang is extremely intelligent and a great professor. Had him for Calc 1 and Calc 2. The webassigns are easy and have videos to show you how to do the problems. He gives practice exams so do them and do the hw

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MAT136
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible experience with this prof, makes final cumulative, and I mean CUMULATIVE. You'll need a photographic memory or a more than solid grasp of integral calculus if you want to pass this class. If you choose to take him, just remember, you were warned. I thought I'd give him the benefit of the doubt, too.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MAT136
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I have ever taken. He makes you spend 10+ hours every week on homework assignments that barely count for any points. Hardest grader I have ever experienced on midterm and final exam. Do not take!!!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr Wang is by far one of best calc instructors I have had. The previous reviews are mostly by others who do not try hard and would like the answers handed to them. The class is mostly full of science majors, so if you cant handle calc1 with Dr Wang, maybe consider changing your major. He gives good feedback, helps out when needed, and extra credit

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MAT150
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Wang isn't a bad guy, but he's not a good professor. He's an incredibly tough grader, gives little no chances for extra credit, you MUST memorize everything. He relies a lot on the pre-reqs of trig and pre-calc and most of the people in my class hadn't taken one or the other.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• 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:

Taught us two new chapters the day before the final. Never reviewed for the midterm/final in class. Never asked if we had any questions before the exams. I basically had to teach myself calc because his lectures were no help. I told him I wanted to succeed in his class after struggling with the assignments and he shut me down. Avoid his class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MAT150
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No extra credit, no curve, lots of homework, has a very thick accent. However the test are not bad at all, as long as you are willing to set aside time everyday for this class and do every homework assignment you will be fine.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MAT136
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He gives ab 40 homework questions a week and a quiz once a week with ab 20 questions. I spent hours everyday doing work for this class. He is also the hardest grader. The last day of class he taught two new chapters which left me with little time to study for our final because we had homework and a quiz due the midnight before the final.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MAT152
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

After reading all the reviews for him, I was super nervous to take this class but he was the only option. It was definitely challenging and he relies on lectures instead of group work but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. He would look at the work on your paper, say "that's wrong" loud enough for everyone to hear though, so be prepared

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CALC2
• 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:

If you ask a question, he will make you feel dumb about it. Expect you to know everything. Attendance matters. You miss more than 2 and he drops your grade 10%. Not clear.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MAT136
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dont be scared of the class. He offers very easy homework and then uses those same homework problems in his quizzes. He teaches very well although he has an accent. He's a really good guy.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MAT136
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you want to pass, take a different professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CALC2
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No curve, extra credit, or note sheets for tests. Grading is mostly online quizzes and HW so don't stress if you don't do great on the midterm or final. Material isn't harder than Calc 1. The other reviewers make it sound like there is much more homework than there really is. Much of it is optional. Get a tutor and you will do well in this class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MAT151
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A lot of homework, but everything on the test you've seen on the homework which makes it worth doing. Lectures can be confusing if you don't know what's going on, but I took calc before in high school so I was able to follow along better.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MAT155
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No curve, no opportunity for extra credit, no notecards for tests, gives the hardest possible questions for exams with not enough time to complete the problems. Hard to understand with his accent and lack of grammar. Funny at times, and a really nice guy, but a horrible teacher. Do not recommend.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MAT151
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The class average was C and he doesnt gives curves or extra credit

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MAT155
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dont take him

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MAT155
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Taking this professor means academic suicide. You wont understand anything from the lectures because of his accent and lack of basic grammar. Everything gets taken off your final grade and there's no way to make it up. Lectures are long, boring, and unorganized. I have taken so many math classes and I never complain but this professor....

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MAT150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrific teaching style. Calculus is hard enough without speeding through lectures. If you try to ask questions during lecture he will answer them in a condescending tone as if you're a math genius and you should know the material already. His favorite words are "this should be review". But we've never learned calc so how is this review?? Avoid.