Yan Tian - Palomar College

Professor: Yan Tian

Department: TBD

College: Palomar College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH100
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If things r not done her way she wont get u credits and she hard to understand with that accent. If u cant understand her its gonna be harder to pass her class. She got so piss at me for showing my show not her way. But my way of showing work on a math problem made more sense than her. Just dont take this teachers.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH140
• 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!! Insane amount of homework and if you miss a question she doesn't count any of the homework. Explains the lecture in a complicated way and if things aren't done her way she gets irritated. Literally the worst math professor!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH140
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I made my entire schedule around her class because I saw good reviews about her.... DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!! She doesnt allow homework questions in class. If you miss one she doesnt count any of it. She gets easily frustrated if you dont understand and will belittle you in front of the class. Extremely rude and disrespectful

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Such a caring person and a great human being overall. Her teaching style is traditional lecture heavy and strict, but she is always willing to help you through understanding concepts. Her tone may be scary sometimes but she actually means well. If you respect her, she will respect you back. Look past miscommunications and focus on the information.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH245
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

M245 has a lot of logic and wordy problems, so her accent and mumbling, when asked questions, got very confusing. Her exams were very similar to the homework, but she is a tough grader. She is happy to make the highest score on an exam an 81 even with students from UCSB, UCSD, UCLA and UCB. She was mean, harsh, and over half the class dropped.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH245
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Checks only one homework problem and if you got it wrong then you lose credit for the entire homework section you spent hours working on. Takes points off for little things on tests like not using an equal sign or using an ellipse instead of comma which easily starts putting you under on your grades. Tough grader, more than half class dropped.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

don't take! Her "lectures" consist of her skimming the book and doing selected examples(from the book) all while her head is down not taking questions from her students with the brief glance up to project "you understand" and then moves on She belittles students for small mistakes and questions as if she only teaches to bloat her ego as "superior"

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• 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:

This is a professor that values work ethic. If you are looking to be well prepared for calculus, this professor is a very good communicator of Mathematical concepts. She is a fair grader. Your success in this class will depend on your preparation as before every test she gives a review that is very similar to the test itself.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• 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:

Prof. Tian is a very amazing professor. I will give it to you straight. She is very strict and adheres to her very strict schedule. She will make you work and earn that grade, however, she is a very very VERY caring teacher. Please do the work and do NOT blame the teacher. If you do everything EXACTLY as you say, you WILL PASS the class. Simple.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She really cares which is very important in a teacher, if your struggling she has an office time an hours in the math center. If she sees you there she cares to see you trying to improve. If you aren't actively trying to improve your grade using her hours as resource you won't pass if your struggling. home work is serious testsweigh10%noextraCredit

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is a professor who is very clear about what you have to do to get an A. Do all of your homework, it is a significant amount of your grade. There are 9 chapters and 9 tests not including the final. Once you meet her you might get intimidated because of her demeanor but don't be discouraged because she might surprise you with her generosity.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: TRIG115
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not as much homework as you'd think.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This is the second class I've taken with Prof Tian, she is a great teacher and gives lots of examples! Many of the people on here complaining about her Im guessing didn't put in the necessary effort to pass the class and are taking out their frustrations on here which is unfair to Prof Tian. She cares about her students and goes above and beyond!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH135
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is overall a pretty solid choice, has a bit of an accent, but I found her lectures very clear. She can be a bit picky about notation but that's not entirely abnormal for math teachers. Homework is pretty light compared to other math professors I have had and she provides plenty of opportunities for you to repair your grade late in the semester.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH60
• 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:

she was't a good teacher only two students from the class passed her class. she's horrible I don't recommend taking her. Doesn't explain the criteria very well and is rude.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Tian is clearly knows her stuff but really fast at teaching the lectures. She cares more about showing work then getting correct answer. When I say show work I mean do it her way or its wrong. She gives reviews for test that are accurate. Anxious to continue with the next lesson before we take the test for lessons the test covers.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH140
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took her summer class, and it was intense (as most summer classes are), but she gives a lot of extra credit and really works hard to help her students get an A. She's strict, but she loves teaching and loves her students. It takes a bit to get used to her accent, but she is really good at explaining difficult concepts.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH60
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Attendance is required and she gives you a really hard time for being even one minute late. Some concepts are well explained in lectures but most people have to ask each other for help and go to the math learning center for everything else. Every test has a study guide almost identical which is helpful.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• 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:

Ive always been good at math and never had any problems with learning or understanding new concepts. When I got this professor I couldnt understand anything she taught and when I tried to ask for help she would disregard me in a way that made me feel stupid. She does not care about the students if you are passing or failing. I dont recommend.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH60
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

An extremely rude woman with no consideration for students. She doesnt explain anything and when students ask questions she turns them away to figure it out themselves and then she will graded on the scale that if one of your homework problems is wrong they are all wrong and you will recieve no credit for homework and test.