MATH 110A
Algebra
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 115A. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 117. Ring of integers, integral domains, fields, polynomial domains, unique factorization. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Professor Song is an intelligent professor who knows his material. Unfortunately, he does have a thick accent, though you should get used to it after a while. Fortunately, he lectures straight from the textbook, so if you read up on the material before and/or after lectures, you should get a good grasp on it. He's open to answering questions in class, and definitely interacted with the class. He's also unintentionally funny at times. His exams are not terribly difficult, so long as you study up, and do practice problems from the books. He's not the best math teacher I've had, but he's better than a bunch, and I would take another class with him if the opportunity arose.
Professor Song is an intelligent professor who knows his material. Unfortunately, he does have a thick accent, though you should get used to it after a while. Fortunately, he lectures straight from the textbook, so if you read up on the material before and/or after lectures, you should get a good grasp on it. He's open to answering questions in class, and definitely interacted with the class. He's also unintentionally funny at times. His exams are not terribly difficult, so long as you study up, and do practice problems from the books. He's not the best math teacher I've had, but he's better than a bunch, and I would take another class with him if the opportunity arose.
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Winter 2022 - I believe the lecturer is capable as a teacher and can (emphasis on the can) help you with understanding the materials. HOWEVER, I would not recommend taking his courses during this specific period. We are at week 7 (all online) and we missed 7 lectures (basically he skips on 1/3 of the lectures). 1 due to a holiday, 1 because he had an interview, 2-3 because of slow wifi or technical problems and 2-3 because of soar throat. He only made a recording for the lost lectures I believe 2 times and almost all cancellations came with a 1-2 hour notice before the lecture. For the 7 weeks of instruction, he only gave out 2 homework and 1 midterm which was delayed 3 weeks. Also, the only notes he gives is what is written on zoom and are not premade or tidy as you would see in other math courses. My understanding is that although he seems like a good lecturer, maybe he is in a transition career-wise so it's a bad time for him to give the attention needed to teach a course.
Winter 2022 - I believe the lecturer is capable as a teacher and can (emphasis on the can) help you with understanding the materials. HOWEVER, I would not recommend taking his courses during this specific period. We are at week 7 (all online) and we missed 7 lectures (basically he skips on 1/3 of the lectures). 1 due to a holiday, 1 because he had an interview, 2-3 because of slow wifi or technical problems and 2-3 because of soar throat. He only made a recording for the lost lectures I believe 2 times and almost all cancellations came with a 1-2 hour notice before the lecture. For the 7 weeks of instruction, he only gave out 2 homework and 1 midterm which was delayed 3 weeks. Also, the only notes he gives is what is written on zoom and are not premade or tidy as you would see in other math courses. My understanding is that although he seems like a good lecturer, maybe he is in a transition career-wise so it's a bad time for him to give the attention needed to teach a course.
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