Professor
Chunyang Liao
Most Helpful Review
Fall 2023 - Overall, this is a good class. Liao offers lots of extra credit, group work, and his lectures are clear and helpful, although they are not recorded. That being said, I think he realized in the last week his class was on the easier side because he blindsided us with a final so difficult the average was a 63, and he did not curve it. My final dropped my grade 10% overall. If this were not the case, he would have stellar reviews from me.
Fall 2023 - Overall, this is a good class. Liao offers lots of extra credit, group work, and his lectures are clear and helpful, although they are not recorded. That being said, I think he realized in the last week his class was on the easier side because he blindsided us with a final so difficult the average was a 63, and he did not curve it. My final dropped my grade 10% overall. If this were not the case, he would have stellar reviews from me.
Most Helpful Review
Winter 2024 - He was a good professor, always ready to help and responsive to emails. The first couple homeworks were kinda hard, but he was available in office hours. Attendance is mandatory for lecture and discussion, as they randomly give quizzes to check. The quizzes are easy and marked for completion. This professor emphasizes the math behind ML stuff, so be ready for that. It's not a huge deal if you don't come from a math background, but the beginning stuff might be confusing. Prof and TA are there to help though!
Winter 2024 - He was a good professor, always ready to help and responsive to emails. The first couple homeworks were kinda hard, but he was available in office hours. Attendance is mandatory for lecture and discussion, as they randomly give quizzes to check. The quizzes are easy and marked for completion. This professor emphasizes the math behind ML stuff, so be ready for that. It's not a huge deal if you don't come from a math background, but the beginning stuff might be confusing. Prof and TA are there to help though!