Jiajun Tong
Department of Mathematics
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4.8
Overall Rating
Based on 6 Users
Easiness 3.3 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.3 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
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22.0%
17.6%
13.2%
8.8%
4.4%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

20.5%
17.1%
13.7%
10.3%
6.8%
3.4%
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A
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B+
B
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C
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

19.0%
15.9%
12.7%
9.5%
6.3%
3.2%
0.0%
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A
A-
B+
B
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

19.1%
15.9%
12.7%
9.6%
6.4%
3.2%
0.0%
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A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
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D
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 31, 2020

Definitely one of the best math professors here who explains things really clearly. His lectures are very well structured with 5 minutes of review + new materials + 1 minute of preview of the next lecture. I have never been to his office hours (mostly because he really did explain things well so I've got nothing to ask lol) but I assume he would offer some help for homework. Homework assignments are mostly 4-5 problems written by the professor himself. After the due time, he would post very well-written (LaTex!) solutions on CCLE. Tests are not hard but a little computationally heavy.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B
Feb. 17, 2020

If you're conflicted about who to take for this class, definitely take Tong. I didn't realize how great he was until I started taking 151B with someone else. I wish I could have him again.

Tong likes to review the previous class for the first 10 minutes of lecture, which makes new material a bit fast paced, but is helpful if you missed a class or tend to show up 5 minutes late.
I got pretty wrecked by the first midterm because i studied a lot of the theory and didn't work on practice problems enough. His tests are very computational, so studying with practice problems is the way to go. I applied this for the second midterm and killed it, which worked out well because it replaced my first midterm.

(P.S. please learn to pronounce the Greek letter "xi")

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
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July 2, 2020

After taking class with him I recommended Tong to all my math major friends... He is by far the clearest and one of the most helpful math professor I've ever had. Some of his homework problems are thought-provoking and helps you heuristically understand the materials, instead of just memorizing the formulas and apply them, and during office hours, he is very willing to discuss the homework problems with you. Well, his tests are not conceptually hard (like you won't stare at the problem for minutes and don't know where to start), but they are a bit long and computationally heavy. But I mean Math 151A is a computation-based course so it's fair to expect a lot of computations on the tests...
Overall, if Tong by chance teaches this class again, take him without hesitation. Really really responsible and great professor.

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A-
March 23, 2020

Very helpful professor. Wonderful lectures. Homework is medium-difficulty if you go to Office Hours. Hard without. So go to office hours!!

Midterms and final are similar to homework difficulty but are very computationally heavy. Many of the problems consist of taking the doing the algorithm mentioned in class but within an hour (for midterms) or 3 (for finals) so make sure to be fast with computing.

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 31, 2020

Definitely one of the best math professors here who explains things really clearly. His lectures are very well structured with 5 minutes of review + new materials + 1 minute of preview of the next lecture. I have never been to his office hours (mostly because he really did explain things well so I've got nothing to ask lol) but I assume he would offer some help for homework. Homework assignments are mostly 4-5 problems written by the professor himself. After the due time, he would post very well-written (LaTex!) solutions on CCLE. Tests are not hard but a little computationally heavy.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B
Feb. 17, 2020

If you're conflicted about who to take for this class, definitely take Tong. I didn't realize how great he was until I started taking 151B with someone else. I wish I could have him again.

Tong likes to review the previous class for the first 10 minutes of lecture, which makes new material a bit fast paced, but is helpful if you missed a class or tend to show up 5 minutes late.
I got pretty wrecked by the first midterm because i studied a lot of the theory and didn't work on practice problems enough. His tests are very computational, so studying with practice problems is the way to go. I applied this for the second midterm and killed it, which worked out well because it replaced my first midterm.

(P.S. please learn to pronounce the Greek letter "xi")

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
July 2, 2020

After taking class with him I recommended Tong to all my math major friends... He is by far the clearest and one of the most helpful math professor I've ever had. Some of his homework problems are thought-provoking and helps you heuristically understand the materials, instead of just memorizing the formulas and apply them, and during office hours, he is very willing to discuss the homework problems with you. Well, his tests are not conceptually hard (like you won't stare at the problem for minutes and don't know where to start), but they are a bit long and computationally heavy. But I mean Math 151A is a computation-based course so it's fair to expect a lot of computations on the tests...
Overall, if Tong by chance teaches this class again, take him without hesitation. Really really responsible and great professor.

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Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A-
March 23, 2020

Very helpful professor. Wonderful lectures. Homework is medium-difficulty if you go to Office Hours. Hard without. So go to office hours!!

Midterms and final are similar to homework difficulty but are very computationally heavy. Many of the problems consist of taking the doing the algorithm mentioned in class but within an hour (for midterms) or 3 (for finals) so make sure to be fast with computing.

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4.8
Overall Rating
Based on 6 Users
Easiness 3.3 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.3 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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