the quizzes are actually not too bad but 15 minutes makes them miserable. in general homework and projects were doable, so the overall workload is ok, but i would never recommend this class with this professor to anyone (and i do mean anyone). she is a poor lecturer who often answers student questions with derision (if you get an answer at all, because she will often misunderstand questions and go on unrelated tangents before ending with "it depends") and is extremely active on piazza seemingly for the express purpose of mocking questions. every other lecture she would start by insulting us. midterm was very easy, final exam was much harder. the quizzes were very different from the midterm which was very different from the final exam but i would say final exam is sort of like much harder hw questions. if you do intend on taking the class, do all the practice problems in the textbook and check both textbook edition readings (because the textbooks are different and she assigns based on 7th edition but then says on piazza you should get the newer 8th edition). i actually have no clue what my final grade is whatsoever (ETA: more or less what i would expect in a different class, so there's that). actually the worst class i have taken at ucla, and it's not even that hard

Advice: just don't take this class with her.

not helpful, rude and unfriendly on piazza, 15 min quizzes with 8 questions including math, etc. idk how her curve will be but its not worth it regardless

Just ask people who took this class my quarter. It was not a fun time.

Great professor. Makes the subject extremely interesting, and tests are fair but difficult. You will leave the class with a solid understanding of networking. The second project is time-consuming, but clarifies important concepts.

Overall professor Zhang is a better lecturer than most professors. She's to the point, but also not too fast. She also drops small stories of her time at Xerox Parc and it's insane she was at the center of networking and computer research. Project 2 was the worst because the TAs kept making mistakes and changes to the example program and it kept confusing everyone.

The professor is very knowledgeable and loves to answer every question in the class. The course helps you learn something really useful and interesting. However, the exams and projects are not very easy and you need to study really hard and understand every detailed concepts to perform well in this class.

Zhang has to be one of the worst professors I’ve ever taken. She is terribly disorganized, and generally quite useless. The homework’s, tests and projects aren’t too bad in and of themselves l, however Zhang manages to make them confusing. I enjoyed the material of the class however I’d strongly recommend not to take this Professor

This class is hard. Do take time going to class and read the book if you can. If you have anything unclear, do not hesitate to ask TA or professor for help. You must be crystal clear of every concept before final since final is hard.

Not sure what Lixa Zhang the other reviewers took, but I highly DONT recommend her. Lectures were the most boring I have ever had in a CS class, and the projects were awful.

Shout out to Ilya Moiseenko, the second worst TA I've had: the projects were copied and pasted from other schools, but wherever the spec was modified, he managed to fuck it up and write directions that only worked on his computer.