Ying Nian Wu
Department of Statistics
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4.4
Overall Rating
Based on 39 Users
Easiness 4.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.9 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.9 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.4 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Often Funny
  • Would Take Again
  • Tolerates Tardiness
GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
95.7%
79.7%
63.8%
47.8%
31.9%
15.9%
0.0%
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A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
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F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

95.6%
79.7%
63.7%
47.8%
31.9%
15.9%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

36.8%
30.6%
24.5%
18.4%
12.3%
6.1%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

37.7%
31.4%
25.1%
18.8%
12.6%
6.3%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

41.1%
34.2%
27.4%
20.5%
13.7%
6.8%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

39.5%
32.9%
26.3%
19.8%
13.2%
6.6%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

47.5%
39.5%
31.6%
23.7%
15.8%
7.9%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A+
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July 19, 2020

This class was very easy. The slides and book have almost all of the homework topics covered. If you need this class definitely take it with Prof. Wu, don't sacrifice your GPA with another prof

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
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June 30, 2020

This class was a super easy A. The homework questions were almost (if not totally) identical to problems done in class, and the midterm/final were also barely different from the homework. Also, the midterm and final were take-home (with a ~3 day timeframe to complete) for my quarter, making it ridiculously easy.

I also learned almost nothing from the class though, so if you need relevant knowledge for future classes, you might have to push yourself harder than is required to get an A.

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Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: P
June 16, 2020

Wonderful professor. He is clear and concise and well paced with respect to the class's average level. Take him and your faith in upper div classes will be restored. 10 out of 10.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
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June 15, 2020

As a math student, this has to be the easiest upper-div I've taken at UCLA. Although he can be a bit unclear at times, Wu is a nice guy and he works very hard to support his students. His lectures focus on giving lots of examples to get the intuition behind the main concepts. That said, he doesn't really challenge you at all; the homework and exam problems are typically identical copies of examples from lecture. If you're looking for an easy A, take this class. If you want to be challenged and learn probability a bit more rigorously, I'd recommend another professor.

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Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: A
July 11, 2019

TAKE!!! He gives clear and funny lectures and he is really really passionate about teaching. The homeworks are closely related with his lectures, and the midterms and finals are really similar to the homework. His exams are easy and doable. He does not curve down but will curve up if necessary. And because it is really easy to get your total points above 93, it is an easy A. More importantly, I really learned a lot in his class. I believe he even make some graduate materials into this class. He gives Latex notes and white board notes, which is basically all you need for exams.

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Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: A-
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June 15, 2019

Take this class. Got an A after getting a C on the final. Homeworks counted for 50% in my year

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Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: A
June 15, 2019

Professor Wu makes this class pretty straightforward: he plans his lectures and assigns his homework in a way that makes it easy for you to get an A as long as you take notes in every lecture. He also responds to emails really quickly. Though he's not the clearest lecturer (he explains his examples in a sort of hand-wavy way), he posts notes on CCLE, which pretty much remedies that issue. The homework is pretty light (and worth 50% of the overall grade), and the exams are similar to the homeworks and lecture examples. Since the course is not very rigorous, I would only recommend it to those who'd like a gentler class. Wu is a really kind guy, and I did appreciate him.

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Quarter: Summer 2017
Grade: A
Sept. 27, 2018

He is supuer nice, but his class is too easy for UCLA statistics major.

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Quarter: Summer 2018
Grade: N/A
Aug. 10, 2018

TAKE this professor... I am so happy that I took his stats100A. lectures are clear, homework is doable. chose him as my 100A professor is the best thing. highly recommended yingnian

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Quarter: Summer 2018
Grade: N/A
Aug. 9, 2018

He is super nice and good at teaching. Taking him instead of somebody else for Stat100A is the best decision I have ever made at UCLA.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A+
July 19, 2020

This class was very easy. The slides and book have almost all of the homework topics covered. If you need this class definitely take it with Prof. Wu, don't sacrifice your GPA with another prof

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
June 30, 2020

This class was a super easy A. The homework questions were almost (if not totally) identical to problems done in class, and the midterm/final were also barely different from the homework. Also, the midterm and final were take-home (with a ~3 day timeframe to complete) for my quarter, making it ridiculously easy.

I also learned almost nothing from the class though, so if you need relevant knowledge for future classes, you might have to push yourself harder than is required to get an A.

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Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: P
June 16, 2020

Wonderful professor. He is clear and concise and well paced with respect to the class's average level. Take him and your faith in upper div classes will be restored. 10 out of 10.

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Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
June 15, 2020

As a math student, this has to be the easiest upper-div I've taken at UCLA. Although he can be a bit unclear at times, Wu is a nice guy and he works very hard to support his students. His lectures focus on giving lots of examples to get the intuition behind the main concepts. That said, he doesn't really challenge you at all; the homework and exam problems are typically identical copies of examples from lecture. If you're looking for an easy A, take this class. If you want to be challenged and learn probability a bit more rigorously, I'd recommend another professor.

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Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: A
July 11, 2019

TAKE!!! He gives clear and funny lectures and he is really really passionate about teaching. The homeworks are closely related with his lectures, and the midterms and finals are really similar to the homework. His exams are easy and doable. He does not curve down but will curve up if necessary. And because it is really easy to get your total points above 93, it is an easy A. More importantly, I really learned a lot in his class. I believe he even make some graduate materials into this class. He gives Latex notes and white board notes, which is basically all you need for exams.

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Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: A-
June 15, 2019

Take this class. Got an A after getting a C on the final. Homeworks counted for 50% in my year

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Quarter: Spring 2019
Grade: A
June 15, 2019

Professor Wu makes this class pretty straightforward: he plans his lectures and assigns his homework in a way that makes it easy for you to get an A as long as you take notes in every lecture. He also responds to emails really quickly. Though he's not the clearest lecturer (he explains his examples in a sort of hand-wavy way), he posts notes on CCLE, which pretty much remedies that issue. The homework is pretty light (and worth 50% of the overall grade), and the exams are similar to the homeworks and lecture examples. Since the course is not very rigorous, I would only recommend it to those who'd like a gentler class. Wu is a really kind guy, and I did appreciate him.

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Quarter: Summer 2017
Grade: A
Sept. 27, 2018

He is supuer nice, but his class is too easy for UCLA statistics major.

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Quarter: Summer 2018
Grade: N/A
Aug. 10, 2018

TAKE this professor... I am so happy that I took his stats100A. lectures are clear, homework is doable. chose him as my 100A professor is the best thing. highly recommended yingnian

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Quarter: Summer 2018
Grade: N/A
Aug. 9, 2018

He is super nice and good at teaching. Taking him instead of somebody else for Stat100A is the best decision I have ever made at UCLA.

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4.4
Overall Rating
Based on 39 Users
Easiness 4.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.9 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.9 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.4 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Often Funny
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  • Would Take Again
    (14)
  • Tolerates Tardiness
    (10)
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