Reviews of professor Jiayin Pan

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
His lectures are great and he explains everything well

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's very good at explaining things and provides examples that are similar to the homework + exam problems. The exams are tough, but he offered a midterm retake and a FAT curve (median student to a B). Even if you don't like his lectures, familiarize yourself with the lecture examples, because they will be on the exams. CLAS practice tests helped.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Pay attention and ask questions. Make sure your proofs make logical sense. The curve will save you, I hope. Nonetheless, funny guy and good lecture

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good lecturer. Tells you what you need to do. Tests and homework are straightforward. If you practice, you pass. Wash your hands.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lectures are clear, but very fast-paced. Attendance is optional and his notes are posted online. He gives a proper amount of homework and his practice tests are very similar to the miderms/final. He's also kind of funny and just a nice guy in general, which is a plus.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I'll give an overview of Pan's 6a course. Hw is 25, Mt is 35, and Final is 40 percent of the total grade. Lectures are very detailed and fairly rigorous. Hw sets contain on avg. of 10-12 Q, which take on avg 1.5-2 hours to finish. Mt contains 7 Q, 12 subQ, 75 min. Final has 7 longer Q, 11 subQ, 100 min. Median score (45/70, 55/80) gets curved to B.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good professor, who makes lecture clear and the final is not hard.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Most probably failed his class but not because of anything on his part. His lectures are well structured and very thorough. The homework is solid, and the exam questions are very similar to the examples he gives in lecture. Overall a difficult but well designed course and a solid professor.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Covered everything you needed for the homeworks and the exams in lecture. No need for textbook, which I really enjoyed. His lectures contained a lot of material and difficult concepts, but he provided proofs and examples, which made them easier to grasp. CLAS also really helped. Overall, he's really good, just make sure to stay on top of your stuff

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Stay away from this guy!!! His lectures are too conceptual and even the examples he gives are theoretical. There is no textbook but I think we really need one for extra learning. Direct quote:" You don't need a textbook, just my notes are enough." ??? Your fate is decided by the midterm and final, if you fail one of them, you fail!! Take care!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lecture and section are not required but strongly recommended if you want to get A. About 15 questions on webwork per week. No quiz. 1 midterm and 1 final. Tough exams. If you don't study hard, you might fail. He curves up or down depends on the performance of his class. He says that he gives 43% of his class A-/A this quarter.