Reviews of professor Minh Nguyen

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I learned so much Vietnam and SEA. UCR put him on tenure. He is very insightful when it comes to his topics. No readings just watched movies. Don't take this for granted!!! Make sure to participate to get extra credit. Very lenient grader and interesting lectures.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof Nguyen is by far the worst professor that Ive had during my time at UCR. He has no sympathy for his students what so ever and grades pretty tough in the class. He rarely responds to his emails and I have to rely on his assistant to get in contact to him. Overall, it seems like he doesnt care about his students.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I've rarely seen a professor who recalls what he knows with such facility. He writes boards and boards of proofs without looking at any notes. He is generous with grading. However, he can be intimidating. Students sometimes feel insulted by him, or think he is dismissive. He is sometimes approachable, sometimes notprobably bc he is chair.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Extra credit for attending class (allowed to miss 3), taking midterm and final on time, easy ec for a group presentation. Readings are not too hard. I read the first few but then realized after the midterm I did not need to read because the readings are talked about in class. Midterm is super easy. There is a paper that is also worth 20% of grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Attendance and all assignments besides the midterm and final are extra credit. Doing the extra credit makes the final a lot easier to get a good grade on. DONT let your grade be dependent on 2 assignments. DO the extra credit and you will get an easy A. If not, it is easy to struggle and not understand the content and depth of analysis he requires.