Reviews of professor Franklin Yu

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great guy. I would recommend him to anybody. Lectures are engaging and clear. Gives great feedback and is always willing to help. Cares that students understand the concepts conceptually more than getting an answer. Grades based on work shown. Tests are tough but if you prove to him that you understand the concept, then he will give points back.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Like most ASU online courses, a course coordinator made the content, so he primarily facilitated the course and communicated via email and in Canvas chat channels. Franklin was available during office office hours and occasionally during non-office hours via Zoom. Very empathetic and helpful. By far the best math instructor I've had at ASU so far.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the best professors I've ever had! Instead of using online/book problems he made his own worksheets which made concepts a lot easier to learn. A small class really made a difference since we were assigned a random seat each week which helped knowing people in the class. A lot of opportunity for extra credit and he is generous with grading.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is one of  the best professors I've ever had!  he had his own worksheets made a lot easier to learn. A small class really made a difference since we were assigned a random seat each week which helped knowing people in the class. I had really enjoy this class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Never really thought I was being taught anything, couldn't stay focused on one area, totally skipped areas of calculus that are important and didn't explain material very well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you haven't taken calculus stay clear. He skips topics and just expects you to know how to do topics that were never discussed. His test, the questions don't really make sense. He words things to trick you and just expects you to understand topics and ideas that were never discussed. Don't take this class if you can help it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Franklin Yu is absolutely wonderful. Lectures are clear, & he emphasizes what we need to know for exams. Tests are straightforward, as long as you pay attention in class you're good to go. He truly cares that we understand what we're doing rather than just memorizing procedures. All-around caring guy (he brought us all donuts on exam review day!)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Had this professor for my Mat 265 (Calculus 1 course). He cut out a lot of the unnecessary content that we would later not use, and focused heavily on making sure we conceptually understood the important concepts. Tests were pretty simple if you did hw and practiced a little bit.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
If you have any calc background, it'll be an easy A. However, Franklin was so unhelpful to those that did have questions. Every time I had to ask a question, I had to brace myself for him treating me like I had just asked the dumbest question he'd ever heard. He's nice enough, I would look elsewhere, especially if you're nervous about calculus.