Reviews of professor Songbai Ji

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Ji is very dedicated to students. Explained things very well, was always open to answering questions/going out of his way to help, very open to feedback. Genuinely wants students to do well, as long as you put in enough effort you can succeed. Favorite & most applicable class this year & I now enjoy MatLab despite hating coding.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I thought Professor Ji did a great job teaching the Intro to Matlab course, especially for those (like me) who have never touched programming in their life. Though I did struggle with a few topics, he and the PLAs/TAs were always available to help me, even when the problems I was having seemed very trivial. The course was hard but rewarding.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
You dont really learn anything from lecture. Assignments are impossible and take about 8 hours.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Although this class was a lot of work he was willing to help in any way he could. He provided help with all of the homework when students were confused and held regular office hours. Based on other people I know who have taken his MATLAB course, he seems to me like the type of professor that is more effective at teaching higher level classes.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The course work is confusing at best, asking for help is encouraged but not supported in practice. I asked for help with a previous assignment to see what I did correctly and Professor Songbai essentially just blew my question off. As with many professors, he's extremally intelligent, but not necessarily in teaching and empathetic terms.