Reviews of professor Howard Chiang

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He knows what he is doing and how he structures his lectures, however the lectures can be pretty lengthy. He is very flexible and understanding, and his TAs are great. If youre not a fan of reading, you may struggle a bit in this class. On the other hand this class provides a lot of interesting info and would take again. Such an awesome professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Chiang is really knowledgable. His lectures are pretty interesting, if you are actually interested in Chinese History. THERE ARE NO READING QUIZZES! Just make sure you reference some readings in the paper. 1 Paper, 1 Exam, 1 final Paper. 15% of grade is seminar participation. He seems kind, and not Egotistical. He is not out to trick you.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Chiang knows his stuff for sure, but as a student, he assigns too many readings to keep up with (also he assigned his book and it was expensive). His lectures are monotone too. At least there are 3 weeks in the quarter where you only have to go to class 1 day a week! I wouldn't take him again. This class was really hard for me.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
thought this class would be an easy ge but its anything but that. so much reading throughout the week. his lectures are honestly really confusing. i would avoid taking this class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lectures are boring, even by history standards. Readings often do not match the essay prompts, making it hard to write. He also assigned his book, which was expensive and did not relate to the material covered. Seminar sessions were not useful either. Not a hard class, but boring and frustrating.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lectures are boring and he talks way too quickly for me to even keep up - and I'm a history major! The class has 3 essays, but only the best two grades are kept. His essay prompts were yes/no questions and were very difficult to write 4-6 pages on. The readings and mandatory seminars did not help either.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A lot of heavy readings that were hard to decipher. Discussion sections did not help much, with not only attendance but participation graded. Definitely not an easy GE, avoid taking unless absolutely necessary. The lectures were painfully long and were not helpful in both the papers and midterm.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Chiang is an awesome teacher! His class is super text heavy but honestly I only read like half of the material (didnt buy a textbook either) and I still got pretty good grades. His lectures are pretty long but the content is interesting. His grading is straightforward and as long as you study the midterm and final will be easy.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I do not recommend taking a class with Professor Chiang. Lectures are dry and boring, and he assigns a bunch of readings. He seems to know the material quite well, but he does not execute that material to the rest of the class well. I always left class being more confused then I already was.