Reviews of professor Le Lin

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
In class he does good to explain things if you don't understand. However, he refuses to help you with any clarification questions on assignment instructions. Very frustrating as a student reaching out for help. The lecture slides are more for him than the students understanding. Pay attention to what he's saying and read the textbook.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Probably the easiest class you will ever take. No tests, no midterms, no presentations. 4 super easy quizzes throughout the semester and you only turn in half of the quizzes you do because it is based on last name. Group assignments are easy and the very little amount of assignments he gives you for HW are easy. The final is a 3 page paper.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Pretty relaxed teacher, learned some very cool and interesting stuff. He is a little behind on technology, but not too behind (2009 kind) given this was an online synchronous class. There were some pop quizzes, and some assignments here and there but was chill and easy. He presents powerpoints and conducts some fun activities among students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I liked Professor Lin a lot. Attendance wasn't mandatory but he administered pop quizzes randomly (only 3 tho). There were a few papers that were graded pretty tough, but otherwise we just had weekly group discussions that you got full points for.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Will have pop quizzes! They grade super hard on the assignments which are papers. Do not tell you why you received that grade on the paper. Lectures are okay but must participate in group discussions. Gives people extra credit opportunities if needed.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Gave us a Zoom link that didn't work on the second day. Was forced to drop the class entirely because I couldn't access it. One freaking job.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
It's been really hard during the pandemic, but the way he structured his class, lectures, and assignments, lift a lot of the pressure off while still being able to learn the content. If he didn't have the class the way it was I would have dropped. He gives many opportunities for extra credit too. Very caring and he does great discussions in class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You had to read a lot for homework to even understand the lectures, and you would get lecture-based pop quizzes. If you didn't show up to class then there's a chance you totally missed something important. FYI there are group break-out rooms that count as a grade!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Easy course and the textbook isn't really required because he does lectures based on them. I also wouldn't say that attendance is mandatory, but sometimes he does do pop quizzes (he gives a warning ahead of time) and group discussions for credit (dates in the syllabus) so I would attend those sessions to receive points. No mid-term but final paper.