Reviews of professor Yuanyuan Zhu

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was worried coming into the class, but Dr. Zhu wasn't actually that bad. She was somewhat condescending and wanted you to answer her questions in a VERY specific way, but the lectures and in-class quizzes were great for learning, and though the homework was time-consuming, the exams weren't difficult and the grading wasn't too tough.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is literally a bully!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is mean, horrific lecturer, she seems unalarmed by the fact that not a single kid in class can answer one of her questions. Her lecturers are chaotic. She also expects that you memorize a ton of equations about random things that make it very challenging to perform decently on her tests.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Looking back on it having taken this class a year ago it was actually really useful and helpful with the pop quizzes as later on courses draw back on this knowledge she tried to drill into your head. Overall she was good!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her lectures are confusing and she doesn't prepare you very well for the exams. The exams are all memorizing specific words and formulas. She also calls on people at random so make sure you pay attention/got to class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If you have to take this class get ready to study, read, and constantly be reviewing. Her exams are often difficult and required memorizing but she doesn't offer any formula sheet or any form of help even thought we would have to redraw plots shown once in class. She does in class pop quiz and if you don't answer her way she becomes condescending.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You will not be able to understand almost anything she teaches. Her guidance is awful. Bad teacher.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
No formula sheet or cheat sheet on exams, so good luck with that (there is a lot!). Asks very confusing questions and then becomes rude when they can't be answered. You are basically surviving off of the textbook and homework problems to succeed in the class as she is no help herself. Very difficult class but there's no way around it if you are MSE

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Get ready to work hard in this class. Doing well on exams consists of knowing the homework problems by heart (even the formulas) as well as having a solid understanding of the textbook (Which you should definitely be reading for this course! Luckily the grading scale she uses has a low bar.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the worst professors I have ever had. For exams no formula sheets or cheat sheets are given for exams because she considers this a college level course. She expects you to know all of her questions and becomes condescending when nobody in the class can understand her. Get ready to heavily read the textbook because the lectures are no help.