Reviews of professor Xiaodan Xu

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Lays out required assignments for the whole semester the first week. Professor Xu would sometimes have us sit in a large circle in the room for class discussions. She is very chill about grading. Her assignments feel like a lot of busy work. But she was super engaging with the class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took her Calc 1 class during summer. she is amazing and will even stay after class to help answer questions. she drops 4 in-class activities and 2 of your lowest quiz scores. Also gives the best study guides which is very identical to the exams. Not sure why her reviews are low. If you can't pass her class, you should look into changing your major.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She is an excellent professor. Explains everything we learn in class from top to bottom and doesn't skip over steps like many other math professors. Her study guides were really helpful in preparing for tests. If you need any help or need to ask any questions, she was always available after class to help out. Would take again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professors teaching style is very difficult to understand. She writes every single thing on the board, and explains too fast to comprehend. She does not offer online powerpoints so it will be difficult to understand following topics. When exam comes, no study guide is provided. She will give you pointers however that is all. Aleks is also slow site

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class is very homework heavy, the content isn't so bad if you're okay at math. The lectures are very fast paced so you really need to be on it. She is a very nice person but the structure of the class just isn't the greatest. If you end up taking her, make sure you study her in-class quizzes and homework's, they are very  similar to her tests.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
kind teacher but the worst math professor I've had. usually get As in math but the way she teaches is awful and doesn't make much sense. Not organized and works way to fast and doesn't explain anything. If you have another option for a professor, take it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She has the kindest soul ever, but didn't seem like she knew what she was doing. In lecture, she just reads off the textbook and doesn't teach. Many of us were always confused, and many people didn't show up for the final because everyone was so lost. If you are not confident in calc, do not take her- although she is sweet and a great human being.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
MATH 160: Kind person but not a good teacher. She assigns way too much homework: Online homework and  written homework take around 10 hours for me combined, and I get calc too. If you just do the hw you don't have to go to her class since her tests are relatively simple problems that you do on the HW. I would not take this if you have an alt teachr