Reviews of professor Shiqian Ma

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I think this professor has tried his best to explain the stuff in detail and clearly, while the course itself is very deep and tough in concepts and computations by hand. Homework is fair and you need to understand the codes he gives in class. Midterm scores released this morning, the mean is 66.3 and median is lower than mean. Everything is fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The professor explains things in detail. You need to stay focused b/c there are so many to learn in every class. The professor and the TA answer questions in Piazza in a timely manner. The exams are harder than the hw, but almost everything is covered in class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Class was graded on four midterms. His lectures were easy enough to follow and homework was optional but helped prepare for tests. Didn't really provide any review for the midterms so youtube helped me study. Didn't seem like he really curved for the final grade. Best if taken with prior calc knowledge, but definitely manageable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
extremely hard test, literally no one turn in the test early. The actually midterm is way difficult compares to the practice exam he provided.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Midterm and final exam are too diffcult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the better math professors I have taken. 1st midterm was difficult, 2nd was very easy, final was decent. Very good lecture, teaches well, homework is relevant. Discussions required but you can leave after the quiz. Do all the HW's, and study a decent amount for tests and you will do fine. Overall, I'd definitely take him again.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Can't say I learned a lot from his lectures, but thankfully he followed the textbook exactly so I was able to learn on my own time. He gives out practice midterms that are very similar to the test, and has weekly quizzes in discussion. Overall, pretty manageable course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Ma is a top Mathematician in the fields of optimization and machine learning. His class is so clear which builds me a solid foundation in vector calculus. Easy midterms and easy finals. Also he is very kind and nice. Definitely take him!!!!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Ma was really clear on what we were expected to do. Homework is short and non-mandatory. He posts practice tests before each exam that really closely reflect was is on the exam. There are four exams and each is a quarter of the final grade. Overall low workload and easy A if you study for the exams. Would recommend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lectures were extremely hard to follow and confusing and he only graded on four tests. He was extremely unaccommodating when it came to grading (I had technical difficulties during the test and the only accomodation he gave was to remove the exam. This was frustrating because this would never have happened in person).