Reviews of professor Jie Xiong

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Xiong, made the last half of 240 such a great experience. Not only is he clear about his explanation about certain topics he really made the most out of the pandemic situation. I enjoyed this class the most out of all my remote learning courses at UMass

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Prof. Xiong was a really nice professor. Although he was strict about his rules, he gave really clear and nice lectures. I could understand what he taught easily.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He really is a professor that cares about his student's success, always being able to explain and spend time explaining concepts after the class. Really is a great lecturer and I find it always useful to attend

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor is very nice and gentle. Lectures are very clear, and the exam & quize are reasonable. He helps students a lot prepare the exams, and the grading is really nice.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures are unclear and super unhelpful, I don't know why the others are saying he is great but the TA teaches the content better in 30 min than him in 4 hour lectures.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Xiong gives pretty good lectures, posts notes online, and gives lots of examples to help you understand and study. He's fairly responsive to questions, and grading was always quick. The exams are a large part of your grade, but homeworks/quizzes/practice exams do an alright job preparing you, and there will never be complete surprises.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Xiong is generally a good professor. Although I have some critiques about how the class was led, they are small nitpicks. The content was taught fairly well, the professor alluded to test questions, and answered questions well. Nevertheless, there was rarely a need to go to lecture; the lecture slides had everything you needed to pass the class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Xiong is super reasonable and his lectures are fantastic. Take him if you get the chance.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Xiong's class is by far one of the most straight-forward, accessible, and humor laden class I've taken. The tough lectures are exceptionally explained and then made easy to review on your own through the slides. There is a pop-culture reference here and there in lectures which always keep the lectures interesting. Attend class,get an A/A-

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Xiong did a fantastic job teaching CS240. The course itself was fairly difficult but all information was outlined and explained in the slides well. Attending lectures was helpful since he stayed afterward to answer any questions and occationally gave hints as to what would we would expect to see on exams.