Reviews of professor Songling Shan

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Shan is a fantastic teacher. She is always willing to explain something in case you get confused, and she always kept it professional even when classmates of mine would be asking the dumbest of questions. Test questions are based heavily off of homework problems so as long as you do the homework and some studying the class should be fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Make sure to do all of the homework assignments thoroughly and you should get a good grade. I only read the book when there was a topic that I did not understand fully. Additionally, the examples in the book are very similar to the homework problems. Her tests are literally just homework problems.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr Shan is awesome! We have group quizzes every Monday and all tests were take home. The material isnt THAT hard, but make sure you go to class and take good notes. Each exam has extra credit and she offers 10 bonus points if you attend all classes at the end. She does go a little bit fast though, but nothing I couldnt handle! Solid choice!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great professor. Very willing to answer questions in and outside of class. Expect homework assignments and quizzes every week. Exams are online and at home. Difficult class but Professor Shan makes it bearable.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is the best math class I've taken at ISU. Dr. Shan is friendly and cares about her students. Quizzes once a week but you can work with a group. Exam problems are straight from homework and she picks common examples.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Excellent Teacher, has some flaws but ultimately cares about her students learning and greatly reinforces your knowledge. Lectures are helpful and her grading is very lenient on tests. Beware quizzes every monday. Lectures can be somewhat boring and she fails to grab students attention but is a good teacher for the most part. Solid professor

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Shan is a really good professor, but her grading is sort of tough. She'll assign 20-30 problems per homework but since each one is worth one point, if you miss two for instance you'll get an 8/10. She also moves a bit fast. If you want to do well on the quizzes, you also need to do the homework assignments a week before they're due.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really enjoyed Dr. Shan! The tests and final are take-home and we met online Monday & Wednesday but in-person on Friday. Quizzes every Monday, homework every Friday, but I would recommend doing the homework right when it's assigned. Responds very fast to emails and is more than willing to give quiz/exam extensions. I would definitely recommend!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She's pretty cool overall. Group quizzes every Monday, weekly homework due friday from the text. We had a group project but overall it was insanely easy, and most of the work was done for you. She's pretty good at explaining things and wants you to learn. Exam questions are right from the text and she gives you a list of problems to study from.