Keqin Liu - University of British Columbia

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Keqin Liu - University of British Columbia

Professor: Keqin Liu

Department: Mathematics

College: University of British Columbia

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: MATH105
Grade Received: D-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

keqin does NOT care about his students whatsoever. he is impossible to reach outside of lecture. doesn't respond to messages or emails. he banned all students from watching other prof's RECORDED lectures that we found useful despite our complaints (which he didn't even respond to). midterms were ridiculous for closed-book webwork exams

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: MATH105
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

For goodness sake stop scaling down our grades. Make better test questions please.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: MATH105
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Very smart guy, respected and his midterms were not easy.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MATH105
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I went to his office hours once and he just straight up left for like 20 mins. His lectures were comprehensible and articulate despite what other reviews may say, however he has a tendency to go very fast sometimes and skip over concepts that he didn't explain fully. If you speak mandarin ask him to explain it in mando its pretty sick

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: MATH105
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Sometimes doesn't attend his own office hours. Qs on midterms weren't hard, just long and time consuming. Even if he sees you got the qs right there, if you imputed them in wrong (i.e forgotten a comma) you get the whole mark off. Sucks because I would've gotten an A, but instead failed the first midterm (because 1 q is worth like 10 marks).

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Had prof liu during the winter 2020 semester, overall a very caring professor, and very helpful during office hours, if you want to do well in the course do the recommended textbook problems :)

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Liu is a great professor who is hilarious during lectures and makes all his students happy. Though his tests are quite difficult, Keqin as a professor makes my day every time I see him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Not a bad prof to be honest. At first, I thought his accent and handwriting would be a big issue but after two classes, I got used to it. He was a bit disorganized and the webwork/midterms were horribly difficult but somehow I managed to get a decent mark mark. Overall, he's an OK prof, just wish he was more accessible outside of class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: MATH105
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I liked prof Liu's teaching style and found the class flow smoothly with his lecture notes. He also provides examples with detailed solutions during class time, which is really helpful. Other than that, it still requires a bit of time to absorb the material outside of the class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

(I'm rating Keqin as a prof not a course coordinator) Very understanding if you have questions on complex materials, recommend reading ahead tho as his writing can be difficult to read. He'll make an effort if you do too.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Liu was really nice, and I liked his lectures. I would really recommend attending live lectures compared to recordings because recordings take time to be accessible. Prof. Liu provides us with his lecture notes which are extremely helpful and a must-read. Overall a really good Prof! He made math seem a little less scary which is a plus!

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

After he canceled the 2nd MT, I agreed and felt the same anger as all the bad reviews on here. BUT, tbh he made up for it by making the final way easier than expected, and by giving us THREE different grading schemes and taking whichever is highest. He is a funny (though technologically challenged), person and is overall nice.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Seeing a lot of bad rep for prof Liu. Yall need to understand, this is university, you'll be teaching yourself. Study topics before lectures, don't expect him to teach it to you. As for the second midterm, he made up for it by giving you the highest mark based on 3 computations (weighed final to ur advantage), and extending wbwrk deadlines by weeks

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: No
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

disorganised.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Disorganized and ineffective in communicating his expectations onto students. He will tell you that following his syllabus + lecture notes is enough: It isn't. Textbook may help if you put in work. Test dates are always switched and test questions are beyond the difficulty of anything introduced in the course. This is done to lower the average.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

So there's lot's of negative reviews cause this class is hard. The class its self was disorganized , but content wise Keqin gives you what you need to succeed. You get detailed notes (though they are messy) with problems done in class, as well as lots of practice problems that tests are based off of. Study for understanding and you'll be okay.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: No
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Only take this class if you have to have to do math

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

worst prof I've ever seen even I'm not taught by him:) cancelling a midterm less than 2 days before the actual date and plan to add all the weight to the final exam. disorganized and not standing in students' shoes - with midterm 1 that people have been complaining about the difficulty he just says it's not hard at all. a big no for sure!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: INC
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

What was being taught in class was almost always behind what we were being assigned for weekly homework. He cancelled a midterm less than 48 hours before it happened when most students were relying on it to raise their grades. His communication with the students in the class is unprofessional, inconsistent and completely inconsiderate.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: MATH184
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

steer clear if you want to pass this course. if you like learning everything via youtube and yahoo answers and gain zero understanding of concepts from his lectures then I guess go for it. he seems like a nice guy but he literally cannot teach calculus.

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