Professor

Hung Nguyen

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2.7
Overall Ratings
Based on 23 Users
Easiness 1.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 2.7 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 2.7 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 2.9 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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MATH 170S
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
May 8, 2021
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A

He is great! The finals is a bit tricky but he made the midterm very straightforward! I think everything is fair :)

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MATH 170S
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
May 26, 2021
Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: N/A

ugh i am taking this class right now and it is just a mess lmao. no one goes to lecture and he never gives any feedback. most of us got a B on the midterm, but ... thats 45% of our grade so nearly impossible to get an A in the class unless we ace the final. he doesnt provide solutions for anything, and they take forever to grade hw, and even when they do they don't really explain how we were wrong just says "its wrong." workload is doable, but their grading is so harsh without explanation its frustrating :/ i had swee hong for math 170e and id recommend him

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MATH 170S
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Dec. 11, 2021
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A

His lectures are clear as he explicitly writes out every step for solving a problem.

Sometimes he skips proofs and/or explanations and tells us to refer to his notes posted on CCLE. His notes are hand-written but readable and pretty detailed.

Homework is doable. He goes over some HW problems during his office hour, which is helpful.

Midterm and Final can be challenging, but they are open book, open notes, open R, open calculator, etc., and he gives extra credit problems on the final.

He replies to your emails promptly and answers your questions with detailed explanations.

I was lucky to have a super nice TA who reviews concepts and goes over homework problems in discussion sections, which also helps.

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MATH 171
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
March 19, 2022
Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A

LECTURES: Lectures are very clear and helpful because everything is explained in a step-by-step manner, and Professor Nguyen always tries his best to explain the details and in-between steps in the proofs or solutions. He also assigns around 10 in-class exercises in total--those are extremely important and helpful, so make sure you go home and try!

HOMEWORK: Only 5-6 problems per homework, but typically every one of them is challenging and time-consuming. Nevertheless, doing his homework is quite helpful in getting familiar with the material.

OFFICE HOUR: Probably the best thing about Professor Nguyen's MATH 171 is his office hours. He is always patient, helpful, and approachable during his office hours. He will give useful hints to homework problems and his exercises, and he will also help you write better solutions.

EXAMS: He gives difficult exams, but perhaps the exams will be hard regardless of which Prof you take MATH 171 with since this class is a proof-based class. Due to COVID, we had a 24-hour midterm and final, which are both very challenging. However, if you put honest efforts into this class throughout the quarter, you will be fine!

OVERALL: I will highly recommend taking this class with Professor Nguyen.

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Feb. 22, 2023
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A

I disagree that prof hates his students. He's very responsive to emails and very helpful in office hours. If you just went to office hours once a week, he'd do almost the entire homework for you. Additionally, although his exams were hard and had no cheat sheet, we knew what material to expect. He gave us plenty of practice and we never saw a question on an exam that we hadn't seen in either homework or the practice problems. He is clear when instructing and doesn't make as many mistakes as some other professors do. 178A isn't meant to be an easy math class. I think his course was fair, but you had to work hard for an A.

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MATH 170S
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
May 8, 2021

He is great! The finals is a bit tricky but he made the midterm very straightforward! I think everything is fair :)

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MATH 170S
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: N/A
May 26, 2021

ugh i am taking this class right now and it is just a mess lmao. no one goes to lecture and he never gives any feedback. most of us got a B on the midterm, but ... thats 45% of our grade so nearly impossible to get an A in the class unless we ace the final. he doesnt provide solutions for anything, and they take forever to grade hw, and even when they do they don't really explain how we were wrong just says "its wrong." workload is doable, but their grading is so harsh without explanation its frustrating :/ i had swee hong for math 170e and id recommend him

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MATH 170S
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
Dec. 11, 2021

His lectures are clear as he explicitly writes out every step for solving a problem.

Sometimes he skips proofs and/or explanations and tells us to refer to his notes posted on CCLE. His notes are hand-written but readable and pretty detailed.

Homework is doable. He goes over some HW problems during his office hour, which is helpful.

Midterm and Final can be challenging, but they are open book, open notes, open R, open calculator, etc., and he gives extra credit problems on the final.

He replies to your emails promptly and answers your questions with detailed explanations.

I was lucky to have a super nice TA who reviews concepts and goes over homework problems in discussion sections, which also helps.

Helpful?

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MATH 171
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: A
March 19, 2022

LECTURES: Lectures are very clear and helpful because everything is explained in a step-by-step manner, and Professor Nguyen always tries his best to explain the details and in-between steps in the proofs or solutions. He also assigns around 10 in-class exercises in total--those are extremely important and helpful, so make sure you go home and try!

HOMEWORK: Only 5-6 problems per homework, but typically every one of them is challenging and time-consuming. Nevertheless, doing his homework is quite helpful in getting familiar with the material.

OFFICE HOUR: Probably the best thing about Professor Nguyen's MATH 171 is his office hours. He is always patient, helpful, and approachable during his office hours. He will give useful hints to homework problems and his exercises, and he will also help you write better solutions.

EXAMS: He gives difficult exams, but perhaps the exams will be hard regardless of which Prof you take MATH 171 with since this class is a proof-based class. Due to COVID, we had a 24-hour midterm and final, which are both very challenging. However, if you put honest efforts into this class throughout the quarter, you will be fine!

OVERALL: I will highly recommend taking this class with Professor Nguyen.

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MATH 178A
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A
Feb. 22, 2023

I disagree that prof hates his students. He's very responsive to emails and very helpful in office hours. If you just went to office hours once a week, he'd do almost the entire homework for you. Additionally, although his exams were hard and had no cheat sheet, we knew what material to expect. He gave us plenty of practice and we never saw a question on an exam that we hadn't seen in either homework or the practice problems. He is clear when instructing and doesn't make as many mistakes as some other professors do. 178A isn't meant to be an easy math class. I think his course was fair, but you had to work hard for an A.

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