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Jiaqi Ma
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Spring 2022 - Professor Ma was not the most exciting professor. The lectures were 2 hours long and I often found myself drifting off to sleep during class. He posts the slides but pretty much reads off of them completely. The homework worksheets are not too bad and usually you can just use the examples in the textbooks for help. Exams were take-home (remote and timed) and were not too hard. Discussion sections were extremely helpful, and sometimes reading the book in lieu of attending lecture works just as well.
Spring 2022 - Professor Ma was not the most exciting professor. The lectures were 2 hours long and I often found myself drifting off to sleep during class. He posts the slides but pretty much reads off of them completely. The homework worksheets are not too bad and usually you can just use the examples in the textbooks for help. Exams were take-home (remote and timed) and were not too hard. Discussion sections were extremely helpful, and sometimes reading the book in lieu of attending lecture works just as well.
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Fall 2024 - This class was one of the most engaging and insightful courses I've taken. The material was well-structured, with a great balance between theory and practical applications. The professor was knowledgeable and passionate, making complex concepts easy to understand. I particularly enjoyed the homework that's super easy, which helped reinforce key ideas. Overall, this course deepened my understanding of the subject and sparked my curiosity to explore it further.
Fall 2024 - This class was one of the most engaging and insightful courses I've taken. The material was well-structured, with a great balance between theory and practical applications. The professor was knowledgeable and passionate, making complex concepts easy to understand. I particularly enjoyed the homework that's super easy, which helped reinforce key ideas. Overall, this course deepened my understanding of the subject and sparked my curiosity to explore it further.
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Winter 2025 - This is essentially a capstone class for students interested in transportation engineering. You get 3 homework assignments; they're all easy and take about 1 hour each. The lectures were semi-useless because the Professor just reads off the slides. Less than 8 students show up to in-person class because there is a Zoom option. You start working on the group project from week 1. You choose one of public transit, congestion pricing, autonomous vehicles, and ride-hailing. All groups must use MATSim. If you have strong programming skills, you can finish all the simulations in ~12 hours. Otherwise, the MATSim simulations will take at least 20-30 hours to complete. During the presentations, it was obvious that the software was a living nightmare for half of the class. I recommend having 1 person work on the software while the rest of the group type the essay. Having 2 or more people work on the software may slow things down and take longer. If you are confident in your computer science skills, then this class will be very easy. Otherwise, you should form your group to include someone who knows programming. Alternatively, you can do everything in Excel, but it will be painful, tedious, and nebulous. The group project is difficult, but it is rewarding for those interested in transportation careers.
Winter 2025 - This is essentially a capstone class for students interested in transportation engineering. You get 3 homework assignments; they're all easy and take about 1 hour each. The lectures were semi-useless because the Professor just reads off the slides. Less than 8 students show up to in-person class because there is a Zoom option. You start working on the group project from week 1. You choose one of public transit, congestion pricing, autonomous vehicles, and ride-hailing. All groups must use MATSim. If you have strong programming skills, you can finish all the simulations in ~12 hours. Otherwise, the MATSim simulations will take at least 20-30 hours to complete. During the presentations, it was obvious that the software was a living nightmare for half of the class. I recommend having 1 person work on the software while the rest of the group type the essay. Having 2 or more people work on the software may slow things down and take longer. If you are confident in your computer science skills, then this class will be very easy. Otherwise, you should form your group to include someone who knows programming. Alternatively, you can do everything in Excel, but it will be painful, tedious, and nebulous. The group project is difficult, but it is rewarding for those interested in transportation careers.
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Fall 2024 - This class was both challenging and rewarding. The lectures were clear and well-organized, and the assignments apply concepts in meaningful ways. I especially appreciated how the course connected theory to real-world applications, making the material even more engaging. Highly recommend it to anyone interested in the topic.
Fall 2024 - This class was both challenging and rewarding. The lectures were clear and well-organized, and the assignments apply concepts in meaningful ways. I especially appreciated how the course connected theory to real-world applications, making the material even more engaging. Highly recommend it to anyone interested in the topic.
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