Horrible professor who overcomplicates lessons. The midterms covered none of the material she went over during lecture. She assigns homework every week and it’s due Friday at 11 pm, but there’s a 24 hour grace period and you can submit it Saturday before 11 pm with no point deduction. The final was horrible, it basically only had the last sections she rushed over in the last lecture before the final. The only good thing about this class is that she curves it at the end.

I am honestly surprised that I got a C- in this class. I took this class because I had not taken a math class during my senior year of high school and wanted to freshen up on the basics and gain a better understanding of calculus. The lectures taught me absolutely nothing, I barely went because every time I would go I would leave more confused. You have to essentially teach yourself the entire course. The study guide that she gives out for the first midterm is the only study guide that is actually helpful. The study guides for the second midterm and for the final were pointless. The professor also crammed so much information during the last week of classes and everyone was so confused. This class was so stressful and the final was on the very last day of the quarter. Lets just say that I spent all of finals week crying because I wanted to go home so badly but had to take a final for a class that I learned absolutely nothing from. Protect your peace and don't take this class.

Meng is one of the worst professors I've had at UCLA. The tests are very hard considering the material itself isn't bad at all. I would recommend taking this class with a different professor.

Lectures useless taught myself.

I genuinely have no idea how I got an A in this class. I eventually stopped going to her lectures because they were unhelpful and only read the textbook. Worst teacher I've had at UCLA

Lectures were not very useful. I pretty much had to teach myself the class, but at the end she does curve the class, so it wasn't too too bad.

Don't take this class if you don't have to. I took precalc in high school and thought taking this class as a refresher would be helpful but it was a waste of time and lowered my GPA. Meng was relatively new when I took this class so I'll give her that but I later realized when I took one of her other classes that it is just easier to read the textbook than watch any of her lectures. Exams felt extremely unfair in my opinion.