Ximin He
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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4.0
Overall Rating
Based on 5 Users
Easiness 2.8 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.4 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.8 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Uses Slides
  • Tolerates Tardiness
  • Useful Textbooks
  • Is Podcasted
  • Appropriately Priced Materials
  • Tough Tests
  • Gives Extra Credit
  • Would Take Again
GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
28.6%
23.8%
19.0%
14.3%
9.5%
4.8%
0.0%
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C
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D
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

47.7%
39.8%
31.8%
23.9%
15.9%
8.0%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

19.4%
16.1%
12.9%
9.7%
6.5%
3.2%
0.0%
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F

Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Spring 2024
Grade: B+
Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
June 27, 2024

Professor He is a good person, however, I don't think she is a good professor. Well, to be fair, I think this class is a bit hard to teach well, as there is so much to cover. But, I ended up not showing up to lecture after the midterm as I realized all she does is read off the slides during class. She goes over each slide so quickly when the slide is cluttered with information. Even when I ask her questions, I feel like she gives vague answers and I often felt more confused when leaving the lecture. She gives 2 quizzes and they aren't that hard, you just need to study the slides. The midterm was not bad either, as they are just like the homework. For the homework, she gives 4 required homeworks, and 1 optional around week 8-9, but you should do it as the topics in HW5 are going to be on the final. I never felt like I said this before but I wish there was more homework for this class as I often felt like I spent a lot of time away from the class because there was no homework to be done. The questions were also really easy, like plug-n-chug, but the midterm and final were not like that. The final was pretty difficult for me, as I got A's on everything else and a C+ on the final which is why I got a B+. Although I said all these things about Professor He, I would much rather pick her than the other 104 professor. Just letting everyone taking this class with her what to expect.

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Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A-
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Dec. 22, 2021

This professor is excellent. She is super passionate about teaching this class that she was literally 9 months pregnant, and still gave it her all. Made concepts super clear. Her passion for teaching is unmatched. Her understanding and compassion for students should not go unnoticed. She really cares for students succeeding. She heavily curves this class. For the exams, they were curved, and students were given huge grade boosts. In addition, her grading rubric is: 90-100% A+, 83.5 -90% A, 77.5-83.4% A-, 71.5-77.4 B+, 65.5 - 71.4% B. Moreover, an additional 5% is given if you do the CCLE survey. So to summarize, not only is she a really good professor, she cares a lot about students, and gives generous grades.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: P
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Jan. 1, 2021

This class started out super stressful but by the end of the quarter, it was way better. The content started out pretty easy but the first midterm was really hard and she kept telling us she wasn't gonna curve at all. By the time of the midterm, she had put out her own course survey and actually listened to it really well. She ended up not only offering 10 points of extra credit if you filled out the end of course survey but also heavily curved the class! Overall she is pretty nice but her lectures aren't the clearest.
Overall description of the class: Her entire lecture is powerpoints we were pretty sure she stole from the textbook and just explained. The grading is based on HW(10%), 2 quizzes(20%), a midterm(30%), and a final (40%). The homework is all from the textbook and some of the quiz and midterm questions also were but she did write some of her own to spice things up. I never went to the discussion so Im not sure how helpful it was but they also posted the review questions and solutions to everything on CCLE.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: P
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Dec. 25, 2020

Just as a preface, I took this class completely online due to COVID-19.

Professor He was a fantastic professor. She was very clear, albeit a bit fast, and was more than receptive to student feedback as the course went on. The only significant drawback I encountered with this course was the approach to test-taking. For me personally, I did not perform very well on the tests due to the limited time allowed for lengthy tests. Other students performed just fine, so this was definitely a personal issue, but I still think it is important to know when deciding on a class/professor. Overall, I would absolutely take another class with Professor He. Though the tests didn't come very easily to me, I genuinely felt like she cared about my understanding of the material and that I am leaving this course having learned something.

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Quarter: Spring 2024
Grade: B+
June 27, 2024

Professor He is a good person, however, I don't think she is a good professor. Well, to be fair, I think this class is a bit hard to teach well, as there is so much to cover. But, I ended up not showing up to lecture after the midterm as I realized all she does is read off the slides during class. She goes over each slide so quickly when the slide is cluttered with information. Even when I ask her questions, I feel like she gives vague answers and I often felt more confused when leaving the lecture. She gives 2 quizzes and they aren't that hard, you just need to study the slides. The midterm was not bad either, as they are just like the homework. For the homework, she gives 4 required homeworks, and 1 optional around week 8-9, but you should do it as the topics in HW5 are going to be on the final. I never felt like I said this before but I wish there was more homework for this class as I often felt like I spent a lot of time away from the class because there was no homework to be done. The questions were also really easy, like plug-n-chug, but the midterm and final were not like that. The final was pretty difficult for me, as I got A's on everything else and a C+ on the final which is why I got a B+. Although I said all these things about Professor He, I would much rather pick her than the other 104 professor. Just letting everyone taking this class with her what to expect.

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A-
Dec. 22, 2021

This professor is excellent. She is super passionate about teaching this class that she was literally 9 months pregnant, and still gave it her all. Made concepts super clear. Her passion for teaching is unmatched. Her understanding and compassion for students should not go unnoticed. She really cares for students succeeding. She heavily curves this class. For the exams, they were curved, and students were given huge grade boosts. In addition, her grading rubric is: 90-100% A+, 83.5 -90% A, 77.5-83.4% A-, 71.5-77.4 B+, 65.5 - 71.4% B. Moreover, an additional 5% is given if you do the CCLE survey. So to summarize, not only is she a really good professor, she cares a lot about students, and gives generous grades.

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: P
Jan. 1, 2021

This class started out super stressful but by the end of the quarter, it was way better. The content started out pretty easy but the first midterm was really hard and she kept telling us she wasn't gonna curve at all. By the time of the midterm, she had put out her own course survey and actually listened to it really well. She ended up not only offering 10 points of extra credit if you filled out the end of course survey but also heavily curved the class! Overall she is pretty nice but her lectures aren't the clearest.
Overall description of the class: Her entire lecture is powerpoints we were pretty sure she stole from the textbook and just explained. The grading is based on HW(10%), 2 quizzes(20%), a midterm(30%), and a final (40%). The homework is all from the textbook and some of the quiz and midterm questions also were but she did write some of her own to spice things up. I never went to the discussion so Im not sure how helpful it was but they also posted the review questions and solutions to everything on CCLE.

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: P
Dec. 25, 2020

Just as a preface, I took this class completely online due to COVID-19.

Professor He was a fantastic professor. She was very clear, albeit a bit fast, and was more than receptive to student feedback as the course went on. The only significant drawback I encountered with this course was the approach to test-taking. For me personally, I did not perform very well on the tests due to the limited time allowed for lengthy tests. Other students performed just fine, so this was definitely a personal issue, but I still think it is important to know when deciding on a class/professor. Overall, I would absolutely take another class with Professor He. Though the tests didn't come very easily to me, I genuinely felt like she cared about my understanding of the material and that I am leaving this course having learned something.

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4.0
Overall Rating
Based on 5 Users
Easiness 2.8 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.4 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.8 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Uses Slides
    (3)
  • Tolerates Tardiness
    (3)
  • Useful Textbooks
    (3)
  • Is Podcasted
    (2)
  • Appropriately Priced Materials
    (2)
  • Tough Tests
    (2)
  • Gives Extra Credit
    (2)
  • Would Take Again
    (2)
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