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Happy to take such a laid back class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2522752","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:26.879985+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMzM0NjQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1722365","instructor_name":"John Lee","course_label":"ISYE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2012-05-23 12:18:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Lee is very interested in student progress and gives every student a chance to get an A. However, you will need to put in work to do so.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1722365","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:26.879985+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMjcxNTM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1722365","instructor_name":"John Lee","course_label":"ISYE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2012-05-13 17:23:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is pretty nice, but the course is not curved and the level to get A is not really easy","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1722365","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:26.879985+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMjU3NDk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1722365","instructor_name":"John Lee","course_label":"ISYE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2012-05-11 02:01:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the best teachers I have ever had. Makes material interesting, passionate about teaching and students succeeding. Also very smooth talker...Take him if you can","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1722365","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:28.734401+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTM2NzU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2840709","instructor_name":"Sinan Tas","course_label":"ISyE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2023-05-16 17:48:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was a good professor. The lectures got boring after awhile because he read off slide shows the entire time, but he did his best to make it engaging. Homework wasn't bad, and the group project didn't take too long. All grading was fair and tests were similar to the practice material. The textbook wasn't worth it, but other than that all was good.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2840709","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:28.734401+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjUwMTk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2840709","instructor_name":"Sinan Tas","course_label":"ISyE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2022-12-27 18:02:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Had him for two classes this last semester, while he seems like a great person, is not a great lecturer - was often unfamiliar with the slides, lectures just went on and on and I retained very little. Took a very long time to get grades back and feedback was often questionable, though that is at least in part the TA's fault. Not the most organized.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2840709","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:28.734401+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MTI0NjYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2840709","instructor_name":"Sinan Tas","course_label":"ISyE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2022-12-14 23:01:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"I really liked Tas as a person, however, his lectures were really hard to follow, and his tests were confusing. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2840709","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:02:24.766085+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTA4Nzg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1357774","instructor_name":"Terry Mann","course_label":"ISYE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2016-12-15 11:08:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall solid professor. The lectures were very dry, but structured logically and well explained. His exams are very easy and the course load is minimal. Fair grader and very approachable. Nothing to complain about, really.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1357774","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:02:24.766085+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMzA4ODY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1357774","instructor_name":"Terry Mann","course_label":"ISYE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2013-01-30 16:05:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Extremely nice professor to talk to and understanding. The class was extremely dry. Projects given had vague instructions so I recommend talking to him if you have any questions. Exams were sometimes extremely easy and sometimes extremely hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1357774","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:00:40.429510+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjUzOTk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2592851","instructor_name":"Tina Xu","course_label":"ISYE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2025-05-12 17:45:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Xu does not have particularly interesting lectures, and she does not deliver them with much passion. However, they are very organized, and contain all the info you need to complete the HWs and do well on the exams. The HWs are straightforward, the project was mostly graded on completion, and exams were open note. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2592851","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:00:40.429510+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTM3NDk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2592851","instructor_name":"Tina Xu","course_label":"ISYE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2025-05-02 20:04:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid if possible. She reads directly off the slides, cannot answer questions or clarify well, and often tests you on foreign things you have never seen or practiced, including questions with terminology you've never covered. Some exams were super easy, and others were impossible. Honestly hard to prepare for. Would never recommend to anyone.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2592851","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:00:40.429510+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMTg5NzI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2592851","instructor_name":"Tina Xu","course_label":"ISYE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2020-05-03 18:54:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class and professor Xu are both super boring, the hardest part of the course is finding motivation for such a boring subject. The slides are posted online and are pretty helpful for the homework.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2592851","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:00:09.055608+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMzUyMTc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1516986","instructor_name":"Vicki Bier","course_label":"ISYE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2018-07-17 18:30:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ridiculous Grading Scale with no curve. Class material is easy but homeworks are graded very tough. Lot of work for a supposedly easy class. Take a different professor if you can so that you can enjoy the subject material. Lectures were absolutely useless.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1516986","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:00:09.055608+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MjQ5Nzc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1516986","instructor_name":"Vicki Bier","course_label":"ISYE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2015-01-07 19:43:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"She's a nice person and understanding. I couldn't stay awake during the lectures though. The pace was a bit slow and her voice lulled me to sleep almost every time.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1516986","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:00:09.055608+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MDIyNzE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1516986","instructor_name":"Vicki Bier","course_label":"ISYE313","course_id":"ISYE 313","course_uid":"course_465855ee8f77f31be2f79f78","review_date":"2010-12-22 11:47:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bier teaches right off the slides but going to class is still helpful for clarification. Book had typos in it. She teaches the way in excel and expects you to do it by hand on exams. Open note/book exams. She has the most ridiculous grading scale on campus. Anything lower than a 77 is a D. If you struggled in Econ 101 you will struggle in this.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1516986","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]