[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjU5MTI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG579","course_id":"GEOG 579","course_uid":"course_aea60f765c77d26cf83af000","review_date":"2022-12-29 07:24:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is obviously very passionate about GIS and really wants to make sure his students know what's going on \"under the hood\" with many of the spatial methods and tools that he covers. The broken English that he uses in his readings and tests can be irritating, but as long as you understand the material you'll do fine. Very nice guy and truly cares.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjI4ODUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG579","course_id":"GEOG 579","course_uid":"course_aea60f765c77d26cf83af000","review_date":"2022-12-23 00:41:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"\nHe seems to be a nice guy, but with broken English in lectures and quizzes, which make it so hard, boring and despair for me. The quiz is like choose the most correct but with the broken English (you know it's gonna be nightmare).\n","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1Mjg3MDUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG579","course_id":"GEOG 579","course_uid":"course_aea60f765c77d26cf83af000","review_date":"2021-11-22 19:27:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"I had him for 377 and currently have him for 579. There's an online textbook which I believe he wrote himself, since he always credits his work in it. You must read this to understand what's happening in class. He's obviously a smart guy but the content is incredibly boring and there's a lot of broken english in the textbook, which makes it hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:58:05.646788+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyODk2Mjc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:498049","instructor_name":"Axing Zhu","course_label":"GEOG579","course_id":"GEOG 579","course_uid":"course_aea60f765c77d26cf83af000","review_date":"2014-03-08 19:52:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"A-xing is friendly, yet is truly a terrible teacher. His accent makes him difficult to understand and he has a very rambling way of lecturing, so it's very difficult to follow. He's incredibly bad at explaining complicated topics. Had him for Intro to GIS, Spatial Analysis, and GIS Apps; had to teach myself.  Wish there was a different professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/498049","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]