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A-XING ZHU

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Raw average: 3.14/5 from 21 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Zhu is a nice guy, but his class is way too hard for how it should be. Labs are hard to follow and I'm rather chasing the way too general instructions most of the time instead of learning GIS skills. No clear lab grading criteria, which is rough when it makes up most of your grade. Would not recommend.
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CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
A-Xing seems passionate about his field, but this does not translate well into his teaching skills. Online lectures are extremely dry. His accent is difficult to understand, and no reliable subtitles are provided. Exam questions had many grammatical errors and some did not make sense at all. Lectures also haven't been updated since 2020.
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CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
The class is fun and the material that he presents is very educational. The lecture videos are also pretty solid. However, his English writing makes it very challenging to understand the exam questions and the written lectures. In addition, a lot of the class is just memorizing what he says is the correct answer in his lectures.
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GEOG 579
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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GEOG 579
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
He 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).
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CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Seems like a nice guy, but his lectures were so boring. It takes days for assignments to be graded and you don't really know what you have in the class for the whole semester. Exams were pretty difficult and the grading for them is pretty harsh.
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Classes with A-XING ZHU

CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377

An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

4 credits

An introduction to Geographic Information Systems focusing on the design and implementation of automated procedures for spatial data storage, analysis, and display.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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A-xing Zhu

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026
GEOG 990

Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

GEOG 990 is an individual mentored study course for completing theses, arranged with a faculty member.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Song GaoStephen Young+19 more

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Spring 2026CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2026GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2025GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Fall 2025GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2024CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2024GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Fall 2024GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2024GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2023GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Fall 2023GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2023GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2022GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Fall 2022GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2022GEOG 578GIS Applications
Spring 2022GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2021GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Fall 2021GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2020GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Fall 2020GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2020GEOG 578GIS Applications
Spring 2020GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2019GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Fall 2019GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2019GEOG 970Seminar in Geographic Information Science
Spring 2019GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019GEOG 999Independent Work
Fall 2018CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2018GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Fall 2018GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017GEOG 999Independent Work
Spring 2017CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2017GEOG 578GIS Applications
Spring 2017GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017GEOG 999Independent Work
Fall 2016CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2016GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Fall 2016GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016GEOG 999Independent Work
Spring 2016GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Spring 2016GEOG 970Seminar in Geographic Information Science
Spring 2016GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015GEOG 578GIS Applications
Fall 2015GEOG 699Directed Study
Fall 2015GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015GEOG 999Independent Work
Spring 2015GEOG 578GIS Applications
Spring 2015GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014GEOG 999Independent Work
Spring 2014GEOG 578GIS Applications
Spring 2014GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Spring 2014GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2013GEOG 578GIS Applications
Fall 2013GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2013GEOG 578GIS Applications
Spring 2013GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2012GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Fall 2012GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012GEOG 999Independent Work
Spring 2012GEOG 578GIS Applications
Spring 2012GEOG 970Seminar in Geographic Information Science
Spring 2012GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2011CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2011GEOG 579GIS and Spatial Analysis
Fall 2011GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2011GEOG 999Independent Work
Spring 2011GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2010GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2010CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2010GEOG 578GIS Applications
Spring 2010GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2009CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2009GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2009CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2009GEOG 578GIS Applications
Spring 2009GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2009GEOG 999Independent Work
Fall 2008CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fall 2008GEOG 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2008GEOG 999Independent Work
Spring 2008CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Spring 2008GEOG 578GIS Applications
Spring 2008GEOG 990Research and Thesis

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