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KANG WOOK LEE

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Raw average: 2.82/5 from 34 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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COMPSCI/ECE/ME 539
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
His course is too focused on theory, should be a math major class instead of a ECE or CS class. Works are unnecessarily complicated. Feels like the professor is showing off his skills in math and computer science, instead of trying to teach, in which may explain his poor handwriting and arrogance.
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COMPSCI/ECE/ME 539
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
This class used to be more implementation-oriented, but for some reason, he changed the curriculum to focus solely on the theoretical side by taking four exams rather than a team project. The official reason given was unsatisfactory projects. He doesn't provide notes or record lectures and the class would be great for math majors not CS majors.
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COMPSCI/ECE/ME 539
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
He lectures too much for a flipped class and frequently makes mistakes in his work, yet is kind of arrogant about his teaching ability. Some exams are needlessly hard and they tend to focus on the underlying math, not the actual useful content covered in the homework. It's a tough course taught poorly.
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Classes with KANG WOOK LEE

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Fall 2025COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2025ECE 901Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fall 2025ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2025COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2025COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2025COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2025ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2025ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2025ECE/ISYE 570Ethics of Data for Engineers
Fall 2024COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2024COMPSCI 702Graduate Cooperative Education
Fall 2024COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2024COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2024COMPSCI/ECE/ME 539Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks
Fall 2024ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2024ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2024ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2024COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2024ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2024ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2024ECE/ISYE 570Ethics of Data for Engineers
Fall 2023COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2023COMPSCI 702Graduate Cooperative Education
Fall 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2023ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2023ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2023ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2023COMPSCI 702Graduate Cooperative Education
Spring 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2023ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2023ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2023ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2023ECE 901Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Spring 2023ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2022COMPSCI/ECE 561Probability and Information Theory in Machine Learning
Fall 2022ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2022ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2022ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2022COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532Matrix Methods in Machine Learning
Spring 2022ECE 399Independent Study
Spring 2022ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2022ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2022ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2021ECE 204Data Science & Engineering
Fall 2021ECE 399Independent Study
Fall 2021ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2021ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2021ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2021ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532Matrix Methods in Machine Learning
Fall 2020ECE 399Independent Study
Fall 2020ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2020ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2020COMPSCI/ECE 761Mathematical Foundations of Machine Learning
Spring 2020ECE 399Independent Study
Spring 2020ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2020ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2019COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532Matrix Methods in Machine Learning

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