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Ming Liu

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Raw average: 4.40/5 from 5 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 740
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Ming is the best professor, researcher, and mentor you can find in/out-side UW. I've taken both his classes CS640/740. His insights are immense -- you'll feel that these courses are invaluable after some time passes in your life/career. He is also a rising star in his field, and will undoubtedly become a highly represented figure in near future.
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COMPSCI 740
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Cs-640 Great at answering questions. Not so great at running a class. Grades were a bit of a mystery- quizzes were either really hard or really easy, but seemed to be participation only. TAs were sometimes at office hours. When time was called on the final, half of the class kept taking the exam for the next 5 minutes - unfair.
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COMPSCI 740
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Ming has excellent taste in papers and explains them clearly, showing his extensive knowledge in networks and related fields. Highly recommended for both entry-level and graduate-level network studies.
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COMPSCI 740
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
One of my fav profs in CS. Extremely knowledgable in networks and related areas, and very passionate about teaching. He makes complex and abstract networks concepts so easy to understand. I also took cs640 undergrad networks with him, which is a great experience as well.
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