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SHUBIN FU

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Raw average: 2.43/5 from 28 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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MATH 321
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
I don't think you'll ever find a professor who cares more about their students than Fu. The textbook for the class had no examples and was written by the other professor, Fu gave 4 other textbook reccomendations before the class started. Despite what other reviews say his accent is not hard to understand, however, his handwritting is another story.
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MATH 211
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
If you took calc in high school and understood it you'll be just fine. Tests were IDENTICAL to reviews. Especially the final, where he even let us bring a study sheet for the exam. I ended with an A and went to lecture maybe 5 times the entire semester. Discussion was mandatory, though. There was no curve. He was better than other profs.
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MATH 211
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
If you haven't taken calc before, I wouldn't recommend him. There is a prominent language barrier, and his handwriting can be illegible. Despite his efforts, he can't really explain his work and having a TA who can helps a lot. However, his quizzes and exams are fair to the course and there are a lot of grading safety nets.
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MATH 211
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Lectures are so useless, it's insane. You just can't understand him and follow his work. He also makes lecture videos that are just a black screen with the audio of the real lecture. You just get to hear him do problems that you can't see.
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CALC211 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Shubin really cares about his students. He will listen to our feedback and is doing his best. However, the only reason I am doing semi-ok in this class is because I did calc in hs. This would be extremely difficult had I not come in with some baseline knowledge. All of the TAs were slightly difficult to work with. Weekly quizzes. 3 exams.
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MATH 211
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Best of luck to anyone that dares to take this class. We love Shubin but learning from him is not for everyone, while he can be hard to understand at all times he also doesn't explain his work. I would recommend doing everything in the book as well as attending some lectures and you may be able to scrape by. Good luck. ps. he has good fashion
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Classes with SHUBIN FU

Covers vector analysis including Green, Gauss, and Stokes theorems, and complex analysis including the residue theorem.

No offering record · Spring 2022

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Fall 2017–Spring 2022

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2022MATH 321Applied Mathematical Analysis 1: Vector and Complex Calculus
Fall 2021MATH 211Survey of Calculus 1
Fall 2020MATH 320Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

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