The professor seems like a good person but not a good lecturer. He tries to explain the stuff, but it doesn't translate well to the students. Not a very tough course if you have little bit of math backgroundRate My Professors ↗
Historical instructor
TENGYANG XIE
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
He reads almost exclusively from slides and spends the first 20 minutes recapping last lecture. He ends class 15-25 minutes early and so you only spend 30-40 minutes of the dedicated 75 going over actual new material. It was incredibly frustrating as someone who is actually interested and wanted to learn the material. Easy to tell he is a new prof.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with TENGYANG XIE
COMPSCI 799
Master's Research
1–9 creditsNo offering record · Spring 2026
No recorded grade history
COMPSCI 839
Core Topics in Computing
3 creditsCOMPSCI 839 covers selected topics from advanced areas in computing.
No offering record · Spring 2026
with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2021–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2026 | COMPSCI 839 | Core Topics in Computing |
| Fall 2025 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2025 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2024 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2024 | COMPSCI/ECE 760 | Machine Learning |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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