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YINGYU LIANG

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Raw average: 2.05/5 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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COMPSCI 540
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
This is the worst class I've ever taken. He just reads the slides and TRYS to explain whatever is on them, sometimes he gets lost on his own explanation. Lectures are behind from the assignments so expect to teach yourself some of the concepts. Assignments nor lectures helped for the midterm nor the final...
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COMPSCI 540
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
The lectures were absolutely of no use.I went to all lectures, and compared to people who didn't attend lectures I did not know any more info.The class was behind on material for the whole semester, to the point where we were taught a concept on Tuesday and the assignment on that concept was due Thursday at 9:30am, but was released a week earlier.
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COMPSCI 540
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
He wasn't the best professor since he was basically just reading off of the slides that were shared by the other professors. He was nice, but you would be better off taking the class with Fred Sala instead if you want to learn the material.
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COMPSCI 540
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
I dont see why Professor Laing gets so many negative comments here, because the class is actually helpful. All exercises and homework get me ready for building some machine learning projects and better understand all those concepts. Professor himself is willing to help, I remember one time he replied email 6 in the morning. Though exams are tough!
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COMPSCI 540
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Never take his course!!!!!!!!! The lecture is extremely boring and useless. His homework, lecture, and exam are eventually do not have any relevance. The final exam is not concern about any knowledge you learned in this class, the final exam is pretty like purchase the lottery tickets. The is the most horrible class I have taken in my life!!!!!!
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Classes with YINGYU LIANG

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2025COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2024COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2024COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2023COMPSCI 540Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Fall 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2023COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 839Core Topics in Computing
Spring 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 540Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Fall 2022COMPSCI 702Graduate Cooperative Education
Fall 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 839Core Topics in Computing
Spring 2022COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI 540Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Fall 2021COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2020COMPSCI 540Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Fall 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2020COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2020COMPSCI/ECE 760Machine Learning
Fall 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2019COMPSCI 540Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Spring 2019COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI/ECE 760Machine Learning
Spring 2018COMPSCI 540Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Spring 2018COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2017COMPSCI/ECE 760Machine Learning

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