Yao-Tang Liao

PHY4C · CSS4 · PHY4A · MATH25 · MATH201 · MAT123 · PHY4B · PHY2A · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 1.8/5
Take again: 14.29%
Difficulty: 4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you can self-teach entirely from the book and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to understandConfusing lecturesLots of homeworkTough graderSelf-study required

Most students cannot follow his accent, handwriting, or lecture structure
and
A , but most still advise avoiding him

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and high difficulty dominate, even though and second chances exist.

In-person reviews stress toughness; the one online review also calls him a .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material is math-heavy and lectures fail .

Both formats report high difficulty; in-person comments are more detailed.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass.

reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

16/100

and describe lectures as useless or frustrating.

Online and again.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, though a and second chances.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Accent, scribbled notes, jumping topics, and .

Format shift

In-person reviews are far more damning; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Heavy , and .

Format shift

Pop quizzes and .

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students report confusing, hard-to-follow lectures, heavy workload, and .

Main concern

Lectures teach little; accent, board notes, and .

What students said

“Very frustrating introduces a lot of topics at once and continues to teach none of them to the students.”
CSS4

“Even though you come to his class, you just waste your time cause' you learn nothing from his lectures.”
PHY4B

“you have to study by yourself. Don't count too much on his lectures.”
PHY4B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The and weak communication with .

Main concern

and poor communication.

What students said

“He and also needs to have better communication.”
PHY4A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams can be error-prone and hard, but some students report second chances or retakes.

Pop quizzesExam retakes sometimesTypos on examsSecond chance exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hard content, with occasional second-chance or .

Pop quizzesExam retakesTypos on examsSecond chance

“Has a lot of typos and errors in exams”
CSS4

“If you did not do good on the first time, you would always have the second chance.”
PHY4B

“He gives so many chances to retake tests or turn in if he doesn't say so in the syllabus.”
MATH201

Online

Online evidence only notes tough grading and .

Tough graderUnclear grading

“He and also needs to have better communication.”
PHY4A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Even though you come to his class, you just waste your time cause' you learn nothing from his lectures.”
Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (1 online, 9 in-person), highlighting confusion, workload, and avoidance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“He .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

16/100

“I'm switching to Cabrillo for physics.”

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28/100

“you have to study by yourself. Don't count too much on his lectures.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

it is very hard to understand both his accent and his handwriting
The notes on the board are pretty horrible, looks like scribbles
His lectures were long, and had no direction

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He's difficult to understand and grades hard
Will give a lot of

Theme 3

⚠️ About Class Experience

When asked for help, he would say yea after class and would rush out
you just waste your time cause' you learn nothing from his lectures

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews across multiple courses from 2015-2018 show consistent negative patterns with rich detail.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 57

Course coverage

MATH2012 reviews

PHY4B2 reviews

CSS41 review

MAT1231 review

MATH251 review

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PHY2A1 review

PHY4A1 review

PHY4C1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A 1 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B- 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Avoid unless you can self-teach entirely from the book and x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👎 Recommendation Rate

📚 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Class Experience

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you can self-teach entirely from the book and .

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