Tsung Nguyen

MATH105 · MATH42S · MATH50 · MATH90 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 25%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you are already strong in , and do not need much outside help.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyLots of HomeworkWeekly QuizzesTests Mismatch Lectures

Tests and and often feel harder than lectures or homework.
, and quizzes with limited partial credit on practice work.
Support and accessibility outside class are weak; several students say .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A ; grades skew mid-range and several call him a .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Pace jumps quickly into calculus topics, weekly quizzes, and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

25/100

and repeated do-not-take comments outweigh a few older positive reviews.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Tough-grader tags, low class test averages, and .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

22/100

multiple tests and a heavy cumulative final.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Some call lectures clear and funny, but , and unhelpful practice work.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes and ; homework and group work count little.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person math is test-heavy with , and exams that many say do not match lecture examples; a few older reviews praise clear lectures and .

Main concern

Brutal quizzes and while homework and group work barely move the grade.

What students said

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MATH105

“Tests are nothing like the lecture notes, and the so little it hardly matters.”
MATH105

“I wouldn't recommend professor Nguyen if you need a lot of support and or .”
226

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Multiple tests and a high-stakes cumulative final with quizzes that students call brutal and poorly aligned to lectures.

Test HeavyWeekly QuizzesCumulative FinalNo Calculators Reported

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; weekly two-question quizzes; some report no calculators and tests unlike lecture examples.

Test HeavyWeekly QuizzesCumulative FinalNo Calculators

“There are 3 tests and 1 final. The cumulative test.”
MATH105

“Quizzes and but will probably leave you feeling blindsided.”
MATH105

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting test weight, support gaps, and mixed lecture clarity. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

35/100

“ , and group . Tests and and are the only things that really matter.”

🚫 Recommendation

25/100

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28/100

“Tests are nothing like the lecture notes, and the so little it hardly matters.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

I wouldn't recommend professor Nguyen if you need a lot of support and or .
Teaches with easy examples and has a heavy accent that can make certain aspects of the .
and he gives .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Class averages on the tests are ~50-60%.
Tests and and are the only things that really matter.
Not allow .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

There's also a lot of homework.
and test heavy.
There is group work after every lecture & there are quizzes every week that are 2 questions.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Nine in-person reviews span 2012-2023 with , but sample size is modest and older positives dilute newer negatives.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 50

3 out of 52

2 out of 55

1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH1054 reviews

MATH902 reviews

2261 review

MATH-42S1 review

MATH501 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

C 1

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Tsung Nguyen

Avoid unless you are already strong in x x x x x, and do not need much outside help.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

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

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

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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 are already strong in , and do not need much outside help.

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