Hung Nguyen

MATH159 · 16SUMATH152 · MATH101A · MATH152 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 89.29%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you will attend every class and work with groups; he makes math passable but not a free ride.

Best fit · Effort For RewardGroup Work HeavyOpen-Note QuizzesAttendance CriticalExtra CreditFunny Supportive Math

Group projects and participation are central; skipping class is the fastest way to fail.
, and make passing realistic with effort.
Students who engage with groups and ask questions succeed; pure lecture learners may struggle.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many As come from open notes, group support, and , but you must attend and study; weak lecturers alone do not get free As.

Almost all ; online sample is too small for a separate pattern.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Stats and calculus content is standard difficulty with a fast lecture pace offset by group work and .

In-person reviews dominate; online difficulty comments are limited and mixed.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Reviews , and absences risk being dropped.

; online also tagged participation as required in the small sample.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

About 89% would take again and many call him one of the work.

Strong recommendations are almost entirely from in-person MATH159/MATH101A reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Open-note quizzes, cheat sheets, group quizzes, and students.

Format shift

In-person evidence is strong; online notes flexibility but little detailed grade policy.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Weekly homework, group projects, and for most.

Format shift

and homework; online mentions group-based work.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most students find him funny, caring, and pass-focused, though a few say lectures alone do not teach enough.

Format shift

In-person praise is high; online has one negative lecture-delivery review.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Weekly quizzes and and homework, so neither exams nor assignments alone dominate.

Format shift

; online comments are less specific.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person stats and calculus students praise caring, funny teaching with , and cheat-sheet exams.

Main concern

, and heavy group work can overwhelm students who miss class or struggle with math.

What students said

“He is a great Professor and more should follow his example.”
MATH159

“There are . I'm not the , but his class makes math easy.”
MATH159

“ because if you miss more than three class you're dropped.”
MATH159

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Sparse online MATH101A feedback is mixed: flexible and pass-oriented for one student, slow textbook-copy lectures for another.

Main concern

Lecture delivery felt inefficient online and .

What students said

“pretty solid professor. wants you to pass and is very flexible with homework and tests.”
MATH101A

“The class was online and he would just copy stuff from the textbook on to a word document.”
MATH101A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and track homework closely, making assessment friendlier than typical math courses.

Open-Note QuizzesCheat Sheets AllowedGroup QuizzesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

quizzes, and cheat sheets on midterms and finals similar to homework.

Open-Note QuizzesCheat SheetsGroup QuizzesHomework-Similar Exams

“There are .”
MATH159

“He lets you write your own cheat sheet for all 3 exams.”
MATH159

“The test and allows cheat sheet which is great.”
MATH152

Online

Online reviews say he is flexible with tests and may push exams back; .

Flexible Test SchedulingGroup Participation

“wants you to pass and is very flexible with homework and tests.”
MATH101A

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MATH101A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This guy is one of the so far. He truly cares about his students.”
Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews (2 online, 26 , and exam supports. Credibility rating: Medium.

👥 Group Work Engine

45/100

“ALOT of group projects but it honestly helps you engage more and prepare you for .”

📅

18/100

“ ; do not miss class.”

📝 Student-Friendly Testing

80/100

“ if the class does poorly, as well as cheat sheets for every test.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

88/100

“An amazing teacher and !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and funny.
He makes us do a lot of group projects and presentations.
He is a very fast lecturer and but they are easy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He Makes it very hard to fail his class but it isn't either either.
and quizzes.
Put in the time and effort and you will get an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

What a great and kind professor.
Professor Nguyen is nice and cares about his students.
He's here to help you, not fail you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

28 reviews are fairly consistent on group work and attendance, but the online sample is tiny and many detailed reviews cluster around MATH159.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516

4 out of 58

3 out of 51

2 out of 53

1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH15919 reviews

MATH101A6 reviews

MATH1522 reviews

16SUMATH1521 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 14

B range

B 3

C range

C 2 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2

Hung Nguyen

x x if you will attend every class and work with groups; he makes math passable but not a free ride.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

MustTake

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.

👥 Group Work Engine

📅 x x x

📝 Student-Friendly Testing

👍 Strong Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will attend every class and work with groups; he makes math passable but not a free ride.

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