3.4
Quality2.8
DifficultyN/A
Would Retake87
ReviewsN/A
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“We miss you Che tat ng :( You're the best 3”
MATH245 - 5.0 rating“Incredibly frustrating”
MATH135 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B-
Grade Distribution
Rating Trend
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PMATH346
5.0
(2)MATH35235
5.0
(1)PMATH367
5.0
(1)MATH245
4.3
(9)MATH146
4.2
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PMATH334
4.0
PM346
4.0
MATH35235
4.0
PMATH336
4.0
MATH136
3.6
Reviews (87)
dont want him again
Incredibly frustrating....only take his course if you feel like being tortured.
My last name is "NG" (pronounce "mmm...") not "ING", "NG".
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Nothing to say, better find another prof to fit ur timetable
C.T. Ng, C.T. Ng, Who knows what the XXXX he's saying!
I think you guys are being harsh. I found him understandable, fair, friendly. B-
Helpfull and rather good, just pay attention
One of the worse profs ever
Great sense of humour. Clear and easy to understand. Emphasizes key points.
Knows his stuff. Just can't teach it
He will tell you the same thing over and over and over and over and over again.
He spends the whole time on one example without finishing it! He is the WORST!
Stressed hard points, good sense of humor. Overall, he was pretty decent.
Good clear prof. Covered a lot of interesting material.
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Puts his heart into teaching, but I couldn't learn from him. Too smart/own good.
Hilarious to listen to..."this animal" truly great to get help 1 on 1 from.
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Funny guy, quite clear on explanations
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Bunch of n00bs, CT owns you all.
you animo !!!!
Very good prof. But too much of a language barrier. I could not understand him.
1st yr alg. might be hard for some of u guys, but cant alwys blame the prof
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The best prof in my entire life. Humorous,Clear explains math in the proper way
hardly ever turned around to see the class
COOL PROF. Writes Chinese words on the board if he doesn't understand you
Good prof; always smiles
a nice guy,always smiles,everything is understandable despite theFactHeHasAccent
very well explained, v.good prof
his I'm just a simple Pole in a complex plane joke is still a favourite
Greatest math prof! Easy to follow,CARES,always smiles. Made an 8:30 class fun!
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teaches slowly and clearly. makes algebra first year a little easier.
meh, he was ok...liked to compare cats and dogs....
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always smiling, explains things slowly and clearly
very clear, goes slowly, explains difficult parts, likes animals
VERY thick accent. Didn't get much out of his lectures. fuuny though
Enjoys his job, likes to help, likes to smile
Crystal Clear, Extremely Helpful, Sophisticated sence of humour. EXCELLENT!!!
GOD I totally agree with you....
Goes slow, sometimes difficult to understand
he made me love algebra!!
Among the best algebra profs at UW. Has a keen interest in his subject.
Real smart. Explain stuff well. Much theory but few examples. Takes a lot of intellectual gut to enjoy his lectures
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Probably one of the worst profs ever....
Great prof. Good pace, sometimes a bit slow. Makes everything very clear. Smiles alot. He wants you to learn.
Love this guy! Good lecturer, also patient to explain while consulted in person. Always laid back, super smart, can be funny when he wants to.
Great prof! Loves algebra and makes you want to do well. Can be very funny!
This guy is kind, patient and smart. He doesn't have any fixed office hours, you can basically go in at any time, and he'll explain your questions for like 1 hour and still doesn't show even a slight sigh of impatience, great person.
Great teacher... you will think he's going too slow, but he's still actually ahead of other classes... explains VERY well...
This guy teaches WITHOUT notes!!! He does not need notes to look at and makes perfect examples on the spot!!!
he's s-o s----l-------o--------w.... if you're planning to learn math, don't take his course, he won't even be able to get to one tenth of the material he's supposed to get through, I wonder if he actually knows the stuff or not
One of the worst profs I've ever had.
Ng is fairly nice and helpful, and he explains thing clearly. However, DO NOT take him for an advanced class or any higher level pure math course. He goes way too slowly - he won't cover most of the material, and if you are at all interested in math, the lectures will be excruciatingly boring.
Very nice prof, and great teacher. He seems to be teaching slowly, and people complain, yet the same people don't get half the concepts correctly. His pace is perfect for the avg of the class (and advanced level class), and when he seems to be going "slow" it means you have to pay closer attention
Class was easy as I got perfect. Haha.
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Very clear explanations during lectures and a very nice person to talk to in his office. His assignments did not seem to be 100% related to lecture material (this may have something to do with the style of the textbook, too).
Great prof, knows his stuff. Explains mathematics in a really interesting way
Interesting class. Lectures were simple and assignments seemed simplistic enough (an easy marker helped here though). Exam seemed really difficult so keep sharp. P.S. Study True and False questions THOROUGHLY.
terrible English, the Mid-term does not match any assignments and textbook. Horrible hand writing!!!
His lectures are as good as MATH 235 can get. His English could be a lot worse - 2nd year students have heard nothing yet! Shows a good # of examples whereas profs in other sections HATE examples. You must come to class or you will miss on a lot of exam material. Textbook is a supplement, not a replacement for attending class.
Very unorganized teacher and poor communicator. Will not help you prepare for your finals/midterms and assignments are nothing like the text. Pretty much teaches his version of lin algebra and stays away from the book. I did however attend every class and would fall asleep from lack of understanding
Very reasonable, and exceptionally helpful outside class; didn't have any interest in topology until his class; takes care of concepts in class and leaves details for assignment; highly recommended; he does not entertain elitists -- but there is no loss -- they can just take a nap;
Does not post assignment solutions, does not give final exam information sheet. Very slow teaching style in class (ie takes 10+ mins to write down the statement of one theorem). Very unclear as to what is coverable, making it hard to study for exams.
Spends 20 minutes describing what "with respect to" means without explaining the actual theorems. Doesn't post assignment solutions. Lecture notes were pretty much useless.
Gives rediculously hard midterms.
Unclear and vague in explanations. I took the course and learnt nothing - he basically ruined pure math for me. Guys like him should stick to research, or teach courses like first year algebra/calculus, which aren't easy to screw up.
Avoid at all costs!!!
Lectures were just statements of definitions and theorems - only about half the theorems covered had proofs. Exam was brutal as expected of Ng. Covered material not covered by assignments.Overall; Avoid A group of us didn't take this course the first time around because Ng was the teacher - didn't matter he taught it the second time as well :(
I took two classes with C.T. Ng and enjoyed both of them :) He's perfect for those who can learn independently. His lectures solidify textbook understanding, his assignments don't take long to do, and you can get help anytime (AND proofs are optional)! But if you rely on a prof to teach you everything, then he's probably not for you...
Do you want do assn BEFORE you learn the knowledge in class? Do you want to feel good in exam, but lose a lot of mark for detail when you see the mark? Do you want to know how to do a question but prof tells you "you guys all know why"? Ng's class will train your self study ability. Believe me he won't teach you anything useful.
Awesome
He was incredibly clear, but he taught at a painfully slow pace. We could have accomplished far more in 12 weeks than we actually did. Also, his assignments were very, very easy and hardly prepared us for the somewhat challenging midterm and final exams. I don't see the point in giving assignments if they're not going to teach us anything.
His notes were next to useless. He hardly gave any examples to help you. He was SO SO painfully slow at teaching and he missed chunks of the material. Also we usually hadn't learned the stuff we needed to know for each assignment. Also the grading on midterms was outrageous, you lose points for everything, even if the answer is correct.
Teaches painfully slow. Only does super easy and trivial examples in class and then wonders why people can't figure out how to do harder stuff on the homework and tests. Final exam was very odd and ignored large parts of the course. Course never really "came together," the progression didn't flow very well at all.
extremely friendly and helpful prof, cares a lot about his students, knows the materials inside out,convey concepts crystal clear. absolutely my favorite prof in UW!
He is super patient and kind with students. He is extremely knowledgeable of the subject. However, his lectures are way to slow and he tends to wander off, spending time on obvious points that everyone gets, yet omitting much harder problems which he would later put on his exams. He gives: grade school lectures, high school hw & grad school exams.
Elementary-level lectures in an advanced math class. The guy really loves math and wants his students to succeed, but he just can't teach. Assignments were much too easy, course came straight from the text, exams assumed things that were never covered. I have no idea what these other raters were thinking. Definitely the worst prof I've had :(
He never told us that we would be tested on the textbook notes and assignments were really easy exam was surprisingly hard
Doing his best to help students get understood concepts clearly
We miss you Che tat ng :( You're the best 3
Class Info
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B-
Grade Distribution
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.42 avg changeRatings by Course
PMATH346
5.0
(2)MATH35235
5.0
(1)PMATH367
5.0
(1)MATH245
4.3
(9)MATH146
4.2
(6)Difficulty by Course
PMATH334
4.0
PM346
4.0
MATH35235
4.0
PMATH336
4.0
MATH136
3.6