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“Extremely hard to understand him, the slides were useless”
STAT2606 - 1.0 rating“Gang Li knows his stuff and can likely teach very well, but certainly not in English”
MATH1005 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
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Reviews (100)
Learning to speak the language would be helpful, My text book taught me more than he did.
TERRIBLE!!! Thats really all I have to say, this guy is a disgrace to Carleton.
Very nice guy. It was a bit difficult to understand him in class, and the notes weren't the best, but he tried his best, and gave alot of help outside of class. Straight forward midterms and assignments. Easy A course.
No teaching skills what so ever. Worst of all, he can't speak English so it's hard to go to him for help. However, he made the tests and the final relatively easy but his assignments were difficult
His english is terrible!! You learn way more from the text but keep up with the questions. Its very difficult to cram with this material. Assigments are tough but doable. Avoid him if you can
He tries hard to explain the material the best he can, but he has a very strong accent. I relied on the textbook quite a bit and only went to one lab and ended up with an A. His tests are not that hard since he gives you a sheet with all the formulas you need, you just have to have put some effort in to know which formulas to plug numbers into.
Cannot speak english clearly. Easy midterm, so-so assignments. You just can't learn from his lectures.
decent
I've been to about 3 classes all semester and I have somewhere around a 90% in the class, I found I learned more from the textbook. It's a shame because I'm sure he's a great teacher, just can't understand him. Hope you can teach yourself..
Very difficult to understand. He is a nice guy, and has very good lecture slides, but there is no point to going to lectures because he reads them word for word, and accent is too heavy to follow. This is unfortunate, because he seems to actually care about success. No need to buy text if you use lecture slides.
Test and assignment are easy keep going to class and ask what you do not know and you will get A+
very nice prof~
very kind and talented
li,Gang is a ferfect professor.He always can find the easy way to soluve the diffictl question
GOOD~~
Very nice prof who is more than willing to help you out whenever you need to. He is a bit hard to understand with his accent, but he follows the textbook a lot, and if you practice with it you'll get a good grade.
Very nice prof. He can be a little difficult to understand but his slides are good. Assignments and tests are challenging, but not too hard.
Really hard to understand him, but he was a very nice teacher, and he seemed to care about success. Unfortunately he didn't have much control over the class because most people talked the whole time. Easy tests for the most part.
The professor should rake a course in English
Difficult to follow and accent takes some getting used to. He always gets through the material and the tests and the difficulty is never unfair. Usually allows 100% finals which is nice if you struggle at the beginning.
Such a nice prof, really good slides, takes time to get used to his accent but its not hard to understand at all if you pay attention. Great prof.
He has a good attitude and knows his stuff, but he needs to improve his English because it's a major barrier for a lot of students. WARNING: If you get a calculation error in a math problem and carry it through other parts of the problems he advises TAs to dock marks at each step!
Good teacher, nice guy, knows his stuff.
Gang Li's the man! Probably the best math Professor I've had in University and I've had many. He makes the concepts easy to understand and his slides are really helpful. This is lucky as the new 1005 textbook is a complete piece of garbage.
Nice Prof. He does have an accent. The textbook can be your savour if you are not able to understand his accent. His slides only summarize the topics, and had quite a few mistakes, be careful. Tutorials were not mandatory. The program you use and the assignments were online.
He has an accent but generally is a good prof who wants students to succeed. Gotta love his catch phrases, including "It dun matta", "stochassic matrix", and "Cram's rule".
good prof
Gang Li is legit the best math teacher I've ever had. I was a failing student in math in high school, but now I have a 95%. His tests are ridiculously amazing. Never hard. He's very clear and helps you through the material. His accent isn't even an issue. At first I thought he would be another one of THOSE professors, but he's actually very nice.
Amazing prof,supper patient and explained everything you need to know,also gives a lot example to show you how to solve linear problems.I wish he teach every single math course I need to attend.
He's a really great prof. He's clear in what to study and what will be on tests. Accent takes some getting used to but isn't a problem. Must attend class. he does solutions on the board, doesn't post them. Overall he helped me get from a 17 from first year to a 70 second year. Practice practice practice!
Gang Li knows his stuff and can likely teach very well, but certainly not in English. His lectures are setup nicely and his slides are clear, but the accent barrier is simply to strong to overcome for a post-calculus course. Expect to learn on your own, unless you share his accent or don't mind it as I do.
I found him very hard to understand at times. Incredible professor though, like legit. Easy tests, clear what he expects.
Took a bit of time to get used to his accent. Overall very nice guy. Explains the theory, solves a couple questions, puts up a question and walks around the lecture hall while students solve it, and he helps out where he can. His lecture slides have the theory, the questions and the answers but no solutions.
Great teacher! Accent could confuse in first classes
4 tests, takes 15 of the best, worst of 5 and 10 of the rest! test samples are a copy of the tests so do them!! Final was similar to the final review. Easy class, he's helpful and will explain again and again until u get it!
He actually saved me since I found the textbook so confusing. He posts slides and explains the concepts well. If you do the practice mock tests you will definitely ace the course, it's the exact same in the tests as well as the final exam.
Preetty good
Super easy prof. Linear alg was a joke with him. Don't buy the expensive text book its a waste of time because he posts sample tests and quizzes before to practice and they are the exact same format! Use those to study and You'll have an easy A.
I've had Gang Li before, for MATH 1005, and both times he has been an amazing prof. He has an accent, but his slides and lectures are extremely clear and he ensures that students understand the material before moving to another topic. He tells you exactly what to expect for assignments, the midterm, and final. One of the best profs.
Mr gang li cares alot about his student , when he gives a question to solve he passes through all students to make sure they solve it correctly and answer all questions
Gang Li was a great prof. Although at times he was hard to understand, his lectures were very clear and easy to follow. He does a lot of practice questions in class which help a lot and he gives out practice tests which are very similar to the real tests. Do the practice questions/tests and you'll get an easy A
Great prof, notes in class very helpful; study from previous exams and you'll do fine
His accent is a little hard to understand. However, he provides lots of examples in his lectures that are similar to the ones on his tests. So going to class is strongly recommended. As long as you are able to do the practice test getting an A is really easy.
Really heavy homeworks
Although he was difficult to understand, he made the course clear in terms of what was expected. The tutorials really help, and the practice tests are almost exactly the same as the actual tests. Wouldn't call it an easy A, but definitely a better option than calculus.
Is willing to help you anytime, and tries his best to make the course more understandable
He is amazing, The practice tests and actual tests are the exact same . Memorize the tests and you will get an A
I've taken MATH1107 and STAT2660 with him and he's alright. 1107 was the easiest course I've ever taken and the practice tests are the same as the real ones. For 2660 there were mistakes in almost every slide and he often got the wrong answer in class when doing examples so he could have been more organized... tests are the same as tutorial Qs
4 tests that are weighted by which one you do the best on! Slightly hard to understand but such an amazing person that he can't even be faulted for it! Cant say enough great things about this man. Content of the class is easy to comprehend as long as you pay attention in class. So many practice problems tackled in class.
He accent is very difficult to understand but he is a very nice and helpful person. I ended up studying most of the course myself and still got an A+ mostly because the tests are exactly similar to his practice exams. Its a very easy A with him if you put in some effort.
Gang Li seemed nice but was not a good prof. He was hard to understand and his slides were absolutely horrible. I studied off of the online version resources and the material was 100x easier to understand. No point in going to class or trying to study the slides, take the class online.
Extremely hard to understand him, the slides were useless. Take this online. The material isn't hard but having a prof who you can't understand is absolutely pointless.
If you're in the math faculty he might be ok, but if you struggle at all like I do prepare to be left in the dust as he does equations on the chalkboard at breakneck speeds like a meth head, with little to no explanations. Caters to the top 5% and even if he cares about the rest, it doesn't manifest in his lectures. Seems like a nice guy though.
His accent takes a little getting used to, but it is not that bad. Professor posts sample tests/answers that are the same as the real tests. If you can do those you will fly through the tests. Attend class as most of his slides are general rules and he does the examples on the board (very important). He does examples very quickly.
Attend lectures as his slides don't show how to solve each problem; he does them on the board. The second half of the course is harder than the first half and it gets harder after the last test. I rewrote my notes from the textbook and slides, did examples from the class/tutorial and textbook, and wrote old tests/exams to prepare for tests/finals.
Gang Li is the man. Very consistent and prepares student for exams with best lecture slides. You won't regret taking stat 3503 with this prof.
Doesn't do problems on the board, hard to understand his lectures. His slides are good but you will be using them to teach yourself the material while you do the labs. Only saving grace is that he posts sample tests with answer keys that are very similar to the actual midterm/final. If you re-do the labs and sample tests, you will get an A
Regression is really interesting, and I think Gang is a nice prof. He doesn't really do examples and mainly reads off the slides. The slides are easy to follow though, and the material is easy enough to get through. Gang is really great about posting sample tests which really prepare you for your exams. Very fair grader.
Worst Professor ever for taking Stats. Very unclear and the RUDEST!!!!!!!
Great prof for MATH 1005, example-heavy but basically goes over all types of questions you'll need to know in class. Tests and exam are relatively easy as well.
At first, I was worried about the tough accent and the fact that the slides are not helpful on their own. However, prof Li was caring. In his lectures tell you the tricks that you need to look out for. Throughout the semester I left each lecture with the confidence that I understood what he explained. He would stay after class and help.
lacks clarity and does not explain himself very well. was hard to find examples in the slides. if you are in his class l defiantly recommend getting the textbook even just for examples
One of the most respected professor in carleton. You will enjoy his class. Test are so easyyyyy just revise the test sample that he gives
Teaches content well and stops when something needs to be explained Good teaching style overall HORRIBLE grading scheme: Online math Lab with horrible UI worth 15 percent??? Quizzes in every tutorial that you MUST attend 2/3 test (very easy tests)
You get used to his accent in lectures but he's not great at answering questions. Definitely get the textbook + answer book b/c there are errors in his slides but go to class if you want to get the corrections for them when he notices/changes it in class. Put in the time and practice many problems. Assignments are hard but easy grading so do them!
Solid prof, makes effort for everyone to understand a hard class. Graded on lots of things; assignments, tutorials, tests, but final is 50%. only downfall.
Genuinely the worst professor i have ever had. He's rude, condescending, and refuses to listen when students give him crucial feedback. The material isn't very difficult but he's just straight up bad at teaching it and providing extra assistance.
Given that Prof. Li had to completely move online due to COVID-19, I believe that he did a good job. With the plethora of resources online, it's not easy making tests to prevent cheating, but I believe that his tests were still fair and encompassed everything he taught in lectures. Recommend going to lectures to lectures because they're info-heavy.
His teaching style is not suitable for 3rd-year course, slides are chaotic and lack of explanation for answers. It's an online course but he made tests very tricky, unlike in-class test, we had to complete heavy questions in a very limited time. Be aware of errors in slides and answer sheet, he fixed it after correction without giving notice.
Gang's practice problems were excellent in preparing students for both the tests and assignments. They also included very detailed, step-by-step solutions, which helped me a lot.
During Covid his lectures were asynchronous and made no sense. He messes up his math and provides very little explanation as to how to do the questions. I would not recommend this prof unless you would like to teach yourself entirely out of the textbook.
Prof. Li's lectures are great! Sometimes he skips over concepts without explaining, which is confusing. Other than that, his lectures are clear and easy to follow. The assignments, tests, and final are all fair in terms of complexity (although timing was a bit rough for the tests and final). If you keep up with the lectures, you'll do well!
His assessments were very fair because he prepares you well for them through lectures and exercises. He also does not like to see students be confused or afraid of the material, tries to explain it to you concisely and you understand it well through this. Unlike how some profs in Carleton who do not care.
You can tell he is very intelligent and likes what he does. However, he does not explain well and his online lectures were hard to follow. The final was way more difficult than any of the quizzes or any other material learned in class.
Generally good professor, good slides and fair tests, really cares about students. One downside is his English skills, heavy Asian accent and has typos all over his stuff (does not affect comprehension), has a hard time answering questions although he always attempts to help.
Overall, I would say Professor Li is an prof who inspires people to understand the material before he goes any further. Although he makes a lot of mistakes with the solutions, you have to advocate for yourself if you want help from him or have any inquiries about the material. As a result, I do the test step-by-step to not make mistakes.
His online lectures were pretty helpful, so if you want to take this class online and this prof is an option, I say go for it. One downside would be that the exam was much harder than the quizzes, but that's more of a reflection on all the profs who contributed to writing the exam rather than just him.
Awful lectures, hard to understand and often rushes through questions without fully showing a solution. But will try to clarify any questions you have and gives time to answer q's while walking around. Practice quizzes fully match the tests. The exam was much harder than anything in the course, but mostly a result of being written by many profs.
Lectures are very hard to understand due to his thick accent, however, he cares about his students and offers help when asked. Study the sample quizzes as they are replicates of the tests. Easy weekly homework assignments and an extremely hard final worth 50%. Disappointed that he's not curving the final due to many of us doing so poorly.
Responds to emails very speedy, assignments are related to lectures. Makes stats very inspiring to learn. As long as you start assignments as early as possible and keep up with this course, you won't have trouble doing well and get good grades.
Professor Li is really good at explaining and his tests were fair since he gives a sample quiz that gives a clear idea of what he wants us to know. Sample quiz is very similar to the quiz itself so make sure to attempt it. Exam was a bit difficult though since more than one prof contributed to the questions. Overall, amazing prof!
Course and quizzes were easy, however the final exam was incredibly difficult. When a large number of students raised concerns, the response from Prof. Li was to, essentially, shut up and deal.
Professor Li gives out samples exams which are the exact same thing as the actual quizzes but with different numbers. So if you know how to do the sample quizzes (he gives the answers to them), you should easily get a 100% on all the quizzes. The final exam was extremely hard but that's because it was made by a combination of different profs.
He's very wholesome and caring professor grades are 20% online assignments 30% quizes and 50% final exam. The quizes are very easy as he gives sample quizes that are basically identical and assignments are a little harder but still easy. But the final exam is completely different in difficulty and many people weren't ready for it so study more.
His test were pretty much exactly the same as the practice tests so its really easy marks tbh. I had him fully online and found his lectures confusing due to his accent and how it's impossible for me to ask for clarification for calculations (cuz I'm online). Exam my year was pretty hard. Lots of outside-the-box questions.
Gang Li was an amazing prof. In his classes, he explained the concepts, let us try the problems while he walked around to answer questions, and then answered them on the board. He built up complex problems from simpler ones to help us follow the concepts. The tests and exam were very reasonable. He was one of the best profs I had during my degree.
Tests were very similar to the weekly quizzes and the final was a little bit harder but the review he gave us prepared me a lot for it. Only negative was that it can be difficult to follow along with his in-class examples.
His tests are very similar to examples he gives on brightspace, and he put up videos which were very useful.
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Amazing prof. Very fair.
Gang rushes through lectures and writes very fast which leaves many students unsure of what he did. He holds weekly quizzes which look identical to practice. He is nice and open to answering questions. However,I would not recommend taking a class with Gang Li unless you are looking to self-studying frequently and not relying on his lectures at all.
Took MATH1007 in person with him Fall 2023. Not a very helpful instructor so I ended up learning most of the material online. Course was pretty basic and all graded work was either basic problems on tutorial quizzes or assignments marked on completion. As a prof, he's average but his lectures just aren't very useful.
Isn't the best instructor. I had to self-learn all the concepts as his lectures just didn't make sense to me. His quizzes are exactly like the practice quizzes he posts and assignments are free marks. Generous with giving out marks too but I wouldn't take him again for an upper year level course.
Sometimes hard to understand but gives fantastic explanations
The Goat. loved his class endless examples and he's really good at explaining.
Very good lectures. He covers everything and goes around the class to answer students questions.
Gang Li is the best!
The accent makes it difficult to understand his lessons not his fault but overall he (attempts to) explain things very clearly, always scanning the crowd to see if anyone has a confused look on their face, walks around after giving us a problem to do. Practice tests == Actual Tests, not sure about exam yet I'll update this post when that happens :3
Teacher has a pretty heavy accent (Literally called and wrote "Slope" (of a line) as "Slop" the entire course), and makes some mistakes during lectures, however he is great with handling feedback, and the practice quizzes are nearly the same as the real quizzes. He is also amazing with extra help and honestly is a pretty free teacher ifyou have him
Class Info
Online Classes
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Attendance Mandatory
32%
Textbook Required
14%
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1005
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