Nice guy. Helps to have solid math skills prior but you can pass with practice. Class 7 hw's 20%, test1 20%, test2 20%, and final is 40%. Lectures are slides they contain everything for the class. He goes over the slides one by one. It is math so it can be dull. You can go over the slides on your own. Focus on understanding/applying. Don't cram.

Great teacher for discrete. Tough subject, but he explains it clearly and works through every problem you have a question on. Class is interactive and he always considers what you have to say. He is a little of a push over though which is why I gave him a 4/5 rather than a 5/5. He can get distracted by class questions and not get to new topics fast

Hao Peng is a great guy. He's a good teacher for a fairly difficult subject and it helps when he slows down to reexplain something. If you're confused about some topics, he does work with you outside of class to understand it better. He's a caring person who wants to see all of his students succeed.

I had him for 2610 and also for 1730, and I enjoyed both classes. He cares that you understand the material, and he's interesting and funny enough to keep you awake during lecture. Obviously a pretty smart person.

Dr. Peng gave us a good combination of lecture and classwork. The material is fairly simple, and as long as you show up to class or read the material you should be alright. I do recommend going to class, however, the classwork can be done on your own time. Don't forget to turn in classwork and homework because it is a decent part of your grade.

Professor Peng is knowledgeable but also understands that students probably don't have an extensive background in data science. The class covers basic models and the math behind them and asks you to apply them through the homework and group project. If you like data science, you'll like Dr. Peng's class.

Peng is one of the most amazing teachers I have ever had. Our whole class loves his character. The class is hard, and the work is extensive, but it's discrete math. It's not supposed to be easy. He genuinely cares about each student's individual success and he gives you room to succeed. If you reach out to him, he will do whatever it takes to help.

I have no idea what some of the other reviews are talking about. He is genuinely one of the most caring teachers I have ever had, and made this class suck a lot less than it should have. he kind of feels like your cool and wise older brother at times.

Dr. Peng is a good professor at explaining the topic itself, and reinforces the concepts by going through example problems. The homework is not too difficult if you pay attention in class. The weekly quizzes also follow the lecture, so they aren't bad at all. His tests focus mostly on quiz concepts rather than the homework. Overall, a solid choice

Ive taken classes with Dr. Peng multiple times and hes always a great choice! Hes very willing to answer questions and help when you ask for it. His tests are on the difficult side(I think) but totally doable if you study and have a good grasp of the concepts. Not an easy A professor, but if you put in the necessary effort its a great class.

Great professor. He explains things in detail and makes sure you understand the materials by providing more examples. The course requires some efforts, but he is not a rough grader. Definitely recommend.

Peng is a great guy and a decent professor. Class is taught through PowerPoints and he uses examples of certain concepts on Odin. If you have questions or are confused about a topic meeting with him should be your top priority. The lectures can be slow and you need to put the work in outside of class and if you want an A.

Not sure why Peng gets such a bad wrap, I found the class to be quite manageable. Though just a little bit disorganized, Peng explains the material well and provides you plenty of time and resources to finish assignments. He does not go overboard with the difficulty, but it is a fair challenge. Overall imo a very solid pick for 2670.

Hao Peng is really a blank slate for you to be a student on. For 2610, to really understand anything, you need to do practice problems yourself. He walks you through every step, and attending class is the only way to get solutions. HWs are just slightly modified in-class problems, and he let me turn in late HW for full credit.

Peng is a pretty chill and funny professor. The class is easy and honestly kind of fun. There is a group project at the end which was also very fun and interesting. You can get away with skipping, but make sure you do the homework assignments and read his notes.

One of the easiest classes I've taken at UGA. Labs are due every other week, with alot of the answers being in the sample code. He had review sessions for the midterm and final that essentially outlined the test and told the answers. I hadn't stayed for an entire class period until the last week of school, but still ended with an A.

3 tests are worth 65% of your grade. I'm normally a really bad test taker but he goes over everything that will be on the test the class before and he lets us use a cheat sheet which has been really helpful. I really enjoy his lectures. I normally find comp sci lectures boring but he works through problems with us using grafstate/drawing.

Dr. Peng is a fair teacher and a funny guy, but I didn't find class to be particularly engaging because it was exclusively working through practice problems. He explains concepts and problems well, but the flipped format made it hard to want to come to class. But if you come to class and work the problems, quizzes and homework are super easy.

I honestly really liked this class. He made theory managable. However, I did find myself needing Youtube videos to futher understand topics. EasyTheory and Neso Academy will get you through this course. Seriously... just watch videos on things you don't understand and you'll pass. I wouldn't have gotten an A on the first test without the videos.

this class was pretty easy but it is graded heavily by tests, so you need to study hard for those. the test comes straight from the review the day before, so make sure to study that mainly. the hws aren't super hard and they're from a textbook that can be found online.

Dr. Peng was a very reasonable professor and his class had a very defined structure. If you go to class and do the practice problems, you will do well on the quizzes. If you study the quizzes thoroughly, you will do well on the tests. Study for 30-45 minutes a day and follow this cycle and you will surely get an A.

The content is a survey of elementary data science topics, making it too easy for what we have to subsequently do in 4360; that being said, he's such a sweet man that I'm ok with that. Assignments were literally just lecture notes but with different data. A group project, but very easy. He's also chatGPT-friendly.

super easy cs class. 7 labs, 3 projects (2 w/ partner) and 2 exams. for exams, just study the review ppt (mostly) and use the lecture slides he posts to make ur cheat sheet and u will be fine on exams. most of the code for labs/projects are in his example codes

Average lecturer, not bad, not good.

Love his teaching style of watching videos online and coming in class to do coding activities.

I took Peng for 1730, Theory of Computing, and Data Science I. He's chill and gives good lectures, although they can be a little dry (especially for 1730). His workload is super light and his tests are not hard. Attendance is optional; most people skipped class. I really loved him for theory but I'd recommend him for any class.

He's great, please take him for 1730, he's so silly and I love him. You can tell that he really likes what he teaches. Most of the labs and project can be done by using the code examples he gives you. He is also a pretty good lecturer and made stuff feel easy with his examples. The last two project can also be done with a partner.

Peng used the flipped classroom model (lectures for homework, assignments during class), and posted the solutions for everything, so attendance was not mandatory. Very easy assignments, and the midterm and final were all math. Take Peng for an easy A!

Dr. Peng never lectured in class and would instead post lecture videos and we would do practice exercises in class. There is one group project at the end of the semester which is not bad. The midterm and final are really easy and he gives a study guide which is basically the same as the exams. Definitely recommend this class as it's an easy A!

Lectures aren't terribly exciting, easy to zone out. It's flipped so you watch videos and then go to class where he asks conceptual questions. He gives you so much time on homework, some projects can be done in as little as 2-3 hours if you really focus. You get a cheat sheet on both exams. Nice guy, approachable for questions. Good professor!

took F23 and was simple. Projects are moderately difficult...sometimes. Exams were MCQ, and cheat sheets were allowed. Straightforward with test questions and review.

Clear lectures. Sometimes has funny tangents (ex figuring out what a needle in a hay stack is). Doesn't overcomplicate things. Teaches what you need to know and that's what's on the test. Great for everything, but better in 2670 than 1730. One of best CS professors. Wasn't planning on taking data science, but I will be because he's teaching it.

Very good professor, flipped classroom worked well and he makes lectures interesting and engaging due to his likable personality. You dont necessarily have to pay that much attention in class to get good grades if you are a good studier. Only complaints were that the teaching method got repetitive and the second test covers a lot of information.

Hao peng is really cool. For discrete math he did a flip style classroom. Lecture videos before class and problems in class. I actually liked learning it this way because the in class problems just helped it click better. He also likes going off on random tangents which kinda kept me engaged.

Hao Peng is a phenomenal professor. As someone who did not understand much of Discrete Mathematics content, I was able to perform exceptionally well in this course. Dr. Peng makes it easy to participate and do well. Would recommend to anyone.

Decent class. The majority of the learning was done online with practice problems gone over during lectures. Heard from some that he makes the class harder than other profs, but I can't verify that. Attendance is not mandatory at all and you can probably still do fine in the class without ever going at all.

I love Peng. His class layout is smart, but different: you watch the lecture online before the class to cover content, then watch its application in person. His tests and assignments are fair. He makes the class easy and interesting, and includes the application of its content. Finally a CS professor with some personality.

Professor Peng can be a little tricky with the projects, but if you take him on Summer, you have two exams and three projects. Do some research for Unix, C++. Other than that you should be good to go. TAs, can be typical TAs. He respond fairly quick, instructions on projects can be a little broad.

Theory could be hard so be ready to study well. Classwork (work with your group) due every week and isn't that hard. Quick email response, clear instruction, ppt provided. Tests mostly come from your classwork but heavy weighted, as long as you study then you will be fine. Overall, he's nice guy, must take him

If you watch all his lecture videos and actively participate in class and do all the work that is expected of you in this course, you should be able to bag an A.

Peng is good but this class obviously involves a lot of theory, so things aren't always straightforward at first, but they usually makes sense after doing the classwork. Everything gets worse after Turing machines. Peng posts his slides to eLC, so I'd recommend downloading the slides, so you can listen more actively in class.

Honestly has to be my most favorite professor in the entire CS department. His lectures are really good, and he's accessible outside of class. Theory itself hasn't been too bad so far, but the difficult has certainly spiked up since we started Turing machines. Would highly recommend taking him!

Good lecturer, just didn't really like the layout of the class of having to take all the notes outside of class

If you put in the work, it is an easy class. 6 homework's throughout the semester. Quiz due almost every week with 2 attempts. 3 exams ( 1 is 15%, 2 is 20% and Final is 25%). All exams are online on elc with lockdown + webcam.

Show up to class and pay attention and it will be fine. Definitely gets hard towards the end and the final exam is pretty rough, but there is extra credit so take those opportunities. He explains things really well and is easy to reach regarding extra help. One of the best professors in the CS department imo.

Flipped Classroom format, his videos aren't really that helpful but content isn't that difficult. Drops lowest Homework and quiz grade, and each quiz has two attempts. The tests aren't too hard either, and he gives extra credit at the end of the semester. Overall he seems like a good guy, just isn't the best at explaining the topics in the class.

One of my favorite professors I've had at UGA, very nice and willing to help you with problems through being responsive to emails or asking in class. Will probably have to take notes/seek extra help outside of class though. Very test heavy and practically no curve, final is by far the hardest test in the semester. bonus credit so an A is doable

This class is basically an online class, I showed up to class the first two days, and never showed up again. If you are good at self-teaching it's very free. You learn the material yourself at home and he goes over problems in class. If this style doesn't suit you, choose another professor, but if you're good at self-teaching, it's very convenient.

It was discrete math but it was a flipped classroom. His exams can be quite tricky even though they are online multiple choice with lockdown browser. My GOAT tho

He uses a flipped classroom format where you watch his lecture videos (varies from ~10-40 min) before class, and he solves problems in class. He focuses on the math behind machine learning models (which isn't that hard), so the Python coding isn't that intensive. He gives a lot of time for the homework, and he gives a good review before exams.

Hao Peng is a funny and easy going guy, often goes on tangents looking random stuff up during class. Flipped classroom, so videos before class are the lecture, class is just extra practice. Realistically if you are a motivated student you dont have to go to class at all to succeed. Hw sometimes long but rest is light, clearly outlined expectations.

Good prof who is good at explaining concepts, though he does often go on short tangents. The actual course does not have much content though, so most lectures are let out 15-30 mins early. Its also flipped so make sure you read the book even if you go to the lectures

He doesn't require attendance and used flipped classroom. There is a group project at the end. 2 Exams which are online

Professor Hao Peng is a wonderful professor! He is genuinely hilarious and caring. Like other students mentioned, Discrete Math is taught in a flipped-classroom style so attendance is not mandatory. All resources for the class are available in elc and the content isn't too difficult. 100% would recommend!

good class learned a lot