Tereible! I would never recomned to anyone that they take this class from him if you want to pass

Difficult to understand due to thick accent. Not very helpful when asking questions. Presented material in a confusing manner. Better at pontificating about his opinions than teaching math. I transfered out of this class into another due to poor teaching skills.

THE WORST TEACHER EVER!!! He is very smart and expects you to be too. Hard to understand, does not teach you steps or show examples in the book.

I could not understand anything that he said. He expects students to get infront of the class and work problems on the board....which is hard when you can't even understand him. An instructor needs to be able to communicate with the students that are paying his wages.

He is the worst teacher I have had. He does not communicate very well and doe snot give credit for showing work. BEWARE, if you have another option go with it. I am a A student and he deserves a F as a professor.

what a joke of a teacher i've never seen such a waste of skin in my life!!! no help, huge ego, and the worst teacher i have ever had in 30 years. if you take classes from him you will fail & he does not care as long as his check clears the bank.

If I could give any advice, it would be to turn away from this class and run. I'm too far into the semester to withdraw. He is so not a teacher. It's sickening that I am wasting my time and money learning from this man.

As some other reviews have said that he takes work from other teachers to show you what to do, I can confirm that. If you are really smart at math and DO NOT need a teacher to teach you math, then he is your guy. But for the rest of us that need a teacher to actually teach us, I recommend you find someone else.

The worst teacher I have had. He assumes students already understands all knowledge, and he just gives a brief run down. His grading is unclear, and if you ask him about it he will not take the time to explain. There is 3 assignments for each class. 1. Video problems. 2. Homework from the book. 3. A quiz.

First day, he said and I quote "I am not actually a professor". Obviously he is a teacher of some sort, maybe high school qualified, but not college. He just expects you to know everything, and doesn't give definitions or even a formula. If you can teach yourself, go for it. If not, don't even take his class.

I took this 1050 class online and it was the worst class I have ever taken!! If you are good at learning new math concepts on your own then go for it. He only uses material from other teachers and will not answer your questions. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE from him for your own sanity. The tests are nothing what you spend your time learning.

I knew it was going to be a tough class but it was horrible! Great doctorate level teacher, just not very good at teaching new concepts to students. He chose an open source textbook that was not very good, would have gladly paid more $$ for a better text. Definitely lots of self-teaching involved. Not many points so tests matter!

This was an online math course but was poorly designed. You are asked to watch a series of videos or read the text book in order to learn the math. I emailed him several times for help but got generic responses and no help. His teaching style is poor and his ability to pretend to care is non existent. Run away and take this course from anyone else.

This teacher gives way too much homework! I took this course about 6 years ago with another professor, but I didn't finish my other classes soon enough and had to take this course again. Compared to my other professor, there was at least twice as much homework and he grades the tests way too hard. This teacher was also very hard to communicate with

This instructor HATES questions. I went to tutoring for help with matrices, which were on a project. Because I used the tutoring center and mentioned to him that I was still confused, he accused me of cheating and gave me a 0 on a project. What is the tutoring center for if not to get help when your teacher is SERIOUSLY slacking? I transferred out

Horrible, don't expect to get help if you ask. Very tough grader and the class mainly consists of learning from watching youtube vidoes assigned.

Professor Tane is the absolute worst math professor I have ever taken a math course from! I wouldn't take this math class again if my life depended on it. He doesn't email back fast, and when he does his emails are demeaning and down grading. He doesn't care how you do in the course. Do not ever take any courses from him!

Shane Tang was very short with students, sometimes just plain rude and often dismissive. When asking him something he'd say it wasn't his problem or patronize, followed every single time by "I am happy to help you learn Intermediate Algebra."

The hmwrk was fairly easy and gave me hope that I would do well on the final. A few times on the hmwrk i would get an answer wrong due to a format issue with the software. I would email the instructor with screenshots but was given no leniency. Up to the final I had a b+. The final was much harder than the hmwrk and not enough time to complete.

Definitely do not take this class. I dont know how they let certain teachers teach. Unless you want to teach your self then dont take this class. He wants things a certain way but doesnt explain how.

He has poor grammar and is not involved with the class at all, just lets canvas grade the assignments and copy pastes videos that don't explain the homework. Doesn't matter if you show your work, even a minor formatting error and you get no credit. Take another professor or you will regret it, he is purposely difficult.

Too much homework. Something due every single day.

Would show material on exams that we never covered in class or on homework assignments. Would assign hours of busy work every few days, rather than actually teach his students well. Exams make up a majority of your grade, assignments make up very little. Stay away.

Doesn't give you a test review before exams, doesn't help you with questions just tells you to go to the tutoring center that didn't help at all, and very rough in understanding what he wants you to do in some assignments... I'd go with a different teacher if I was you. I'll have to re-take the class and will know not to pick him as my teacher...

I am usually an easy A in math courses, but this professor was tough. I get 100% correct answers in homework questions but he will take away a large number of points for any incorrect formatting. I got points taken off because my fraction line was half a millimeter "too short". I used to have a passion for math but it died with the class, sadly.

If he decides to explain the deductions he makes on the homework it is very unclear and sometimes blatantly incorrect. He is not very involved in the online course, all the lecture videos are taken from an outside source and I've only heard him speak once. He cares too much for his specific notation and doesn't explain the proper way to notate.

Students beware. I've previously gone through a full four year university and received a BA. Shane Tang is by far the worst teacher I've ever encountered. Couple of assignments I was given a 0% because of rules that were not specified in the assignment. Expect 10-12 hours of busy work per week and to be docked 20% if you forget a single parentheses

Worst professor I've had for any class or subject. You can expect to have several points docked for notational errors, grammatical errors, & general nonsense on any assignment including exams. It's hard to get help & the feedback he does give is vague, condescending & generally doesn't focus on the actual math. Avoid if possible.

Terrible teacher

He was such a hard grader & would only mark things wrong & not show you what you did wrong. He also wouldn't help you get the grade you needed he doesn't care.

Took this class summer of 2024 (math1050) and ended up spending more time in the tutoring center. Transferred to a different class. Use Desmos, Symbolab, Socratic, mathispower4you and YouTube if you end up in his class. Spent 8 hours plus a day working to understand what he didn't explain in class. Nice guy but not a teacher I would suggest.

Summer 2024 Math 1050: You'll rely heavily on YouTube and online resources. Questions will be redirected to the textbook, and lectures are prerecorded by another teacher. The grading system deducts points even for correct answers if they don't match the exact layout he wants. It's better to wait until next term to avoid wasting time and money.

Teaches very fast, hard to keep up and understand. doesn't cover everything and you'll end up using mostly youtube help videos to learn material. really tough grader, will grade you on things like ink bleeding through the paper you printed. really difficult to work with.

He isnt good at teaching, his class has no structure, he doesnt explain things, and he is extremely arrogant and conviced he cant be wrong. Hes also a super tough grader who will mark you if you dont do the exact process he does. He does not care if your answer is correct, if you missed a sign in your work then youll get it wrong

absolutely horrible. I took this class because I needed it as a pre-requisite to chem 1100. It's insanely hard to get a good grade in this class. You are basically taking this class through YouTube help videos. he grades extremely rough. if you don't do the math as he has taught out of his textbook then you fail the class.

Avoid this professor! He's difficult, unapproachable, and grades harshly. You must print, handwrite, and scan every assignment, and he'll dock points for tiny errors like a missing sign or pen bleeding through paper. Exams are 10 questions, so one mistake drops your grade by 10%. He assigns 30-60 minutes of daily busywork. Sets students up to fail!

While he himself is a great person, when it came to my learning I don't think he really benefitted me. I took his online course so I can't speak in person, but what I will say is he assigns homework every 2 days that cannot be late. He'll answer your questions they just might take a while to get back. He's a good teacher if you are self motivated!

Worst professor I have ever had. Uses lectures from a different professor and grades very harshly. Offers no exam reviews. 3 days a week we are given an online homework assignment which is standard. What sets this professor apart is his requirement for printing out an additional assignment on paper and requiring a submitted picture of it.

Just gives you the textbooks and sets you loose.

He is a nice person, but how he grades is very annoying. He will doc points on written homework for things like crossed out work and circling solutions. You can do written assingments perfectly and he'll still find something to doc points on. This carries over to tests as well. For the sake of your sanity -and GPA- take the class from someone else.

insanely nitpicky, I got docked points for my graph not being "smooth"

Lecture + online homework + written homework due every weekday. Points taken off written homework if your work isn't exactly to his liking (perfect size, perfect handwriting, etc) regardless if your answer is correct. I'd drop the course if I had any other options, but it's the only math course I need and I can't afford to take the semester off.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS unless you love algebra and only doing it in his perfect way. He will take points off if your writing is too small or if your pen bleeds through the paper. He is ruthless and does not care if the answer is correct if he doesn't like how you solved it (regardless of the work shown). Regret 100000% waste of $1025

I have never struggled this much with a math class. He took points off an exam because my graph wasn't smooth enough, and never explained where I lost points on the final. Has extremely specific criteria for showing work, which he never actually explained to the class. And he did very little to help the class, there were no study guides.