Xuanyu Pan

The material is presented very poorly in class. In general, the material taught is not reflective of what Pan expects students to know. The material that he does teach is explained poorly, leaving students more confused than anything else. The tests are poorly written and are often ambiguous, leading to massive grading errors.

2/14/2016

He is extremely difficult to follow, the only learning I did while taking the class was from reading the book. Avoid him if you can!

2/2/2016

Worst class I have ever taken in my entire life. I had to teach myself all of the material. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. However, he did curve the daylights out of the class.

10/28/2015

Probably the most confusing and inconsistent Profesor I've ever had. If you absolutely must take 217 the semester Pan is teaching, check out Paul's Online Math Notes. It'll help

10/26/2015

Actually not that bad. He gave me A+ in the end and basically everyone got higher than B+

5/20/2015

The worst. He made a lot of typos throughout the semester and basically he just read the textbook during lectures. Not helpful at all.

4/30/2015

Professor Pan is arguably the worst professor I've ever had. He blindly reads from the textbook without explaining, isn't perceptive to students' lack of understanding, cannot answer questions, and speaks very poor English. He aslo makes typos on tests. Along with 34 of the class, I stopped going to his lectures to teach myself from the book.

4/1/2015

It's his first year teaching and he seems like a good guy, but he's honestly terrible right now. I barely went to class and just read from the textbook, whether in class or at home.

3/31/2015

All he did in lectures was go through the examples in the textbook. Additionally, he refused to go in depth with his explanations during lectures. His tests have had typos before. Try to avoid him at all costs. But, in all fairness, it's his first year teaching, so he just might need some experience under his belt before becoming a good teacher.

3/30/2015

By far the worst professor I have ever encountered. Please just don't take any of his classes or you'll regret it. The lectures consist of him reading examples out of the book and skipping steps (he won't clarify if you ask a question). The exams are difficult and filled with mistakes. I honestly don't think he even cares about teaching at all.

3/24/2015

Literally the worst ever. Lectures are not helpful and tests are poorly written and difficult. Easily the worst teacher I've ever had. Whatever class you are considering taking with him, just wait and take it later

3/23/2015