Peng Fan
- School: Texas Christian University
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
- Department: Mathematics
- 1.4Overall Quality
- 1.6Helpfulness
- 1.3Clarity
- 2.0Easiness
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LinAlg
Even though the problems in the homework are oftentimes proofs or deal with theory, Dr. Fan devotes the vast majority of his lectures to concrete examples, leaving the student with the task of determining why he can make the move he just did. Paired with a less than stellar textbook, and you have a truly winning combination.
Math1028
Dr Fan is a really nice guy, use his office hour times, he helps you out a lot on the test. His class is pretty hard, but if you put the effort and time in to show Dr. Fan your effort, he will greatly reward you.
Math1
Worst teacher I have ever had. Instead of learning material, he will spend the entire class going over old homeworks. If you want to do well, avoid this teacher!
Math030
I take his calculus class MATH 10283. He is a nice, funny, and kind guy. He is really care about his student. He usually delay the deadline for homework when most of student struggle with that. Most of my class get A! Deffitely take his class! Ask him when you need help.
MATH111
He is a completely horrible teacher. I dropped out of his class after about a month of not being able to speak Chinese and taking tests over problems we'd never done. Ridiculous.
MATH103
Hard to understand and bad at explaining even the simplest of concepts. His tests tend to be way harder than the homework or quizes. Stay away if you can.
ApCal1028
If you have never taken calculus before or are not a math person, DO NOT take Dr. Fan. He does not explain well or know how to teach the material and is hard to understand because of his accent. He is willing to work with you outside of class, but don't expect to be any less confused once you do.
MATH1003
The textbook is only used for one page and all the homework is online. Hard to understand what he is saying and does not explain topics clearly, says to "use your intuition" instead of providing equations. I made straight As in math in high school, struggled and was shocked that I earned a B in this class.
topic020
WORST teacher i have EVER had. so awful, i spent so much money on an outside tutor and still struggled to pass. avoid him at all costs!!
topiclkjl
dr. fan is the worst teacher i have ever had. his topics class should've been way less complicated than he made it out to be. not to be rude, but his accent makes it even harder...try to avoid him at all costs. i spent so much money on a tutor, and only to barely pass the class after i chose to take it pass/fail.
MATH0273
Professor Fan is hard to understand and seems to twist everything to a weird dimension that not even friends in higher level math could understand. He also refused to cut any slack on my part when I had a death in the family which resulted in me failing his final and getting a C+ in the class. Take Kathy Coleman instead.
MATH070
TOPICS IN MATH - not a fun class to go to. hard to understand what he is saying. teaches topics in hard ways to understand, gives homework every class and makes it mandatory so if you dont do it it really affects your grade. tests are SUPER hard and ALL fill in the blank so if you screw up the first step you get minus 10 points on just 1 problem!
MATH1003
PLEASE do NOT take his class!!! He can't comprehend that people don't know math as well as he does. He's very smart, but a BAD teacher. The upside is sometimes he tells cheesy jokes and tries to do in-class activities. So if you are stuck with this teacher, GOOD LUCK.
MATH1003
The class in general is very easy if you like math. All I did was sit and doodle. It was more like a refresher for me. If you're bad at math he's really awful at explaining things. He has a thick accent and only one way of explaining things. He does take attendance and it does effect your grade.
MATH1003
He was very hard to understand and did not know how to teach. He would often yell at students who were taking notes. He would say "Pay attention to me! Use your INTUSION!" (attempt @ saying intuition?) He would refuse to give formulas and insisted that we use our INTUSION to figure it out. I had to teach myself from the book to pass.
MATH101
Don't take math from Mr.Fan! He is a horrible teacher and his english is very hard to understand. If you want any help out of him you have to stalk his office all the time to actually get some help, and is also impatient when he is trying to help you one on one. I would suggest if you are taking topics of mathematics to take from another teacher.
Topicmath
Quite honestly the worst teacher I've ever taken. His tests are insanely difficult if you follow his reviews (which basically means his reviews are utterly useless). He's difficult to understand and most of the class time is spent trying to figure out how to do the homework from the previous day. Don't take him even if you want a challenge.
topics
Mr. Fan is so funny and very cute! His English kept me entertained through the whole semester. He definitely has a spunky personality. I've never made good grades in math and I got a B. He explained things creatively which I appreciate. I spent a lot of time outside class reteaching myself in ways I'd best remember the subjects. Fun teacher!
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