Ting Jiang | PlanetTerp

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Ting Jiang CMSC351 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/06/2025	She's fine...? She has an accent, but you'll get used to it. Ting and Justin are co-teaching (at least for this year) so you share a lot of the homeworks/exams. I just can't say I learned much from her, sorry :( - 3 midterms. - 1 final. - Around 11 homeworks. Only counts the top 10 homeworks. - Around 14 mini multiple-choice quizzes due every Friday except on exam days. Drops the lowest 3? 2?? Idk I can't count.
Ting Jiang CMSC351 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/05/2025	Her lectures can be a bit confusing in the beginning and a bit unintuitive as she uses Herve's slides. A lot of people stopped going to lecture after the binning of the semester, saying they are a waste of time. But guys! I disagree, I think once you get used to her lecture style, she can be very helpful and will sometimes give out hints for the exams during lecture. Exams are fair, and she provides a lot of practice material though homework, MCQs, and additional practice resources. Overall, she is very sweet and want's her students to succeed, and is very helpful in office hours.
Ting Jiang CMSC351 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/03/2025	She has an easier exam than Justin. Don't suffer through Justin's 8 a.m. if you are not a morning person. Just take her and use Justin's notes to study since they co-teach.
Ting Jiang CMSC351 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/01/2025	She tries her best as a professor, but her lectures are essentially a waste of time. While she's not hard to understand, her notes are confusing and pale in comparison to Justin's. Sometimes Ting even has a quarter of her screen covered by something in Mandarin. While Justin's lecture retention is very high among professors at UMD, hers is very, very low, with only around 10 to 15% of the class still going by mid-semester. Kruskal might have a better retention rate. Exams are pretty fair and are typically easier than Justin's. Her practice exams (usually the last sample that they give you) are harder than the actual exam she gives, at least in my opinion. Averages aren't great, but that's because most people just rely on Justin's LaTeX notes instead of actual lecture material. Can't say anything about her office hours or how she structures the class because she co-teaches with Justin. The two sections she teaches have as many differences as Justin's and hers do. Overall, it'd be best to take Ting if you're able to go to Justin's lecture every MWF but want easier exams.
Ting Jiang CMSC351 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/30/2025	Setting aside the co-teaching with Justin, Ting did next to nothing to help me learn anything. It was quite difficult to follow her and understand her thought process when going over any topic within the course. The best thing you can do is not go to the lecture and just read Justin's notes and pray that the exam isn't too hard.
Ting Jiang CMSC351 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/23/2024	She's a pretty boring and unhelpful lecturer, but this was her first semester so I'll chalk it up to that. I was surprised by how fairly the exams were graded, you get a lot of partial credit in some places that you would never expect to (put a completely wrong answer for a fill-in-the-box question and got 4/5 points for it lol), and in general the exams are pretty fair. She always holds a review session before every exam, and they are very helpful, she tells you almost exactly what's on the exam. I will say she benefitted a lot from co-teaching with Justin and Herve, and if she's not co-teaching with them after this semester then I'm not sure how much of this review will hold so take it with a grain of salt. Overall, you'll be fine with her, just study.
Ting Jiang CMSC351 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/20/2024	Ting is an okay lecturer and a nice person. She uses Herves slides which I found very unintuitive. Also, the pacing of the lectures feels off, but this is her first semester lecturing here so this probably will improve. She benefits a lot from coteaching with Justin. His notes teach you everything you need to know, and the course organization from him is good. The exams Ting wrote were fair with averages in the B- range. Just make sure you show up to the review lecture the class before the exam; she tells you what’s going to be on the exam there. Overall, Ting is a good choice if you don’t think you’ll make it to Justin’s 8AM or if you’re trying to avoid Kruskal.
Ting Jiang Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/16/2024	bad lecturer decent exams saved by justin's notes / coteaching
Ting Jiang CMSC351 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/15/2024	Ting is an ok lecturer but i always found myself getting bored during lectures and wouldn't pay attention. I stopped going to class after the 2nd week and was still able to do good because she was co-teaching with Justin. Justin's lecture notes and latex notes online were what got me through the course and they really helped with the homeworks and MCQ quizzes every week. There were a good number practice exams that you can use to study for exams which was really nice. The reason she gets 4 stars is pretty much because she co teaches with Justin

Ting Jiang
CMSC351

Expecting a B-
Anonymous
05/06/2025

She's fine...? She has an accent, but you'll get used to it. Ting and Justin are co-teaching (at least for this year) so you share a lot of the homeworks/exams. I just can't say I learned much from her, sorry :( - 3 midterms. - 1 final. - Around 11 homeworks. Only counts the top 10 homeworks. - Around 14 mini multiple-choice quizzes due every Friday except on exam days. Drops the lowest 3? 2?? Idk I can't count.

Ting Jiang
CMSC351

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/05/2025

Her lectures can be a bit confusing in the beginning and a bit unintuitive as she uses Herve's slides. A lot of people stopped going to lecture after the binning of the semester, saying they are a waste of time. But guys! I disagree, I think once you get used to her lecture style, she can be very helpful and will sometimes give out hints for the exams during lecture. Exams are fair, and she provides a lot of practice material though homework, MCQs, and additional practice resources. Overall, she is very sweet and want's her students to succeed, and is very helpful in office hours.

Ting Jiang
CMSC351

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/03/2025

She has an easier exam than Justin. Don't suffer through Justin's 8 a.m. if you are not a morning person. Just take her and use Justin's notes to study since they co-teach.

Ting Jiang
CMSC351

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/01/2025

She tries her best as a professor, but her lectures are essentially a waste of time. While she's not hard to understand, her notes are confusing and pale in comparison to Justin's. Sometimes Ting even has a quarter of her screen covered by something in Mandarin. While Justin's lecture retention is very high among professors at UMD, hers is very, very low, with only around 10 to 15% of the class still going by mid-semester. Kruskal might have a better retention rate. Exams are pretty fair and are typically easier than Justin's. Her practice exams (usually the last sample that they give you) are harder than the actual exam she gives, at least in my opinion. Averages aren't great, but that's because most people just rely on Justin's LaTeX notes instead of actual lecture material. Can't say anything about her office hours or how she structures the class because she co-teaches with Justin. The two sections she teaches have as many differences as Justin's and hers do. Overall, it'd be best to take Ting if you're able to go to Justin's lecture every MWF but want easier exams.

Ting Jiang
CMSC351

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
01/30/2025

Setting aside the co-teaching with Justin, Ting did next to nothing to help me learn anything. It was quite difficult to follow her and understand her thought process when going over any topic within the course. The best thing you can do is not go to the lecture and just read Justin's notes and pray that the exam isn't too hard.

Ting Jiang
CMSC351

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/23/2024

She's a pretty boring and unhelpful lecturer, but this was her first semester so I'll chalk it up to that. I was surprised by how fairly the exams were graded, you get a lot of partial credit in some places that you would never expect to (put a completely wrong answer for a fill-in-the-box question and got 4/5 points for it lol), and in general the exams are pretty fair. She always holds a review session before every exam, and they are very helpful, she tells you almost exactly what's on the exam. I will say she benefitted a lot from co-teaching with Justin and Herve, and if she's not co-teaching with them after this semester then I'm not sure how much of this review will hold so take it with a grain of salt. Overall, you'll be fine with her, just study.

Ting Jiang
CMSC351

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/20/2024

Ting is an okay lecturer and a nice person. She uses Herves slides which I found very unintuitive. Also, the pacing of the lectures feels off, but this is her first semester lecturing here so this probably will improve. She benefits a lot from coteaching with Justin. His notes teach you everything you need to know, and the course organization from him is good. The exams Ting wrote were fair with averages in the B- range. Just make sure you show up to the review lecture the class before the exam; she tells you what’s going to be on the exam there. Overall, Ting is a good choice if you don’t think you’ll make it to Justin’s 8AM or if you’re trying to avoid Kruskal.

Ting Jiang
CMSC351

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/15/2024

Ting is an ok lecturer but i always found myself getting bored during lectures and wouldn't pay attention. I stopped going to class after the 2nd week and was still able to do good because she was co-teaching with Justin. Justin's lecture notes and latex notes online were what got me through the course and they really helped with the homeworks and MCQ quizzes every week. There were a good number practice exams that you can use to study for exams which was really nice. The reason she gets 4 stars is pretty much because she co teaches with Justin