Xinan Liu

This professor has taught: ENME331, ENME350, ENME712
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Xinan Liu
ENME350

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/23/2023
Liu did nothing the whole semester. He once lectured instead of Kim but was totally unhelpful. In lab, he makes the TFs do all the work anyway, and always left within the first 20 mins. It seems a lot of people thought he was funny with his "no mistakes" spiel, but really it came across as syrupy, patronizing nonsense. He quite frankly made me mad every time he tried to give advice or technical instruction because of the ungenuine smile.
Xinan Liu
ENME350

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/28/2022
On the rare occasion that Prof Liu gives lectures instead of Professor Kim, it's very difficult to follow and he goes too quickly, but that's not his primary job in this course. Mostly what he does is oversee lab and host office hours. In both of these roles, he is a nice guy who will really try to help you succeed. When he says "just don't make mistakes," it's more of a language barrier thing than him being rude.
Xinan Liu
ENME350

Anonymous
12/27/2021
"Don't make mistakes! Students lose points because they make mistakes." Liu often says the way to be successful for 350 is to not make mistakes which is the most useless thing to say. He has a heavy accent (not his fault of course) and talks fast, so it is hard to understand him at times. He seems like he's trying to be funny and lighthearted, but when he tries to help students, they often are left more confused. Liu leads the lab portion of 350, and also works with Kim to write and grade the exams. He is a harsh grader on exams, but easy-going on lab assignments.
Xinan Liu
ENME350

Expecting a C
Anonymous
11/21/2020
I go to this man's office hours any day over jungho's. Prof Liu is patient, smart, and will try to make you laugh. The course is hard af tho.