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Dong Quan Nguyen
MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/10/2024 |
First of all, Dong is a super nice guy. He is funny while he teaches and he can keep your attention. He does have a semi-strong accent. I haven’t seen anyone else talk about it but I could not understand everything that he said. (Maybe 1 in 10 words I didn’t understand) The class is very easy, he drops a lot of assignments and even the lowest midterm. If you have calc experience you will most likely get an b+ or higher. His actual teaching is not the best though. He mostly does practice examples from the homework, which is nice, but it doesn’t give you a holistic understanding of the topic. Without lots of studying it can be hard to really learn the material that you need for the common final. (He also starts the year literally saying”God bless you” for the final) |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/10/2024 |
Dong is the best, take him if you can!! Offers so many extra credit opportunities, extends basically every single homework deadline, drops multiple bad grades, and the midterms are very easy (he also gives a sample midterm before which is exactly the same as what the real midterm will be). You probably will struggle more on the common final and will have to study more since our midterms and quizzes are so easy, but if you have good grades in the class (you will) it shouldn't even be that bad. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
MATH140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/06/2024 |
You will not regret having dong as your professor. He cares for his students, he is absolutely hilarious, and WANTS you to pass. All midterms are very easy and as close to the practice midterms as they can. Be on time and be prepared, sometimes he feels like throwing extra credit, they are random quizzes. He always goes over the topic before them, i always took notes so they were never an issue. Quizzes in discussion are reviewed in lecture and they are almost the same. Also, extends deadlines for homework which saved me multiple times…. because he felt like it he dropped one of the midterm grades. He is really chill and real, and it shows he is passionate about what he does. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
MATH140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/06/2024 |
Absolutely the best professor EVER. He is hilarious. Not only that, but he genuinely has such good teaching methods and wants you to pass. From his teaching I see that he is passionate about what he does. Be prepared for at least some random quizzes… listen, take notes, and be there on time. These are a great boost to your final. Also, his midterms are exactly like the practice he gives and the class before he goes over all of it for you. He also explains very well. For homeworks, Cengage is a pain, but there is not anything he can do because it is standardized. To make it easier, he always goes over homework's during class and extends all of the deadlines. If I did not have a prof as good as Dong, then I wouldve been screwed. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
STAT410 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/06/2024 |
I had dong last year and he was the best. Slight language barrier so I had to do a little bit of self-teaching. You can tell he really loves math, and would talk about different mathematician drama and make a lot of jokes, keeping the lectures engaging. I personally found the homeworks to be long and difficult but I am slow. Anyways I still got a 100 on all the homeworks and in the class because Dong cares the most about the success of his students and is willing to help in any way without hesitation. I care the most about my gpa so five stars for dong |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/02/2024 |
If you want to take math140 take this professor. His lectures are pretty easy to understand, and his exams are quite easy if you do the practice exam that he usually gives out . |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
MATH140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/02/2024 |
Easy class, easy lectures, easy quizzes. No reason not to take his class. Other MATH140 teachers suck apparently. TAKE THIS TEACHER. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/22/2024 |
“All Hail Dong” we said in unison. Very funny and understand guy who’s course load is manageable and exams are fair. DONT EVER LEAVE ME DONG I STILL NEED YOU |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/20/2024 |
Overall really great professor. He does a good job of reviewing basics and higher-level stuff that you may need to know later. Quizzes are one question very similar to homework and he gives you a practice question in advance in addition to dropping one of 6 quiz grades. Tests are identical to the practice tests he posts, so know them very well. His accent is a little hard to understand at first but you get used to it fast. He gives a decent amount of homework but also extends basically every deadline and goes over many questions in lectures. If you can take him, I recommend it he wants you to do the best you can and drops enough assignments where you can afford to mess up a few times and still get an A easily. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/05/2024 |
Awesome math professor who is very passionate about the subject. It's awesome how he doesn't mind going over basics on the side if the whole class needs a refresher. He also knows tons of history and proofs about the concepts being taught in the class which make it extremely entertaining. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/31/2024 |
He is a great professor. He is very flexible and honestly explains everything well. He is always open to questions and never seems to push off students trying to understand math better. Did I mention that this guy is funny asf? He could be talking about math and come up with the most random stories and then occasionally say the most random nonchalant things. In terms of difficulties, he basically gives you the sample midterm test for practice but changes up some numbers on the ACTUAL midterm, so just do the sample and you should be good. (*I WOULD RECOMMEND STUDYING HARDER FOR THE FINAL BECAUSE HE DOESN'T MAKE THOSE SO THE QUESTIONS WILL BE DIFFERENT AND HARDER*). His class is easy and you should be fine if you stay on top of the WebAssign and worksheets in the discussion, and just hope you get a good TA who can explain the material well. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
MATH140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 10/21/2024 |
Nếu b là người Việt, hãy take bằng được lớp của thầy này, chăm chỉ đến lớp là có được con A trong lòng bàn tay 👍. Giáo sư giảng rất dễ hiểu, exam không khó, rất tạo điều kiện cho những ai chăm học 👍. This gentlemen of a professor is so great you can not miss, his way of teaching is on top. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
MATH140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 09/26/2024 |
Great professor, explains things really well. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
STAT410 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/10/2024 |
He is amazing so nice to everyone. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
STAT410 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/09/2024 |
The goat... he makes stat410 a very easy and approachable class. he is also a funny guy. for grading there were 5 hws and 1 midterm and a final. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
STAT410 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2024 |
Taking Dong's section of STAT410 was fantastic -- the workload was light but thorough, and he always gave us ample material to review before every exam. He graded generously and overall seemed very passionate about teaching math as a subject. Highly recommend. |
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Dong Quan Nguyen
STAT410 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2024 |
Best math professor I've had at UMD. Hands down. |