Junyan Zhao | PlanetTerp

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Junyan Zhao MATH241H Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/12/2024	The other reviews already said it but he's a new teacher so his class was incredibly disorganized. The syllabus that he uploaded wasn't his and he hasn't followed anything on it, so it was essentially useless. We also literally didn't do MATLAB which is part of the course description so that was weird.He also doesn't go to his office hours half the time so you have to email him to set up a time to talk to him. His teaching style was mainly based on proofs and theoretical formulas and he didn't do a lot of practice problems, which makes it difficult to understand.
Junyan Zhao MATH241H Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/12/2024	He was very passionate about math, but a terrible teacher. His lectures were not organized whatsoever and based entirely on the textbook. He spent way too much time on the theory behind equations and not enough time on how to actually apply the concepts from the textbook to real problems. Granted, it is his first year teaching, but if you want a good grade and to actually understand the concepts of Calc III, I don't recommend you take him.
Junyan Zhao MATH241H Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/12/2024	Nice guy and reasonable with the class. However, as a professor, I wouldn't recommend. When he teaches, it feels like he picks things out of the textbook and teaches what he feels is important. Halfway through the semester, I realized that I had to learn the course myself to really connect the content together to where it makes sense. Justine Olav Wyss-Gallifent's youtube channel was clutch. If you take his class, expect to have to learn the content yourself to understand it.
Junyan Zhao MATH241H Expecting a C Anonymous 12/03/2024	Flexible but tough at the same time. Brand new professor, and disorganized. He was helpful in offering extra credit, and he let us pick how we want our grading system to be, but almost everyone got between a 40-60% on the midterm. His style of teaching shows hes interested in the subject, but near the end of the semester it seemed he started to get frustrated with us not knowing things (which is partially his fault for not teaching us long-term memory). He also has never used canvas before and uploaded a syllabus that wasn't even his. Our midterm was October 31st, and we still have yet to even have an assignment created for it on canvas. Although he is very interested in the subject and wants to find a way for us all to pass, he is a typical "new professor" who hasn't found their style of teaching yet.
Junyan Zhao MATH241H Expecting a B Anonymous 12/02/2024	He is a new teacher (this was his first semester ever teaching calculus), so I understand why he was disorganized, but he was disorganized. Lectures were direct readings from the textbook, and it is consistently difficult to follow his approaches. On the other hand, he is incredibly flexible when it comes to grading and timing of assignments. All homework was due at the end of the semester, and the grading was 20% attendance (he doesn't take attendance, so it's guaranteed), 40% homework (participation, but kind of a double edged sword), and 15% midterm, 25% final. I do not feel as though he has effectively prepared the class for the final in any effect, but he is a fun professor and may be better in the future.

Junyan Zhao
MATH241H

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/12/2024

The other reviews already said it but he's a new teacher so his class was incredibly disorganized. The syllabus that he uploaded wasn't his and he hasn't followed anything on it, so it was essentially useless. We also literally didn't do MATLAB which is part of the course description so that was weird.He also doesn't go to his office hours half the time so you have to email him to set up a time to talk to him. His teaching style was mainly based on proofs and theoretical formulas and he didn't do a lot of practice problems, which makes it difficult to understand.

Junyan Zhao
MATH241H

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/12/2024

He was very passionate about math, but a terrible teacher. His lectures were not organized whatsoever and based entirely on the textbook. He spent way too much time on the theory behind equations and not enough time on how to actually apply the concepts from the textbook to real problems. Granted, it is his first year teaching, but if you want a good grade and to actually understand the concepts of Calc III, I don't recommend you take him.

Junyan Zhao
MATH241H

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/12/2024

Nice guy and reasonable with the class. However, as a professor, I wouldn't recommend. When he teaches, it feels like he picks things out of the textbook and teaches what he feels is important. Halfway through the semester, I realized that I had to learn the course myself to really connect the content together to where it makes sense. Justine Olav Wyss-Gallifent's youtube channel was clutch. If you take his class, expect to have to learn the content yourself to understand it.

Junyan Zhao
MATH241H

Expecting a C
Anonymous
12/03/2024

Flexible but tough at the same time. Brand new professor, and disorganized. He was helpful in offering extra credit, and he let us pick how we want our grading system to be, but almost everyone got between a 40-60% on the midterm. His style of teaching shows hes interested in the subject, but near the end of the semester it seemed he started to get frustrated with us not knowing things (which is partially his fault for not teaching us long-term memory). He also has never used canvas before and uploaded a syllabus that wasn't even his. Our midterm was October 31st, and we still have yet to even have an assignment created for it on canvas. Although he is very interested in the subject and wants to find a way for us all to pass, he is a typical "new professor" who hasn't found their style of teaching yet.

Junyan Zhao
MATH241H

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/02/2024

He is a new teacher (this was his first semester ever teaching calculus), so I understand why he was disorganized, but he was disorganized. Lectures were direct readings from the textbook, and it is consistently difficult to follow his approaches. On the other hand, he is incredibly flexible when it comes to grading and timing of assignments. All homework was due at the end of the semester, and the grading was 20% attendance (he doesn't take attendance, so it's guaranteed), 40% homework (participation, but kind of a double edged sword), and 15% midterm, 25% final. I do not feel as though he has effectively prepared the class for the final in any effect, but he is a fun professor and may be better in the future.