YU Xia

School: Middle Tennessee State University
Department: Business
Location:Murfreesboro, TN
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 Pros: She takes the highest grades you make on the homework/quizzes and drops the lowest two. Also, she makes sample exams posted on the S-drive that help out a lot.
Cons: The quizzes are timed. In other words, if you didn't read the chapter, or at least get a good look at it, you won't finish your quiz.
Professor Amy is such a personable person. She knows the material is a little dry, but she makes the best of it as much as she can. Her class is not necessarily easy, but if you come to class and pay attention, you should do fine. Occasionally, there will be a pop quiz (maybe about 3-5 at the most during the semester) and she'll take attendance randomly too. She does have an accent, but it never really bothered me. She loves to tell stories that relate to the material, and she makes a lot of effort to be avaliable outside of class. I really liked the class and would definitely recommend Ms. Amy to anyone.
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 Pros: She was a very sweet woman and taught the material well.
Cons: She was born in China, so her english is good but her accent makes you really have to listen to her hard and pay full attention.
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 Pros: Ms. Amy is very knowledgable about the subject area.
Sample tests and answers are given to you.
Cons: The material in this class is not easy to the non math student.
Tests are over several chapters which makes it more confusing.
Her help she offers in her office is for those who already know how to work the problems for the most part.
Gets upset if you fail her tests.
Ms. Amy is sweet and she is very knowledgable in her field. However, we are students who don't know the material and are suppose to be taught.. A couple days into the class, I heard her mumble that she does not have to teach you everything. She only goes over one of each math problem. That drove me crazy. Very frustrating! You are to teach yourself in her eyes, and come to class with any questions. She does take roll, but not like you would think. She lectures the first half of class, and makes you work one of the problems. Then comes break, followed by the last half of the class. At the end of class, you are to work another problem she went over one time. She takes this paper up that you have done your work on. She uses that for roll. She tells you it is for extra credit. So, if you just come for half of the class and leave at break,she knows. Also, by her taking the problems up we just worked left me clueless. I had nothing to look back at what I had done. I just think she needs to change this so, we are able to take it home. I personally, started asking a friend to help me. She does not like to see this either. I was able most of the time to learn moreso, from the friend than her. She does have an accent, but I didn't find that it wasa any problem for me. I just think she thinks we come to class fully knowledgable about the material. The material is not the easiest by no means. I would not recommend her because of her style of teaching. No curve in this clas whatsoever!
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 It is very hard to understand her english. Her homework is very difficult and she does not do much explaining. She gives a study test but, it still does not help. She knows how to do the problems she just doesnt know how to teach it. She grades on attendance so, do not be late.
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 Pros: She's sweet.
Cons: Hard to understand
Hard tests
Lots of abbreviations
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 Pros: good review for test
Cons: hard to understand sometimes
Homework and connect quiz help your grade a lot.
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 This professor is awesome. I really enjoyed her class. Her examples may run on everynow and then, but they were always relevant. She is very willing to help. She made the material very interesting, and the classes usually flew by. Beware, if you're taking the class at night in the summer, you will be there until 10:20.
Exams: The tests were JUST like the sample test she gives out. Work through that, and you'll do fine.
Homework: No homework, but there were in class assignments. These were given out at the end of class and were just to practice what you just learned. Super easy, but she is picky so make sure your answers look just like her examples.
Textbook: Might be good, I don't know. Shw provides powere points and lecture notes to follow along with. You DO NOT need the book so don't buy it.
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 Dr. Amy is a wonderful teacher. She's from China, and a few students had a hard time understanding her English for the first couple of weeks, but it's not bad at all. Very nice young woman who cares about her students and whether or not they're learning. She will do anything she can to help you if you don't get it if you'll go see her in her office. Very good teacher who knows her stuff!
Exams: pretty fair, not too hard not too easy
Homework: a few group presentations, nothing too big. except for one HUGE group presentation/paper assignment. ask around for details. not too bad if you get in a good group. you get to choose your group.
Textbook: don't buy it, you don't need it, i bought it, brought it home, sat it on my shelf, and then sold it back to the store at the end of the semester. not kidding.
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 She is a nice lady, and sometimes funny. The best thing about her is that she is willing to help you at anytime; she even extended her office hours so she could help more students. The class itself wasn't boring, but don't sit in the back because you won't understand what she is saying. It's very hard to understand her english, so you really got to pay attention. Other than that, you can get an A. And by the way, if you miss a lot of classes, you are losing points.
Exams: all you need to do is do the review sheet, because all the answers from the test are similar
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 This was one of the most frustrating classes I have ever taken. Prof. Xia is a great person, but the combination of the material, the way she taught it and a slight difficulty with the accent made this class almost unbearable. After the first class I almost dropped, but amazingly stuck with it and came out (somehow) with a C+. I think she expected everyone to just understand the equations and problems with one example, but I found it to be very complicated and confusing.
Prof. Xia is a very understanding teacher and a great person but I would NOT recommend taking her for this class.
Exams: Study the practice tests!!!
Homework: No homework, but an in-class assignment almost everyday.
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 She is the nicest and very sweet professor. SOmetimes its hard to understand her accent, but after awhile, you just get used to it.
She talks about China a lot and how it relates to the subject. If you want a nice and easy teacher, take her!!
Exams: Yes. First and second test were really easy. Just make sure study the sample test. However, the last one was the hardest. You really have to understand and study a LOT!.
Homework: In class assignments that you could work with your classmates.
Textbook: You can just read the notes that she put on sdrive. No point to buy the book unless you like to read.
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 Dr. Xia tells her students to call her by her English name "Amy" because of her name is hard to pronounce.
You have to attend class or you will not understand how to do the formulas. Print off the slides before class, and take detailed notes on the formulas.
Dr. Xia is an excellent professor, though sometimes hard to understand. She warns you early to speak up if you don't understand. She has the longest office hours of any professor I have had, and will go over any material with you.
I would not hesitate to take any of her classes
Homework: The Homework were over formula's discussed in class in class.
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 [Xia] (She told us to call her [by her first name ]--her American name) is a very nice teacher. I was worried because of her name if she would be hard to understand. She talks some about living in China and some of her stories are funny and she relates them to what we are doing in class. She was not as bad as I thought. Even though a couple of the tests I got C's on, she gives you homework that is exactly like the problems she works in class. So do the homework and it will help balance out your grade. Towards the end of the semester, we were getting behind and she started moving through the material very fast, however, it wasn't too bad. I would definitely take her again; she is fair in her grading and is always in her office if you have questions. Take her for MGMT 3620. Great overall teacher! But fair warning--the final was VERY hard (however not comprehensive)
Exams: The first test I got a 72 on and for me I wasn't very happy with that, but I figured it’s only the first test. She told the class that the average on the first text was like a C or D, and she said "I think that’s pretty good" (I don't think the average being a D is good). What was cool though is she let the test we had the lowest grade on count for half (Would have been 100 points, she made it for only 50 points)
Homework: 4 Homework assignments, but they were very good preparation for her tests (especially the problem section). For the Multiple choice part of her tests, you need to read the PowerPoint’s and notes she gives out. They will help you on the tests.
Textbook: I never opened the book. She told us the first day we would use it, but I never did. Between the Excel, Word and PowerPoint’s, that was plenty to help with the homework and tests. I would save the money and not buy the book.
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 Dr. Xia is one of the best professors I have had. She really knows the material and she is always open to students' questions and feedback. Those who say that her accent is hard to understand are lying. If you pay attention during class you shouldn't have a problem understanding her at all. I've had other professors whose first language is English, but who shouldn't even be teaching. The material can be difficult, but if you put some effort you should be fine.
Exams: Not hard if you study the material
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 I had a huge problem with understanding her. She was a great person and would help in any way she could. The language barrier was the only thing I had a problem with in her class
Homework: 4 homeworks that are the math part of the test
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 First of all, there IS a language barrier. She can be hard to understand. However, she knows her stuff and tries to make it as easy to understand.
Exams: She gave as much partial credit as she could. It's a hard class and she realizes it, so she helps.
Homework: We had 4 homework assignments worth 30 points each. She dropped the lowest grade.
Textbook: I don't think I used it at all, so I would avoid it. Everything you need will be from the notes in class.
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 She is very hard to understand. She is Chinese with a heavy accent. She also doesn't present the material cleatly. Try to avoid her class.
Exams: Easy if you study the sample quizes that she gives you the answers to.
Homework: 4 homework assignments. 2 excel and 2 are not. Homework was pretty difficult

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