Xiaodi Wu

3 reviews
Average rating: 4.33

This professor has taught: CMSC437, CMSC457, CMSC652, CMSC657, CMSC858O, CMSC858Q, PHYS457

Grades

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.16 between 276 students*

Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 16.67%
A: 27.9%
A+: 9.06%
B-: 6.88%
B: 9.78%
B+: 10.14%
C-: 2.54%
C: 2.9%
C+: 3.62%
D: 0.72%
D+: 1.09%
W: 7.25%
other: 1.45%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.
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Xiaodi Wu
CMSC457

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06/14/2023		Professor Wu has very high expectations for the course. Although programming projects are straightforward, homeworks are very difficult without knowledge of certain linear algebra tricks that aren't taught in class. Fortunately some of the homework problems are straight from the readings. Focus on the homeworks for the exams. There is a group project, ensure that everyone in the group does their fair share. The cutoff for an A is pretty high (95% I think). Although you can do well this class with the minimum math prerequisites, I wouldn't recommend it unless you are more than just merely curious about quantum computing.
Xiaodi Wu
PHYS457

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/19/2021 This review was submitted while most classes were online during the COVID-19 pandemic. It may not be indicative of a regular semester.		Despite being online for Spring 2021, this class was great, and the professor is very good at communicating the material. The material is challenging, but not too bad if you have a strong math background. All of the math needed for this class is reviewed, but useful classes that provide relevant background material include MATH405, MATH403, and a little bit of MATH416. Grading is very fair and reasonable.
Xiaodi Wu
CMSC457

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/24/2020 This review was submitted while most classes were online during the COVID-19 pandemic. It may not be indicative of a regular semester.		Quite a difficult course. I'd suggest taking MATH405 prior, and having familiarity with the theorems in chapters 8 and 10 of Hoffman and Kunze. Professor Wu is above-average in communicating concepts. He doesn't just regurgitate from a single book, and pulls from a lot of different texts; so the class is definitely not boring. He can be unapproachable at times, but he does encourage participation and asking questions.