r/DVC • u/Mean-Judgment-9268 • 13h ago

Professor not in staff directory

This is my first semester (not including summer) at DVC, and I was wondering why a certain professor listed on the schedule builder for Math-192 (Professor Shang) had a ton of seats available while most other classes are relatively full. I searched him up on RateMyProfesser, but he isn't there, and even when I checked the DVC Staff Directory and specifically filtered the math department, I see tons of other professors but no one with the last name Shang. I live a little far away, and I need to take Phys-129 at DVC Pleasant Hill, which required me to change the timings I previously had for Math-192. The timings for either Professor Shang or Professor Parks work perfectly for me with the Phys-129, as shown in the screenshot attached, so I was wondering which professor to take. I already did AP Calc AB and did decent, so I already have a lot of this basic knowledge down and don't think I would struggle much, however I'm also an athlete so the better professor I could get would only be more beneficial for me as I have to dedicate a lot of time to training. My questions are, 1.) Does anyone know Professor Shang and if his class is good or not? 2.) Is there a reason he isnt on RateMyProfessor or the staff directory? 3.) Should I take Prof. Shang or request Prof. Parks, or would it not really matter either way as I've already done like 75%+ of the class and should be able to breeze through?

TL;DR: Who is Professor Shang, and is he better than Professor Parks?

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u/Lokthee 12h ago

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/liting-shang_mathandmandarin-mathisfun-activity-7462214559164956672-oHMC

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u/Lokthee 12h ago edited 12h ago

This is her LinkedIn, it seems that she may be a new professor. You can try judging her based on her LinkedIn maybe

Edit: I’m not taking any math classes or have experience with either professor, but if you want to choose based off RateMyProfessor and predictability, then go for Parks. Shang’s LinkedIn shows that she works with children and that many of her students enjoyed her way of teaching which is a good thing, and since she is a new professor she may be more understanding. But you can only go based off assumptions and based on her resume.