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Year 1 · Fall 2022

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I took 27 credits this semester. My GPA was 4.09.

Course Name	Teacher	老師	Credits	Score
Calculus A (I)	Yuki CHINO	千野由喜	4	A+
Physics (I)	LIN Chun-Liang	林俊良	4	A
Introduction to Computer Science (I)	CHEN Chiuyuan	陳秋媛	3	A-
Introduction to Scientific Research and Implementation (I)	Interdisciplinary Science Degree Program	理學院科學學士學位學程	3	A
Linear Algebra (I)	SHIUE Ming-Cheng	薛名成	3	A+
Mentor’s Hours	Department of Applied Mathematics	應用數學系	1	P
Service Learning I	Department of Applied Mathematics	應用數學系	1	P
Basic Mathematics	WENG Chih-wen	翁志文	3	A
Honor Calculus Problem Solving Session (I)	CHAN Chi Hin	陳子軒	1	A
Physics Recitation (I)	LIN Chun-Liang	林俊良	0	P
Physical Education	CHANG Yu-Hua	張祐華	0	A-
English Communication	KWONG Yuemin	鄺越敏	2	A+
Japanese (I)	KAMIJO Sumie	上條純惠	2	A+

Taking 27 credits was tough, especially after midterms. Most grades landed within expectations, with Introduction to Computer Science the exception.

Year 1 · Spring 2023

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I took 24 credits this semester. My GPA was 3.94.

Course Name	Teacher	老師	Credits	Score
Calculus A (II)	Yuki CHINO	千野由喜	4	A+
Physics (II)	LIN Chun-Liang	林俊良	4	B
Discrete Mathematics	WENG Chih-wen	翁志文	3	A-
Introduction to Computer Science (II)	CHEN Chiuyuan	陳秋媛	3	A+
Introduction to Scientific Research and Implementation (II)	Interdisciplinary Science Degree Program	理學院科學學士學位學程	3	A+
Linear Algebra (II)	SHIUE Ming-Cheng	薛名成	3	A
Mentor’s Hours	Department of Applied Mathematics	應用數學系	1	P
Service Learning II	Department of Applied Mathematics	應用數學系	1	A
Physics Recitation (II)	LIN Chun-Liang	林俊良	0	P
Physical Education	CHANG Yu-Hua	張祐華	0	A-
Japanese (III)	KAMIJO Sumie	上條純惠	2	A+

Twenty-four credits felt more tiring than the previous semester — probably the last time I would ever take more than 20 in one go.

Year 2 · Fall 2023

Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I took 15 credits this semester. My GPA was 3.69.

Course Name	Teacher	老師	Credits	Score
Introduction to Analysis (I), Honor Class	WANG Kuo-Zhong	王國仲	4	B
Differential Equations	LIN Te-Sheng	林得勝	3	A
Microeconomics	HUANG Hsing-Hua	黃星華	3	A+
Probability Theory	HUANG Hsin-Yuan	黃信元	3	A-
Vector Calculus	Yuki CHINO	千野由喜	2	A-
Softball	HUANG Shan-Ying	黃杉楹	0	A+

Surprisingly, these 15 credits felt heavier than the 27 I carried in my first semester.

Year 2 · Spring 2024

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I took 17 credits this semester. My GPA was 3.98.

Course Name	Teacher	老師	Credits	Score
Introduction to Analysis (II), Honor Class	WANG Kuo-Zhong	王國仲	4	B+
Softball	HUANG Shan-Ying	黃杉楹	0	A
Management	HSIAO Chan	蕭嬋	3	A+
Statistics	WANG Hsiuying	王秀瑛	3	A
Computational Mathematics	WU Chin-Tien	吳金典	3	A+
Introduction to Data Science: Concepts & Practice	CHEN Chang-Sheng	陳昌盛	2	A+
Data and Everyday Life	PERNG Sung-Yueh	彭松嶽	2	A

Seventeen credits, and still a heavy load.

Year 4 · Fall 2025

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I took 18 credits this semester. My GPA was 4.05.

Course Name	Teacher	老師	Credits	Score
Algebra (I)	KANG Ming-Hsuan	康明軒	3	A
Softball	HUANG Shan-Ying	黃杉楹	0	A+
Directed Individual Study (I)	Yuki CHINO	千野由喜	3	A+
Advanced Statistics	WANG Hsiuying	王秀瑛	3	A-
Machine Learning	LIN Te-Sheng	林得勝	3	A+
Financial Management	TSAI Bi-Huei	蔡璧徽	3	A+
Futures and Options	LEE Han-Hsing	李漢星	3	A-

Algebra (I)

My first encounter with abstract algebra. Compared with analysis, the toolkit is much smaller, and that is the upside: you usually know which tool a problem wants the moment you see it, and it is the kind of subject where simply writing forward shows you how the proof should go — relatively low-stress. The content is still rigorous, taught in a style that balances interaction with formal precision and plenty of worked examples, and the otherwise hard exams are softened by going through past papers beforehand. Special thanks to the TA — the recitation sessions were invaluable. I don’t love the subject, but I get along with it.

Year 4 · Spring 2026

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I took 9 credits this semester, all graduate-level courses. My GPA was 4.3.

Course Name	Teacher	老師	Credits	Score
Survival Analysis	CHENG Yu-Jen	鄭又仁	3	A+
Python and Machine Learning Algorithms	LIN Chin-Hung	林晉宏	3	A+
Time Series	KAO Chu-Lan	高竹嵐	3	A+

Survival Analysis is offered by the Institute of Statistics and Data Science at National Tsing Hua University; cross-registering there left me convinced that its reputation as the strongest statistics institute in Taiwan is well earned.