Procedures and techniques for teaching computer science gained through actual teaching of lecture courses, leading discussion sections, and/or teaching laboratories. Meetings will be held as needed to discuss problems,methods, and procedures.

Prerequisites: Computer Science 501.

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LOKSHTANOV D
Daniel Lokshtanov
3.7
17 reviews

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CS130B . Lokshtanov D 1 Year, 4 Months Ago

Hardest class I've taken. He had no idea how hard to make the tests, since he's very smart and struggles to think down at our level. I did enjoy lectures, he was passionate and left me at a loss for words every time (I was lost). The few people who understood everything made sure to let everyone know they understood everything. Generous curve.

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CS130B . Lokshtanov D 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

He's a passionate lecturer that's for sure. But that's really as far of credit as I can give him. Most times I felt I was learning significantly better from just youtube videos. Not the best at making his lectures easy to regurgitate. Doesn't provide much if any resources besides "go read the textbook". Doesn't post any notes. Best to avoid.

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CS130B . Lokshtanov D 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

Lectures are super thorough and you can tell he really loves teaching algorithms. You have to make sure you're ready to understand and paying 100% attention during lectures though because if you get distracted even for a few minutes, you will be completely lost. Exams are really hard but very good prep for CS internships and interviews.

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CS130B . Lokshtanov D 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

Prof is super knowledgable about subject, but bad at explaining concepts to those seeing them for the first time. Lecture material not provided outside of class, and exam questions are confusing.

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CS130B . Lokshtanov D 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

Professor Lokshtanov is disconnected from the course material and doesn't understand its difficulty. While he is a passionate lecturer, he gives exams harder than his lecture materials where the averages are low Ds and Fs. He isn't good at breaking concepts down and teaching at our level. I loved the material just not how he teaches it.

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CS130B . Lokshtanov D 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

Algorithms classes are hard. However, they are essential for coding interviews, so quality of instruction is really important imo. I also took 130A with Lokshtanov. You can tell from how he teaches that he is both incredibly knowledgable and also invested in helping you understand the material.

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