Classic case of a Professor who is a great person, but horrific teacher. Start the projects day one and do not stop putting time in them every day until they are done, absolute monsters. InputOutput files we used to test were wrong too. He got his PhD before C++ was invented. I gave a chili because he rocks 4 pens on his polo tho mad swag.

He's a really nice guy, straightforward about what material you need to know, and provides all of the lecture slides. A lot of it will be memorization, but it's totally doable. The projects were reasonable to me. People find his notation hard to decipher, but the actual implementation is not that bad.

Quizzes on memorization of the lecture - right after you listen to it! Projects given as confusing pseudocode, where the challenge comes from deciphering his notation. At least he knows what he is talking about on the lectures and is good at posting slides.

You will probably do bad on the projects, 'A' student or not. Midterms and finals are alot easier to study for or do than the project. The projects though, are very confusing and ridiculous. Can't speak for the other professor that teaches this course but I'd avoid this one.

Midterm was too long for the time we had. Seems like a nice guy. I always end up learning the practical aspects of CS from the internet. I realized at the end a lot of people did horrible on the project. I do a lot of prgrming, so I got through it. I think the problem has to do with C++ and not enough practice in cs coursework/no passion

Probably the toughest computer science professor on campus. His projects are incredibly confusing, and his notation is unreadable. He offers no help for his projects. His tests and quizzes are silly, basically memorization of the lectures. His lecture notes are also very incomplete and not too helpful. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS!