Amy Briggs

Briggs' teaching style only matches certain students, but she supplied a lot of outside resources that were super helpful, like zyBook. Previous knowledge of Java is pretty useful, as a lot of concepts aren't thoroughly explained, but rather assumed that you know.

I enjoyed taking Data Structures with Prof Briggs. I came in with zero previous Java knowledge, so having to learn that was a bit of a shock at first and forced you to figure a lot out on your own, but it was paced well for that. You have weekly homework assignments which are usually long coding projects. I found them to be a bit challenging, but with a bit of help from TA's they were very doable. I liked Professor Briggs for the most part, my only negative comment on her is that when someone who ask a question, she would very often misinterpret what they where asking, and explain something completely different.

I enjoyed taking Data Structures with Prof Briggs. I came in with zero previous Java knowledge, so having to learn that was a bit of a shock at first and forced you to figure a lot out on your own, but it was paced well for that. You have weekly homework assignments which are usually long coding projects. I found them to be a bit cha …Read more

This class is very much average. Professor Briggs is very nice, but the classes are also pretty boring. The homework is actually not too bad and it can be fun at times. The beginning of the semester is deceivingly easy and then about 3/4 of the way through it starts getting really theoretical and complex really fast. But overall, I think taking this course with Briggs is probably the best option if you need it for the major/minor.

This class is very much average. Professor Briggs is very nice, but the classes are also pretty boring. The homework is actually not too bad and it can be fun at times. The beginning of the semester is deceivingly easy and then about 3/4 of the way through it starts getting really theoretical and complex really fast. But overall, I t …Read more