Christopher Andrews

The course itself was pretty compact and fast paced, especially once the project started. First half of the semester is learning the necessary tools to be able to work on the project, and second half is working on the project. There are 2 exams, one midterm and one final which are used towards the final assessment of your grade, which you decide. Ultimately, you get to decide the value you get out of this course for the most part.

The course itself was pretty compact and fast paced, especially once the project started. First half of the semester is learning the necessary tools to be able to work on the project, and second half is working on the project. There are 2 exams, one midterm and one final which are used towards the final assessment of your grade, whic …Read more

Andrews was passionate and enthusiastic about the material. You can tell that he thought deeply about how to structure the course which I appreciate. His teaching style REALLY did not work for me, but he is very kind. He always asks for questions and wants you to succeed. You should go to office hours 100%. But I got the sense that most people in class seemed to be struggling, and many agreed that the projects (which were mainly on building circuits in Logisim) are unreasonably difficult. I liked that they could be a challenge, but at some points they were so annoying and hard to get done that I found myself not enjoying them, like at all. I think the class could have been a lot more fun for me, because the material was so interesting and useful… these projects and exams were just so demotivating. I agree that the exams are weirdly spaced throughout the semester. I did admire Andrews’s ungrading philosophy, which is what allowed me to keep my grade up. Nailing the foundations is the key to success.

Andrews was passionate and enthusiastic about the material. You can tell that he thought deeply about how to structure the course which I appreciate. His teaching style REALLY did not work for me, but he is very kind. He always asks for questions and wants you to succeed. You should go to office hours 100%. But I got the sense that m …Read more

Professor Andrews seems like the right professor for this class. He is very knowledgable especially with the topics covered in this class, and does a great job explaining it. This course in general is very difficult, not to the fault of Professor Andrews. The alternative grading style is works for this class as well, and fits the idea of abstraction that is the backbone of the course. The real bottleneck is the first exam/midterm exam which is much more important than you think it is. It really does determine your grade in the class (of course the final is the other half to this, however, many people were out of contention for an A/A- following the midterm itself).

Professor Andrews seems like the right professor for this class. He is very knowledgable especially with the topics covered in this class, and does a great job explaining it. This course in general is very difficult, not to the fault of Professor Andrews. The alternative grading style is works for this class as well, and fits the ide …Read more