Computer Science

Maybe the worst class I've ever taken at Midd. Professor was almost completely ineffective and assigned time consuming homeworks and labs every week. I learned nothing in lectures and labs, and spent hours almost every night in TA hours trying to figure out the convoluted instruction with the equally frustrated and confused TAs. The exams were really hard and often had material we had never discussed or reviewed. I learned nothing in this class which was unbelievable disappointing because I was excited to try comp sci and now I never want to step foot into the building ever again.

Maybe the worst class I've ever taken at Midd. Professor was almost completely ineffective and assigned time consuming homeworks and labs every week. I learned nothing in lectures and labs, and spent hours almost every night in TA hours trying to figure out the convoluted instruction with the equally frustrated and confused TAs. The …Read more

This was probably the worst course I've taken at Middlebury. Prof. Dickerson's lectures were overlong and uninteresting, and neither the syllabus nor standards of evaluation were clear. The material was stale, and the homework assignments were not particularly useful at developing understanding. The grading is not well-explained and seems borderline unfair at times. Would not take again.

This was probably the worst course I've taken at Middlebury. Prof. Dickerson's lectures were overlong and uninteresting, and neither the syllabus nor standards of evaluation were clear. The material was stale, and the homework assignments were not particularly useful at developing understanding. The grading is not well-explained and …Read more

At the beginning, I thought that Briggs was moving a bit too quickly and it was a little difficult to grasp Java. However, with a bit of help from online research by myself and talking with friends, I was able to grasp the basics and then could better follow Prof. Briggs. After this point, I started to really enjoy the class and Java. The subject matter was decently difficult but the exams were easy in comparison. The weekly homework projects could range from easy to pretty difficult but rarely took more than maybe 5 hours. The labs were easier and not time consuming. Would recommend.

At the beginning, I thought that Briggs was moving a bit too quickly and it was a little difficult to grasp Java. However, with a bit of help from online research by myself and talking with friends, I was able to grasp the basics and then could better follow Prof. Briggs. After this point, I started to really enjoy the class and Java …Read more