middCourses
with Matthew Dickerson12 days ago

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

Slow-PacedLots of HomeworkTough Grading
4hrs / week Extremely low difficulty Extremely low value Would not take again
with Matthew Dickerson11 months ago

I'm not a computer science person, and this course wasn't too difficult for me. It's a lot of trial and error with the homework which can be frustrating but office hours are helpful. The issue is that you're learning a really uncommon programming language so unless you're continuing with CS it's not very useful to apply to other subjects/jobs.

Project-HeavyFair GradingProject Exams
5hrs / week Average difficulty Very low value Would not take again