Leonard Adleman - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Professor: Leonard Adleman

Department: Computer Science

College: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CSCI270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Super interesting guy. You might not lean as much practical knowledge as in the another section but Adleman will definitely open your mind.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CSCI270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

One of my favorite classes at USC. Uses the class as a platform for discussion and knows what he is talking about. Academically stimulating. Not necessarily the toughest class, but thats not the point. Would most definitely take it again.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CSCI271
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great Professor. It was awesome getting to talk to him after class about meme theory.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ALGSCS303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really nice guy, with some obvious fame, but he's humble. Not the greatest at explaining some of the topics, comes with age I guess. His grading split is really odd (no HW grades, all on quizzes/tests and how much he likes you), but tests are reasonable. Nice not having to do the homework! Fun tangents.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took this class in 1996, I think. It's one of two classes I look back on with fond memories. I think the material was hard, but this is a 300 level class. Sorry, but he's not there to be a teacher, guys, that's for high school. This is a professor who is really into the material and can help you understand it too. Really fun and enlightening.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CSSOMETHING
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Adleman is a good guy and fair. He's open to students but his classes are difficult for undergrads. In the very least you can say you took a class with the "A" in "RSA"

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took this class when i was an undergrad, he is clearly a genius. HOWEVER, this doesn't mean he can teach. At my time, he didn't have office hours. Also, he doesn't make the material very clear to the students. Though its hard stuff, a good teacher can make anything understandable to students. He is obviously at USC for the research money. Too bad his teaching skills are terrible.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CSCI303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Waste of everyone's time. Anyone actually interested already knew it, and were an extreme rarity. This is a class designed for people who are going to get Ph.D.'s, but regardless, it should be made accessible, useful, and interesting, instead of the acad

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ALGORITHMS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CSCI303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COMPUTERSCIENC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COMPUTERS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Undoubtedly a genius. Very interesting material (if you can handle CS theory). Unfortunately he's also kind of a jerk. His daughter is super hot though...

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CSCI303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures don't help. Neither does the book. You're better off sitting in class to find out what topics are covered, and just research them on your own. Adlemen is smart, but he's not a teacher.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 567
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CSCI303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the smartest I've ever had. I think he's a good lecturer, but overall what you put in is what you take out, in this class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CS303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Interesting class and definitely worth while taking with Adelman.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CSCI303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Extremely smart guy and famous too, but didn't make much sense in class and grading was a bit arbitrary (probably TA's fault). His lectures didn't help me understand the difficult material. Kinda weird.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CSCI303
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Very smart prof. Interesting class... but very difficult concepts.