Edward Reingold - Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL

Professor: Edward Reingold

Department: Computer Science

College: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Reingold was funny, I admit. However, he does tend to cross the line when his comments begin to sound more rude and insulting than anything. He really understands the material at hand but is unable to answer simple questions that we find confusing. If it is too trivial for him, he dismisses you. And if he does answer, he makes sure to insult you.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

PROS: He's a nice guy, he's funny, he posts lecture notes online, and questions from those lecture notes may show up on exams. CONS: His exams are INSANE!!! They do not reflect his homework assignments. One of our exams had a class average of around 40%!!! OVERALL: You'll learn a lot, but avoid him if you value your GPA.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS430
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is one of the best IIT professor, clear and well-prepared lectures, clean logic, follow him you did learn more than you imagine!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

To be honest, he is an intellectual and nice professor that he is trying to explain every questions students asked about, but many times those questions are quite trivial to give the answer back that you can see many previous posts blamed him for. But his grading policy is very strict, such as 25% of the people got A and rest of them got others.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

To be honest once you learn how he structures his exams and print out the notes and previous exams to take in with you the exams are not impossible. HOWEVER he is extremely rude to students, especially if you raise your hand and get something wrong that he thinks is "utterly trivial".

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Reingold is a great professor, but don't mistake this as a metric for how easy the class is. He knows what he's talking about and is able to explain it well (most of the time). However, his weekly homework assignments take a lot of time and his tests are hard. If you take this class with him you'll learn a lot, but it'll be a miserable time.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Reingold's class has given me the single most hostile learning environment I have ever been a part of. This class requires a ridiculous amount of effort -- the homework assignments can take several days to complete, a higher workload than all of my other classes combined. Makes fun of students in class and is incredibly condescending. Do NOT take!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He teaches like we are Masters students, those who get the subject, get it;those who dont get it stay like that for the rest of the semester. He is not approachable, is mean and insensitive. Dont really know what to expect in terms of exam questions. Read the book, refer to material on the internet and teach yourself. Exams very hard but curved

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS430
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He wants you to know everything before hand. You should be an expert to take his class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CS430
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Teaches in class from "Introduction to Algorithms" , HW from "Algorithm design" and exams "Art of c programming". Nothing fancy nor great! You cannot learn much if you are not good in algorithm before. Here, to learn intro to algorithm you have to be expert in algorithm first! Every week course become tougher and you will be succumbed at last!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS535
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He got confused sometimes in the lecture. There're only homework (no exams), and this class required a lot of reading. It usually took more than 1 day to finish one homework.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CS430
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Reallyhave to put in too much effort, Masters students dont have that much of a luxury, it may be easy if it was during a phd. Tough exam questions. Hard to score. Relative grading.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS-535
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He tries to make topic more and more interesting for the students. If you do not love algorithms, think twice before taking any of his advanced classes. Teaching style is very elegant, and you won't get bored even in a 3 hours lecture. Experience does matter a lot, and he proves it every time.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CS430
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Reingold is really smart and he gave us pretty tough exams. Trust me, the average is about 35 out of 100 but you can get an A if you reach 60. The materials are hard but the grades are pretty good. He curves the final grades so you can get an A if you are the top 30%. Don't miss the chance to enjoy his classes.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Reingold is incredibly smart and his material is tough! I love him for the fantastic methodslogic he taught us, but it was not easy bringing my grade from an F to an A! He is the first teacher I have felt I could *not* ask for help on the subject, so my suggestion to you is to get used to teaching yourself on a whiteboard!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CS430
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Clear explanation of concepts, funny, nice and helpful prof. Gave me great advice about grad school - thanks! Makes class fun with jokes and little bugs for extra credit if you catch him out.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CS430
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

E. Reingold is very good professor. You need to study the text book a lot if you are taking his class. The thing I liked him is he takes 3 exams. So we don't have to remember the whole syllabus in the final exam. Grades are curved.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this professor, if possible. He's not great at explaining concepts or answering questions; he assumes that you understand what to him are basic concepts. If you have to take his class, read the book a lot, and use the tutoring center. It's possible to pass, but this won't be your favorite class unless the topic is already your fav.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CS535
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a nice prof. Knew what he was talking about and was fair with the grading. I totally recommend this class to everyone who do not have a lot of knowledge about theory and algos.. He is cool

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CS330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Different than most IIT profs -- more similar to large university lecturing prof. Presents the lecture material every class and the rest is up to the TA. Extremely tough prof, even by other profs' standards. Grades are curved - highest grade sets the limit. He is a nice guy though and will help you if you need.