Ivor Page - University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX

Professor: Ivor Page

Department: Computer Science

College: University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS3340
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He's a good professor and I've taken him for multiple classes. He can tend to ramble off topic but he's a very entertaining lecturer. Don't expect Page to do all your work for you; he will encourage you to learn some things on your own. His tests and homeworks are not difficult to understand and the questions are clear.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS3345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Page's classes are highly entertaining. Once in a while, he brings up pretty good contest problems that encourage me to think. Projects are a bit tricky, but the level of difficulty should be expected for CS majors who are "dedicated" to mastering its fundamentals. There's a little hickup with TA and grading, but not too major.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS3345
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a great professor but his wording in project might not be very clear

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CS3340
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I am in his CS 3340 class this semester, and he is a horrible lecturer. He makes no sense at all. Very confused in his class right now.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS3340
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor, tests don't always match the material in class

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HONS3199
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Just grabbed coffee with him, and I have to say, he's got an absolutely brilliant mind. Take an interest in his class and his lectures (while he seems to ramble a bit) will become an absolute joy.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS3345
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Teaches the course content very clearly. Notes are provided for reference and allowed on exams. Projects are fairly straightforward and easy if you have prior programming experience.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CS3345
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Projects given have minimal directions and are confusing Data provided are often inaccurate and professor needs to change them Homework graded are inconsistent between students even if same answers were provided. tl:dr if you want to suffer go for it

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS3345
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I've had at UTDallas yet. His written instructions are horrible. The instructions only make sense to him. Then he gives entire lectures on just the instructions because he gets an insane amount of questions. I tutor my friends when it comes to programming and I have no clue what he is asking the class to do in some of the projects.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CS3340
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very good professor! Expect to work for your grade. The projects are must to understand material and build specifically to do just that. On the test, make your best convey your argument and line of thought, partial credit will be given. Professor genuinely cares about teaching, students and their success. He is very funny - read his blog.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS3345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Want to learn how to use object references and pointers correctly? Then this class is for you. The projects are challenging, the homework takes a while to finish, the exams are intimidating. All serve to make you a better coder by the end of the class. The professor is cool, he gives very clear explanations, you will benefit from this course.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 3345
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Get test anxiety? Slow Test taker? You should know that 70% of your grade comes from two big test. Projects are challenging, which is great. They can really make you a better programmer. If you have a question about some unclear thing in his notes he's likely to get defensive about it bc he prides himself on the clarity of his documentation.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS3345
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's a great professor in all his classes he teaches. Very fun and interesting lectures. Awesome person you want to get to know better.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 5673
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

A very condescending professor. He was extremely rude to students and mocked them for not following instructions even though he, nor any other teacher, ever gave those instructions. Not a very likeable person.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CS6380
• 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:

The best of all my professors at all levels. He makes you work hard and work smart. His teaching method is excellent. He makes you understand, think and apply the subject. If you are not really motivated and extremely smart do not take a course under him, you will get a poor grade. Plan for at least 20 hours of study per week for his course.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CS3345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best professor I have ever had. You will learn so much from this professor. He is a difficult professor because he teaches quickly, but that's what it's like in the real world. You learn something, then you have to apply what you learned. BEST CLASS, DON'T MISS THE CHANCE TO TAKE A CLASS WITH THIS PROFESSOR!!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CS3345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His notes on eLearning are very informative as well as his lectures. Although not the easiest class, the quality he presents is one of the highest in the university. Open book and open notes on the curved tests.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECS4341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

- This class can be easy if not taught by this guy. He expects you to be a genius and understand what he teaches right the first time when he teaches it. His lectures are hard to understand because his level of material delivery is high. He thinks he is lecturing his fellow profesors. Dude, we are students who have no basic digital logic knowlege.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CS3345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His class was easy. The people that complain that his class is hard should not be in CS... He let us use our notes and books on tests and he provides multi-page descriptions for each project specifying EXACTLY how your program should work, but still people cannot follow directions and just blame the professor. Take him for all the classes you can.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CS3345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Tests were extremely hard, but he always gave a curve. Tells awesome stories. I wouldn't recommend taking more than one of his classes in the same semester.