Reviews of professor Elena Strzheletska

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I have had Professor Elena for CS010C, CS111, CS141, and CS105 and I think she's one of the best professors. It's funny that her OHs are so empty except the last week when everyone goes to bump up their grade and then have the audacity to complain after literally zero attendance or participation. Go to lectures, attend OH, do the HW. She's great.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Terrible priorities. She's more focused on scaring students and cheaters than she is on teaching. And she takes pride in it. Lecture is horrible, she is always aggressive and demeaning. Had to teach myself everything. She does not fit in with the rest of the CS department. She should consider an academic disciplinary position, not teaching.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Elena is a fantastic professor who made me a better student overall. Not only would she deeply cover lecture material and concepts, she didn't just simply read off slides, but would actually engage with students. I've taken multiple classes with her, and over that course of time she taught me how to teach myself which is invaluable, 10/10

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Here are my tips for this class, DON'T PROCRASTINATE, she is very strict and is very clear on what she expect on her quizzes. TA's will be your friend for this class. I never relied on her lecture as I take notes before hand and relied on discussion heavily. Overall, she is very accessible and she helps you if you need help on Slack.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lectures are often useless. Does not to go over review topics in class that's essential for upcoming material. Grading is alright, but can sometimes be extremely stingy when you least expect it. She clearly has a love for teaching, but her teaching method is incompatible with most students.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Elena cool, but I hate this class. The people who grade also are stingy and will dock you off on small or non existing mistakes. Sadly, you have to take this class as a prereq.