Reviews of professor Brendan Shanahan

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Shanahan is a really caring and comprehensive professor. He is brand new to lecturing (this class was his first lecture class!), and he was thus a little fidgety with his lectures at times. Very quickly he improved, however, and by the end of the course he was great! He was also very approachable, and I would suggest that you visit his office hour

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Shanahan is a fantastic lecturer. He presents information like a story, which allows you to recall it easily for the exam. Outside of class, he is one of the kindest, most caring and considerate professors that I have had at Berkeley--he is really a gem, willing to work with you. Clear grading criteria--mean is a B+, generous graders.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Incredibly understanding professor! Goes out of his way to clarify, and clearly explain topics. Truly wants you to learn so what little work there is has a purpose none is there to make you do extra work/slip you up/stress you out. You'd have to work at NOT getting a good grade in order to fail this course. 10/10 Great course and teacher!