Reviews of professor Luke Hindman

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Luke is a great professor and is incredibly engaging. Even though this course was completely online, his videos were always great and very helpful, as well as his examples and his office hours. That said, he did use a zyBook which took a while to complete as well as to weekly Lab Activities (mini coding projects). Great class, a lot of work though.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Hindman's CS253 class might have been the most structured online course I have ever taken. Be prepared that material will pick up around week 8, utilize office hours/TA sessions if you need it. Grading provides zero feedback if your code doesn't work. Offered extra credit and several extensions. Very understanding professor

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Hindman was one of the best teachers I've had in Computer Science, I just wish he taught some of the more difficult courses! He has a really good grasp on teaching and how to get you to learn the material. For every assignment, he had a lab warmup which allowed you to code alongside him in order to get a better grasp on the material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very kind tone and great tutorials with every weekly project.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Luke was great at explaining concepts and answering questions in class. He didn't make students feel stupid for asking questions (a must in an intro level course like CS121). He made nerdy jokes and was accessible during his office hours. He seemed to really want his students to succeed. You do have to go to class, but it pays off!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Hindman also was smiling in his recorded lectures, something which really helps encourage work. The textbook was fantastic (Zybooks) and along with his examples made it easy to understand the material. Projects took anywhere from 30 minutes to a couple hours on the weekends to complete but were very conducive to learning. Highly Recommend

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Was not willing to work with my schedule when I had questions and did not try and cooperate with me when I was having technical issues that I needed help with. Overall he did not seem to care about the success of his students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Luke is one of the best CS instructors at Boise State. He shows he cares, takes time to provide detailed responses to questions, and is easily reachable outside of class. Show up, do the work, ask questions, put in some effort, and you'll pass with a good grade. Trust me: choose to take the course from Luke if you have the option.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Hindman was an okay professor overall. The class has lots of content and if you're new to coding it can become somewhat overwhelming. He is a pretty tough grader on labs as well. I tried asking for help once and he basically tried to answer me with more questions which is not very helpful when you don't know where to start.