Reviews of professor Jonathan Gurary

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Gurary is a great guy and professor. Class is very lecture heavy and homework heavy (we had HW every week while the CS128 class this semester only had 4). Lots of extra credit though. Gives generous extensions w/o questions asked (only used once in a while). Grading was sometimes weird in his lab. SO glad I took him prior to CS228, great guy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lots of negative reviews about 270 in here. If you apply yourself, you won't have the same problems as these people. Dr. Gurary is a great professor who will always sit down and help you out after class, even at midnight. If you're wavering on taking a class with Gurary, this is your sign to take the course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
His assignments arn't always the "easiest" and people complain about his grading, but this comes down to: 1. Do you ACTUALLY want to learn CS instead of just copying people. 2. Did you bother to talk to him outside of class? When it comes to coding he doesn't just hand you the answer, he makes you learn it which is awesomely refreshing. Great Prof

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Homework is worth most of the grade. Really in depth but was to comprehensive for what we previously learned. Pop quizzes and if you missed class could not make it up. Knowledgeable about the subject but does not know how to explain. Easy to get lost in lecture. Comments in the code did not make sense for what he was trying to write.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Class revolved around entire-period examples. These lectures were boring, but if you followed along on your own computer, you can understand the material. PLENTY of time to ask questions or see him for help. WATCH THE CHEATING POLICY!! Only reason I got a D+ Makes it VERY hard to work with a friend or get help. SEE HIM WITH ANY QUESTIONS.