Reviews of professor Antonio Hernandez

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took COP 4534, which is the continuation of Data Structures. I loved my Data structures class with professor Hernandez, but I loved COP 4534 even more. His assignments were very interesting, as they involved top quality algorithms. I liked how we used Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm, local search, exhaustive search in our assignments.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He doesn't teach anything. All he does is provide Powerpoints that are useless and that's it. Everything you learn is on your own and everything is theory, nothing is put to practice. I am very dissapointed since this professor has very good reviews. If you really want to learn Data Mining, look for other options.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
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Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Wow. Just wow.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I enjoyed Professor Hernandez and I think people are too harsh on him. His lectures are clear and easy enough to understand, provided you actually put in the work outside of class to understand the material (which many do not)

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Data Mining - Don't take this class, there is no effort on the professor's part to make the information accessible and practical. He only gives you a powerpoint and the exams require heavy memorization of formulas and textbook concepts. He does not provide anything that shows how data mining is useful in the real world or applications. Irrelevant.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Statics is not a 3 credit class, expect a lot of outside time spent studying the materials as you will learn little in lecture. The lectures themselves were fast paced and it was really easy to fall behind. The homework was much harder than what you would see on an exam, and had few attempts to check if you got the answer right.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5

It seems like Hernandez has improved over time. Despite the workload, he's dedicated and knowledgeable. Preparing before lectures is essential, and his availability during study tables is a plus. Past reviews do not reflect his current effectiveness. It has a heavy work load for only a 3 credit class, but it sets the groundwork and is essential.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was a continuation of Discrete Structures but more complex. The class is straightforward, mostly per week 1 forum post, go over a chapter for a quiz/hw, and repeat. My only issue was the lecture notes didn't provide enough explanation and the book was not helpful. A few videos or more examples would've cleared up things more.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
His lectures are okay, but he explains concepts too quickly like it's a review. You need to self-teach heavily outside of class to understand the concepts. The homework, quizzes and exams are easy. Overall, he doesn't believe in crushing students so it should give you space to learn on your own time.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Prof. Hernandez is really good and helpful. If you pay attention during his lectures, there is no reason to not do really well.