Reviews of professor Ryan Beckstead

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Beckstead is a good person. Sometimes his lectures can get off topic, but for the most part it's a very fair, regular college course.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His pre-recorded lectures were boring and didn't cover half of what was on quizzes and exams. The textbook saved me, even though I had to guess which chapters were relevant. His answers to questions were vague and he didn't interact with the class besides telling us about extra credit opportunities. Graded on: Quizzes/Exams/Labs/Group project.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good professor trying to make the most out of COVID.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Ryan is a great teacher. He makes complex topics fun and applicable to our lives. This class was the perfect amount of difficult - you definitely have to put in effort, but he makes the curriculum interesting, so you'll likely be motivated to try. A little lecture-heavy, but you can see why it's appropriate for this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Hes a great teacher, a easy quiz each week with very short readings. Lectures are kinda boring, tests are decently tuff but doable. Extra credit is given weekly if you go to AIS events.