Reviews of professor Matthew Daly

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
His lecture videos were short and to the point. He would do example problems during lecture time and those problems would be very very similar/identical to homework/test problems. There were only 4 Homework Assignments and would be due 2 weeks after they were given and he was very available for questions. He even offered an extra credit assignment.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class is much much harder than it should be. Even if you're following the material you can get a terrible grade because of how extremely strict he is on details. Homework takes longer than any class I've taken and is graded VERY harshly. He also comes across as not the friendliest. Avoid if possible.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very kind and caring professor. He is very accessible and helpful! His lectures are informative and his homework sets weren't too difficult.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Fair course. No pain, no gain. The exam and HW are XXXX hard. The exam base on the HW, but questions on the exam total different. If you wanna pass the class, you have to spend 8 hours per week to study. Good Luck.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
CME260 was pretty hard with heavy exams and homework, but the professor was pretty flexible about the grading scale. He admired the effort a student puts in his/her homework and exams. His TAs were very strict and harsh grader. They would not award points for your work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Loved Prof. Daley's CME 470 course! He is very knowledgeable and passionate about these topics and breaks them down in very easy to understand ways. The mathematics can get a little tricky, but the underlying concepts were solid. I recommend taking his courses.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His exams were not too difficult as long as you study the homework and the practice problems examples and you will be fine. His lectures videos were very helpful and he gave a lot of practice examples. Overall he is a great professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
His class is stupid hard don't take it with him. His homeworks and exams are very difficult and are not for a 3 hour undergraduate class. I compared this to physics 1 difficulty at UIC because it was so damn hard to solve his exams. Don't waste your energy on this wait for a different professor to teach the course.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took Dr. Daly's CME594 course during the Spring 2020 semester. Dr. Daly delivers interesting lectures, is always willing to engage with students outside of class to answer questions or further explain concepts, and is a fair grader. I enjoyed having him as a professor and would recommend him to those who like learning.