Reviews of professor Eric Reed

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I'm in my 3rd Python class with Prof. Reed and I have a love-hate relationship with him. His assignments are always challenging and he puts a lot of effort into creating them. Outside of lecture material, we have access to an active discussion board and office hours (SO HELPFUL). Still, I often find myself spending several days to complete HW.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Starts off pretty slow then really ramps up by week 7-8. At the end you have a comprehensive and cool project, using a ton of awesome Python. Definitely expect to go to tutoring, have your work in on time and go to office hours(which he holds 3 days a week, super generous). If you're here to get better at coding/problem solving, take this class!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Let me preface this by mentioning that I am a working senior engineer who took this class to learn python. Professor Reed is clearly knowledgeable, but his instructions are so vague and grading is so arbitrary that I can't imagine succeeding without prior knowledge. He really has no business teaching anyone how to code.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Reed is the BEST CS professor at FH. The lectures were amazing, and although someone found the project challenging, careful review of the videos provided clear solution. Office hours were worthwhile, as he was patient and helpful. I attended it even without question, as others inquiries often revealed gaps in my knowledge. Highly recommend!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The majority of the recent comments capture this professors ability to teach. He's quite awful with short videos that barely explain concepts he assumes you to understand and apply. The majority of the time, you are left googling concepts to finish his layered project he assigns. Avoid him if you care about your GPA and actually learning python.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The neural network project we worked on was an engaging, cool way to learn python. The discussion group/office hours are what really helped me get through the content, so I would highly suggest involving yourself in that. Eric is very patient and supportive with understanding the complex material. There are no exams, which I was very grateful for.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
From an async summer class, his lecture videos were good, and his assignment feedback was useful. He cuts marks a bit unfairly sometimes, but is a good teacher overall. I did not find it challenging, but that may be due to my basic knowledge of python before the course.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I think the reason his RMP score is so high is because his course is EXTREMELY easy. Make no mistake: as long as you put in minimal effort, you WILL get an A or A+, but what he teaches will NOT prepare you for transferring to a 4-year. His grading is also very heavy; if you miss 1 thing, you immediately drop from A+ to A, with no extra credit.