Reviews of professor David Pondelick

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He was overall a nice professor. The participation didn't matter as long as you check his recording for that class. However, the lab was heavy and mostly he assigned two labs in a week. Additionally he didn't give any instruction for the group projects. So, be aware of it as it sometimes get confsuing.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very difficult Professor, would not recommend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This teacher was incredibly frustrating - always waiting until the last minute to grade assignments, and even worse, handing out zeros for minor mistakes without considering any of the other correct aspects. It's incredibly unfair and can seriously damage your GPA.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Pondelick was completely absent for half of the semester at least. He was over a month behind on grading. Only grades given were for programming assignments that built upon each other, so the ~4-6 assignment delay in grades made it very hard to know how well/poorly you were doing at any given moment. No feedback was given by him, only grades.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Pros: For the first four units you're provided with excellent videos, guiding you through the assignment.

Cons: The videos stop at unit five. Leaving you with little to no guidance, and an encroaching desire to give up on your academic career.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This teacher doesn't even look at your assignments. He gives no instruction and does not talk to the class at all. He has no material for the class. We had to rely on archived video from an instructor last year to get us through it. I finished with an A and did not learn a single thing.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Has sixty percent of the grade for the class crammed between October 21st and December 5th!! WAY too much all at once. Also not sure if he drops any assignments or has extra credit? Seems like a nice guy, very active and helpful on canvas.