Reviews of professor Manuel Hidalgo

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took assembly language and it was the most demanding 3 unit class I've taken. He is smart and easy to access but the nature of the class is challenging mentally. He is peculiar with grading, reads lectures line by line from PPT, and doesn't have the best teaching style. If you don't have coding experience don't take this class with him!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
What a boring teacher. He makes you read the chapter before coming to class, quizzes you on that chapter, then proceeds to PPT the ENTIRE 4 hour class on the material you just memorized for the quiz. Its an awful system and makes you so uninterested. I just watched youtube the whole time and still got an A because the lectures are useless

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Hidalgo isn't at all a good teacher. He just sits there in silence on the Zoom call for 3-4 hours and only response for questions. Doesn't teach! He also uses Zybooks as a babysitter during the class, so you don't really learn anything. Gets upset also if you step away for even a second. If you're considering taking, DON'T! STAY AWAY!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The worst class I've had. The teacher doesn't do or say anything the whole class period. The only thing you do during class is the reading and online homework, and you aren't allowed to leave early (4 hour class.) Teacher doesn't know the material well and is very particular about how the assignments is done (wants excessive comments, ect.)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Most useful class to understand computers at binary level. Prof explains incredibly well, knows his stuff. Highly recommend his class and be prepared to read, do labs, and home assignments, this class is no joke! Learn how to program in any language like Java, C, C++ and you will pass. He is very intelligent and respectful, tries to help you always

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I understand AL and a 4hr night class is hard, but this is rating the professor, not the class. Hidalgo lectured by giving you the homework to self-teach it first, then he teaches what you just taught yourself. Zybooks is completely unnecessary and not related to the class, but too bad you got to do it. Take class only if you have to take it for CS