Reviews of professor Jon Park

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really great professor. If you can take him, absolutely do. He might laugh at a bad answer or make fun of you a bit from time to time, but he really cares about your success. He is very understanding, clearly passionate, and can teach very well. Labs can be difficult and lengthy, but generally is a fair grader and gives great feedback.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
CMSC221 is pretty tough, but Dr. Park is a great professor. He's young and pretty relatable. More importantly, he was great at answering questions about pretty much all the material we covered. Has a lot of office hour availability. Labs are tough but possible. Tests are pretty hard, mean is usually around 80. You'll learn a lot from him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Park is outstanding! His lectured are very clear and easy to follow even with difficult material. The labs are fun and engaging. His feedback on your work is the best feedback you could ask from a CS professor. He very clearly cares about the success of every student, and will help you be successful. He is also very funny so pay attention.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great professor and course. AI is a fun topic, but it requires a bit of coding. So I advise that you review your Python!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You'll be doing a lot of work, but you'll get much out of it. And he's pretty lenient when it comes to grading, which kinda offsets the stress from all the work. He's also very approachable, too. I thank him for preparing me well for the major. If you want a more relaxed introduction to programming, he's probably not for you.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is definitely one of the more difficult courses you will have to take, especially if you have little experience in Java. The labs were hard but not super difficult, and he is happy to help you work through confusing aspects. Make sure you take the time to actually learn the concepts outside of class after the lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Awesome professor. Probably the only one that takes coding style very seriously. Difficult labs but he is not a tough grader.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Jon is great at explaining tough concepts using simple examples. I didn't expect to learn so much about AI in a single semester.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Jon is good. He assigns weekly lab and mid-terms. He is patient and humorous in class and very approachable outside the classroom. He provides a solid foundation for Computer Science major and is not a harsh grader. Just be prepared to do the readings and lab each week. I learned a lot in his class and want to take his class again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
NLP was a tough class but it was worth it. I wish I had more classes with him!