Reviews of professor Kevin Gerstle

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Gerstle is great! You have to work pretty hard, but if you're willing to put in the effort, you'll do very well. He gives two short in-class quizzes per week, so attendance is important in that regard. He also gives 2-3 online homework sets per week, and that takes a fair bit of time. He's great during office hours, and pretty funny to boot.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Explains the material well. He is almost always available in his office for questions. He has clear expectations. The class gets difficult about halfway through the semester. You'll learn the concepts, but be prepared to look for additional problems elsewhere to prepare for the tests since the homework problems have little similarity to the tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Gerstle is great! Im a humanities person but this class was is not hard at all, mostly logic and geometry. I love the way he grades; it allows for mastery instead of just speed. Dont buy the book though, I never even opened it. He also had great accommodations for covid and was very understanding about it. Look forward to the joke of the day!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His lectures are very engaging and he has tons of funny, albeit nerdy, jokes. His office hours are extremely helpful and I would highly recommend going if you don't understand the content. Definitely an excellent professor to take from.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Gerstle is a GEM. His two-standard system means that you only have to master a concept twice to be totally done with it for the rest of the semester, which makes getting a good grade so easy. Also, I had to switch to online because of some health issues, and Gerstle was incredibly kind and understanding. Oh, and he always has a joke of the day!