Reviews of professor Aric Bills

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
While Bills is a good person, I WISH someone told me not to take him. He has 4 on-paper python exams (no cheat sheet, closed laptop, etc). He is very lenient for late work if you email him before the due date, but he also gives attendance quizzes that close 5 min into class, so you don't get credit if you're more than like 3 minutes late.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Aric was one of the most understanding and caring professors I have ever had- going out of his way to allow me to attend independent 1on1 office hours into the night as late as 11pm. That said, he is extremely fair and critical towards keeping a level classroom, so expect a challenging curriculum and ample hours for getting work done.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took INST126, online. I'm not good at coding so the class was a little harder for me. Mr. Bills was very understanding and helpful when it came to homework and skill demonstrations. No test but there were demonstrations. Like one or two group projects, a few big assignments, and some homeworks. I would recommend taking a class with him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Bills' class is challenging and rewarding. I highly recommend taking him over anyone else because you will walk out of his class knowing how to code in Python at a level required in the workplace. After taking his class, I landed an internship and easily completed assigned projects. The work is fundamental to the learning experience

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great professor, lots of group work, extends due dates when asked, takes time to get to know students. LOTS of work and 3 major HW assignments are difficult. All assignments are original to ensure no cheating. Doesn't submit grades until end of sem so hard to know how you're actually doing. most of everything is submitted through gradescope.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I wouldn't rate Aric a full 5 stars. Lectures don't really cover concepts, you watch videos on your own time, and come to class to complete practice assignments based on the concepts the videos covered. Another thing is the homework assignments, the homework assignments are honestly rather difficult. You'll likely pass, but be prepared to struggle

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This might be quite literally the best or one of the best professors you'll ever have in your academic career. He is so unbelievably nice and understanding. You work a lot of the time in groups of 2 for little assignments here and there until the final project which is a larger group. Provides lots of Office Hour times and is very willing to help.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I came into this class very scared. I was not confident at all about my coding skills and almost quit info sci all together the first week of 326. Aric helped get me through this class and he really cares about his students. One of the best professors i have had in my college career.