Reviews of professor Benjamin Leyden

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Some people love Leyden some people hate him. I personally thought his class was extremely interesting, but it is definitely geared towards people who are very naturally smart/good test takers (I believe tests are 70% of your grade). The class rewards students who don't work that hard but are very naturally intelligent

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you go to OH, you will ace the class. He is clear about what is on the prelim. Very patient with students.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the worst professors in Dyson. Leyden tries as hard as possible to make his students fail; incorrect/vague lectures, dry, and (very) arbitrary grading. Lectures are useless and mostly irrelevant to exams. Going to TA OHs and learning concepts on your own is enough to get an A. Huge mistake to take his class over Terry's, who is much better!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Made the class harder than it needed to be. And graded super hard. Would not recommend

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ngl, hard class. Relatively tough material, but definitely work-thru-able. Leyden has tons of office hours and is flexible about meeting. Lectures can be boring but you learn cool stuff occasionally. Prelims are much harder than problem sets and limited practice questions given. Take advantage of OHs and ask questions. Super patient guy.