Reviews of professor Nicholas Amato

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Amato is very nice, and COMSC-110 is a very easy class to get an A in. He has good office hours and is always willing to help out when you are struggling. Highly recommended to take.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took 1/2 online class. Open note, open web tests  easy to get a good grade! If you ask he'll help out. Lectures are a repeat of the book, but still read it. You can find the pdf of the textbook online btw. Very clear grading criteria. Do well and you can leave class early (up to 2 hours early) since the second half is dedicated to doing the lab.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Nick is super nice! I personally found the class to be underwhelming since i'm already familiar with programming logic and just wanted to learn Python syntax, but if you're starting out this is a GREAT intro class. (or if you need it for Advanced Python prereq).

Great feedback on the assignments. He uses replit so no need to download anything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took him for Data Structures and he was super helpful.  Explains things really well.  There was either programming or a quiz every week.  Some of the programs are hard and you can get lost.  It can be a surprise because you have the same amount of time for all of the work, regardless of the difficulty.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really great professor. He's sharp, reasonable, and approachable. Quizzes can be a little tougher but can definitely pass if you do the reading (in addition to lectures) and they do actually help you learn. Highly recommend!