Reviews of professor Zsolt Beda

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
DO NOT TAKE. I took this class asynchronous (online) and he was the worst. I studied 3 days for a test and failed it. I tried to reach out to him and the TA for help and I got no response. The lectures are confusing, the tests are hard, and he was unavailable outside of class. AVOID.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A lot of tests but it's fairly easy. The textbook is easy to read and free online. He is inaccessible outside of class. Doesn't answer emails and does not offer office hours.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is an interesting professor, but there is not a lot of assignments so you need to be sure to do well on the exams. Every point counts in this class especially if you are trying to make an A. TA graded a bit hard as well, but overall its a decent class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a pretty good professor. The only bad thing is is that in my class we only had two assignment and a research credit. So if you didn't do good on the exams there was no outside work to cushion your grade. His exams are all application as well. No definitions, just straight application which makes them a lot harder.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I honestly didn't hate the class. Make sure you understand that even though the tests are application based, you still have to know the definitions to apply them. Used textbook for every review, but never had to sit down and read for any other reason. Every test has at least one thing from only the lecture and one thing from only the textbook

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Three straight exams. No HW, no extra credits. Good luck reading the textbook.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He cares about student success and was accessible outside of class. He made the lectures interesting, but you have to study hard for the exams to do well. It is not an easy A, but he is a good prof.