Reviews of professor Joe Chiu

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class has too much workload for a 1 credit class, its unacceptable. its almost like 220 but less workload

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The lectures were quite boring, but it's easy enough to get by with just his YouTube videos and the slides. 230's content is pretty foundational but honestly not very interesting. Using C can be very annoying, and the projects are substantially more challenging than 187. Exams and quizzes weren't bad, but make sure to be careful on the worksheets.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Pre-recorded lectures strayed very far from quiz questions and exam content. In-person lectures were boring and not very helpful. Often left class feeling just as confused as I went in. The only learning I actually did was through the projects. Worst instructor I've had at UMass so far imo.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I know there is a lot of debate on what the hardest 200 level at UMass CS is but I honestly hate CS 230. I think Joe Chiu is funny and he tries, but the class is horribly set up. The asynchronous work just is set up horribly along with weekly quizzes and worksheets, then the very poorly instructed projects and exams.