Reviews of professor Andrew Bacon

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He doesnt not know how to give a coherent lecture. The assignments that he gives weekly are on topics that are far more complicated than what he brings up in class, and they are graded harshly. His only saving grace is that he grades the midterm and final essays easy.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He's just too smart. Struggled & it didn't help that we we're learning something new everyday w/out time to review & really grasp the concepts. A lot of it was due to the compressed semester, though, bc when I rewatched the lectures to study it made a lot more sense. He's nice & very considerate. Wish I could've taken it under normal circumstances

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One paper that replaces the final that the majority of your grade comes from, if you are a weak writer like myself then shooting for an A is almost impossible. This lectures felt very unstructured and it felt hard to understand which content I should find important and not. The TA Quyen Pham was very helpful with any question.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
makes no lesson plans, often during class can't figure out how to solve questions he assigned for homework, often switches/uses new notation without explanation, and there are no outside resources to help. you get homework points for trying, which is why it's a 2 not a 1. he's a nice guy and clearly very smart, but this class was not well taught.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This is probably the worst class Ive ever taken at USC. Profesor Bacon makes the topic so incredibly dull and complicated, that I feel as though I would learn more by watching paint dry. His lectures are incredibly scattered and lack cohesion. HW assignments feel very difficult based on info given in lecture. Doesnt use powerpoints, just speaks.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Brilliant thinker and philosopher. Unfortunately, the teaching is sometimes very dense and unclear. Nonetheless, if you are able to bear with him through difficult concepts and go to office hours, you can pass the class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He's making logic fun! After you get used to his way of teaching, the whole learning experience is just amazing. However, the class material is hard and confusing sometimes. I never thought of getting an A in this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Genuinely, listening to a British guy ramble on about what a circle is, chunky space, and why math isn't real is my image of a good time. Sure, everything is nonsensical and ridiculously abstract but it all makes sense in it's own unique way plus you get engage in really fun esoteric philosophical conversations about the most pointless things.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Difficult content taught well; assignments are difficult (sometimes extremely difficult), but his grading is fair and understanding.