Reviews of professor Brian Atkinson

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Atkinson has 6 labs that count for about 6% of your overall grade. There are 2 exams that count for 20%. Lab 7 and the final project count for 48%. Here's the rub: the labs aren't even graded. You are given a pass/fail based on your "effort". So there's absolutely no feedback on whether you are doing things correctly or not.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Slides just summarized readings and didn't add insight. Instructor only answered questions during Zoom office hours. Labs took hours but counted the same as 4 question misleading quizzes. Quiz scores were based on the last attempt. Due dates changed frequently with little notice. Very little guidance and the course was extremely disorganized.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This professor rarely replies to emails. Not doing well on just one assignment can affect your full grade. In class, he is OK, and will answer questions.

The professor, and at least the TAs from spring 2024 were all not great at responding to emails, and were overall not too helpful.
One of the very few IFT professors I would not recommend