Reviews of professor Richard Hinton

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Exams were a bit challenging, lectures were also kind of repetitive. The lab was super interesting and fun at times, but lab work was graded with extremely high expectations.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hands down best remote learning class I've had during pandemic. Professor Hinton has the entire course recorded, complete with video help library, resources, and very well organized. For a software intensive course, the homework instructions were very through and clear and very few technology problems, but do take hours to finish. Very passionate!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really good prof! The lectures aren't hard but the technical aspects of the topics can be a bit challenging. He's great at explaining though and very accessible outside of class. Clear instructions on maps and assignments. Go to your labs if you need extra help. You don't need to read the textbook, just make sure lectures make sense to you.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He was a great professor. He is clearly passionate about his job and the subject of the class and will challenge you to work through homework's on your own while still providing help when necessary. Working with another person is always helpful too.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Hinton really cares about his students which is very refreshing during this semester. He is extremely knowledgeable and wants his students to do well. I enjoyed the format of this class and I think it was one of the best classes I've taken in terms of how it translated to the online format.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Kind of tough. You will learn GIS

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hinton does a great job teaching the intro to GIS. Although the content learned in lectures and exams are hard, the labs are where you do your true learning. He is always willing to talk and easily accessible, and the TA's are great for this course. As long as you show up to the lab and do your work, this class is easy.