Reviews of professor Elena Zheleva

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took 418 with this teacher. Nice lady, but not competent as an educator. Rambles in lectures and doesn't know how to articulate herself. Be prepared to just read from a textbook.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You'll need to work hard on your own to pass in this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the best professors at UIC. The course material is challenging, but structure, quizzes, and assignments push you to put in the needed effort. Paper selection is diverse and in-class discussions are always interesting. She is very accessible, puts in a lot of thought into research and inspires you to do the same.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Worst professor ever. Very harsh grading system. Really bad and incomplete textbook for the class. If you are here for a refresher, it's good otherwise, this course could be a nightmare for you. DO NOT TAKE ELENA ZHELEVA's COURSES!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Excellent teacher! Requires you to put some effort to learn. Usually very accommodating and ready to help. Approaches subjects and class in different ways (Practical, theoretical, intuitive). Does not touch on the mathematical areas very well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
CS418 - This the case of being a great researcher but not meant to teach. Her lectures would consist of talking to herself. There were often times where the whole class did not understand the topic, and she would just move on. The homeworks were difficult because we just got libraries we had never seen before thrown at us. I would avoid.