Reviews of professor Alexandre Bredikhin

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The text is published on-line - SWEET! PLUSES: The professor is a practicing professional - A BIG PLUS. Some amazing high caliber guest lecturers. Relevant material. Approachable. MINUSES: He teaches for people with engineering and construction backgrounds. Assumes students know certain things. Heavy-load homework / tests. I learned a lot.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I am completely dissatisfied with this professor. He gave me a C. In our school, this is a no-no. I don't know what his problem is, but I suggest you don't take his classes in the future!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This is a hard class. Lots of work. I learn a lot, but the amount of work is unreasonable. Heading for an A, but, all things considered, wouldn't take it again... Did I mention too much work?

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I am a senior here & I have seen them all: good, bad, and ugly. Alex is one of the best IMO. For once he brings real world experience into the classroom. Secondly, he cares. Thirdly, the cry babies who whine about too much homework ought to be embarrased - this is CMU after all. The class was relevant and the class work was adequate. I loved it.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Alex is on of the best in this department, probably because he is a part-timer. I liked how he linked all his lessons to real projects, that was rad. What I didn't like is that he come down hard on slackers in this class. In my team, the two of us, out of 5, did all the work, but all 5 passed the class. Unfair!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
IMO, this professor is a good one. A h/w every other week, 2 or 3 quizzes, and 2 exams plus a term project. He is not good looking at all, but he clearly cares about students learning and grades. He is accessible by email at any time. Explains material real well. Overall, a solid choice if you want to gain knowledge and to learn.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I enjoyed his class. The information presented applied to real life and the professor teaches from real life experiences. He gave us a lot of freedom in choosing the class schedule which was good. Relevant test (they were hard). I would take a class from him again.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He seems to be on top of his game. The class is not easy but very rewarding. He is answering emails within a couple of hours - unheard of at the CMU. His midterm exams are a murder. He does curve, so I got an A in the end, but several people quit mid-class. It was overall a good solid engineering class. I learned a ton, guest speakers rocked.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have encountered no problem with this class. Alex is flexible if you communicate in advance. I was given a chance to turn some homework in late for a small penalty which is fair. He provides good feedback and is always in communication. I have learned tons of new useful material.