Reviews of professor Evans Criswell

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I loved Criswell's class. Great professor!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Criswell seems to be very knowledgeable about programming, but he is awful at teaching to beginners. I came into this class with no prior experience, and was absolutely drowning when I finally dropped the class. It felt almost impossible to follow his lectures, and he was teaching material far too advanced for the beginner level course we were in.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Extremely knowledgeable, and presented interesting challenges. If you aren't accustomed to hanging around uber-geeks, he may be a little outputting.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Criswell is without a doubt the worst professor I have ever had. His assignments are way too difficult for an intro level class and when you ask him for help he is rude. I had to get help on every assignment because his instructions are not clear. He tests on things he has not covered in class. His lessons are not structured and hard to follow.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He teaches material that is too advanced for an intro level class so it's very tough to understand what is going on most of the time. I went into this class having no prior knowledge of this subject (which is ok because you aren't supposed to!) and he does not do a great job of explaining things and gives tough assignments and tests.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Evans knows a lot about computer science and programming. However, he does not seem to know how to break it down for an entry level class. Attendance was not counted and there were many days I simply did not go because there was little to be gained from his lectures. I would not recommend taking him for C programming.