Reviews of professor Matthew Anderson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great Professor who handled the abrupt online transition well. Felt cared for and knowledgeable throughout, and could manage a good grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Matthew Anderson changed my life. This class' material is not for me, but Matt made it manageable and interesting. He is an actual goat.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This POG class was an easy A. If you follow the prompts, you can get away without doing all of the reading or being present for class lectures. Anderson isn't very stimulating, and was overall more boring than other POG professors. Overall: easy grader, nice guy, not that exciting.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had this professor when he briefly taught at GMU and his lectures were incredible. You do get what you put in and even though I like visuals, he typically did not have a PowerPoint so have good note-taking skills. Knows so much about religion so I encourage creative conversations. P.S. it's thankfully not some study of scripture

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Arguably the best prof in the CS department, great teacher and rlly nice guy. You can tell he really enjoys teaching and wants you to do well. His classes are very difficult tho and require you to spend a lot of time during the week on the hw

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very easy course-- not a lot of assignments, and grading is easy. You get out of the class what you put into it. If you watch passively you're likely not going to get that much, but if you're engaged and ask questions that interest you, you will likely get interesting answers from Anderson. Not the most engaging class on it's own though.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
My top 2 favorite professors in CS department. You can tell he genuinely enjoys teaching and is very knowledgeable on the topic. Lectures are clear and enjoyable. Super smart, very caring, and willing to go extra miles to help. Exams are challenging, and you really need to work hard for your grade. Take him at least once if you plan to do CS!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really enjoyed Matt as my intro CSC prof. You do need to spend a good amount of time learning the material in order to do well. His lectures and grading are very straightforward and he gave extra credit opportunities on several of the homeworks. He is accessible outside of class and the CSC help desk is another good resource. Solid CSC prof

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very nice professor, but never put grades ever. I still dont know what I received on assignments even though the semester is over. Heavy on readings and discussion. Very understanding about the problems the pandemic brings to students but class was unenjoyable

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
A lot of the reviews are unnecessarily critical - especially Theo 001. A lot of the people who take Theo 001 take it as a prereq and dont bother to engage in the material. You get out what you put in. Students interested in theology should take his class. He is an understanding grader and wants his students to do well. Participation  enjoyment.