Reviews of professor Charles Hoot

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great teacher for a typically difficult class. Lectures were fairly engaging, and class time was used to it's fullest as the content covered is dense for a single semester. Doing the homework is the most important thing, you will get a good grade if you make sure to do/study the homework assigned.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Hoot gets a bad rep because he teaches the hardest CS classes. However, he is a great professor. If you interact with him and seek the help he will always be there for you. I've taken him for 4 different classes and learned a ton during them. If you keep up with attendance/homework and enjoy CS you will have a good time with him. Very nice guy!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Hoot is an amazing professor! I took his Building Blocks class with a friend and we loved it. He explains everything in full, it is your duty to take notes though, which a lot of people seem to not do... He is extremely smart and will do his best to answer any questions you may have. His class was just the right balance between lecture and fun.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr Hoot is a very odd guy, he always wears Hawaiian tshirts and oversized khaki slacks. He is incredibly smart but building blocks is a waste of time. He is generally disliked but I really don't care that much. He can be a touch condescending at times. You have to take his class for CSIS anyways so just get ready for a pedantic nuisance of a class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A very good learning experience. He makes you work for good grades, but if you take notes and pay attention you'll have all you need. he does a good job of providing examples both. He is pretty lecture heavy, but his lectures are great and full of knowledge that pertains to class as well as the general field of study.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He expected us to know everything without teaching us the concept first. Homework is incredibly hard and covers material we haven't learned.