Reviews of professor Zach Stallbohm

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Made Automata theory a very easy class to pass. I'd definitely recommend taking him because you can get what you want out of his class. If you're looking for an easy A, you'll find it. If you're looking to learn the material deeply, you'll find that too.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I love him, took him for both data structures and automata theory. Not gonna lie when i took data structures with him i skipped most lectures, but when i took him for automata theory, loved every second of class, hes very interesting as opposed to all the bland teachers that teach the same subject. Homework is there but it's not a lot, hes funny to

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Honestly, one of the most laid-back and chill professors I've had. He's very straightforward and often times his lectures will be much shorter than the allotted time. He gives plenty of examples and the homeworks and tests are fine if you work through them. He's very accessible outside of class; we had a class discord and he'd respond very quickly.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Highly recommend taking this class! 

The lectures are easy to follow which include a decent amount of examples to get you ready for the homework. The only reason I would say it's "easy" is because of how well he covers the topics and how he prepares the students.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
great prof for this class, study the material well and ask questions during class or outside of class and he will help you understand the concepts

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
(Fall 2020) Professor is chill. Explains the topics pretty well. Dunno about when the class is in-person but he made a class discord which made him accessible really easily. The exam review sessions help as he gives hints on what to think about for the exam. Has a sample midterm/final that he goes over which is nice. Class gets hard at the end tho.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I don't know what else to say except this man is the GOAT. Concise lectures, offer recording, streams lecture online, fast grade, extremely understanding and patient, very accessible outside of class. Personally, he has helped me a lot and I cannot fathom the time and effort that he puts in for his students. Please take him if you can for Automata.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Chill. Very easily accessible outside of class. Definitely recognizes what's painful for students and avoids it. If I ever see this professor teaching another course, I won't even hesitate to take him again. Hands down one of the best professors I've had at UTD yet.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Legit one of the best profs at UTD. He posts all lectures with hand-worked examples online, takes the time to answer students' questions, and is very reachable outside of class (he creates a Discord server for students, so you can @ him whenever you have a question on HW).