Very funny professor. Handwriting is a little illegible when he writes on the chalkboard, but he mostly uses powerpoints anyways. I kept falling asleep, but it was mostly due to the lecture material. He slows down during difficult concepts and is happy to re-explain them again. We originally had 5 projects, but the 5th was given as extra credit bec. of time constraints. Labs were very doable, but get started early bec. many concepts are pretty new (most of the time is spent figuring out how to do it rather than actually doing the lab). Tests were fairly doable, and the average is usually fairly low and he curves generously. I only have had CS 31 and 32 experience with comp sci, and did pretty well in this class. He gave around 57.1% A's and 28.6% B's. HW: 1% each (5), Labs: 10% each (5), Midterm: 20%, Final: 25%. TAKE HIM!!!!!!!!

He was a good professor overall. He uses really good slides most of the time, but I think that in general, teaching from slides is confusing, because he can go much faster than a student's brain can process things. That's besides the point though.

Here's my advice: start the projects at least a week before they're due. The bit lab takes a lot of time to get used to thinking about, especially if you haven't taken CS M51A yet. The Bomb Lab took me a very long time, but that's to be expected any time you're just learning a language that is not easy at all to read. Get very comfortable with using the debugger. That's the real way to solve the problems.

What I really liked about professor Reinman was that he ALWAYS listened carefully to each question a person asked in lecture, and even if it didn't make complete sense, he would understand what the person meant and give a very good answer. While this slows down the lecture a lot, it's okay, because you feel very comfortable asking questions (though your classmates may hate you and make fun of you. I'm looking at you, girly-voice guy)

Professor Reinman is an excellent lecturer. He uses slides that he posts online, but inserts a lot of extra information during lectures. He's pretty funny and engaging, and is always available. I had a much better experience with him than I did with previous professors that taught this class. There are usually five projects, but our class had them cut down to three do to time constraints and unforeseen circumstances. He's very passionate about what he teaches. His exams are very fair: he reviews what's going to be on them, and the questions themselves aren't quite difficult. Recommend him all the way.