I took this class over the summer, and thank god it was open notes, but not open book. Suman is a harsh grader, points are subtracted for no apparent reason. He teaches from a biological/evolutionary perspective, and one of the books he uses (Gender Gap) has the nerve to speculate men are better at math and more creative than women. Bottom-line, men are geniuses, while women are merely muses whose job is to applaud the men???!!! Wow,they actually allow this B.S. to be preached in CS classes where 80% is female? Evolutionary psychology reinforces gender stereotypes, promotes homophobia, and justifies the status Quo. This is a pretty disgusting pill to have to swallow being a feminist myself. Be prepared to spit out every insignificant detail on the exams, because just like CS 10, it is all about memorization. One might expect that upper-division classes are designed to stimulate our critical thinking skills, but alas, regurgitation it is.

Suman is a great lecturer, he finds a way to explain weird concepts in an understandable manner. That being said he is (or rather, the TA is) a ridiculous grader. I’ve taken suman twice and both times he has these crazy curves. They will mark you off for the slightest thing, and then curve the test so a 40% is a B. You can genuinely know the answer to a question yet still not get it right bc the ta may not like the way it was worded. All in all I respect the guy, but would look at other options in order to make things easier for you in the long run/save your gpa.

Suman is honestly a great professor in that he knows what he's talking about and organizes everything you need to know pretty clearly. The things he writes on the board, examples, and the lists are key to the class. The grade is entirely dependent on your midterm, final, and an essay, so it feels like there is no room for errors. You have to study and study HARD todo good on the tests; consolidating your notes and lists into manageable pieces of information and quizzing yourself is really helpful and its best to start reviewing as soon as possible because there is sooooo much you need to know. The readings are not that bad, they are pretty interesting and its also best to start writing your midterm and final notes that you can use on the exam as soon as possible as well, because there is also a lot to read. Overall, there is a lot of information to study and take in, but the material itself is interesting and if you work hard you should be fine. For the essay, reviewing it with your TA is best, because they're the ones grading it. Discussion sections are not really necessary if you're on top of the readings, and if you're behind on the readings they won't be much help to you anyways. All in all, don't be scared of this class, but know that it is a lot of work but if you're interested in Comm it won't be so bad.

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