[COMS W3823] Digital Logic

I got in the habit of showing up 10-20 minutes late for every class and was hardly ever late. Additionally, it was not uncommon for class to get out rather early. While Professor Belhumeur is occasionally remarkable in his nonchalance, he is one of the friendliest CS professors I've had and actually does, somehow, manage to get through all the material in a concise manner. He does put effort into insuring that students understand the material and getting student feedback about homework difficulty and other concerns.

Professor Belhumeur is a really nice guy, but unfortunately it seems like he doesn't put much preparation into his classes. His lectures are straight from the book, which doesn't help since the book examples are over-simplified. It seems like he doesn't really look over the class material all that much... he just teaches from his notes. I bet he would take a long time to solve those homework problems, because only the TA's see/grade them and he directs all homework related questions to the TA's. Not surprised though, since Digital Logic is no where near his field of expertise.
All that aside, he still makes sure that students in the class understand the material, and he listens to student's demands (homeworks too long, etc.) He'll even make the TA's do more work (post practice problems) if the students demand it. He's approachable, and buys drinks for students during exams!
Oh, one more thing... Belhumeur is about as punctual as a college student... don't be surprised if he walks in 10-15 minutes late and doesn't start class for another 10 minutes after that. It's fun betting on when class actually DOES start...

He is awesome. Great guy. Actually talks to the class and engages us in conversation. Midterm was easy and he posts sample solutions for problems very similar to the homework problems. You'll want to take any class with this guy.

This Prof. loves to give exams that include much material never seen in the hws. DONT listen to the TA's when they tell you that if you understand the hws you will do fine on the exams. Also, the Prof. doesn't really curve or if he does he curves to a C, which is the average grade in the class. Avoid this class if you can!

I don't like the fact that he uses his own text book for the course. The book is too condensed. You MUST go to his lectures...a lot of things that are not really explained well in the text he likes to cover in class. Plus, he teaches too slow in the beginning, and then in the end of the sem. he rushes things... overall he's a good teacher though, kinda tough on grades.

His tone in class is so boring that I'd rather be listening to an emergency broadcast test. The langauge he uses on his tests and in his book is so cryptic that an interpreter is sometimes needed. He is a very stingy grader, and generally unyielding to students suggestions and complaints.

The guy is old! He wrote the textbook, and has a webpage full of errata for it. Teaching style can be dull, and he mostly follows the text, which is good, because it's not always clear. Hearsay says he grades on a 'C' curve, so be prepared to work and still only get a B.