Daniel Chester - University of Delaware

Professor: Daniel Chester
Department: Computer Science
College: University of Delaware
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: CISC481
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Daniel Chester is experienced and kind. It's a joy to have him at the University of Delaware.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CISC467
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He really has passion for what he teaches and is a great guy. I learned a lot from hum. I would take another class with him.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CISC467
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Chester is the man! He really levels with his students and knows a lot. Just go to office hours and have a conversation with him. You can learn a lot from him!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CISC304
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
His handwriting is completely illegible, and yet he insists on writing everything.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: CISC868
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Chester is an expert in game theory, I love stopping by his office and start a conversation about game theory, he will give you a lot of interesting examples about game theory. It is always a pleasure to talk with him.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: CISC489
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
First and last class I have had with chester. I thought this class may be a little bit better considering it was AI in Games, something that I thought would've at least been made interesting when going to class. Bottomline Chester has probably exceeded the prime of his teaching and should probably just stick to being an admin in the department.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CISC304
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Chester isn't as terrible as everyone makes him out to be. He has a good sense of humor, but his handwriting is terrible and he is fairly bad at explaining concepts, and sometimes (often) gets lost or makes a mistake while doing problems in class. The textbook is quite good and considering the class really doesn't cover much material, it's not hard
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CISC304
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Horrible. Boring in class, and heunnecessarily abstracts easy concepts until he confuses himself (and every student) and then he forgets what he was saying in the first place. Homeworks are ridiculous and he does not coordinate with his TA at all. Around a 40% overall was a C, and not much higher is a B.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: CISC304
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Hard Course. He shouldn't teach this course. Can't understand what he says. Should never ever use blackboard. Handwriting Sucks
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: CISC280
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dan Chester was such an awful teacher that when I realized there were professors rated lower than him, I was forced to rate him to undo this gross injustice. His lectures were boring and worthless, and even he couldn't understand what he was trying to do half the time. Avoid if at all possible, if it is not possible, good luck.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CISC280
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The man is the worst professor I have ever had. Mumbles as he proceeds to read off of slides of code which don't really make any sense to anyone. Useless if you ask him a question, he will just talk about something else. Tests are impossible...class average is around a 60. Don't take a class with him EVER.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CISC280
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Quite possibly the worst excuse for a teacher I've ever had the (dis)pleasure of being charged with. To say he can't teach is an understatement. I'm also not completely sure that HE understands the material we're supposed to be learning. Mumbles a lot and reads directly from slides that were - no doubt - downloaded right from the web. Stay away!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CISC437
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Should spend less time exploring the universe and more time learning how to frickin teach
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: CISC437
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy can't teach. Period. I'm a comp sci major and had all A's in my comp sci classes until this one. He mumbles off slides and you can't hear what he's saying. His tests and projects don't reflect the material. Don't waste your time attending class. It's so boring. Just stay home and read the book.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: CISC437
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I am amazed they let this guy "teach". By far the worst class and professor I have had. "Useless" and "incomprehensible" are fitting descriptions. Half-assed recitations of half-assed slides from a half-assed textbook make for a piss-poor class. Staggering...
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: CISC437
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CISC437
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Does not know how to teach undergrad students. Just reads off slides and cannot simplify the info. If you can take the class with another prof., do it! He does not even do the homeworks before he hands them out.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: CISC437
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you have 40 hours of free time and go to www.db-book.com (which contains slides created by the book authors) you can definitely learn the material better than when he teaches it. The only reason to take him is if you need it for a co-req for CISC474 and there is absolutely no other choice. Bottom line: avoid not for difficulty, but for sanity.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: CISC437
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Terrible professor, mumbles constantly, reads directly from slides and does not stop to ask if there are any questions. He just assumes that everyone knows exactly what he's talking about. I cannot believe that the univeristy is still allowing him to teach. Don't go to class it'll just be a waste of your time.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: CISC437
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Worst professor ever, reads verbatim from the textbook slides. His project wanted you to do one thing but he had his TA grade to a totally different set of guidelines. Out of a class of 40 students (undergrads + grads) usually only a dozen or so would show up for class and if that only half of them would stay the whole class.
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