John Case - University of Delaware

Professor: John Case
Department: Computer Science
College: University of Delaware
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: CISC303
  • 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:
The class is doable. Prepare to devote roughly 5 hours to each homework. Interesting subject matter. However Case's brain functions at such a high level it seems as though you are listening to a humorous Microsoft Sam dictate the text book to you. You should have gotten at least a B in discrete to be able to handle this.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CISC303
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Extremely entertaining, but also thorough and meticulous in his teaching. He knows his stuff and makes sure you know it too. Not a class you'll breeze through, but it's not impossible if you're willing to put forth a little effort.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CISC303
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Amazing guy, funny little man. Hilarious to listen to at times, but make sure to focus on what he says. It helps to listen carefully and parse what you're hearing as he says it, but he and his TA are always available for office hours. Also, make sure you know what happened last class when you come back. Quite professional as well.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The man is a genius... he knows more about these subjects than probably anyone else at the University. His zeal and enthusiasm for teaching are also unmatched. That being said, he simply is on another plane of existence. He speeds through the material at a breakneck pace and just assumes that people will understand it. Tough, but good curve.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: CISC401
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's a really nice guy, doesn't realize that he kind of insults your intelligence at times. "It's just a simple grade school algebra trick" doesn't help my confidence. All in a a fascinating course, but don't take it if you're not going to be interested in the theory, because its most likely not going to be a GPA booster.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
ummm, let's see... final was worth 50% of the grade, curve is ok at the end, but plainly put, John Case does not speak human. If you can't understand logic at the beginning of the class, your only hope is to devoutly read both of the books or talk to your TA a lot. He is a funny guy in a geeky way, but if you can manage it try to take anyone else
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very hard class, alot of work (expect to do 3-5 hours per homework). Has absolutely the worst handwriting. But just ask alot of questions and goto his or the TAs office hours often and you should be fine. ALSO note for future students theres talk of splitting this class into 2 seperate classes so take now while you still can!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I adore Dr. Case, but this class is ridiculously difficult for most people. I'm doing better than expected, since I already have a very strong base in formal logic, but ask for help, and you will be fine. Don't take if you won't bother to do the work, and there's a lot of it.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CISC601
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Fascinating class. Excellent person. Class is ridiculously hard. Don't take with more than one other class, ideally. Case is very nice but it's hard for him to communicate at time. He does try though. Expect at least 3-4 hours of studying per night for this class (all 7 days of the week).
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: CISC601604
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
These classes have very hard material, and Professor Case doesn't always have the best time explaining concepts, but he definitely cares about his students, and is always willing to help. (Plus he has a great geeky sense of humor!)
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: CSC601
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you don't want to be a theoretician don't take this class. Ignore your advisor. Case, for whatever reason, lacks the ability to teach humans. So, instead, each class Case strives to break his personal records for the number of Greek characters written on a blackboard in 75 min.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
John Case is an Ardvark, I have the proof in a handout that he provided.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CIS601
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Can you handle it?
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Do NOT take this class if you learn like normal people do. He'll just go up there and write stuff for hours before you learn what it's used for. Even then it's iffy. He'll explain things by writing algorithms, not by telling you what they do. Not enough helpful (easy) examples.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very nice guy, ridiculously hard class. Go to his office hours for help with homework, you'll need it. However, with the huge CPEG-ish curve (20% is a D-), as long as you make some effort, you should be all right.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: CISC301
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Avoid! Garbage class, teacher not any better. Any class where you can have a 20% average and still pass (yes, the curve is that large) is fundamentally flawed. Boring and out of touch, book is from the 1970's.
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