Reviews for John Aloimonos
Average Rating:| aaa123 Course: CMSC426 Grade Expected: November 6, 2010, 8:57 am | Very interesting, entertaining person, which is why I didn't realize sooner that the class was not going to go anywhere. We went over the basics of all topics, but so little that you never really learned more than "huh, that's interesting". Projects had no deadlines, and weren't too difficult, except that we had no basis to go off of, and it's just stabs in the dark to try to get something working (still haven't figured it out, even though he tried to help me once that wasn't enough and I'm still completely lost). Take home midterm was a rehash from the grad level class 10 years ago, plus 3 more pages, and way beyond the scope of what we'd learned in class. I wish I had noticed sooner that this class was worth dropping, because I learned nothing worthy of my tuition money and am very disappointed as I was looking forward to this class. |
| xenonscreams Course: CMSC250 Grade Expected: A+ May 20, 2010, 11:14 am | He is the most accommodating person I've ever met. If you have a problem and you address it to him, he will absolutely help you out. He is completely engrossed in the success of his students. This is an extremely rare quality in a professor. There are only a few things holding me back from giving him five stars. Firstly, he goes on a lot of tangents. If you are the type of student who learns solely from lectures, it might be difficult since sometimes he does not cover all of the material. Secondly, he seems to have difficulty teaching the students who have difficulty grasping the concepts. If you really have trouble with theoretical math and logic, it might be best to take it with a different professor. |
| MusickVideo Course: CMSC250 Grade Expected: A May 23, 2009, 9:48 am | He admittedly does not cover the material he is supposed to, and whenever he does, it is always a very cursory overview whereas Fawdi Emad's section comprehensively went over all of the material, yet we were all given the same exams and quizzes, all written by Fawzi. Seems pretty unfair, eh? On the bright end, Yiannis is a very nice person who appreciates other people's input. He may not be the best professor, but thankfully this class is extremely easy to begin with and you can be fine by just teaching yourself everything from the textbook. |
| Anonymous Course: CMSC250 Grade Expected: A May 6, 2009, 7:42 am | Dr. Aloimonos is a great guy, good teacher, and interesting to listen to in lecture. Like some of the other reviews said, he covers the material really quickly and perhaps not in as much detail as they should be, but if you do the worksheets in discussion and/or study, you'll be fine. His lectures are good to go to because he covers a lot of stuff that other professors don't, and talks about philosophy and stuff sometimes (its always somewhat relevant though). He knows a lot, but if you don't want to study and don't already know some of the material, then maybe someone else would be better. |
| Anonymous Course: CMSC250 Grade Expected: A March 20, 2009, 7:53 am | He is a great professor and a teacher. I mean he may not cover the subject material in any detail (u HAVE to read book to get stuff and practice for this class). But it is a fun class with him coz' he brings in so many higher level fun topics into the discussion. he is very knowledgeable and funny. recommended if u like logic math. |