CS 2120

I took this class as a requirement and though the concepts taught really aren't difficult, they can get confusing and paying attention to detail is important. Although I liked Prof. Orrico as a person, she often seemed like she didn't know what she was teaching and would backtrack often when she taught something wrong, which got confusing. I liked the layout of the course in that it's split into 5 different modules, and this made it easier when it came to take the final because we only had to take it on one module at a time and only if we wanted to replace our grade for that specific module. I wish I would have taken this course with Prof. Brunelle instead, but he records all his lectures so I just started watching his towards the end of the semester.

Weekly quizzes compose the whole grades. You will be given opportunity to make up any screwed-up sections on the finals. If you are satisfied with your grades, no need to take the final exam. Great lecturer, caring about her students, great sense of humor. She spends almost 10% of the time talking to her students rather than lecturing during class.

Discrete is not the most interesting material, but Professor Orrico always made the class more interesting. She would often go off on strange tangents and randomly crack jokes, which made lectures pretty engaging. The in class quizzes never got too difficult, just doing some of the online practice, and understanding the complex examples was more than enough. The course was organized into 5 modules, with 2 paper quizzes and 2 online quizzes for each. The in class quizzes never got too difficult, just doing some of the online practice, and understanding the complex examples was more than enough. The online quizzes over the weekend are also open note, although the questions were tricky, you have a while to do them. You also get to do a retake quiz at the end of each module if you didn't like how you did on the quizzes which will replace your grade for the whole module. Although not a free A, if you pay attention in class and do a little practice before each quiz you should be fine.

Most confusing class ever.
The quizzes are designed to make you fail.
Course design is weird and Prof. Orrico sometimes doesn’t know what she’s doing tbh.

Prof.Orrico is sweet and helpful, but honestly the quizzes are way too hard compared to the lectures; be prepared to be tricked on every single quiz. She is definitely the best to take this class with other than maybe Brunelle, but the class just sucks in general. If you do not have to, please do not take this class for your own good.

Professor Orrico is really sweet but she isn't the best at explaining the trickier material in this class very well. On top of that, she always went on tangents that made me lose focus and then wouldn't really finish her explanation well after said tangent. She really cares about participation though and it's really not hard to get participation points. There are four units with 3 quizzes each and a bigger quiz at the end of each unit that is optional if you want to replace your entire unit grade. EX: Unit 1 Quiz1, 2, & 3: around 75% each, Retake Quiz: 90% Unit 1: 90%. No final.

I LOVE this class and I LOVE Elizabeth. It's not your typical Calculus-style math class; it's more logic and proofs. I found this really refreshing and interesting. But even if you don't personally like the course material, the course is still really enjoyable. Elizabeth is a fantastic teacher who is eager to hear from students and loves class participation. She tries to get to know everyone's names and build a relationship with each of her students, and by the end of the semester she's rather successful at doing so. I felt really confident in participating in this class and found myself wanting to learn within the class culture. So naturally, I highly recommend going to class (even though your grade won't really be penalized unless you miss an in-person quiz); you'll better understand the course material, you'll get to ask questions and benefit from your peers' questions, and it really can't hurt to have the instructor / TAs know your face, especially when you're looking for help in office hours. The paper quizzes are pretty easy as long as you have a decent grasp of the module, but the multiple-choice quizzes over the weekend are meant to be trickier; spend more time checking these over. I honestly found this class pretty easy when I put the right amount of effort in, and I highly recommend it! Especially with Elizabeth!

Speaking as a humanities major who hasn't taken a math class since high school (and I'm a third year), this was manageable but not nearly as easy as everyone else says. Elizabeth is super nice and will make an effort to get to know you, but she's not the best at explaining things. She even confuses herself on her own quizzes, and she's said multiple times that she's trying to trick students, which I don't think is very effective teaching. She's much more helpful in office hours, though. Just keep in mind that if you don't go to class when it's not required (like me), you'll have a much harder time than the people on here saying it's an easy class. You need to put in an effort to get a good grade, more than people are letting on. While I thought Elizabeth was super nice, I think Prof Brunelle has better lectures. Fortunately, they teach the class together and have the same quizzes, so you can always choose whose lectures to watch.

Elizabeth makes this class as fun and engaging as she can and is a great professor, but the subject matter of DMT1 is very dull. Most of it is common sense and learning terminology, so the class is pretty easy. The homeworks are open everything (including other people) and you have a week to do them. Sometimes the questions are tricky but rest assured the tests are easier than the homework problems. The tests are pretty straightforward (you get a cheat sheet) and usually have a bonus question at the end that really tests for deep understanding.

I LOVE Orrico!!! She is one of my favorite professors I've had so far. She is so funny (maybe a little bit cheesy at points), she is always willing to help her students, and she genuinely cares that everyone has a solid understanding of the material. I feel like she gives the class a really good difficulty, to where the quizzes can be challenging but rewarding. She is a great professor in my opinion, but I could also see how other students may not like her.