CS 2110

Sheriff is great, he knows what he's talking about and he knows what students like to learn. He's really helpful but make sure you do your work early, or else you'll end up hurting yourself.

Sherriff is a really good teacher who loves what he does. His lectures are clear and the test are fairly straight forward. The only hard part of the class is the big final project, but because you're in a big group, the work can be split up nicely

Sherriff is awesome! Go to class because his tests are very close to what he says in class. Also listen to his lectures again before the final. It helps a lot.

I really enjoyed this class! Mark Sheriff is such an entertaining and awesome professor, I would take any class with him! The grading is fair, and although all lectures are recorded, I would go to class just for him! Take it and you won't regret it.

I hated CS before the class, I still hate CS, but this class was still good overall. He really makes the lectures fun and accessible, even if you aren't a CS major. The project is a huge pain, and don't bother trying to get help from the TA's for it.

Sherriff makes CS fun, I swear. I was a terrible coder, let me repeat, terrible, and I got a solid A in the class. Go to lecture, pay attention, memorize all the easy points.

Sherriff is a great professor who is really into teaching his students about software development and as a second level cs course. I came in hating CS but left with a better liking of it because of Sherriff.

Highly recommended. He is definitely the best CS professor I have ever had. He definitely knows CS a LOT and he just has the factor that you don't want to miss his class! Recommend for every one who is interested in CS even though you are not a CS major.

Professor Sherriff is a phenomenal teacher, probably one of the best among CS faculty. His grading policy is fair, workload is reasonable and will answer your emails faster than you could imagine. As a CS major, I really hope he starts teaching some higher level classes as well. Highly recommended.

Sherriff is awesome, great class. lectures were actually interesting, and he tells you almost exactly what is on the tests/final in the review sessions. he is also a very fair grader and test maker, no trick questions.

Overall this was a great class. Sherriff was engaging during lectures. The few times I didn't go, I actually kind of regretted it. There are a couple random attendances which range from CS questions to silly surveys just to see who is there. The project in the middle of the semester took a lot of time, but it wasn't incredibly hard. Definitely recommend this class

This class is amazing, sherriff is engaging and a fun professor. I actually found myself excited to go to class and learn about what he had to teach.

Great class. Sherriff's a bamf.

Sherriff loves to lecture and he's good at it. In office hours he's not the nicest person but he can help you. The amount of work is very reasonable and worthwhile. Overall, a really good class.

Fun. you learn a lot and it's easier than 101

The material is awful if you are a Systems major but Sherieff made it interesting. He's really a great teacher.

A lot of people like this teacher, but personally, I'm not a fan. He just focuses on things that I'm not interested in (like how to work in a group) rather than how to build good software. He also likes giving out big projects/labs, and if you get a bad group, you're screwed. Tests were not too hard, but you had to memorize random vocabulary. The tests didn't judge how well you knew computer science, but how well you knew his random vocabulary/group work concepts.

Good class

Sherriff is definitely one of the better professors in the CS department. It is obvious he cares about teaching and not just lecturing to students. And he's got a great sense of humor as well. Homeworks generally weren't too bad -- they were all group/pair work and you got to work on them in lab. Make sure you stay on top of work for the group project, though; you will have to put some time outside of class for it. Overall, very good class with a great professor.

Sherriff is a great, entertaining, and very approachable professor. His class isn't too hard, but the homework assignment due dates can creep up on you if you don't stay on top of them. The labs are only graded on participation, so you don't have to worry about those. Also, go to his review sessions the night before the tests/final, it will help tremendously!

Take this class, even if you had a bad experience with 101!

Good professor, but the material isn't quite as exciting as 101 with Humphreys. Go to the review sessions for the test, he tells you exactly what every question will be and just changes around the wording. The tests are graded very quickly so you might initially get a lower grade than you deserve. Submit a regrade and don't worry about it.

GO TO THE REVIEW SESSIONS for the exams. They are extremely helpful. He basically tells you what to study and what is going to be on the exam. Sometimes he actually tells you what the coding questions are going to be on the exam. Sherriff is a very knowledgeable and funny man. He has a unique sense of humor which might not appeal to everyone, but it keeps the class interesting. He records his lectures, so if you don't come to class, you can listen to them. Labs are mandatory. Class attendance is not mandatory, but he often does random polls in class (through clickers) and he keeps track of them. At the end of the semester, if you participated in a good amount of the polls, he gives you 5/5 as a part of your homework grade. Homework was about 25% of your grade, and the actual homework is 100/100 points but the clicker polls bumps it up to a maximum of 105/105. So 5 points might or might not help you. 5 Homework Assignments, but when I took him he didn't make us do the last homework assignment because we did not have enough time. Tests and Final Exam can be tricky at times. That's why he holds review sessions. Listening to some of the lectures can help supplement your studying. Final Project lasts 3 weeks. Stay on top of it. It is worth about 25% of your grade. Overall nice guy. The lectures are definitely more exciting than CS101.

Great Teacher, He is very available and loves his work, makes good jokes and keeps class interesting (lets you leave like 15 minutes early every Friday and sometimes even Wednesday).

Sherriff does not know how to run a class. He cannot stay on topic to save his life, and any question that is asked will cause him to stray from the material at hand. In addition, he was unwilling to regrade tests. There are only 5-6 HW assignments, some aren't bad, some take a while. There is a final project that he only gives you two weeks to do. Overall, it was an ok class, the tests were not easy, but they could have been worse. If you need help on HW, get to the TA's early in the week, or you will be in office hours all day.