CS 2150

Required class for CS majors but interesting nonetheless. Bloomfield is very enthusiastic about the material and tries his best to humor the class since programming theory generally isn't that exciting. Pre-labs and post-labs take up the most time so focus on those and get them done ASAP each week. Professor is also very accessible and friendly during office hours. Get to know him.

Bloomfield is a great teacher and really makes the class interesting. You will definitely learn useful programs, but it's a bit tough in the beginning if you don't already know C++. Try to learn it as quickly as possible and you'll be fine.

Bloomfield is an awesome professor and is very willing to help you out if you have questions or if you need help on the labs

Very time consuming class, mostly due to prelab/inlab/postlab assignments every week. Midterms were fair.

This class is time consuming, especially the first couple of labs if you do not know c++. Overall the class is rewarding, and strengthens your ability to code.

Bloomfield is a smart guy, but he's a hardass when it comes to his classes. Loves giving out a lot of work and refuses to tone it down. His tests can be unfair at times too. He tries to see how well you know computer science rather than how well you can memorize information, which is a good thing, but sometimes his methods are overwhelming/unfair.

It was a very fun class but Bloomfield is a stickler for "teaching fundamentals" so you have to really work to get a good grade in the class. Sometimes the labs and tests can be a little bit overwhelming as well.

Possibly one of the best professors at UVA. Bloomfield enjoys teaching and this shows throughout his lectures. The class can be a bit hard if you haven't learned about data structures before, but otherwise it's not too bad, just a lot of work. The labs and midterms can be tough at times (he makes sure you know the material at all levels) but he can be very accommodating if a majority of the class finds them too hard. Takes "random" attendance, normally whenever the attendance is low, so go to class on Fridays.

Bloomfield is an amazing professor, and truly loves his job and computer science. Although data structures is a dry topic, Bloomfield is so enthusiastic and entertaining, that he somehow finds a way to make things such as HashTables exciting. The labs are very time consuming, but you do learn a great deal in them. Tests can be difficult at times, but just make sure you go to the review session and do the old tests. Also, Bloomfield is great outside of class, and super helpful! Overall, this has been one of my favorite classes here, and I can honestly say that I learned a ton from Bloomfield.

This is an important class for Computer Science majors, and Professor Bloomfield does a great job of mustering enthusiasm in the presentation of rather dry subject matter. The course material itself is not terribly difficult, but a large quantity of work is required to get a good grade.