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He is the worst professor in the computer science department. Getaway from this guy.

Horrible professor, doesnt show any care or compassion, not willing to help you, cold-hearted, and mean-sprrited

unfair.

If you are a student that enjoys learning, DO NOT TAKE PROFESSOR ZIEGLER's. This professor is painfully boring and equally nasal. Impossible to listen to - lectures are mostly filler and he is rude and unhelpful. No Fun.

Do not take, you will regret...worse thing to happen to humanity...smiles when people get low grades and picks class favorites...gives you the weird eye sometimes....ugh! don't take.

Literally, if you would like to feel like an utter failure/want to kill urself this is probably the best remedy! Chaim is a waste of time. The teacher appears to have "lost" any sense of motivation for teaching, his online lectures prove it!!! His lectures are identical (nearly scripted) including the jokes...I wouldnt recommend to my worst enemy!!

Chaim is public enemy number 1, if you take his class you'll regret it big time. he is on a mission to destroy your GPA, possesses a robotic teaching style and will not help you ever. he loves when someone does horrible. Exams are difficult, class is boring . I think the college you re-evaluate his teaching credentials. This is the man to ruin you

Do NOT take him, he is a sad lonely old man that has nothing left in him but to give students bad grades. this is how he pleases himself now. never smiles, gives hard exams and finals, and only teaches 10% of the course in class. tells you to read the rest of the material on your own. Please avoid at all costs.

Well, i just want to pretty much sum up the ratings on here. Everyone basically said everything about him. Overall, he's just a symbolic representation of Hell on Earth, the release of Lucifer upon the innocence of students. Please save your self from mental and physical torture and run!

Awful

He is a robot that can speak English. Does not seem to like teaching. Just repeats his PDF files that he created 10 years ago.

WORST PROFESSOR EVER!!! Does not teach anything.

this is the worst professor ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT TAKE HIM/ YOU WILL RUIN YOUR GPA. HE GRADES REALLY HARD AND GIVES WAY TOO MUCH WORK. HE MAKES WHAT SHOULD BE AN EASY SUBJECT REALLY DIFFICULT

And I thought my cisc 1110 intro course teacher was bad.... Don't take him. Hes the type of teacher that just has a bad vibe, you ask him any question and he looks like he is about to burst with annoyance. All he does is read his pdf files and run his pre made programs. You pretty much are teaching yourself, if you have him. Awful teacher, avoid.

A computer professor who does not use blackboard OR EVEN looks at his email. Doesn't have decent office hours and won't talk to you after class. Basically no teacher student communication with him.

Coming from a hard-working student, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Disrespectful to students only asking questions. Can NEVER give a clear answer about anything. Often reiterates the fact that he can give you any grade he wants no matter what you get in his class. For example, You can be getting all A's & if he wants to give you a D you cant argue why

He is a very stingy grader and not the best at responding to student concerns. I would suggest taking anyone else who teaches this course instead.

Do not take this professor if you want to pass c++ course. He will suck out your brain and reward you with one big F. He reads everything off of his boring website, which he uses every semester. C++ is not that hard but he tries his best to present it like nothing is harder than programming a simple c++ program.

Doesn't accept H.W unless it's 100% his way. Gets picky of where you put your name. Forces you to print 20 pigs programs whereas you could've just emailed it to him. I did 5 assignments, got no credit for any of them. Would not recommend. Computers are my life. Disappointed he got in my way.

Please stay away. He talks about the most random things in class. he does not explain the course material. you have to do everything your self. It feel more like a philosophy class at times. If you want to learn or pass don't take him

I haven't seen a student who would say heshe likes Ziegler. This professor is rude, unhelpful, abusive, unprofessional. Many of my classmates got c or lower. Avoid

I have taken Cis1110 class from the professor and i failed. He is a very very tough grader. It may cause to hate programming. Strongly not recommended.

Highly not recommended

worst professor ever

Terrible. He'll present a new concept like "For Loops" and won't even give us 5-10 minutes to try it out in class. He'll get angry if we ask questions going in depth on a concept. He won't even try to help out students who are struggling. I was struggling, asked for extra credit, but he turned me down and replied with "You saw the grading rubric"

Just dont take him. He doesnt seem to give students a chance. No extra credit. And its an intro class. No reason it should be that hard. Seems like most of the professors in the the CS department in this school have low grades.

not exaggerating when i say avoid like the plague. the most careless professor i have ever had the misfortune of studying under. your only hope of passing this class is learning the material yourself with other resources... it is doable,, but if at all possible, just take someone else -- even if you have to do it next semester

He literally taught a math class with slides... and explains things in a complicated way... yeah this class is very easy, but he made it extremely difficult.. it's a self study course... yet attendance is mandatory, u have to sit there listen to his bs, not learning anything, then go home n study yourself type of class.

This man has absolutely traumatized me and I almost changed my major to make sure I'd avoid ever having to take him again. He goes through his slides very quickly and when you go to his office hours for help on a program he tells you to "figure it out yourself." If he feels "gracious"enough to not make you jump through hoops, he rolls his eyes.

You can't learn anything from this lesson, you can only go home and find information to learn. He will only make the problem harder.

Changed majors because Ziegler made me hate coding. Expect to type up AND print 7-15+ pages of coding and not have it read passed the first 5 pages. Ziegler is really picky, he will point out indentations of lines, spacing, grammar and more! and will return it right back to you, already having deducted 1 point / 10 until you get it right. Avoid!

Teaches straight from a textbook. Doesn't give good feedback if any. Subject isn't hard to grasp instead the professor teaches poorly and isn't as hands on as he should be. Wrecked my GPA in the process of taking this class but it's my own fault. Would recommend anyone who cares about GPA and their time to stay away.

Took him in Fall 2019 term and it was alright for the first week but then it started going downhill for me because he would just continue talking nonstop and then take a sip of water and continue. Maybe it was just me but it was really hard to learn especially when theres not much interaction. He just expects you to listen and understand everything

Warning: If this is your first programming course, do not take him. Period. The few five stars are from people who already knows programming and showing off. You will remain lost and demotivated in class forever. Very patronizing and does not give a damn about student's understanding. All he care if his course is covered.

He will make you type with superscripts and subscripts with the symbols! No one was able to do them quickly and could not complete the test This professor gets an F!

I've never felt compelled enough by a teacher's performance to put the effort into making an account here to review them. Worst professor I've ever had. Teaches from a pdf. Does not go through problems from scratch. Doesn't respond to questions. Grade is based off 3 hard tests where you'll run out of time formatting your answers in a google doc.

I am practically begging you to not take him. Please. Don't. I have never left a review on this site except for him. Haunting experience

Avoid this professor at all costs, especially in a distance learning environment. Professor Ziegler threatens to fail students on exams for disconnecting from the video call even for reasons outside of the students control, such as a poor Wifi connection. Additionally, he refuses to discuss any questions that aren't from the assigned homework.

This is one of the worst classes I have ever taken. He is one of the most serious and uncaring professors I have ever seen, do your self a favor and do not take him.

This professor doesn't actually teach the class, all he does is read off of a pdf during lectures no real teaching. He also rushes through topics. Whenever you would ask a question he would give you a snobby statement that does not answer the question. Tests are hard and if he makes you redo your homework he won't tell you what you need to change.

This is the most worst professor, especially for computer science beginners. Has 0 inconsideration for student struggle. Pros: Access to class work Lacks: looks toward students perspective, trustworthy, reasonable testing time, responding emails on time (3 days latehelpless 30pts deduction), sympathy, motivating, well used privilege

Bro , you wanna waste money and credit he is for you . He doesnt teach anything. His lecture is nothing .He will tell you he is genius. But he is nothing but awful . He will never teach you code . Never ever . He make some code , watching those he will lecture you . Homework grading awful . Never mention where is wrong just ReDo. skip

if youre a programming beginner like I am dont ever take this professor . All he does is reads off slides , and run premade codes and he expects just expects everyone to know whats going on. Extremely hard homeworks and tests and those are 66 percent of your grade. Also expects you to wake up 9am on a sunday to take his stupid test.

Extremely hard homeworks compare to other professors , hard tests. one word avoid

Avoid this professor . How is the class called intro to java , but the professor expects the students to have experience with java. No real feedback for homework its either redo or the grade. Bad tests and testing time, why do we have to sacrifice our weekend in this hard semester to take your test which you could have easily done in class.

Dont take this professor, dude expects people to remember the codes off the top of their heads during tests which I dont think even professional programmers are able to do that with the programs he made us to do.

This professor made me appreciate the bad teachers I've had in the past, because compare to him, they're literally saints. Do yourself a favor and dont take him, you wont learn a thing in this professors class.

How is this guy still teaching. His teaching methods are impractical and outdated. Homework gradings are usually Redo and a vague statement on what went wrong. Extremely hard tests, how do you expect students to make a fully tested and working program in under 1 hour is beyond me . If you care about your time, money, gpa , avoid this professor.

not helpful at all . Its basically a self teach class , but have to wake up early and listen to his bs for 2 hours

More than half the class failed his final exam. Unless you're a java god , don't take this professor.

I WISH WE COULD GIVE ZEROS. DON'T TAKE HIM. SAVE YOUR MONEY.

Don't take this class unless you have some experience in Java. Class started off simple and somehow spiked in difficulty a few classes later.

He's not helpful and responds late to your assignments. Doesn't give any leeway to late assignments. Assumes you know about the class. Don't take him if you're not willing to stress out on this subject.

He straight up doesn't accept assignments until they are absolutely without flaw and grades you based on lateness alone. I get it, it's a good learning experience, but I have other classes to do. Feels like he keeps on moving the goalposts on assignments, too. At least he gives you good feedback. Only take this class if you enjoy suffering.

Honestly one of the worst classes I have ever taken. Professor is completely unfair and has unrealistic standards for an intro class. Just listen to all the reviews and avoid him. I would give him a 0 if possible.

Grade only based on exams. No curve. Does not care about students. I would avoid it because he is not helpful at all. Very rude and teaching skills are not that good. You would need to teach yourself all the material. AVOID!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely the least helpful, least considerate, and least professional professor Ive had. Uses convoluted outdated notes to teach the course which are useless without the lecture. He doesnt care about his students academic success, and if you do not have prior experience in Java this will likely be unnecessarily challenging.

Ziegler knows how to teach but is too strict. Unless you have all the time in the world, you will find his homework assignments cumbersome. Takes a while to respond to email and wants your homework submissions flawless. If not, you'll get it thrown back at you. I had to drop since I had a life and other classes.

worst professor ive had in all the three cuny colleges ive been to. Do not take him because even if you hand in perfect work he'll still find ways to give you a low grade.

He reads off slides and had no answers to questions. His homeworks were ancient. Nothing in his class made sense. Worst professor ever!

Terrible teacher, fly's through important java concepts and gives very vague answers to questions. Homework is extremely difficult and forget about the tests. I had a good amount previous Java experience and I was just barley able to get through this class. If you want to hate Java for the rest of your life take this class.

When talking to students (if he believes they're worthy of a response) he tends to ignore whatever the person says and would speak in a rude an condescending tone. On hw, he won't grade it until he believes it's perfect. Then, you would lose points for resubmitting it plus some random subjective reason not included on the assignment.

- Rude and condescending - Unclear grading guidelines - Doesn't help students, shames them in class - Cant submit hw if last one not completed - lose points for subjective reasons not included on assignment - no feedback - no make ups for ANY reason - refuses to give students required accommodations - lectures outdated and uninformative

I'm going to keep this straight to the point. If you want to fail, then take this professor.

He treats & reads his pdfs like its the torah then proceeds to drink his water. Do not waste your money and time on this specimen for any computer science class at Brooklyn College.

Don't take this professor if you want to keep your sanity. He expects you to come into this class with a bunch of concepts from other classes that were never taught. Your homework could be absolutely perfect but if it's not done his way he returns it. If you don't redo your assignment it's a 0 and takes off -1 for every redo. 350 char isn't enough.

How is he still teaching with stuff from the early 2000s in 2022? Get rid of him, he literally thinks we are capable of doing work when he vaguely explains how to do it in class.

Upon writing this, I am standing on the edge of a cliff with a slipknot around my neck. Thank you for the best time in your class Chaim Ziegler.

He made everyone hate Java !!! I had other professors and they all made me love the language but this prof!! He made many students change their majors just because of his class. He is a tough grader and take points of for anything. You will keep repeating your work till he approves it. Avoid him at all costs :(

never get this professor again. your will have a unforgetable year. In this class, we don't use anything like Zybook or Codelab. The homework to create your own project. My first homework is getting return 3 times. and -10 point every time.33% percentage for homework.66%for 2 exam and the grading policy is depending on the professor in the end.

There is no hell once you die, his class is hell itself. Satan made a good trade with him, give Professor Chaim Ziegler the devil horns, tail, & trident, and you have yourself the real devil.

DO NOT TAKE THIS GUY! I REPEAT DO NOT TAKE THIS GUY!

only 1% see the simpson

I really wasted my make a wish on a guy who drinks from the same dirty bottle and cup for the past 20+ years. What did i expect from someone who is the epitome of every disease on planet Earth

OH YEAHHHHHHHHHHH

chatgpt, i think u found your half brother.. except u are way better

I had a vision that that Koolaid man will barge into the classroom and tell him to teach properly and not to get mad when students drop his class because he told them to. In the end of the vision, the koolaid man drowns him in tropical punch.

I would not recommend this professor as there is too much material being given in an undergrad class. It's not beginner friendly at all not much helpful advice is given. I had this professor 4 years ago it was extremely difficult to understand his notes as I tried to email a couple of times for help is not concise and clear.

First day with him, i dropped the course because he gave me nightmares as if he cosplaying freddy krueger

for all the poor souls that dont read these reviews, drop the course now to save your money and yourself from depression

I dropped out this class after a week. This class is not beginner friendly.

just save ur money

Where can I even start with this class. He's very hard to reach after class (many of my emails asking for help have been left unanswered). Never have I seen a professor tell their class to drop a class after doing bad on a test. I'm writing this as I think of dropping this course and retaking it next semester. If you see his name on CUNYFirst, run!

DO NOT TAKE. You will stress every week doing his assignments. INTRO CLASS?, my friends say otherwise. I never felt so dejected and it didn't impact my academic performation, but my other aspects of life. - I've even stopped doing my hobbies because of the pressure.Despite putting in a lot of effort, I still feel like I'm not grasping the material

Anyone that is planning or currently enrolled for 3115, DROP. There is no chance of getting above a D- in this class. AVOID IMMEDIATELY AND TAKE 3115 LATER

If u fail one of his exams he recommends that you drop out of the course. This course is tough for someone that never coded. Its supposed to be an intro class meaning beginning class not rocket science stuff. The first 3 topics I was able to grasp because they were beginner friendly. Anything after that was complicated. He never answers his emails

First day in his class, and i wanted to drink from that dirty stain of a bottle he has so I know what goes through his head. Drop the class with satan, you will just be in hell early than when your supposed to.

Only reads off of slides which he does not make available, The slides only have the coding itself on it not even words, so unless you understood what he said while in Class you don't have much chance at going back and reviewing, so avoid him at all cost.

i heard rumors that him and langsam had an affair and i realized that affair was the reason he became such a grouch and took his anger out on us students for the past few decades. such a shame potential gone to waste :(

Avoid at all costs and drop before it's too late. I took one class of his and within that 1 hour and 45 minutes I already knew it was going to be a mistake staying. He wants things done his way and does not have sympathy for his students. You have to personally email your code to him and refuses Blackboard to rather use his own bland website.

He is as bad as the other ratings make him out to be if you are not fluent in java. It is a lot of self study as the lectures are essentially him reading off slides that are directly from the textbook. 10 homework assignments with him finding any reason to take off points. However, his tests are on the easier end if you understand the topics. GL

You better come into this class already knowing java. Everything he teaches you is read off an outdated slide he created years ago. If you have questions, he answers them like you should already know it. If you are passionate about computer science, his classes are where dreams come to die.

I have never left a review on this site except for him. The entire semester I was constantly stressed and overwhelmed. His class took over my life I was so focused on trying to survive it that I started falling behind in my other classes. I even seriously thought about changing my major just to avoid dealing with him again. TRUST ME DROP IT.

Please don't take any of his classes for your own sanity. For reference, my hairline is not receding and I have gray hairs in my mustache at 20 years old solely off the fact that I had to learn the entire language without his help due to how unhelpful he is as a professor.

dont take him, save your money for a better one.

Omg, I heard rumors he is retiring. I want to go to him and tell him thank you for doing one thing right, retiring. Good riddance.

His presentations were made years ago, the code is outdated, and he is very old-fashioned with things, so he's not always up to modern standards. His tests are on PAPER so you have to be ready to write code on them, which is insane. Many times he's gonna tell you to do stuff that isn't written on the HW and blame you for not listening to him.

.He wants his work done his way, you don't have to attend class but just make sure you do the hws. This class is great for someone who already knows java but horrible if your starting out. I've had to teach myself everything because this guy literally cant teach. if you don't understand him, don't attend the class and learn it yourself.

Cmon cmon girl why you frontin?

You used to call me on my cell phone Late night when you need my love I know when that hotline bling That can only mean one thing

My only problem with you is You call me late and never come over Why you gotta cap? It's 3:30 So why-y-y-y Why you be hittin' my line up? Please don't waste my time (Time) You're too fine for me not to pick up

I don't wanna be your fool in this game for two So I'm leaving you behind (bye, bye, bye, yeah) I don't wanna make it tough (make it tough) But I've had enough (bye, bye) And it ain't no lie, bye, bye (baby)

Everyone keep rating him 1/5, make sure this man never gets above a 2, just keep putting nonsense on here

Hear me out: This guy got mad awards. If he had a choice to make between saving his awards or a human being. He'd tell the human being to gfy and save his awards. That's the kind of person he is. P.S, a slipknot is around my neck, thanks satan!

Tell Pookie Langsam he is not missed!