Cool guy, but study VERY hard for his class.

Very hard. You will basically teach yourself the material. Helpful, but short office hours.

hes really kicked back~ makes you not take his class so serious, but a cool guy, his quiz are a little tricky at times. he grades strictly on a curve. so lots of competition in class. crowded during OHs, must do hw-not everythin tested is covered in class

All of his assignments r do-able, as long as u start early and ask him for help when u get stuck. He helps you with everything you have a question on. Office hours are hard to get though. very demanding material to study for, study all of the probs. in the book to ace tests. quizzes, study the book!

Darin is the coolest and smartest professor I've ever had. His projects were hard but if you ask for help he will get you in the right track an dyou will be able to finish them. He is very funny and cool guy to talk to about anything !!1

It's true Darin's projects are no walk in the park, but if you ask for help during lab hours he'll definitely get you on the right track. Tests have gotten easier lately... Missing lectures really puts anyone at a disadvantage, so go class and you'll be fine. He is the coolest and funest BY FAR out of the rest of 328 teachers.

cool guy, he demads a lot from his students.

I took his classes at CSUF. He was a fantastic teacher. If you study, you will get A from his class easily. I got straight A from 2 classes that I took with him. One was basic computer science logic. Another one was quantum. Phirun

Final grade was based entirely off of two midterms and a final (33.3% per), curved. Attendance is optional but missing a lecture will put you at a significant disadvantage unless you know the material well. I liked the grading system and lectures but the material is like learning Greek. Do better than your classmates on the tests and you'll pass.

You will flunk this class. 50% drop rate. He has incredible passion and he wants so desperately for you to understand. But you won't. If you go to every office hour though, he will calmly explain everything five different ways, and you MIGHT have it suddenly click and not go mad. But most likely you'll find yourself in line to drop the class.

Very.... interesting! He is one of those instructors that forgot they were students at a certain stage of their life!

Excellent teacher. Favorite in the CECS department by far.

Very cool and knows the material. Grades strictly. Not all material on test is taught in class. MUST DO THE HOMEWORK. Definitely learned a lot, even if it was difficult.

I took his CECS 228 class a year ago. Look, take Goldstein if you are a quick learner, able to understand logic and the material instantly. Otherwise, you will struggle. He blazes through the material with difficult examples. You have to independently study for hours, that's how you will succeed. Two midterms and a final. No partial credit. Curves.

If you're looking for an easy pass? Do Not Take. If you actually have a desire to learn? You will learn a lot about comp sci from Goldstein. He's smart, and he knows his stuff, and you can learn a lot, but it won't be easy. So if you're willing to take a tough course to learn MUCH more than you would otherwise? Rewarding.

He's a brilliant professor! Extremely fun. I look forward to his lectures with great excitement. Just diligently do your homework and you'll sail through the exams. Planning to take a lot of courses under him. The only downside is he doesn't try to be comprehensive or rigorous in his treatment of subjects but instead picks topics of "interest".

clear, in-depth lectures. preview them on his website so you know what you're getting into. 5 prog assns tell you what you need, but not how, so expect min 10 hrs working on each. sem started w/ 30, by end only 5 attending lecture and rest struggling to do assn on own. doubt they made it; class not made for avg lb cecs student w/ poor math skills.

I sat in on CECS 528, Advanced Algorithms. It was a good class, many topics answered questions you get on interviews. Some topics were easy, most were difficult. He did a good job explaining - animated professor. I was not graded, but exams were generally difficult - I sometimes could not recognize the exam questions. No evening office hours.

Read the book and take online classes before you take this course

He was awesome. He comes off as hard, but he will explain anything to you, and is totally ready for questions.

He is the best professor ever. Definitely the most helpful I have met at CSULB so far. Don't worry about asking stupid questions because no matter what it is he will make sure you understand it. The homework is not mandatory but it is essential.

Class is based off of 8 programming projects and a final (30% of grade). You are not allowed to speak to anyone about the programming project AT ALL. His programming projects (written in Java) are hard.. like EXTREMELY HARD. He has homework posted online (not for credit) but final consisted of problems from the homework.

Take Darin's classes if you feel like the classes you've taken so far are a joke. Because his classes are no joke. You will work hard for your grade, you will be going against your classmates for your grade. But it's truly rewarding going through the process. If you want to learn algorithms in a fun but challenging way, take Dr. Darin Goldstein.

He is no doubt a master of his subject. A great professor that you will most definitely learn a lot from. The class is graded on 8 programming assignments and a final. Class is curved to the highest students (my grade went up 20% after the curve). Really funny guy, interesting lecturer, overall a great class. Hard class but extremely worth it.

Darin is a great teacher. His assignments are super difficult, but he's upfront about it. He makes the content interesting and his genuine enthusiasm for the subject matter is contagious. During lectures, he'll spend as much time as students need in order to answer questions. He's also super laid back about attendance.

Goldstein is a solid professor. This was his 1st time teaching non-honors 328, but he made it work. Graded entirely off 3 midterms (3rd midterm is the final); each midterm was VERY SIMILAR to the homework questions, so make sure to do all the homework questions! He's a genuine guy and we would have chill, non-cs related discussions before class

Extremely smart, and incredibly fun if you're into the subject. Tests are very similar to the homework, so if you practice them enough, you'll do alright.

Okay, I was in honors section and managed to come out with an A. Goldstein taught at UC Berkeley and will give you Berkeley level assignments. To pass: don't skip, do the optional homework before the projects as they contain hints. Start hw as ASAP and go to him for conceptual questions. If you're a good student, you will pass and benefit greatly.

Goldstein is an excellent professor and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this class; he expects a lot from his students and will challenge you to earn your grade. His assignments can be very difficult, but they're not busy work- they're well worth the effort put in and will improve your skills. Take him if you want your degree to mean something

He is honestly a great lecturer and you cover more topics than the other 328 classes. His assignments are well known to be difficult and they are, but you definitely have enough time to get some points. Use the book well on the assignments and DO NOT CHEAT. You WILL get caught. Class was interesting, fun, and useful. Good luck.

Goldstein is an extremely difficult professor that wants the best for his students. His teaching style is highly controversial, yet they're necessary to prepare for coding interviews. So if you're struggling with coding interviews, this class will help you significantly just make sure to get ready with the enormous work overflow.

If you can't pass this class, you're probably not fit to be a computer science major. The programming assignments are difficult if you're attempting to get an A. However, the first few points of each assignment are trivially easy to obtain, enough to pass. Also, if Darin accused you of cheating, there's a good reason for it.

Unlike the majority of CECS professors, Darin will not hold your hand for his programming assignments. It's an unorthodox teaching method but it will definitely help you in the future. No one is going to spit out a solution for you in the real world. The PA's will give you enough points to pass but it will be hard to get an A, as it should be.

The lectures are insightful and he does his best to help you learn the algorithms but he does not teach implementation, which is a major downside. Assignments are difficult but you have 3 weeks each and they generally tie to the lessons learned. Try to avoid falling into the fear mongering that happened, everything was super chill after doing that.

This class is more about the logic of game decisions, rather than Intro to Game Programming. The class is graded 100% on quizzes, and all quizzes are unlimited tries, so free A in the class. The class itself is very interesting, but you can literally not show up, guess of the quizzes, and get your free A. He is also very knowledgeable about the mat

He's reformed. Easiest A in your life. Lectures are insightful and he's knowledgeable.

Goldstein's lectures are amazing and packed with information. He breaks down complex algorithms into simple steps for you and will guide you if you have any questions. His assignments are based on lectures and are challenging. Assignments have unlimited attempts and weeks to complete. The final exam is based on his lectures and is open notes.

That lawsuit definitely changed him LOL. His class is the easiest A ever. Grade is mostly based on weekly quizzes that is open EVERYTHING, so you can work with other people/him/whatever. All of his lectures are engaging from start to finish. The only difficult thing for me was understanding the concepts but that's kinda a skill issue on my part.

He has changed a LOT. The programs he wanted us to make were difficult since he doesn't teach how to code and you have to know how to parse big text files. Otherwise, a lot of room for error and a simple final.

He has changed substantially for the better While the material and concepts are hard he tries his best to make it digestible Graded by weekly quizzes that are open weeks in advance and weeks after the material has been taught Everything is open anything (except the final where he cant help you because duh) so he encourages everyone to work together

Had a very smooth experience taking him. Very understanding, gives great lectures, good sense of humor, and communicates very well. Highly recommend to take him.

Easiest class ever, everything was online including the final, you dont even need to show up to lecture

Easiest CS upperdv of my entire life, online final + hw u get unlimited attempts

Class is super easy now so ignore negative reviews. Grade is made up of at home quizzes, unlimited attempts until the due date around two weeks after a topic is covered. Final seems super easy. Lectures aren't mandatory, you'd probably be fine just reading the slides, but he is very engaging and can be pretty comedic if you decide to show up.

He makes the class structure itself very easy to pass. But the class content is where things are confusing. If you actually want to learn then go his lectures, he knows what he's talking about and can be funny at times. If you don't really care about learning this stuff, then you should be fine skipping all lectures. Everything is online.

He's a great guy. He started his lectures 20m later than asked but he let everyone know that ahead of time and hardly went over time. Quizzes are all online open internet, no midterm just another online final. The topics in lectures (if you go) are explained really well and you can tell he's passionate about what he does.

the only bad side of this class is the content its honestly one of the most boring and forgettable math you can do. Though I would say that Goldstein is a better option than most he makes the class bearable and funner compared to other professors. as long as you ask him for help as a class and help each other on discord you'll be fine