Awful teacher. Emphasizes some topics in class and includes completely different ones on exams. 2 exams so far and the class average has been so low he has had to offer extra credit for the average to be in the 70's. Syllabus says exams are open book/notes but last exam he changed this day of to "open mind". Avoid this teacher at all costs.

At best he's an inconsistent grader, at worst he makes questions up. If ur looking for a course to 'c' ur way out if, take him. If you care about your grade, avoid him.

WORSE TEACHER I have ever taken. Very Rude. Teacher grades tests and homework strictly. This teacher is paranoid about cheating...He falsely accused three students last semester and accused me this semester. For your OWN SANITY...DO NOT TAKE HIM!

Lectures are confusing. You are better off trying to decipher the powerpoints at home. The assignment documents are inconsistent and full of errors. When you ask him for clarifications he refers you to the TAs, then the TAs refer you back to him. You go into exams without practice material on which to apply the concepts. Take someone else.

Major train wreck. Professor and TA's don't agree on anything and refer you back and forth if you ask a question. Project guidelines are totally ambiguous and contradictory, as are expectations. TA's take forever to grade assignments, which is a source of major frustration since they are interdependent. Very unorganized and an overall mess. Avoid!

Terrible. Material is read 85% from slides and the other 15% consists of him drawing illegible diagrams that are sometimes wrong. Homework requirements are extremely ambiguous. The code he gave us to use with our homework had all kinds of errors and memory leaks that the students then had to fix. Rubrics got changed mid-assignment with no notice.

AVOID Euripides Montagne!!! I would not wish him on my worst enemy. Comes to class late practically every lecture. Can't give a clear description of assignment requirements, providing students with incorrect/old code examples. Extremely harsh grader. If you do end up with him, pray you have good TA's because thats what saved me when I took it.

Lectures consist of reading off slides and selecting random students to answer questions that haven't been gone over yet. The slide shows are inconsistent, and share the same broken English that Montagne speaks in. You will find yourself misinformed for tests and assignments, but expected to get answers exactly right. Avoid if you want to learn.

Montagne is an awful teacher. He's unclear in his lectures and even worse in his homework and test questions. Multiple times, what he said in class contradicted the official homework description he gave us. His tests are confusing and poorly worded. He never covered everything that was on the test. If you can take this class with anyone else, do so

Read slides that he doesn't even prepare. Homeworks are poorly explained and he does not give you good resources to learn the material.

Worst professor I've ever taken at UCF hands down. This guy is a clown and has no sympathy for students. Grades extremely hard on exams and the reviews are verbal meaning there is no clarification whatsoever on what is going to be on any of the exams. Over 40% of students got a 0 on the first assignment which lead most of them to fail the class.

He only wants to give his lectures and doesn't care about the administrative part of the class, his TAs do all the grading. There are 4 assignments, 1/2 were easy, 3/4 were insanely hard and lengthy. His instructions on the hw were VERY vague. I got two power-hungry undergrad TAs who were strict on the grading despite no grading criteria given.

If you have another option for System Software, take the other professor. Class consist of 4 Hws and two test. First two HWs are jokes, he practically gives you all the pseudo code you need. HWs 3 and 4 are a big jump in terms of difficulty, both having an average around 60. Both test were poorly composed, it felt like I was making the test.

The course material is incredibly outdated and does not apply to modern systems. Is child-like nitpicky about definitions in exams and has no problem giving 0 credit for answers if a synonym is used instead of an exact definition. Final exam questions had very little to do with what was actually covered in class. DO NOT take this class.

All the material is outdated. The HW assignments are done in c-- and are really unclear. The tests are 90% memorization and 50^ of the final questions were never discussed. Avoid if possible. If you have to take him be ready to be confused. He is soft spoken but understandable at best. Late to office hours consistently. Fair with deadlines.

Believe the hype in the reviews below. Seems okay at first, but he is a total sadist with the exams. Your grades will depend on your ability to memorize material and obey commands. This class was a huge disappointment. If you want to actually learn about operating systems, MIT OpenCourseware has some quality material that is available for free.

This man gave 2 pop quizzes (werent included on the syllabus either) half the class is failing and he grades super harshly. Hes been here so long though. Hes a piece of work, believe what you read below.

Super unclear about assignment policies, terrible at teaching and all around the worst professor Ive had at UCF by far.

Incredibly unclear and vague when it comes to assignments. Changes up assignments after students have worked on them, even though they are already poorly put together. Would not take again.

The worst. His class is unorganized, his assignments are unspecific and incomplete. He will routinely stress out the entire class by making an assignment due very soon and then push it back after 11pm the night it's due. Probably the worst professor at UCF I have taken.

This is by far the worst professor at UCF. Completely disorganized with both exams and projects. Exams are terribly written and test reviews are absolutely misleading. The assignment specifications are ALWAYS wrong and also terribly written. Lectures are lazy, unprofessional, and disorganized. Students should bring him to UCF's attention.

Systems Software with this professor is an absolute nightmare. Please save yourself from the hours and hours of frustration. I read the bad reviews and took this professor anyways, but trust me it really is THAT bad. The professor himself is a nice guy, but his class is painfully unorganized and can be very difficult to understand.

Awful professor

This professor can take the simplest concepts, explain them using hieroglyphics all while talking in cursive. Horrible class experience, gives worthless feedback, does not work well with others, reuses the same material from over a decade ago, tells students to google pass assignments for help. 0/10 IGN.

Clearly does not care about his job or his students. Unorganized assignments, unwilling to help, extremely unprofessional, and a disservice to UCFs CS department. This professor makes any student want to transfer out of this school as he (and the school) clearly take our time, education, and money as a hilarious joke. Avoid this professor.

Everything you're reading on this page is accurate, this man is awful. Unfortunately, you probably don't have any other professor options for Sys Soft, so good luck. No rubrics for programming assignments so it's hard to understand exactly what you need to do. Class average for first test was a 60. 2 tests 20% each, final exam 25% of final grade.

Disorganized, unclear instructions for programming assignments. I didn't learn anything from the lectures (which were mostly reading of of his powerpoints) and had to try to teach myself the material. I would try to take this class with anyone else who teaches it AT ALL COSTS.

Avoid COP3402 with Euripides like the plague. Programming assignments were always vague and disorganized. He also constantly changes assignments every other day. Exams are free response and completely memorization. Never gives graded exams back (or any feedback) to improve for the final. You'll die of old age before grades are entered in webcourses

100% worst professor at UCF. No rubrics for HW/exams. Condescending, careless, and unqualified to teach. DO NOT TAKE HIM if you care about learning, feeling valued as a student, knowing what to study, and your education in general. Maintain your sanity by avoiding him and his belittling attitude. He changes HW assignments days before they're due.

This is by far the worst professor at the college. He has absolutely 0 sense of grading. Students can have similar answer yet he takes off points randomly. Avoid if at all costs if you cant just pray that hes in a good mood while grading your assignments and tests. Never responds to email and extremely unreliable. Has a hard time speaking english

Avoid!! Does not care about his students and doesnt care to fail you. He proudly announces the number of people who drop out of the class.

Avoid at all costs. The assignments are worded vaguely, and there are few resources given to you in order to help you better understand what you need to do. Exams hardly test you on your knowledge of relevant material, with questions seemingly chosen at random. His exam reviews had almost no bearing on the content of exams. It's a miracle I passed.

He is one of the most inconsiderate people I have ever met. Mr. Reyeester has a saying, "Its not my fault". Avoid this man like the plague, he is very unprepared, terrible at lecturing and seems like he doesn't even know the stuff. His grading criteria is neither clear nor consistent student to student. If you do take him bless your soul....

I have had bad professors in the past, but Montagne takes the cake for the worst one. His lectures were so dull and uninteresting that going to them was easily the worst part of my weeks, I ended up learning most of the material by myself. The tests and assignments are written so poorly it confuses everyone. Avoid him at all costs.

I had a death in the family and he did not show any compassion or willingness to work with me to move the test by even a day. I believe this speaks to the type of person he is outside the classroom, highly recommend you avoid this professor.

Professor Montagne does not teach. He reads off powerpoint slides. For tests, if you do not write his definition verbatim, it gets marked wrong even if your answer was right. There are several projects that you complete with the same partner throughout the semester. Good luck figuring out what to do. The instructions are vague & full of mistakes.

Professor Montagne is a liar up front, and offers solace rarely to his students who are having a tougher time with the course. He originally promised around half a semester for the project, which dwindled to 2 weeks. The project was released with about 40 different errors and typos, and he wants it due in 9 days. He also rarely assigns anything.

It should be a crime to allow this man to continue to teach.

This is my first semester at UCF from Valencia and my class experience with this professor has left me with hardly any resources to work out of. No practice problems. No textbook use. Waits 4 weeks to give out assignments last minute. Do not take. Save the headache from taking this professor.

Out of all the classes I've taken at UCF so far, this one definitely takes the cake for the worst class by far. Very disorganized, terrible teaching, and worst of all, projects have very vague and poorly written instructions and you're basically left on your own to figure out how to do them; makes 4000+ level classes look easy. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

At the time that I took this class, all the classes at UCF switched to an online format so that may have subtracted from the quality of the class. With that being said, this has been by far the most frustrating class I have ever taken. He was not very clear with instructions for the project and lectures were very drawn out.

my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him asking people "What is an operating system?". The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like Sir, I don't know what you're talking about." He kept pretending to be tired

got my first ever C in college cuz of this class ,unfortunately he is as good at teaching as a turtle is at running fast. This is because his programs are difficult with no guidance and he does not help. constantly changes assignments mid way. His test aren't hard though. I would delay my graduation a year instead of taking this professor again.

The worst professor I've ever taken in college. Lots of mistakes in his homeworks and lecture slides, very rude and uncaring. He tells you lots of times to ask the TA questions instead of him when he's the professor and his lectures are very boring. He does not care about students learning and wants things specifically how he said it. Avoid!!!

First 2 projects lulls you into a sense of security. Then projects 3 and 4 are so vague, you want to scream. His expectations for the projects are very specific, yet he doesn't actually tell you those expectations upfront. I wouldn't wish this professor on my enemies. This class gave me anxiety and depression.

Stay away from this professor at all costs. He knows the material but doesn't explain it well. He's extremely stubborn, and will almost never compromise. He has unreasonable expectations and repeatedly impedes student success and learning.

This professor should have retired long time ago. The book from which he teaches from so old that it belongs in museums not in school. His remarks sometimes very sexists that he can make females uncomfortable. He is disorganized. The projects have lots of mistakes that make it difficult to finish them on time.

Campus shutdown caused the class to be online and possibly that had a lot to do with the issues I had. That being said, if a professor can't conduct an online class effectively then don't offer it. Communication with this instructor is horrible to the point he is belligerent. With all that is going on, understanding is called for and he has none.

This professor made me want to drop out of my major altogether. The class is completely disorganized and his lectures are riddled with mistakes. To make it worse, the assignments are way too vague and filled with errors. I'd rather eat a pile of sand than deal with this class ever again, drop him before it's too late.

Does not give good instruction on programs and only gives word documents with almost zero test cases and expects old un-edited assignments to work semester after semester. Does not care about his students and is inaccessible.

Don't take this class. It's not worth it. Montagne does not care for his students and the project is an absolute mess. It is comprised of instructions written years ago with such a lack of information that it leaves most students no option but to submit awful awful code or to cheat. The grading on it is also very harsh.

During the class, you will learn how compilers work and implement one by yourself as a semester project (4 assignments). Montagne is literally the worst professor I've had at UCF. He is old and teaches you 45-year old stuff (PL/0 was introduced in 1976). He is very rude and disrespectful. Avoid him at any cost

The only reason I did decent was teaching myself outside of class. Lectures were hard to understand and often weren't very focused. The entire class only had 3 HW assignments and 2 Exams all semester so you need to do well on everything to have a shot at passing.

Stay away from Montagne and any of his classes. He does not care about his students and leaves most of the work for the TAs to handle. I have been at UCF for over 6 semesters and I cannot stress this more: DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. IT IS NOT WORTH IT, YOU WILL LEARN NOTHING AND JUST GIVE YOURSELF STRESS. Stay far away from Montagne.

He uses an ancient computer for his zoom lectures, and the only "required" textbook is one he wrote. Technically attendance is not mandatory but if you do not know answers to questions on tests exactly how he addresses them in class you will not get credit. I saw way too many red flags immediately and dropped the class before it could get too bad.

Honestly this guy shouldn't be teaching anymore. I've had to teach myself all of the material. The lecture is extremely boring and it is basically him just reading the slides. He is always cancelling office hours or changing the times. The class isn't bad if you are good at teaching yourself. He takes forever to grade things. Just be careful.

Professor Montagne isn't the best professor and isn't the professor I'd recommend someone else take. Harsh on grading and very confusing. Communication with emails aren't the best but they're not the worst. This is a difficult class and whatever you do, you have to work for your grade because this class requires a lot of time.

Professor Montagne isn't the professor I'd take again for another class. He lacks communication, he grades very harshly and this class isn't that easy. Although, he is good when it comes to reviewing and explaining things for the exam, but his teaching methods could be better. He's not the best but he's not the worst. This class is difficult.

DO NOT take COP3402 with Montagne unless you absolutely need to. Every single assignment will have an error in it, the grading on tests are so unreasonable. Its more of what answer does he want and not whats correct. Theres a reason people avoid everything they do to take this class with him.

The worst undergrad cs professor at ucf. Pretty sure he rolls a D20 on exam questions and that's your grade. Gl teaching yourself everything. I'm sorry you're here reading this rate my professor page knowing you have to take him because there are no other choices. Make sure you get a partner for the project asap!

This is the worst teacher I have ever had. On my mamas life do not take his class. The problem isnt even the class its just him. Hes mean and doesnt respond to emails and messes up grades constantly. He should be fired.

Never thought I would be one to write a review on a professor, but he got me so heated, I needed to let everyone know. He was the least helpful, least responsive, and most mundane professor I have had yet. The class is based on only 5 or so assignments, which seemed like a good thing, until something is graded incorrectly.

Honestly, this course was a wild fever dream. He is a strict grader on the tests; it's become a meme at this point about losing 8 points because you didn't include one word in your definition. Despite his negative traits, the course itself isn't crazy difficult; it's only a tad bit difficult. Tests aren't that bad to study for; project will kill u

This class was the most chaotic class I have ever taken. I graduate in a year, and this class was the most unreasonable class ever. You can be graded off on tests and homework by just asking questions in class if they are considered "stupid". And for every Homework, the TA's make them and don't even know how to do them. He is also super rude.

He does not respect your time as a student. If you have a full time job, be prepared to take vacation in order to meet his timelines. He will not budge on due dates. 4 projects in total, 10% of grade each. in 12 week semester, each was available for 7 days... Poor lecturer and communicator. You must be self motivated and driven to pass his class.

He writes new instructions for his projects and tests every semester which is fine but he isn't careful in writing them and as a result there are many many mistakes that the TA's don't all catch and the instructions become very vague. This disorganization and poor management makes the class really difficult to follow.

The grading is super unpredictable. For the test your definition answers have to be wrong, word by word what he has on his slides. My friend asked an overly detailed question so Montague took 10 percent off, like WHAT!? Don't ask questions, well known he'll take points off if you ask the wrong stuff.

This class was, organizationally, an absolute dumpster fire. The first homework alone had nearly a dozen revisions over the course of the two weeks we had to do it, including one 5 hours before it was due, without an extension given for implementing the required changes. Beyond that, the guidelines and requirements for each assignment were lousy.

Doesn't provide clear grading criteria. The grades on canvas are not the correct grades. Assignments full of mistakes that are fixed last minute, no extensions. Marks off points inconsistently that varies among the students. Explains content poorly, and then acts disrespectful toward the class if there is no immediate response to his questions.

The average for his midterm was a 55. No curves. No extra credit. That was it. He does not have the attitude of somebody who is concerned about destroying his students' GPAs. He is perfectly comfortable giving people tests that they bomb because typically students either drop the class or BARELY pass which apparently is a win in his book.

Perfect example of how lazy professors get when they are tenured. Homework instructions are plagued with errors that students/TA's are left with to figure out; That is not only highly unprofessional, but it displays a poor work ethic. Additionally, the grading scheme is quite unconventional. One of the exams had an avg of 55%, no curves, EC, etc.

Honestly, this is the worst professor in the Computer Science undergrad. I have never taken a professor as incompetent as this one. I really do have to wonder if age is taking a toll on him. Avoid at all cost inconsistent grading and TA's that do not care.

I have a 4.0 GPA in Computer Science at UCF and, for the first time in my college career, I withdrew from a class mid-way into the semester due to how awful the professor and his material were. Avoid this clown at all costs.

He made an announcement that he was shortening the time we had to take the final by an hour... 3 minutes before it began... Need I say more?

Never been so stressed about a single class. You are graded on 1 project, broken into 4 parts and 2 impossible exams. He wants everything written exactly the way he says it to you in class so you need to take notes or have a perfect memory. Ive never gotten full points on any of the questions. No curve, and no care for the effort you put in. AVOID

He never gives you as much time as he says for assignments and the instructions always have multiple errors until the day before its due. Every question he answers is with another question. His advice for tests is to review every 2 hour lecture throughout the course. Your entire grade is based on 2 tests, 4 assignments and attendance.

DO NOT TAKE THIS GUY FOR CGS3269. Literally the worst professor I've ever had. He is a terrible teacher who does not explain his teachings clearly at all. He is extremely unaccessible outside of the class room. Throughout the semester I've messaged him maybe 5 times, with zero responses. I highly recommend you go with another professor. BEWARE.

Really messy and unorganized teacher. Often changes rubrics and tests when they are already given. Lectures are extremely boring. Attending TA's office hours and studying a lot would help. Often misspells and uses improper grammar in emails, and a lot of the PDF descriptions of the assignments are vague. Please avoid this professor at all costs.

Terrible professor, you're literally graded on one project, split into three parts, that you eventually put together into one thing. Whenever you email him a question, he just responds saying to ask the TA's. Great. That's so helpful. Lectures are just him reading PowerPoints. Avoid him at all costs, you'll regret it otherwise.

Please do not take this professor, he is the worst professor in the UCF CS program. So unorganized and the lectures/study material is impossible to study from.

Might be the worst professor I have ever had at UCF. We had 6 total grades; 3 hw, 2 exams, and a final. He grades everything extremely slow as well and extremely harsh. I would recommend taking CGS3269 with him to anyone

One of the worst professors, UCF had ever haD he plays with students' grade books, meaning, does not have a grading rubric for exams, he will give grades on what he feels like even it is right or if someone else gets more points on that question even if the question is wrong. IN SHORT, DON'T TAKE THIS GUY! BAN HIM FROM TEACHING AT UCF!

Avoid this professor at all cost. Exams are around half the grade but good luck knowing the material the test is on. He posts his lecture powerpoints as a resource to use when studying but the majority of the time, the information on the powerpoint is going to be incorrect. If you have to take this class, group up with your classmates.

Do yourself a favor and do not take him for any classes if you can. Inconsistent grading, very weird grading scale and does not care about the class.

The legend of Euripides "Monty" Montagne was first recounted by the ancient Egyptians over 5000 years ago. They spoke of a man obsessed with the number "0" who enjoyed torturing his apprentices. Historians theorize "Monty" grew drunk on power and used the mythical "tenure" to maintain his physical presence. Tread carefully if you encounter him...

From day one I've been writing this review in my head. Assignments are tough, few, and graded late. I'm pretty sure I learned nothing. I hate to say this, but the lectures were the most dull and uninformative I've ever had, yet learning the material through the slides only, could work decently. Take another professor if anybody else is teaching.

I'm going to add what the rest of my classmates have already said. Attendance is mandatory unless you find the unofficial discord- /invite/RmzRqD4HkZ. 3 assignment(40%) that has nothing to do with exams. 2 exams(30%) & final(30%) are reviewed, but are graded hard if not by the TAs. Don't use chegg unless you want 0s on test questions too. Good luck

Worst professor ever. Beware.

I dont know how I managed to pass the class. If you can take anyone else, I would recommend it.

If he teaches this class again, good luck. Make sure you submit your exans on time. The exams are the hardest part and make it most of your grade.

TA's and him are not on the same page. HW will have points deducted on small details not specified in the instructions. Exams are largely irrelevant to what you learn, so good luck doing well legitimately bc its borderline impossible. Exam averages 50-60%. All homeworks had total average of 75%. I highly doubt more than half the class even passed.

The homework is super hard and very unclear. Tests are okay if you go to the lecture before the test. However, even then a lot of the test concepts were never taught. The professor is very rude and does not like to give straightforward answers. He made the test online on the day of the in-person midterm exam.

This professor has no care left in his teaching career. Four homework assignments with barely legible instructions, each one getting more convoluted every time the assignment is reused and altered per semester. Nothing is ever straightforward and everything is last minute.

Worst professor I've had in the computer science program so far. Made multiple mistakes everywhere on already complicated material.Grade is determine by one test, two homeworks, lab grade and the final.Didn't give enough time to complete our test with lengthy answers to questions.If you want to be prepared for Systems Software, don't take him.

Horrible professor. The class is extremely unorganized and the grading rubric is very unclear and unfair. Do not take him, you have been warned.

Montagne is literally the worst IT/CS professor at UCF by far. Gives zero partial credit for any assignments. Submitted a 3-page coding project and ended up with a 0 for it. He has zero humanity. I have received 2 C's in my entire college time and both of them were courses he taught. Wouldn't take him again even if it saved my life.

Don't even get me started with this guy. He shows up late to every lecture, is VERY unorganized, and isn't very accessible outside of class. One of my final questions was off by 2 points and he gave me a 2 out of 12, even though my work was correct. He has failed multiple people, and will continue to do so. Just know what you're getting into.

Professionally one of the worst professors out there. Quite literally never on time (between 5-25 mins late), pulling lectures PowerPoints from other classes, unprepared on how to lecture on said slideshows, and constantly making errors everywhere. Homework does not help in preparation for tests, and graders are extremely strict. AVOID AT ALL COST!

The guy always comes 10-15 mins late. He always makes mistakes when lecturing. If you or no one else in the class notice the mistake you might write down something incorrect and screw yourself over on tests. The grading for the final was so inconsistent. Similar answers will get different points. Regraded some people's tests but not others.

He is late to every lecture. Lectures are confusing and disorganized. Online resources were limited. Exams were graded unfairly. He would remove extra points if you emailed him about a question on a HW/Exam. The final project was graded with requirements not stated in the rubric. The HWs had little to do with content on the exams. Don't take him.

A really unorganized class. Knows what he is talking about, but can't properly communicate what he is teaching. Often switched topics every 10-15 minutes and was hard to follow in class. The project and final are respectively 30% of your grade so if you mess up, there goes your grade. Little/No resources to learn outside lecture. Steer clear.

You will have four hw, all very hard. And two online exam. His class is hard.

Apparently Monty is teaching this class again so brace yourselves. The content itself is pretty easy but his teaching and grading style makes things harder than they should be. Band together with your classmates or join the discord another review for this class mentioned to maximize your chance of success.

Extremely difficult to understand, always late to class, uncaring for student conditions, does not provide information required for exams (makes TAs do it), horrible and constant miscommunication. This class is unreasonably hard and he does not make any effort to make it easier. DO NOT TAKE

I bought the book, thank god, because I wouldn't have learned anything otherwise. That said, I've been angry enough at this guy that I keep fantasizing about lighting his book on fire and dropping it into a trash can in front of him. His policies punish people who do the work just as much as those who don't. Too much pride to admit his mistakes.

What is Systems Software

Hello, Monty. I have successfully obtained my degree in the field of IT. I wish to express my sentiments regarding your teaching style, which, regrettably, was riddled with glaring inequities that depleted not just my intellectual vigor but also my financial resources. May future students be spared the ordeal I endured under your guidance.

I am genuinely in awe with how terrible this professor is. Completely full of himself too. If something isn't done his way, it's wrong.

Any rating that is not a 1 was an easy class. Take this professor for any class that isn't considered a free A and you are BONED. You literally cant understand him during lecture. His rubrics are unclear and he will give you a 0 for not doing it his way, even though it isn't on the rubric. He wrote his own textbook which also sucks.

this class made me cry

This professor is incredibly disorganized. Be prepared for vague lectures, vague assignment instructions, and vague exam preparation material. This professor will give you zeros on projects if you include the wrong variables or functions, because he will believe you are cheating. He doesn't know whether or not his own exams are online or in person.

He is not clear in his lectures and very helter skelter teaching, not to mention late 75% of the time to class. He is very tough with grades ( 2 midterms, 1 final), and 3 hw assignments. He does not take questions well and often straight up does not answer you or ignore you. I strongly reccomend utilizing the TA's for any questions in this class.

He frequently makes errors during his lectures, and tends to lack organization. Expect lectures that are not very clear, assignment instructions that are not detailed, and study materials for exams that are quite ambiguous.

I also took him for computer and design architecture and it has been awful both times. In this course, he will change grading criteria on a whim and is an extremely harsh grader on the exams. He will also not tell you if the exam is online or not until the day before. Will never take a class with him again if I can avoid it

Horrible professor, actively accused my team of cheating in the project (we didn't) and had to wait until the end to get it regraded by a TA, I would not take him for any other classes he offers in the future, truly a bad experience, despite the topics for SS being interesting; if you have the misfortune of having to take him, focus on the project.

Such a headache to deal with. Unclear assignment criteria. ALWAYS 5-15 MINUTES LATE TO HIS OWN CLASSES. Avoid if at all possible.

worst professor i have ever taken avoid at ALL costs. i received a 0 on a project that took hours of time because there were a few errors in the output. the ta that gave the grade also decided to regrade the project before it one and changed it from a 95 to a 50. i had a high b going into finals week and out of nowhere i failed. extremely unfair.

Very poor lecturer and his way of teaching this certain subject was completely WRONG compared to other teachers and authors online/youtube. Will literally ask the class if the example is right even though it is your first time learning it. Guaranteed, none of the stuff you learn here except the 7 segment display will be applied to in your career.

This class made me want to quit pursuing IT because he is the only professor teaching this course at UCF, completely awful. Rarely referenced the textbook and his teaching method was making a bunch of scribbles on paper projected on the screen. When asked for clarification, he would answer the same way and move on. TAs were awful graders. Avoid!!!!

Confusing lectures however the worst part of the course was the assignment grading. The rubrics for the assignments did not line up to the grade given whatsoever. Additionally I was graded incorrectly for an assignment and that wasn't fixed until the last week of the semester.

Exams and assignments are a joke. The material is very easy, but the things we get graded on are very very complicated and specific. For the exam, we had absolutely no time to do it and I was 30 seconds late to submit and he is taking off 20% for that. He is unforgiving grader and person.

I never wore a seatbelt on my way to this class because I wanted to die. I've had a handful of bad professors but I've never had one so bad that I felt inclined to leave a bad rating on this site to warn others, until now. Lectures are just him reading off of slides and rubrics/grading for homework assignments are extremely strict.

The material itself is not hard. He grades very harshly on exams. The Homework is even worse. The TA's grading is inconsistent and lazy. The professor told us the day before the first exam whether it would be online or in person, & 10 minutes before, how we are supposed to submit it. For someone teaching such a lot time it seems he has given up.

Montagne is very difficult to understand during lectures. When it comes to projects, instructions are unclear and difficult to understand, along with having strict grading. The exams are extremely difficult and the grading is very particular to the slides. The content is pretty straightforward, but this class is unfairly difficult.

Got a 97% on the final understood all the class material by the end, however ended with a D due to messing up the first part of the compiler project. Wasn't able to understand 50% of what he Lectured and he is extremely stubborn on the definitions that are not entirely what's reflected in the real world. Avoid for systems software.

3,000 total lines of C, 1,200 lines 20h+ final project 0% because "it wasn't structured correctly"

Will call you out in class. Cannot understand him well. Will never respond to emails. Tests were online, but never gave confirmation of that till a few days before the exam. Had 3 ( was going to be 4, but hurricane ) coding assignments that make up 40% of the grade. 2 Midterms, 15% each. And the final making 30% of the overall grade.

Montagne is good at presenting material in a basic overview. However, I watched him belittle students many times just for asking him to reiterate (he tends to make mistakes teaching and will waste 30 minutes starting anew) Test questions are vague but expect complex answers that aren't mentioned. Most TA's are sticklers to the rubric (theres none)

R U N. I am so serious. Like take this class somewhere else if possible, he is the most inconsiderate professor I've ever dealt with, like ever.

Online midterm had an average and median of around 50 each. Assignment specifications are vague and confusing, and understanding him in class requires you to already know the content and decypher through his catastrophic elocution. Avoid him at all costs. Else, attend all labs, get started early on hw, study slide examples, read his book.

Lacks consistency when grading, really poorly organized class. You can copy 1:1 from his lecture to a test and he will mark it wrong, it makes no sense. Insanely hard to reach, even through his recommended way of contact. Complains no one comes to class (attendance is optional??). Homework's all online, but kind of useless. Exams were all online.

First time I've ever felt compelled to review a professor. His grading rubrics contradict themselves, lectures are unhelpful, and the rubrics aren't updated. During the final review he stopped mid-sentence, shrugged, and left 30 minutes early. Worst prof I've had; I'd retake Guhas discrete class every semester before sitting through another of his.

Worst professor I've ever had at UCF, hands down. His lectures are very disorganized and just straight up wrong at some points. The exams are not terrible, but the grading is incredibly strict and not forgiving at all for partial points. Avoid taking this professor at ALL COSTS!!!

The most disorganized class that I've ever been apart of. There was a heavy emphasis on the grades that you got on the few assignments: 3 homework assignments, 1 group project, the midterm, and the final. I'd say the only way to pass is to self study as his teaching was subpar at best.

Record lectures. Exams are hopeless without recordings. Lectures often inaccurate and confusing. Grading is inconsistent among identical student responses and points are lost even if you answer right and fully. Short time for exams, most do not earn a 70. Asked to buy a textbook you won't ever touch. Grades take a long time to come in. 1-on-1s OK.

if I could give him a 0 I would. Avoid his class at all costs...he was a menace all semester and this class literally gave me so much anxiety. Made exams online last minute and gave us a penalty of 10% each minute we submitted our exam late. Not helpful at all and his lectures were useless. If you can self teach you're set,if not... you're cooked.

This is the worst professor I have ever taken. He is routinely 15 minutes late to class. Class is graded mostly by four hw's. They are long and the requirements often are contradicting or are changed TWO days before its due. Unprofessional and lazy. Gives terrible feedback on assignments. TA's are borderline useless. Avoid this class at all costs.

Don't let my grade fool you, this class was insanely difficult. His lectures were extremely boring. I only passed because of self-teaching and fellow peers. Recording his lectures is heavily heavily recommended

Most of the course is a project split into 4 assignments, each worth 15% of your grade. Rubric will change a mere 1-2 days before it is due which will contradict the initial guide. Harsh grading results in going from a passing grade to unable to pass from one single assignment if you mess up. Lectures have no direction and barely help. Avoid.

The professor failed to address his students' concerns properly. He would give vague answers to vital questions raised in class. His attitude during lectures was standoffish and not conducive to a productive environment. It seemed, more often than not, that he was more inclined to induce his students to fail than to guide them toward success.

Montagne wants you to fail. When polled, 42% of respondent students lost 15% of their grade due to miscommunication, which Montagne was too egotistical to fix. Also, the final exam median was a 41; one student was punished for "P1 moves to ready on I/O interrupt" instead of saying "The OS moves P1 to ready on I/O interrupt." He will fail you.

Needs to retire. Its that time. Tenure is over.

horrible canvas layout, do not take under any circumstances.

Awful communicator and changes his mind about the course every day, very unclear grading criteria and just overall a poor professor you make one mistake in this class and there goes a good grade, it's time to put the fries in the bag Monty

It's frustrating to sit through a class where the instructor seems convinced everything makes sense when it clearly doesn't. Monty it's time for you to join your ancestors buddy