Man I'm not even done with this class but I had to give a rating because this guy is the best! I like CS considering it's my major, but Professor Hertz actually makes me want to go to lecture. Pretty funny as well as great at explaining java to people who are relatively beginners. 10/10 would take class again

The other Hertz from Caniscious is also him. had Prof. Hertz for CSE 116 this year, hands down one of the best Professor I have ever met. And the first professor that make me feel comfortable reaching out to. His lecture is hilarious and homeworks are very helpful to understand the material. You should get a decent grade if you try

He is super cool and hilarious in his lectures. You wouldn't feel sleepy at all. He involves everyone into the learning process. I have never seen another professor who is so easy to reach. Awesome experience!

He's a great teacher for CSE542. Super approachable, will always greet you with a smile,and will answer all your answers with utmost care and thought. The TA for the course was ambigious at times, and would approve of the deliverables and still go on to slash marks. Overall a very easy course, especially if it's your first semester as a grad.

First time I'm actually going to miss a class tbh. I hope that he'll be teaching a class that I'll take in the future.

A really funny professor; I looked forward to his lectures. His grading criteria was extremely clear-cut. The tests were based on concept and your ability to problem solve and write code; don't expect raw knowledge to help you out there. Definitely encourages mastery of the topics. I experienced coding on teams as well as recitation code-quizzes.

Great prof. He makes arbitrary groups so if you're unlucky you may end up with lazy partners and end up doing all the work yourself. He puts in a lot of memes in his slides and his lectures are fun. Very clear project criteria and he's available in his office hours to answer any queries and spends time on explaining. One of the coolest profs in UB

He's a cool dude. Lectures and slides help you on the homeworks, unlike Alphonce whose lectures I mostly spent daydreaming in. difficulty is very fair with homeworks meant to be completed in less than an hour, again unlike Alphone who seems determine to have you spent at least 15 hours a week on his coding assignements.

Omg where do I start I learnt so much from this guy, his mid-terms are open book and kinda hard but also interesting. Labs are super easy, just translating pseudocode into actual code with a little thinking involved. Lectures are funny and full of memes and idk amazing guy

Hertz is one of the best professors I've had at UB. He has the ability to connect really well with his students, and make them excited about CS. He treats students with respect, and students respect him in return. You definitely have to go to lecture to get a good grade, but everyone enjoys lecture. He actually makes it fun, engaging and memes hard

Best course I have ever taken!! The class was very fun and slides were meme'd so everyone laughed. He's very responsible and answers your question on piazza very quickly. If you have question on project or homework, you can just go to his office-hour, he explains things very clearly.

Easy class. Easy to understand lecture. Wont need much to learn on your own. Best professor.

Hertz is the coolest professor I've ever had! Grade is based on ez TopHat questions during lectures, ez labs, somewhat difficult HWs, project phases, and open book exams. The open book feature is really unnecessary though, unless you forgot a specific topic. I learned more from Alphonce but would rather have Hertz again. Not an ez A but ez B+ min.

A professor who uses dank memes. Teaches well. Encourages questions. Skip his lectures? You're gonna regret it. Goes over homeworks which not many other professors would do fortunately. Exams are open book, but REALLY unnecessary. Hard? I agree so, but this professor is APPROACHABLE AND LEARNABLE. I repeat, don't skip lectures.

Really managed to keep the class interesting.

Group projects, great lectures, the best class of my semester.

Professor Hurtz is an incredible human being. The class I took with him was a little disorganized, but it is his first year here. He wants nothing more than to help his students succeed, and I have never seen a more carrying professor. If you put in the work and show up to class you should be able to pass this class without too much difficulty.

Easy course. Light coursework but don't take it for granted otherwise you'll end up in trouble. Grading criteria is interesting. Take a risk when the time comes. Interesting lectures.

Ignore everybody that says Professor Hertz is a bad teacher; they're all people who can't accept the blame themselves and want to pin it on him. If you enjoy programming and learning new things, and you're a hard worker then you will have a relatively easy time. The group project kinda messed me but i still did well overall

His TopHat questions get asked too quickly (40 seconds for the first time he asks, 10-15 seconds for the second time. First time only counts for participation, second time counts for actual points), but the questions themselves total to 7.5% of your final grade, so you should only care for them if you want to measure your knowledge.

Easily one of the best prof at UB and I have ever encountered in my life. He uses Dank memes in the class. Projects are fun you have good team mates with knowledge of Java (At least in our term we used Java). Fun lectures. Will recommend to take his class if you want a lighter course.

Hertz is a pretty good professor and probably one of the best you'll find in the CS department. His lecture slides aren't too useful so often you'll have to look things up. He keeps things entertaining in lecture and gives fair TopHat questions. Usually seems annoyed with questions though. Quizzes are easy, HWs trickier, tests tough but open-notes.

If you can't write code on paper you're pretty much out of luck, so practice writing code on paper early. Group project with random group members which is 10% of grade. Gives good feedback on questions, kind of condescending, and conveys most topics very clearly. Tries to make lectures funny and engaging by flooding them with jokes and old memes.

Hertz is the type of professor where his highs are high and his lows are low. Pay attention in lecture because he's good at explaining concepts in person, and going to his office hours helps a lot. His biggest issue is that he phrases questions in a convoluted way, which is fine for labs/HW since you have time but disastrous in written exams.

Pretty great professor in my opinion. Was able to clearly explain new topics, lectures were engaging, homeworks and labs were fair in terms of difficulty. Group project is annoying. Hardest part about the course was probably the two exams and final he had at the end of the year, but if you study throughout the semester you will be fine.

The class is hard but thats just the nature of computer science. Lectures as a whole are very helpful and will make the homeworks a lot easier. Quizzes are easy, homework is doable. Exams are hands down the hardest part of the class. Make sure you actually know the material. Best way to prepare is to be able to teach someone else the concept.

The materially is generally easy to understand if you review the concepts and study before every quiz. The course is 2 exams and 1 final, one 3 part group project, homework is weekly, and quizzes at every recitation. Just cause he's jocular doesn't mean hes a bad teacher, you just have to put some effort into learning. Tip: Sit in front!

Dr. Hertz is the man! I had him for CSE116 and now CSE442. He loves computer science almost as much as he loves memes. Great sense of humor and you can tell he really enjoys being a teacher (despite the sass). Highly recommend !

Best professor i ever meet. I took his CSE116 and CSE442 and easy A for his class. Respect.

He is great at explaining the concept and will answer questions mid lecture.

THE BEST CSE PROF AT UB, AS AN SENIOR STUDENT I WOULD SAY YOU WON'T FIND ANY PROF TEACHES BETTER THAN HIM

Dr. Matthew Hertz is not one for formalities. He doesn't expect you to call him "Doctor" or "Professor" he just wants you to see him as a normal dude. He's always willing to help and tries his best to explain confusing topics in the simplest way possible.

Professor Hertz was very helpful throughout the semester. I took this as an elective and am by no means built for CS, but made it through with A LOT of hard work (and tears). Although, he makes it relatively easy to do well, with make up lab exams and many TA's willing to help. CSE115 consumed my life, but I was able to get help when needed!

Hertz is one of the best CS professor hands down. Everything he teaches is genuine and not just some slides from a textbook. He truly takes the time to explain details (with memes) and break down complicated subjects.

Professor Hertz is one of the best professors for CS! My experience with him was both in person and online class. Attending lectures and completing labs is a key component of this class because that's where most points come from. He offers make-up lab exams so that you can get the highest score possible. His lectures are very easy to follow.

CSE115 with Professor Hertz is nice for students who have no prior computer science experience. Professor Hertz explains the materials well enough for cs beginners. Even though there is no curve and no extra credits, he does offer make-up opportunities for lab exams. The contents requires quite a lot effort to do well.

Great teacher. His area of research is CS education, aka learning how students best learn. IMO it really shows. I put in the work in this class and I was able to get an A. I attended roughly 5 hours of TA or Prof office hours/week.

He's an interesting person, pretty sarcastic but you need to know more stuff outsideof his lectures

If you have him for CSE115 start celebrating now.

Class is easy if you already know some basics of programming such as loops, lists, and maps. The lecture videos were pretty straightforward and easy to watch. It's a big class so you have to rely mainly on TAs for help.

This is one of the best Computer Science Classes I have had. If this is your first coding class this professor breaks things down a lot for you, and also covers common mistakes. If I have the chance to take this professor for other classes I will take them.

In my opinion, for this class, you don't even need a professor! Going to class is pretty much optional because all of the homework and projects are submitted online. You can learn the whole class online! What's even the point of college again? When I did go to class, he was a decent lecturer, but nothing to brag about. Clear grading and organized.

Very humorous professor. Although the course is recorded, I can feel that he works very hard to try to interact with the students. His CSE115 is a good introductory CSE course.

Took his class a while back and forgot to leave a review. Had enjoyable lectures, and was quite informative. Available outside class for any questions you had as well. There was a semester long group project, but it was totally manageable, so long as you were willing to put in the work.

Dr Hertz had amazing lectures. Since it was online, it was a bit difficult for him to be as amazing as he usually is.

He was an amazing lecturer. Had clear grading criterias.

Hertz is a hilarous professor though he sometimes talks too fast in lectures, speeds over topics. The first half of the course was extremely easy but the second half of the course was extremely hard.

Does a good job at teaching the class, regardless if you have prior knowledge of cs. You will do good in this class if you just pay attention and do the work, he teaches everything you need to know well.

Honestly, my TAs taught me everything, they are literal godsends. Really all you have to do is go to office hours, go to recitation and labs (bc you'll get more one on one time with TA's there) and start your homework early. He was a good professor but I have nothing special to say about him as I barely had any interactions with him.

Hertz is great. His lectures are engaging and he posts the slides from them if you need to review them later. Grading is really clear and every assignment outside of the final has dropped grades or a chance to make them up.

Hertz is very understanding towards students with disabilities and is just a very caring person overall. The class is mad hard, but he's a good professor. Don't waste your time going to office hours, there are too many students to get through and your questions will never get answered. Save all questions for TAs during your lab period.

Really helpful professor who actually wants his students to do well. If you dont understand an assignment he will walk you through it in OH. the better professor out of the other two bc his slides are extremely helpful to picking up the material. i knew absolutely nothing coming into this class and managed to get an A-

Just learn the style guide and follow it to get a good grade.

if i participated more in tophat would've got an A, either way very good professor

Smooth flows in the lectures. Easy to read slides/material.

He teaches you the concepts first and asks you to do a live demo at the end to see if you can apply the concepts in real-world reality. I believe that it's better to understand when you're in a live demonstration as you teach the concepts because once you move on to a live demo after teaching the topics, everyone will be confused.

Matthew teaches using lecture slides, which worked for me, but if you think you would prefer live coding you should try another professor like Paul. As the material ramps up, Matt does go through the slides quickly, sometimes in order to show live coding at the end; I would definitely recommend reviewing lectures if you have trouble keeping up.

He is the reason why I stick to computer science still.

He does everything he can to prepare you for the real world. He can come across as arrogant and mean, but he is a nice dude. He just doesn't tolerate BS. Lectures are funny and entertaining. Grading of class activities seemed harsh at start of semester, but has gotten less strict. I wish more time was spent on various tradeoffs and how to choose.

An oddball but ultimately engaging and worthwhile professor. Tends to not hold back on the criticism if you fumble something however but is willing to work with you unlike many professors who's answer is always a straightforward "No.". 442 did a good job preparing me for real work and gave me some good answers for interviews.

CSE442 is a great course, but with the glaring issue that your inevitable grade might not be very indicative of your overall work, as it's possible to be assigned a Project Manager that has very little clue what they're doing and drags your grade down with them.

Hertz is a very charismatic and fun professor who makes the lectures fun even though most are inconsequential. Whole class workload is a group project which is a very unique experience. While the grading for the class is very meh with it being dependent on your project manager and group mates, class is still very interesting and I highly recommend.

Great class that you don't want to miss. It's about learning skills that employers value: teamwork, problem-solving, and adaptability. If you struggle to collaborate with new people, contribute ideas, or handle challenges in a group project, or lacking patience won't fly in a company. They are not other's problem, they are YOUR problem.