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CS506 - 1.0 rating“His favorite grades are C and B”
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100%
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63%
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5.0
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5.0
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Reviews (96)
he hates everyone, WE HATE YOU TOO:) students are garbage for him
If it's not HIS answer, it's the WRONG answer.
Good God man, avoid this teacher....or you WILL fail.
Avoid him at ANY cost - Best advice that you'll ever get
doesn't like slackers in his class, take good notes cause they will be the tests
If you take this class, you will fail.... Even if you ARE russian.
Listen, he fails only people who dont know ****, he is excellent teacher.
He knows how to teach really well, but bad as a person.
professor is ok in class, no reviews, really picky on tests
Very hard; Passed w/No sleep ever; Became a programmer, make 95K. Still hate him
explains REALLY well, take good notes and you'll do well
Bad attitude towards students, moderate tests, make sure you study
Explains material well, but tests are difficult.
Will learn a lot, but if you work hard, might be surprised by the final grade
You will do fine if you are 100% devoted to this class, else take someone else.
answers must be his own. Take good notes and study
Fair exams if you prepare from his notes. Beware of his nasty attitude!
He's a good teacher, but his tests are really hard.
if you are dedicated to this class then you will well
Grading is ridiculous, answers must be exactly his or you're wrong.
Reviews are very accurate ... also, he's very sarcastic ... not horrible
however genious might a programmer be, not necessarily a good teacher
Explains well; though very cynical and remote from students
Don't memorize! Try to understand. If you don't - you'll fail. Take notes!
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Alot of material at a fast pace (keep up - he does not like to answer questions)
Don't dare ask questions! Very anti-social. Doesn't care about students.
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He's not that nasty--he doesn't baby you, but this is university after all. Very clear explanations, sometimes a little too slow. Midterm was dead easy (6 100's in my class).
Grades very hard. Lots of good material, but make sure you answer questions HIS way. Great dresser.
No book so you have to listen to him. Lectures are fine-you have to understand the topic and not just memorise. Only two tests and the grade depends on them. Does not go over homework and does not check it
where did he come from does not give homework so your entire grade depends on two exams which he does not really review for AVOID HIM
This guy is a pain. If he asks you a question, you have answer it HIS way. Not a big fan of students asking questions. Usually will run students into the ground if you are not on HIS wave length.
If you fail an exam, he will make fun of you in front of the whole class. Who hired this loser? Pace U, please get rid of him! Does this man ever eat?
I took 4 courses (Assembly Language, OS, Database, and Unix) with Nemes and got all A's. If you work hard and you're smart, you'll be rewarded. The grade you get is the grade you deserve. It's as simple as that.
I never bash a Prof they are usually quite good; however, in this case the Prof is at fault. Honestly, he is one of the worst. No textbook, you have to make sense of his screwy lecture. Extremely arrogant jerk who belittles his students. I didn't pay money to be told we're idiots. Really Pathetic.
don't usually rate, but the bashing is upsetting me. so: very picky about the way you answer but only because incorrect wording really does make the answer wrong in this class. doesn't really review, but tests are in my opinion very fair.
Alright, he wants you to learn and not memorize. His tests are very challenging, but fair. Make sure you don't memorize your notes, actually understand what he goes over and class and how to apply it.
He makes you understand the lecture instead of memorizing the book. Very good professor. Tries to make you think.
be prepared to stay focused and concentrated for every minute of 3 hours + get ready for some extra “entertainment” ... whatever you think the correct answer is – it’s the opposite and you’ll see why
he is such a bloody wanker! boring lecture , horrid assignment although interesting sumtimes , but i just dont bloody like hiim , oh by the way he is a lil prejudiced
i never imagined getting yelled at for 'over clicking' in a CIS course, but then again, i never thought they hired deformed retards to teach college courses, epidemy of a scum
This prof. is wierd and really boring. Better do all your assignments because there is not late assignments & no extra credit. Disscusion board assignmets-not that bad. I don't know about being predjudice, but I can see it as being possible. Doesn't explain anything clearly. He sucks!!!!!
Everything I learned from this class was from the textbooks. Though Im doing pretty good, he is not the best teacher. My entire class hates his guts. Just sit in the front row, laugh at his jokes and pay attention [DONT CLICK THE MOUSE, HELL GO NUTS!!!] It's possible to get a good grade in his class.
Not mean, just tough and likes to rattle you a bit. Lectures well, answers questions, checks all homework, responds quickly to e-mail. Don't expect any coddling; you will learn to think for yourself. Not for the lazy, but CS is not an easy topic and he presents it well. Work hard, study your notes, and you'll probably get an A.
The meanness rep is undeserved, though he can be a little brisk, but if you work hard, he's more than fair. Patient and helpful, explained at length when I had questions, answered e-mails quickly. Top notch professor if you want to be a better programmer; he knows this subject well.
He's horrific and anyone who says hes not is lying! I complained to the school about him. He does not answer questions, he does not listen to the students concerns, he is completely unfair (gives us homework on assigments that we have yet to learn in class but takes off points if we don't understand what we're doing), and hes EXTREMELY disrepectful
Ok so he is terrible! whoever said that he was paient and helpful ids crazy. If you get lost in his class you are done he will not help you if it takes more that a second to find the soultion, he has the student sitting next to you to help in an extreamly disrespectable manner. He does not make sure that you understand before he moves on. Do not ta
Teacher gets angry when a student asks a question. He's very sarcastic and sometimes rude.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS
Not a nice guy, he'll assign you things you've never even learned yet and you'll get 50s and 80s, but if you sit in the front rows, submit the homeworks and do good on the midterm/finals (which aren't that that hard) you can get an A.
This class is what inspired me to consider dropping out of school. This professor rude and boring, and the fact that Pace can't find better CIS teachers but still requires the course to graduate is insulting to their students.
He is very mean and sarcastic, he made a girl cry once, and made you feel like crap when you didnt understand something. If you do the work youll be fine, but you dread going to class every day knowing how mean he is to everyone!
Sarcastic, rude, hates the entire world. Never choose to take him, but if you have no choice, just do all the work and you'll get an A. You'll need all books except for the Security one.
As other people have said, he's not the warmest person... but he's definately not a bad teacher. He will help if you go out of your way to ask for it and besides the implications of your stupidity, you'll get your questions answered
This teacher kicked me out of class.He literally pointed to the door and was like get out.Just like all the comments stated, he is rude, sarcastic and is a poor representation of Pace University. He said obscene things to people in my class made girls cry. Do yourself a favor and do not take him!
Horrible teacher! I would e-mail him to ask questions about the assignment and he wasn't helpful at all! Strict grader and very mean! One assignment I was confused on, I went to the tutoring center and they didn't understand what the assignment was then went to the head of the department and he was confused too!
This man is horrible!! He is soo rude to everyone. Gives lots of HW every night & makes it harder than it has to be. AVOID HIM. If you ask him a simple question, he WILL make u feel stupid. Must work way too hard for a good grade. Go with another teacher! Trust me
dnt dare to take his class..believe me otherwise you will regret on your action...
be prepared to take a lot of notes. all of his classes cover an enormous amount of material. hw and tests are very challenging. you earn your grade here. very math oriented teacher. if you want to be good at what you do, take this class. if you want an easy a, avoid
The best if you want to be a better programmer. Not for slackers - you must pay attention to lectures and take good notes. CS is a precise, logical discipline and he expects those qualities in your written work and oral responses. But he's always helpful if you apply yourself. Sure, he's a little sarcastic but I'm a fellow NYer so I hardly notice.
No No professor...........May be good in programming but not in teaching......Please be in research not in teaching...If you do not answer in the class,you are dumb and if answer,you are wrong....God bless all the students
If you make it past his 602 class you know you are in the right field of study. After he weeds out those who shouldn't be in CS he becomes the most helpful teacher out there. You will definitely be a great programmer by learning from him.
He?s tough, but I found him very fair and knowledgeable. I had 3 classes with him, and I learned a ton in each one. His weekly assignments keep you current with the reading, but most of what I learned was from class, not the books. Don?t take him if you?re looking to slack off or for an easy grade, but if you really want to learn, he?s the one.
Got A grade still He is definitely not a teacher.Teacher helps you in your problem not makes fun of you.If he has knowledge and there for he makes you stupid,its not fare. Total J3rk. If you give right answer to question but if you are not from his popular student then your ans is wrong and he would repeat same ans as you gave before.
He does not respect students. In addition much of the material will have to be self taught form the text book.
I can't believe he still teaches at pace. Without a doubt his courses were the worst classes of my academic career. Would recommend for anyone that enjoys being humiliated in front of a large group of people.
Honestly. He is the worst professor i think i have ever had in my entire life. He doesn't know how to teach math. He's more obsessed with students knowing how to spell than being able to solve a problem. He gives horrible examples and his tests do not reflect his teaching. I got an A in his class but If i would grade him i will give him an F-
This professor is very harsh and hard. He knows his stuff but cannot teach it to students. He writes a lot and only will gives one example, he is once a week and mandatory but counts very little. He isn't a nice person so if u ask question he gets amazed as to how u don't know something or question him. My class was a riot with him.
It has been 3 years since I have had the dreadful experience of 2 Dr. Nemes' classes. The pain of his classes was so severe that I still think about his terrible professionalism and disrespect. As other reviewers, he is a terrible professor who should be avoided unless you are already an expert in the field (java, assembly language).
ABSOLUTE WORST CIS PROFESSOR EVER! He was completely rude, and made the class very uninteresting! You can ask a question and he will completely make you feel stupid! DO NOT TAKE HIM!
DO NOT take his class. He is the worst professor I have ever had. Not helpful at all, is very unclear with his lectures, and makes everything much harder than it needs to be. Also when you ask him a question he will just respond in a sarcastic manner and make you feel stupid. Avoid this professor
Way too strict when it comes to grading assignments and exams. Expects you to memorize everything he says word by word, especially when it comes to the exams. This kind of teaching method destroys the purpose of learning.
Nemes is very demanding. Sometimes, he can be a bit abrasive. But do yourself a favor and try to see past that. He is an excellent teacher and a thoughtful guy. You'll learn more in his class than any other at Pace. My recommendations: sit up front, participate endlessly, and email him regularly between classes with questions about homework.
This is the second time I had him. I am going to echo what others have said: he is a hard grader and you have to work hard in his class, but you'll be glad you did. think of him like a gym trainer. during the workout, you may not appreciate him. but after the workout you will.
Extremely brilliant and you will learn a lot. However, his grading criteria is way harder than it should be. You will literally have the same answer and he'll mark it wrong because it's not in his words. He even said that he doesn't give out tests because everyone would do horrible, hence he grades homework. Smart guy, but expect you to match him.
Rude, disrespectful and no instruction. He does not teach anything at all. What a waste of my money . Stay away from HIM . He IS disgrace to teaching profession
He is a knowledge person? I'm not sure. Is he a good professor? I'm definitely sure he is NOT!!! He doesn't know anything about how to teach student. If you want to ask him question, please don't do that. He must think one more stupid student is asking another stupid question AGAIN. If you have other choice, please don't take his class.
Doesn't teach anything at all . disrespectful and think that he knows everything and we are in the MATH PhD .Do not take his class. horrible HORRIBLE HORRIBLE
Very knowledgeable in his area but is unable to translate it into a classroom setting. No feedback on assignments other than a mark on incorrect answers thus no way to learn by mistakes. No tests but you do get a final project which in no way reviews more than a 25% of the course and is based heavily on knowledge taught in other classes.
Very rude and he has no respect for the students. He doesn't have that much practical knowledge, but teaching more maths. His grading is very poor. Horrible professor!!! Don't make the biggest mistake by taking his class.
He is pretty rude and he doesn't really seem to care about anyone he also may be racist and pretty sexist. I'm pretty sure he grades everything based on how much he likes you. He also is pretty condescending and doesn't explain things very well. However, If you stroke his ego and speak in class you will probably be ok.
He is a very slow speaker who likes to explain in the clearest possible way and always starting from the origin of the topic. I took a course called "Database Management Systems" and never saw any during the whole course, he recommend us to use Microsoft Outlook in 2017. He has no knowledge about NoSQL, Datawarehouse, and PL/SQL concepts.
His favorite grades are C and B.
Introduction to coding, just Java. He doesn't yell or anything but his monotone voice will put you out quicker than ASMR videos. Rude vibe. Definitely play favorites. Gives an assignment once a week, due the week after. Fairly easy but if you screw those up, you're done for. Oh, and he's going to ask you to raise your hand A LOT.
Awful "Professor". Putting Professor in quotes because I don't consider him a professor at all. A professor is suppose to teach and inspire. All this teacher does is belittle his students and make you feel bad. Always talks down to his students. 0 respect for him. Doesn't even use the textbook but he still makes you get it. WORST PROFESSOR EVER!
Nemes' Is an old school professor as in has tenure and harassment complaints against him get dropped. He is uncaring and unprofessional more in tune with his ego and "wit" to degrade students. Lectures depend on his notes without external resources to confirm correctness or verify correctness of lectures. Bad modes don't make for great teaching.
If he thinks you are an idiot, you should drop off his class as soon as you can
He's a tough teacher, that's for sure; gives hard but fair tests, demands you pay attention in class, and can be little harsh. But, if you do the work, try your best, and participate in class, you'll do okay. Get on his good side right away and you'll be fine. Just remember to ask questions and study super hard for tests.
The worst professor ever. I would suggest do not ever take his class especially CS 623 Database management. you are not gonna learn anything and he will stress you out big time.
Prof. Nemes has his pros and cons, mostly cons. He's old, slow, boring and elaborates way too much on unimportant things. Your answers are never going to be correct in his eyes but try to participate in class anyway. His grades are kinder to people who actually ask questions even if he puts you down in class. Don't buy the book, use pdf instead
Professor Nemes has a bad rep, however he is really one of the best professors in the department. He actually cares that his students become competent programmers and emphasizes logic. He has an edge and sensitive people will not be able to handle him, however to those who actually try he will respect. Bottom line, if you want to learn take him
He clearly knows what he's talking about as a programmer there's no doubt about that. The fact that he takes off lots of points because you didn't INDENT is what makes him a bad professor. Its either his way or no way and thats not fair. Even if your program works perfect. He also over explains things and is very slow.
I was frustrated in this class because I got points off for stupid things like not indenting or my code was not in his preferred style. Liked the class, not him. Tests were easier than I thought and I really enjoyed the quality over quantity approach to homework. However, if you have the choice DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS if want to maintain your GPA.
All the people here complaining about losing points for indentation, etc. The truth is thats what the real world is like. Style guidelines exist for a reason. Get a linter and set up rules or something. His course is easy. Hes a harsh grader, but the content itself is cake. If you cant hack it, rethink your major.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
63%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
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CS609
5.0
(1)CS600
5.0
(1)CS606
5.0
(1)CS396A
4.0
(1)CS504
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CS606
5.0
CS387623
5.0
CS504
5.0
CS801
5.0
CS604
4.5