Genuinely a great and understanding professor. Other people are probably upset because the class itself can be hard, but Ghani did everything in his power to help us succeed, giving us practice tests almost exactly like midterms & extensions on almost all assignments. His lectures can be boring but the slides are helpful and he IS a good prof.

Professor was very accomodating to students and the midterm reviews were basically the exact same thing as the actual midterm

Ghani is a nice guy, and he definitely tried to be helpful and accommodating when he could be. As others will mention, there are some rough edges to smooth out, but I'd give him the benefit of the doubt because it was his first semester teaching 210. Lectures were a little bland sometimes, but he does post the slides and recording, which is cool.

Prof Ghani was very accommodating-holding online lectures, posting them, posting slides. He also gave extensions on assignments. His lectures weren't bad but the pacing could have been much better. Exams were very easy. Make sure you do the sample papers. Overall, he did pretty well in his first semester at UNC.

He is so caring and funny. His lectures can get boring though. But at the end of the day if you are able to pay attention in lecture and you are decent with java, you will do well. I had experience with java beforehand and was very grateful for it. Tests aren't super hard. Some assignments are really hard. I would rate my overall experience 7/10.

Professor Ghani was great. His lectures sometimes got boring, but the assignments and tests would be directly from the lectures. The midterms and final was direct reflections from what he taught in class and the practice exams. The grading was very fair. Assignments are weekly and very challenging, but there is a lot of help. Go to his OH!

Doctor Ghani is a great guy. He is friendly to students and passionate about teaching. However, he was bad at teaching, and he made some mistakes when teaching. First impression is important for new learners! We were behind, and then he went super fast at the last several lectures. The good thing is his exams are really similar to practice exams!

I enjoyed this professor's way of teaching, he tries to get students to think as much a possible during lectures. He is pretty forgiving when it comes to grading. He started students off with a programming language they didn't know, but overall good professor!

It was Prof. Ghani's first semester at UNC and he was informed almost last minute for teaching this course because of one professor left, and he did a fantastic job! I come in with no prior knowledge in Java and find this class very helpful. I recommend go through all codes on his slides for understanding. Assignments are hard but really fun.

I genuinely think bad reviews are just because people got bad grades in the class. He wasn't the best as it was his first semester, and he wasn't a great lecturer, but he did everything in his power to help us succeed, like giving us tests exactly like the practice tests. Assignments were hard at times but it did follow the content taught in class.

I thought Ghani explained everything very well and was very lenient when it came to the homework and extensions.

There were 7 assignments total and 2 midterms. As long as you watched all the lectures, the midterms were a breeze. Ghani is very lenient and extends most assignments, and he drops our lowest midterm grade. The only thing that I don't like about the class is that lectures can be a bit dry.

PROS - Very nice with extensions. - Practice is really similar to exams. - Drops a midterm grade for final grade. - Zoom Access CONS - Dry lecture TIPS - Read Piazza before the exam because he sometimes tells you what's on the test 1 hour before the exam. - Submit them assignments early G. Easy class as long as you show up in person.

He is a very clear lecturer that curves the class(via grade drops) and provides practice midterms that are basically identical to the actual test. The material is presented well and his expectations aren't high. Every class is streamed on Zoom and recorded. The only downside is that some homework was tough, often b/c of poor instruction on the hw.

nice professor, always pushed back hw, lectures are boring but if you pay attention to the lecture you will do good on the exam, and office hours are very helpful if you are ever stuck on the hw, not a hard class practice exams are very similar to the exam and he takes the best score of two midterms

The grind never stops for this man, as another review said. Class on zoom, class in person in two different lecture halls, extensions with no warning (good?), etc. Man will lecture at 3AM if he needs to. Clearly he cares about the class, although his TAs don't, they're lazy. Data structures is naturally pretty boring imho, dont expect the world.

Very nice, records all lectures which are informative and helpful, extends hw all the time

Ghani is a good teacher but his lectures can be very boring. As long as you pay attention to the material & understand the concepts, you will be fine on the midterm and final. This was portrayed as a java beginners friendly class, but i can assure you that it is not. you do need to be somewhat proficient in java to do the assignments, tho OH helps

Very accommodating; recorded lectures, extensions, zoom option. He definitely cares about his students. Conceptually easy class, but assignments can be difficult if you don't know java as they're pretty intricate. Lectures can be boring, but Ghani is very good at explaining and makes the class very attainable. I enjoyed taking this w Ghani!

Profressor Ghani is an understanding profressor when it comes to homework and extensions. All of his lectures are recorded and the tests are pretty straight forward and don't try to trick you. Overall he is a good profressor.

Prof Ghani's class was very organized. He had recorded lectures on Youtube and he always had practice exams for the midterms and final, which were a great way to prep. His coding assignments can be tricky, so do review some Java and make sure you go to Office hours and get help from the ULAs (Shoutout Bek!) He is a fair grader, so put in the work!

Great professor, I highly recommend taking his section of COMP 210. He is very flexible in that he streams all of his lectures on Zoom and later uploads videos of them to YouTube. The tests are a very large portion of your grade, but they are fair. He is very willing to answer any questions about the material.

Lectures are incredibly dry, majority of class skipped because of recordings. Lowest exam drop and generous grading are a blessing that takes away stress. I enjoyed the assignments and found them reasonable coming from an intermediate background in Java. There is a large chunk of content, but Ghani's section should be conducive to your success.

Good professor, lectures not compulsory and recorded so easy to watch when free, grading criteria is super clear. More practice questions would have been helpful but he's pretty lenient when grading so that's a plus. Drops your lowest midterm (1 out of 2) so thats also great. Overall he made 210 understandable and less intimidating.

Professor Ghani is caring to his students. His lectures can get very boring, but he ensures his students understand the concepts being taught. He has a VERY lenient syllabus, dropping 1 out of 2 mid-term grades and 1 out of 6 HW grades. Go to office hours and they will help you receive 100 on HW. Exams are also very similar to practice exams.

His lectures are boring, and i skipped a lot of them, which ended up making me study for the final 2 weeks before it so i could watch his lectures online. doing all that made me realize his midterms were slight, so if you just watch his lectures and know what your doing there was no code writing on the final, only one question on the second midterm

Professor Ghani cares about his students. Any material mentioned in his exam is not there to trick you. The exams are very straightforward, and if you attend class/watch his lectures, it is very easy to do good on them! Definitely utilize the practice exams that he provides, because it gives you a fair idea of what the test is going to look like.

Prof. Ghani is great! Very caring guy, basically every assignment got extensions if someone asked. Midterms/ final are fairly straightforward if you are up to date with lectures, which are all posted to his YT and take practice exams. The assignments were pretty difficult but if you go to office hours or work with others you'll be fine. Nice curve.

Dr. Ghani is one of the best teachers I've had in terms of grading. Very lenient grading distribution (takes best of two midterms and best 6 of 7 assignments) and exams have very generous partial credit. Allowed me to actually care and learn the content without having to worry about my grade. Lectures can be boring but they are recorded!

Professor Ghani was a very understanding and caring professor. He posts lectures on youtube the day after they take place and allows students to watch them async. The content is easy and he takes his time to explain (almost to a fault I would watch lectures on 2x speed).

Professor Sayeed Ghani, the beacon of light in the dark abyss of computer science despair that is Professor Snoeyink's class. While his lectures may not be the most fun thing to listen too, listening to him is like being wrapped in a warm, fuzzy blanket of compassion and understanding compared to snoeyink.

Professor Ghani was amazing. His lectures were thought-provoking and engaging and his course was structured in a way that everything logically flowed together. I can't recommend Professor Ghani enough. My only complaint is that some of the tests are graded in a very nit-picky way but he drops the lowest midterm so that makes up for it.

Dr. Ghani is a great professor. His lectures could be boring at times but it is because he makes sure everyone understands. He is very lenient with grading and makes sure all questions are answered clearly. He stays after class to answer all of the students' questions and provided an unneeded curve at the end after all the grade drops. Nice guy.

Lectures are recorded, lowest of two midterms dropped, and fair final. I only looked at the slides to complete assignments or a few days before exams and still did fine (as a non-CS major, too). A very hands-off, flexible class where you have everything you need to succeed.

W prof bro is chill

Flexible class. Study well before the tests and you will be fine. Assignments are chill. Low stress and fair tests. Ghani is great!

I felt that Professor Ghani was a great teacher, but struggled to keep to the assignment schedule. He made the content fairly easy to digest. However, he does not go over the basics of Java which I know was a struggle for several students. If you are familiar with Java and thinking about data structures, the class will be easy.

GOATED. Gives assignment extensions. Teaches data structures very thoroughly. Didn't go to a single office hour. His lectures are lowkey boring, but if you participate / review content before class / watch recordings at 2x speed, it becomes pretty fun.

One of the goat cs profs. Loved that he recorded his lectures, teaches very well with thorough explanations and engaging questions. Dropped lowest midterm, cared for his students, extended coding assignments due dates. Everything about this guy is great. Class in general is not too hard, assignments can get challenging but office hours are great

Ghani is the goat. His lectures are boring, yes, but if you watch the recordings on x2 speed its not too bad. My man constantly extended due dates, and curved the class after a rough final. He was approachable, yet on top of business.

He is a nice and caring professor, his lectures sometimes are a little on the boring side but I enjoyed the class nonetheless. I wouldn't worry about COMP 210 with him. The slides are helpful enough and you can always go back to them later when he posts them online. The midterms were both fair, if you do the assignments, you'll be all set.

The lectures for this class can feel long and difficult but they are very useful for learning content. The grading for the course was nice since 1 of 2 midterms was dropped and assignments were auto-graded with infinite submissions. A lot of the grade does rely on the final so it is really important to be very well prepared for the test.

class is graded on labs, one midterm, and a final. labs are free 100s, if you don't get it OH will get you to the 100. midterms you have to study for, but one is dropped so you get a freebie. the final was slightly hard b/c lots to memorize, but put in a few days of studying and you'll get an A. all exams are very fair. watch lec on 2x speed!!

Ghani's lectures were definitely on the boring side, but I would not worry about not passing the class. For both midterms, if you listen to lectures and study for at least a day, you can get a 100. If you put enough time into assignments, you will get a 100. Grading on midterms is lenient. The only negative is that office hours are poorly run.

if we azzume that you need to take COMP 210, dr ghani is a good option. the lectures are kind of dry but it's data structures and algorithms; i don't know what people were expecting. he does a pretty good job explaining concepts, and lectures are recorded (with varying audio quality). lowest midterm and assignment are dropped so overall pretty easy

Ghani is the chillest prof at UNC. I can see why people say his lectures are boring, but you learn a lot if you attend because he's always posing questions to the audience. The exams are easy and similar to the practice ones. Every homework was extended, but they get a lot harder throughout the semester, so don't slack off on the early ones.

Ghani teaches 210 fantastically. The first half of the class is definitely a snoozer, and the second half rather difficult, but he provides you with so many resources, makes exams extremely fair, and is very good when it comes to grading. Absolutely great, every lecturer should record their lectures like Ghani, they were so useful. Great prof.

While lectures can be a little boring at times, he makes up for this in his caring personality and plethora of resources (videos, practice questions, etc). Ghani and his TAs were always available for questions, and it is undeniable that Professor Ghani is a king in the comp sci department.

Wish all my classes were taught by ghani. recorded lectures made learning easy. he drops a midterm, extends hws, and does so much more to allow you to succeed than any other profs. coding hws can be tough but office hours are THE best. sure lecture is boring, but watch the recordings at your own pace and you'll see how well he explains concepts.

Lectures are super boring but not his fault it's data structures and attendance isn't mandatory. All lectures are recorded so you can go back, drops one out of two midterms. Overall wasn't a bad class and he's good at explaining concepts.

Ghani has lenient deadlines on hw and is very helpful when you ask him questions, but going to class is a waste of time. Lectures are posted, so I learned by watching in 2x speed before midterms and I did fine. Just beware that they don't teach you java so coding hw can be difficult if you have no experience. TA office hours were helpful though.

He was a pretty good professor and obviously knew a lot about the topics. Lectures weren't the most interesting but they were all recorded. Midterm and finals were chill.

This is a relatively easy class. The lectures are pretty boring, but very necessary to watch for the midterms and final. The assignments are pretty easy, but sometimes take a little longer to complete.

Dr. Ghani is awesome. Lectures got significantly more interesting as the semester continued. Midterms and the final are largely based on the lectures, so attending them will help you do well. Extremely lenient with due dates, and practice exams are very similar to the actual tests. Ghani even drops 1 midterm.

Professor Ghani is very knowledgeable. It is honestly better to just not go to lecture and watch his videos on 2x speed because he is very monotone and boring. I found myself sleeping in his class a couple times and I went back to watch the vids anyway. Midterms (one dropped) and Finals are weighted heavy so make sure you prepare for those.

I loved 210 with Dr. Ghani. His lectures may seem boring but I urge evryone to actually go to class because it makes it so much better and interesting! My grade in the course is not the best but that was due to other personal reasons, otherwise I think Dr. Ghani really sets you up to succeed! Really chill, wholesome guy!

There is no attendance grade and all lectures are recorded, which is nice. But content of the class is just kinda boring. Dr. Ghani speaks monotone throughout the lecture, but honestly who can blame him? At least the exams are not bad. You just have to watch the lectures closely, and he gives generous deadlines for the homework assignments.

It could be a hard course if you really want to understand everything in this course (for people with no much foundation for data structure in general). However, Dr.Ghani made it easier through lecture videos and very detailed powerpoints (which cover EVERTHING on exams). It's a bless that tests are not hard! Just make sure to read materials.