very nice professor,thanks!

This was my first class as a grad student. I was fortunate to have Dr. Bereg as my professor. He made the material interesting and is a very caring person. I would be quite pleasedd if I have more professors like Dr. Bereg.

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Initially when the course started I felt that we hardly have any work for this course, and that Mr Bereg had made this course very light. As the course moved, we started getting challenging projects and good assignments. I have learnt a lot from this course. This course under Mr.Bereg is excellent.

Taught very good in Divide-conquer,Dnamic Programming,Greedy and Graph theory. I think the professor should spend more time on NP-completeness.

Dr. Bereg has an excellent understanding of the material and is able to present it clearly and effectively. His lectures are well planned and informative. I will be pleased to take more courses with Dr. Bereg.

One of those very few professors who keeps it simple and is extremely modest and funny. Right there on the top of my list, Mr. Bereg!

The tests cut to the core of understanding the concepts. No syntactical fluff. If you lose points, it won't be because you got some terminology wrong, but because you missed something you should know.

Tends to rush stuff at the end (like most profs). Hard to prepare for the lectures because he posts information right before the class. He is enthusiastic and will take the time to answer questions when the students are willing to ask.

Dr. Bereg takes time to make sure the students understand the concepts at hand.

He is one of the best professor that I ever had.

I like this professor. He makes every algorithm lucid.

Thanks for put so much effort to make us understand the lesson

His use of pictures help to make difficult concepts easier to understand. He genuinely wants to help his students learn the materials.

Great professor; one of the best at UTD. Makes difficult concepts easy to understand. Excellent use of examples in class. Book was used mainly as reference and for homework assignments.

best prof...very friendly :)

Good professor on all basis.

He is very interested in helping students learn, but maybe a little too much. He expects participation in the classroom, and will belabor simple points since he doesn't thinks the students understand. I think he should just move on instead of waiting for everyone to say they understand.

He is a great professor and a good human being.He is very helpful and has great knowledge about algorithms.

good and hardworking professor

One of the popular professor for the course.

Available for discussions after class hours and very helpful. Assignments help a lot in preparing for the exams.

Good teaching. Good homeworks.

This class has good relevance between Homework and exam. Also, the class has excellent class notes.

Good professor!

He is the best!

Excellent professor! He really spread the love he has for his subject.

An amazing prof who teaches the course with great passion.

he teaches algorithms as an art.

Dr. Bereg is an excellent professor. I waited until he was teaching CS6363 before taking it - really glad I did! He is enthusiastic, caring, and a very kind person. He is very accessible and responds to students having a hard time. A+

Has a lot of patience. teaches clearly

An amazing professor

He teachers well and clearly!!

Dr. Bereg is a fantastic teacher! Highly, highly recommended. He is unusually interested in his students actually learning and conducts himself accordingly. His homeworks are not easy, but necessary. My only complaint is that he won't be teaching any of the classes I need to take next...A+

Good Professor, homework is very helpful for tests.

Very good teacher, I would recommend him to anyone. You will learn a lot in his course. He gives lots of examples and does not trick you.

Data Structures and Algorithms - He is very understanding and wants to work with the class to ensure that everybody understands the material. I would definitely take a course with him again, if he taught other classes I needed.

Professor Bereg is awesome, works with class to make sure his students can do well in exams. Homework and exam review are helpful for the exam. No trick, no mandatory attendant, highly recommended. I Would take him again for whatever class he teaches.

Simple and goes slow enough for everyone to understand. Will answer all questions patiently. No trick questions in exams. Assignments are very helpful for exams.

Really Good

Chilled out professor.

Prof is very helpful and knows his subject well. His assignments are easy and grading is also good. He encourages students to ask questions and clarifies even the silliest doubt we have. One of the very few profs who shows actual interest in making sure that everyone in the class understands the topic. Excellent teaching! Go for it! :)

Very good teacher. Learned a lot in his class. Assignments also help you learn the material.

He is a really good professor. Test are only 4-5 question with bonus, but are pretty easy because he lets you bring in two sheets that you can write anything on. You will only use the textbook for homework . The best part of the class is that he is so flexible with changing his schedule around.

Data Structures and algorithms. Very helpful professor, easy grader. Mostly self study from youtube videos and books. The class gets boring after a while, but if you study and do homeworks, exams arent that hard.

Really good teacher. Rather than tricking you he likes to help.

It is really helpful. Thank you professor.

Very interesting and plenty to learn when you are ready to listen

Amazing

Very interesting course

If you genuinely want to learn, this is the Prof that will help you get there. He wants you to learn, more than anything else

Prof. Sergey Bereg is quite helpful and lenient. But, Sometimes he is not audible and this might be the reason sometimes students feel sleepy. He makes the concept easy to understand

Extremely willing to work with the student and reach compromises. If you express any genuine effort in this class, Dr Bereg does his best to meet you halfway. Tests and homeworks are reasonable, he made the information very accessible.

Sergey is both interesting and helpful. He is very knowledgeable about Computational Geometry, and tries very hard to make sure the information is presented in a way that all of the students can understand. I would take any course he teaches with no reservations.

Good professor. The homework isn't too hard and is helpful. However, what was expected from the programming assignments was sometimes unclear. In class he goes very slow to try to make sure everyone understands the material. For student who pick up on the material quickly this can really make the class seem to drag. Overall, I would recommend him.

Amazing!!

No doubt he is an expert in the area of Computational Geometry. He is very friendly professor and cares for his students. You can reach his anytime via email and get your doubts clarified.

He is quite professor; very helpful, explanation are clear, asks the class questions about understanding the material to keep it going instead of just boring non-stop lecturing. He was always willing to re-explain something if you did not understand it. My interest, other than programming, was not particularly high in the class.

He's a nice guy who really seems to try. However, I felt the course was poorly organized. Proofs were stressed WAY too much. This made useful topics that are actually quite interesting very boring. Homework questions were just plain confusing, but somehow I managed to still get good grades. Most boring CS course I've taken.

Teaches good and explains the topic many times when asked for. He promptly replies to emails. Exams and assignments are not that tough also he gives hints if asked for. One thing to note is that he does not give programming assignments. And he is very cute and helpful professor!

Very helpful professor willing to take time from his day to give a test review to the whole class. If you can do well the homework you can do well on the exams. The last homework was not required but highly suggested to complete which helped on the final

Extremely Helpful professor,Attend class regularly take down notes for what ever professor utters, Do assignments yourself,follow his own slides and the Prescribed text book. you will surely secure highest grade A or A+, Suggestion: "Note down all points of slides in your cheat sheet don't even miss a Running time ,Experience teaches things"

Very helpful & flexible professor. Clears all your questions by first making you think about it. Helps understand the concepts in the most easiest way. Teaching skills are excellent.

He is amazing. He makes class interactive. In the 1st few lectures I did feel he was slow in teaching but as the concepts got tougher the time he took was perfect. He always answers all the doubts no matter how time consuming may it be. If you don't get a concept ask him any no. of times, he won't move on to next until you say "YES". :)

Easy assignments. No project work. Exams are moderately difficult.

Great Professor ... Very Easy ... You will surely learn something ... very helpful and knowledgeable ... go for it if u want some good grade and pick a good course with a light professor of choice

The way he explains the concept is very good.

Easy going

Best professor for algorithm. Teaches properly, if you listen to him in his class you will get good marks in the exams.

Such a great professor, Few things which I appreciate @Professor 1)Teaching method, he asks students many times & tries best to explain until doubt is clarified.2)He expects student to do hw on own but gives hints if someone is stuck at some point.3)He always provides time for any doubts except office hours. 6363 was worth for me under Prof Bereg

Best professor for computer algorithms in UTD. He knows the subject well .

He is a really nice professor but he is really hard to understand sometime. His test are a little tricky if you don't pay attention to the question. There are about three programming assignment, three tests and couple of homework.

Decent professor for Design and Analysis of Algorithms. Very down to earth and would explain a hundred times even if you ask again. Sit in the front rows, his voice is not very audible unless he uses a mic., which is pretty rare. Easy exams and moderate assignments. No projects.

This was the best class I had at UTD. Professor Bereg's explanations are very clear when you participate and ask questions. He's very helpful and his tests contain tricky questions. I went through many problems and group study is must to achieve good grades. Assignments were difficult but helped for test preparations. Must Take Class!

His homework are tough. Exams are easy. He wont ask anything outside his notes in exam which is good. If you understand and do homework on your own, exams are very easy. If you want to get indepth thorough knowledge, you have to put extra efforts in using internet material. Notes enough for A.

Really good professor. Discusses many puzzles and problems in class. Homework is hard, but helps increase thinking process. Exams are easy.

He is very nice and kind. The homework are challenging and the exam is also a bit difficult. Really need to work hard to pass the exam.

Good professor. His notes are very helpful for preparation of exams. Homework assignments are tough. Exams are of medium difficulty but be prepared for 1 or 2 difficult problems.

Awesome professor. Really respect students. He would like to get feedback from students, he likes to hear your idea, suggestions and situations. His homework is a little bit hard, some time you need to get some help. Exams is not so hard, but some questions you need to be careful. It's easy to get A, I mean, really easy.

Overall enjoy this class. Cares about & asks for student feedback. Lecture notes come from what he writes on the white board, but it is difficult to read as he writes small. He also speaks softly, so it's difficult to hear him. Make sure you sit towards the front. HW's can be difficult. Exams are inspired by them though so they're good preparation.

Really good professor. Discussed homework assignments in class and teaching is pretty well. Homeworks are bit harder and even the tests are harder. You need to work hard to do well in tests. If you did homework by yourselves, then test would be easier. Always smiley face :)

He is witty and smart and will make you think in algorithms class, in homework and in exams. His exams and homework are hard, make sure you read more that whats given in his text book. When you approach him, he is very supportive and will make you think how did we get to that solution. I would recommend Sergey Bereg to anyone who wish to take Algo.

Dr. Bereg is knowledgable and teaches effectively. He cuts out as much useless information as possible and explains concepts thoroughly. The homework is tough, but exams are fair. Hes very soft-spoken, but his notes make up for anything missed in lecture. He's caring, lenient, and available outside of class. Highly recommended for algorithms.

Tests are very hard, but he's a good teacher. I'd take him again.

Class is really good. But exams and assignments are hard. Respected professor and very helpful in solving doubts.

Class is really good. Homework can be very hard. The exam was quite hard as well. But professor is always available and understanding, helped with understanding harder concepts in an easy way.

Very good professor. Assignments and exams are thought provoking. Accessible outside class. Keen on explaining concepts and encourages questions. His notes are extremely useful.

This was a really insightful Algorithms class. The professor makes really tough problems sets and really makes you think about the topics. The exam's are completely different and hard in a different kind of way than the problem sets. I hope he curves it this time around.

We had 5 homeworks and 2 tests, according to the syllabus the grade was determined by the lower average of the two, but my final grade didn't reflect that. The notes he gives are very helpful and if you pay attention to the examples in class you should do well on the exams. I found him easy to understand and I'm not strong in algorithms.

If you pay attention in class specially on some topics for which he gives more time then you will ace exams. Very understanding specially if you have attended his classes and know what he has taught.

Awesome professor for algorithms. Great teaching style and I really enjoyed the detailed analysis in his class.

We should pay a lot of attention in class to understand the topics. Text book is good. Need to think a lot for home work questions. Both exams were really hard and could be cracked only if our concepts are clear.

It was my most enjoyable class this semester. His lectures were interesting and the homework wasn't too long. His voice is kind of quiet so it is a little hard to understand him at times. The tests were easier than the homework. He posts his notes but make sure to go to class because the notes don't cover everything taught.

Bereg is a good professor and expects a lot from his students. I needed to do a lot of independent reading and practice problems to prepare for the tests. There were only 2 tests, each worth 40% so take them seriously. The example problems and exercises in the book were very helpful on the test. Lectures go fast as a lot is covered.

Amazing professor!

Good lecturer, sometimes jumps around but generally stays on track. Asks for class participation, which sometimes makes lectures drag on. 6 assignments (about biweekly) worth 20% and two exams worth 40% each. Exams aren't easy but not super difficult, and cheat sheets are allowed .

Dr Bereg lectures will be easy to understand only if you read the syllabus upfront otherwise you will get lost during lectures. Because of his low voice. Due to his expertise in the subject, explains the concepts simplified manner. Exams are 40 percent each, careful!

It was a good class, but sometimes Dr. Bereg was hard to hear. He spoke fairly quietly, but overall he got the point across.

Prof Bereg is caring, helpful, and tries his best to impart knowledge. His lectures are hard to follow though, so you will need to prep before classes to follow what he's teaching. Hard assignments, but if you can do those, you can do the exams without much trouble. Class is theory-oriented (No programming), hardly helps much for interview prep.

While his lectures are kind of unclear on what he's actually teaching, if you pay attention and read the textbook you'll understand what he's trying to say. Tests are 80% of your grade, and assignments are pretty difficult, but both are graded easily, and tests give you a basically unlimited cheat sheet, so just test prep well and fill it up.

Professor Bereg is a solid professor. His lectures are a bit dry, but if you pay attention he actually explains topics pretty well. Homeworks are about every 2 weeks and are moderately difficult. Exams are easy if you kept up with the class and are passable if you cram. Cheatsheets are allowed. Overall, organized and consistent class.

Professor Bereg has a straightforward teaching style, but his lectures can be a bit dry. The coursework is challenging, so you'll need to stay on top of the material. Definitely use the free textbook and try unstuck AI for study prep - it really helped me grasp the concepts.

Honors. Bereg understands discrete math, but sometimes his explanations are difficult to understand. You'll have to do a lot of your own, since Bereg does not assign that much work. You get cheat sheets on exams, which are moderately difficult, considering there are only 4-6 questions on each exam. Good class overall, but lots of self-studying.

Just do homework and class should be easy

Difficult class and the lectures are hard to follow, but everything you need to succeed is online and is very doable if you put in some work.

Quietest professor ever. Lectures were a bit dry, but he does spice it up with examples not directly from CLRS. Also focuses a lot on NP-completeness. Homeworks weren't bad and the midterm was curved.