Had this professor fall 2017, and let me tell you he is a very nice guy. Really understanding professor and wants everyone to succeed. Studying for the exams is a must because OS is a very broad field. Pay attention in Class and you will pass. The quizes are very easy and the projects are too. At the end depending on how the class does he curves.

Great professor. 3 projects, 2 easy exams. He literally tells the class what's going to be on the exam and he curves too at the end of the semester. Operating systems is not an easy class. Begin your project as soon as it drops. Don't wait till the last minute; they're very challenging. Go to class and study the slides and you will be fine.

He struggles to explain concepts clearly and almost everybody in the class does not pay attention since its quite boring. Assignments/homework given on every single week. However, the assignments are very interesting and small. I basically learned most of C++ by doing the assignments. Only 2 exams and somewhat tells what's gonna come.

I don't think I can give enough credit to this professor for his genuine interest in teaching. He got the class's input a number of times on the (programming) projects and dedicated class time to allow people to do the school's course evaluation (during which he stepped out). His lectures aren't super remarkable but this alone sets him apart IMO.

Currently taking his class in Fall 2018. He changed his assignment style. There is 5 projects, 2 extra points projects, and 2 exams. Some projects must be written in C. His class is good, you need to learn OS concept regardless for your career.

The content of this course is excellent. Focus of this course is on writing Java code for algorithms (seen in DAA) and custom implementation of Data Structures. Good discussion of implementation difficulties and algorithms during lectures. Short projects or long projects due every week. This course significantly improves one's Java coding skills.

I was dreading this class but ended up enjoying it and learning a lot. He breaks things down so they are easy to understand. Projects can be difficult, start on them early to give yourself enough time. Not a class you can get an easy A in. However, he often gave extensions to assignments and provided extra credit opportunities.

One of the best profs I've ever taken. Took him for operating system concepts and then took this for a CS elective. This class was challenging and interesting. He's adapted it from UTDs grad level OS course. It's a small class so he's able to help us directly and even goes as far as helping us debug when we run into really obscure issues.

While Dr. Alagar's explanations during lectures can sometimes be confusing, he is always willing to answer questions and cares about the success of his students. Taking this class remotely, all of his lectures are available as videos or as just the PowerPoint slides. Assignments have clear instructions.

Learned a lot however this class is hard. He's good at explaining difficult concepts. The assignments are sometimes easy, sometimes hard however since they are mostly about concepts rather than implementation you learn a lot. For the projects he gives a lot of help if you read the slides. The tests were pretty hard, but not impossible.

Dr. Alagar is a great lecturer. He does well engaging with the class and making sure we understand the topics before moving on. Textbook use is not necessary but paying attention in lectures is a must. Projects and tests are hard. You will feel accomplished if you get through the course and will have learned a lot.

IDK why there are lots of negative comments here. In my opinion he is one of the best profs I've had at UTD. Unlike others, he does not read off the slides and explains things in his own words. Although he does give out lots of projects, he goes over them in his lectures to help students. Good professor if u want to learn, otherwise look elsewhere.

This class is not easy. Alagar grades hard. But at the same time, he is understanding. I liked how his assignments were straight to the point though. They weren't these elongated part a - z type questions. Just like "do this specific thing" and that's it. They didn't take too long. The projects were time consuming though, grading can be harsh too

I took his data structures class and thoroughly enjoyed the course. He never shy away from questions or feedback from students. Very accessible out side classes. His projects and weekly assignments are not tough but not very easy either. Exams are average. He tests your logical skills. attend his classes and prepare well, you can ace the exam.

The content of the class is hard, but the teacher is very good. His lectures are very clear and you can easily follow them and understand them. He also records his lectures which is super helpful to prepare for the exams. I was surprised to see such a low rating for him tbh. Would 100% recommend!

Professor assigned weekly homework that helps solidify material learned in class. If you do the homework and UNDERSTAND how it works, tests are easy to study for. He combines coding examples and short PowerPoint slides for lectures. Teaching style is pretty straightforward. Do your projects ahead of time--do NOT procrastinate!!!

Easily one of my favorite programming classes at UTD so far. Every week is an interesting C programming assignment, and every 4 weeks there is a C programming project. You may *optionally* work with a partner on projects. Attendance is optional, and lectures are recorded. If you don't care about developing your skills you should take someone else.

Alagar was a fantastic professor. His lectures are interactive and recorded (Fall 2022). Come to class, participate, and do the homework, and you will not struggle in this class. If you struggle, the TAs and professor had frequent office hours and were quick to respond on Teams. Homework at least once a week, but not too time consuming.

Professor Alaghar is a great instructor. He genuinely wants you to learn, and his projects really helped to gain a practical understanding of operating systems. Although he does assign a lot of exercises and projects, in hindsight they really helped to solidify my understanding. I am surprised he has a low rating! His grading isn't harsh either.

He is a very good professor, he genuinely wants you to understand the material.The projects really helped me alot. Don't be misguided by those lower ratings. If you seriously want to learn operating systems, he is your guy.

Professor Alagar is great overall. The lectures in this course are engaging and informative, and the professor always has real-world examples and experience to back up lecture material. Weekly homework is an easy and effective way to learn material. This class is very doable with lecture attendance and completion of the homework.

Hard grader, and hard tests. I learned more from this class than just about any other college course. If you came to college to learn c, then take this class. He is challenging but it's fun to go to class, and the hard assignments / projects really help you learn c.

Very good professor. Lectures are clear with provided notes and were recorded. Homework is a weekly usually programming assignment as well as 3 projects that you can do with a partner (I did them alone and was fine), and he gave extensions on the them. Exams are not too bad. Overall great choice.

My favorite CS classes are the ones that I feel I learn the most, and I learned a TON - this class was exactly the right amount of challenging in my opinion. For me, the projects in this class are great resume builders as well. Homeworks and exams are fair, in terms of amount of work and difficulty - definitely a coding project heavy course.

He is the best. Not sure why he has lower rating on RMP.

One word. Awesome.

I wish he had taught all the courses that I took.

One of the best at UTD

The best professor at UTD.

Good Professor. Lots of homework, assignments, projects and exams. Have to attend the class to understand the concepts. The grading is hard but the professor curves and will also give deadline extensions. Overall, if you don't procastinate, you will ace this course.

One of the courses i enjoyed taking . great professor

If you think you're here at the University to learn, this Professor and this course is the best.

No Exam. Only projects. Lectures are good. 10 short and 5 long projects. Need to work hard to complete this course. Only take this course if you are good at Java and Algorithms.

This is a difficult course. However, Dr. Alagar is top tier. He wants you to make the most of his class. He will do whatever is in his power from dropping lowest grade, giving generous extensions, even cancelling an exam to make sure you spend most of your time on his projects. If you're up for the task, this is one of the best courses at UTD.

Only one word - "Splendid"

3345 is naturally a hard class, but he genuinely cares and actively improves the way he's teaching to try to accommodate different learning speeds and styles, to a reasonable extent. He's funny too. Grade calculation is confusing as theory and project grades are separate, but probably come out 50/50 - 40/60. 2 exams (80%T) 13 hw (20%T), 4 projects

Very good projects. Textbook and resources are great. No attendance when I took it.

This dude's really chill and has a good sense of humor. He is very lenient with deadlines extends them all the time if we just ask. I've barely paid attention to any of the lectures, but the homeworks are simple and help teach the functions and ideas used in the projects so I'm fine. Exams are mostly multiple choice and not weighted very heavily.

The goat for 3377. Take him and no one else!

He was very passionate about the class and the material. The first major project was pretty challenging but the rest got easier towards the end. The assignments were easy as long as you paid attention in class. The grading criteria on the projects isn't obvious so it's better to write more code and error checking. Overall, great professor.

Safe to say one of the best professors I had at UTD. He really want the students to understand the material, course material is very organized and records the lectures. Assignments are pretty decent but the projects can be challenging, he lets you to team up with a classmate. The exams are really easy as long as you cover the course material.

One of the most valuable classes to take as a CS major. Learned so much about Linux and C and the professor is extremely open to what the students are saying. There were 12 homework, all coding in c, 3 projects that were incredibly difficult but rewarding, and exams that were only 15% of the grade. Highly recommend for UNIX.

Goated 3377 prof, he is one of the best from what I experienced and heard from other people, low exam weight (They were super easy anyways) and your graded mainly on the projects which can be completed if prepared properly in advance. Overall, W prof!

Mostly project-oriented. If you turn in everything and it all works, easy A. I didn't because I turned in an unfinished final project. Exams are not difficult at all, just study lecture slides. Very nice and caring professor who will give you extensions if you ask. Workload is heavy and stressful, but you learn a lot and I don't regret it.

The best lecturer I've come across at UTD. He's also pretty funny lol. You will for sure learn in this class no doubt about it. The course is mostly project-based and they are amazing for resumes. Is this class easy? No, but follow the lecture and he makes the class more manageable. He's also very caring and lenient on project deadline extensions.

Caring professor and often extended project deadlines. Really tried to help those struggling. His office hours and TA office hours were helpful. Start the projects very early on as they take hours to figure out.

Pretty good teacher who clearly cares about his students, tries to add some humor & student participation to the lectures to spice them up. Majority of the class is graded off projects, the exams are

Professor Alagar is great! His class is definitely for people who want to take the subject seriously but still have a good time. I've had him twice (by choice), and I have always found his classes to make me a better programmer. Highly recommend. He's open to feedback and accessible in office hours.

Great professor. Great lecturer.

Professor Alagar is a caring professor. He goes over every step of an piece of code to make sure you understand. He relies a lot on participation which can make his class slow as not everyone is a fan of that. His exams are directly from the slides so if you study them you should be able to pass. Grades were tough because of the graders.

take him if you want to learn.

Web Programming class of Prof. Alagar is the most chill class of MSCS. No exams were conducted and the grading was fair and the assignments/projects were fairly easy and doable in less time. Easy elective to pass if you have other heavy courses.

This course has only assignments and projects. It was the first time he was taking this course so his expertise in the field was weak, and it reflected in his lectures. At times, he wasn't able to clarify your queries. However, he is caring, receptive to feedback and really good at teaching. Also it was an easy A.

Class was very informative. Only criticism is the grading scale requiring C's or above on both homework/projects and exams to get a C or better in the class

Very easy-going going fun Professor. If you have heavy courses and need to complete credits, or if you want to start with web programming languages, I would recommend this course. His assignments will help you understand the topics better.

Professor Alagar's class was tough but enjoyable. Projects were lengthy, but not too difficult. He creates his own lecture slides and posts them online, which was very helpful. Homework assignments were manageable. He's a great choice for OS.

Great guy. Tries to encourage class participation and discussion. Exercises and exams were relatively easy. Projects can take a while but have you doing interesting things that feel relevant. My only complaint is that some of the exercise/project instructions were vague.

Professor Alagar always delivers content in a clear way, and class expectations are straightforward. Genuinely a great professor, have taken 3 classes with him specifically because I knew I'd be actually learning something from it. He asks for feedback mid-semester and at the end and applies feedback from his students which I really appreciated.

GOAT that instills the importance of systems-level thinking. You will learn a lot in this class from the lectures, slides and projects. Tests are generally easy if you understand the material. Try to participate in class, otherwise it makes for uncomfortable silence.

Exams are similar to in-class attendance quizzes, and the lectures sufficiently prepare you. Projects are time-consuming and require knowledge of C to succeed.