His class is hard. He doesn't clarify what he wants clearly, nor does he give help. Not interested in teacher and more interested in saying "are you with me." When no one in the class is. Blames students when majority is doing bad instead of maybe changing his terrible teaching methods

Does not teach, presents a problem and expects you to figure it out for yourself. Over complicates every project and lab. Blames the whole class for failing rather than trying to teach, won't curve the grades. Don't bother asking questions, he will berate you. The textbook is useless, he never uses it. Changes syllabus at a whim so he could be lazy

Berates students with acerbic remarks every chance he gets. Tells students they shouldn't be in Computer Science. He asks a question; you begin to answer it, then he interrupts you. Stay away from this professor. He criticizes you and makes you feel stupid.

He assumes everyone already knows how to code. Doesnt ever answer questions, even if it's a question he asks the class. Tests are way too hard. Grading is a mystery. Easily the worst professor I've ever had. He might be the reason I don't stay a CSC major.

If you don't have a mastery over the totality of the Java programming language, you're getting a C at best (who needs sleep when you can give the Java god your soul). If you don't work yourself into an exhausted stupor every single night, prepare to not pass.

This is a nightmare. The lectures are often confusing and do not help much. Pop-quizes every week. Grades very subjectively. The material presented is not adequate for advanced algorithms. After taking this class I feel like I learnt almost nothing, compared to a similar course in other universities. Avoid at all cost.

Caveat emptor! He's condescending, arrogant, rude, and offensive. More than once has said, "I won't answer that" & "You're in college, you should know that." He doesn't explain info before assigning problems, says he doesn't use the textbook, but if questions from the text end up on the exam, he considers them fair. Worth an extra semester to avoid

Literally your worst choice for CSC 1350. If you don't know java decently I wouldn't bother taking him.

His mannerisms are unbearable. A single grade hasnt been put in with less than a month left of class. He talks way too down to students that ask for help in the lab. He goes on these diatribes about who deserves CS major salaries. No external resources, you can only know his deranged methods. Intro classes just arent his thing I guess.

It's easy if you attend because he gives you the tools needed to pass easily. It's not that difficult a class, I just felt he didn't create an environment conducive to learning because he would say stuff like "I don't know how most of these students passed high school" to his T.A. and speak condescendingly to students who were truly trying to learn

Any good reviews for this were before the semester I took him. Very tough, quiz/test every other class. Better than Dr. T, I heard.

Not the best teacher.

Did not tell us there was an exam until 6:00 PM the day before the exam. Enough said.

Kundu is very knowledgeable on the subject (which is to be expected from a college professor) but he is NOT a good teacher. Run away fast...

Inconsistent and harsh grading, wants class to go off his notes only, but writes in a way that is very difficult to understand. If you don't do things a very, very specific way, you will lose a lot of points. Super hard for people who don't know anything about CS before this class, still really hard for people who do. Avoid at all costs.

Kundu makes it his goal to make your life harder. He does not care about you learning computer science, he cares about finishing as much content as possible, and though this is called an INTRODUCTORY class, he expects you to know right off the bat what to do. I know some coding, and after every class, I had to help others for hours with programs.

Worst teacher ever in the whole csc department

Kundu is a very confusing grader that changes the format of his quizzes whenever he wants. Majority of classmates agree that his quizzes are confusing and difficult due to his adding of auto graded quizzes. Don't even try asking for help when not understanding the material. "DO NOT ASK FRIVOLOUS QUESTIONS!" was often his reply to questions.

I'm going to make this as short and sweet as possible: do not take this class, trust me.

Worst professor I have ever had. For his lectures, he would read directly from the notes instead of explaining the subject matter thoroughly. He would also get angry when someone asked a question and he told the TA's that they were not allowed to answer questions during the lab, which is baffling considering that this is a beginners class.

Take this class if you want to experience true suffering :) Changed to autograded tests halfway through the semester. Discouraged questions, docked points if he deemed them frivolous. Absurdly harsh grader, sometimes tests would not be on material in the notes. If you have no cs experience beforehand, you'll definitely struggle hard. DO NOT TAKE.

Listen to me - do NOT take CSC 1350 with this man if you have any other option. He is rude, dismissive, unnecessarily tough on grading, and visibly irritated with questions. He clearly dislikes teaching this class. You will not leave CSC1350 excited about computer science, which you should be! If you do have to take him, just hang in there.

Literally the worst professor I've met in my entire college career. The department doesn't do anything to him to stop him. His grading is disgusting bc if you miss one space, you get no credit and he won't change it. His lecture notes always change each day, and he doesn't follow the textbook at all. And he endorses bad programming practices.

He told me that I should drop the computer science program and do something else with my life. He failed me on an assignment because I wrote an overloaded function... No other reason. I dropped his class, took 3102 with another professor, graduated, and now have a successful career as a software engineer at a fortune 40 company. Thanks a lot Kundu.

Overly difficult grading, insults students constantly and words questions and notes in backwards english that is difficult to decipher

By far the worst professor I've ever had at LSU, only took his class because he was the only professor teaching it. He contradicts himself all the time, class notes change daily, as he goes back and fixes all the mistakes he taught us. Do not take his class unless you want to suffer

This instructor has quite frankly been a nightmare to deal with. He does not really care for his students. His quizzes and tests assess our comprehension on very small details, rather than the big-picture comments in this class. There is no reason to have AUTO-GRADED assessments for a class with a good deal of math. Do yourself a favor and AVOID!!!

Worst of the worst. He should not be teaching.

I wish I could give negative stars. I don't think the average human could be quite as terrible as Kundu even trying their hardest. He is skilled.

Kundu is the reason why so many people dropped out of CS, they brought Nash to teach the next class. His grading is extremely strict and never fully explained, while his instructions are more like riddles. You will certainly become a better programmer if you pass, but only because you bathed in the hellfire and came out alive. Take as a last resort

Dr. Kundu's rate my professor scores as well as the fact that people actively warn incoming LSU CSC students to not take his course should tell you every thing you need to know. He would take off half or all of your points for a programming assignment if it did not run at peak efficiency or you had a typo (even if the typo did not affect the code).

Kundu is a terrible teacher. He has auto-graded tests on coding where you get no credit if you have an extra space or minor typo. In class, all he does is read from his ebook and berate students. If it is not done the Kundu way, it is wrong (even if it's right). All graded assignments are done at home on moodle and mostly straight from the ebook.

Kundu is most likely the most brutal professor you will encounter. Avoid taking his class. If you have no coding experience it will be even more difficult. He goes out of his way to obfuscate the most simple concepts. If you want to pass, make friends in this class and find a study group or even a partner. I've learn more in labs than in lectures.

You want to pass this class? Drop and try to get another teacher. I am not joking. He never answers questions and expects you to always know the answer, despite it being an intro course. I know several people who are changing their major because of him. WILL discriminate for religion. So be careful what you tell him. Auto-graded quizes are commo

Runaway as fast as you can. No exaggeration. If you know NOTHING about coding going into this class, you will struggle. He teaches out of his own textbook; therefore, everything in that book he deems as the ONLY correct way to code. This guy cares more about the spacing and visual aspect of a code rather than explaining Java. 0/5 rating if I could.

While the topics in the class aren't exactly the hardest to understand, Kundu himself makes the class difficult. The majority of your grades are tests, which expect exact wording from the textbook in order to get any points, and minor mistakes are heavily penalized. Avoid taking this class, especially if you don't have any background in cs.

Took Kundu for 1350 and had to drop. Thought I was done with him but he was the only professor for 2259. First quiz in and I'm already reminded that he is the worst professor to step foot on LSU's campus. Test and quizzes are impossible to take because they are auto-graded and you can hardly tell what the questions are even asking. DO NOT TAKE HIM!

The reviews here speak for themselves. The true tragedy of Kundu is that he is actively making the CS department a worse place to study. He gets horrible reviews here and I'm sure at the end of semester assessments as well. So why does the department still allow him to teach? Theres no way theyre ignorant to this problem.

Do not take this class if you don't have to. Kundu does not care about how you do in the class and does not give helpful instruction when you are in need. Going into this class without any idea of how to code was a mistake because all Kundu does is read from his textbook that HE MADE HIMSELF. You will be miserable if you take this class.

He is probably the worst professor in the entire computer science department. His tests are graded harshly and he rarely gives credit even when your answers are correct.

Aggressively incompetent with technology. Will openly mock any student that asks a question, saying it's not his job to spoonfeed you. His lectures consist entirely of reading word-for-word from a pdf (riddled with incorrect information and typos) that he makes constant changes to without telling students.

Hes so old he doesnt even understand modern technology himself. Needs to retire. All of his quizes are almost all auto grade so you put an extra space or period your done. Dont recommend ever taking his course. Any good review you see on here is him himself writing it. We caught him doing it during office hours once.

This is the worst professor I have ever had in my entire college career. Do yourself a favor and don't take this guy.

He gives very vague concepts and talks in circles. His coding style gets rejected by multiple IDEs. He takes pride in the fact that most of his students fail. He calls out people who make good grades and makes them explain why they are better than everyone. He is all around a horrible professor.

The worst professor I have by far. His lectures are so boring and useless. The whole lecture consist of him d*ckr*ding himself and telling his students to drop. The only required textbook is the textbook that he wrote. It is a piece of crap. His grading is so stupid.

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS! If you happened to get stuck with him I wish you luck because you'll need it. He is unforgiving in his grading, and his instructions are complex and unclear. He will teach you very little about Java. His textbook has all the answers but is very confusing. If you ask him a question he'll give you a hard time, not the answer.

Demeaning and demoralizing. Those are the first two words that come to mind when thinking about my time in this course. Associate professor Kundu is not engaging in any manner, and he structures his weekly quizzes and programs to be far too difficult. In addition, he teaches the content very poorly. A good grade is next to impossible in this class.

I don't recommend taking this professor. The way he teaches is, using his own wording, completely "FRIVOLOUS!!!" He really castigates and scolds his students with words like that. ("Frivolous" happens to be his favorite.) This, ironically, isn't an efficient way of teaching/learning. Lots of hypocrite vibes from this teacher. Stay clear!!

Take a good look at the tags, Prof. Kundu is the COMPLETE OPPOSITE of all them. 350 characters is not enough to warn you of his shortcomings as a professor. He is demeans students works, he is a horrific teacher, and the only thing inspiring about him is that he inspired me to write a review about him in hopes of warning students of what is to come

kundu was probably the worst teacher ive ever had just in general. he doesn't care about the students at ALL. he admitted that he was hoping that by the end of this semester roughly 30-40% of the class should have an A but later said that only 5 people actually have As. Ive met a few people who just switched majors or left LSU completely bc of him

Teaching style is so horrendous that its like watching paint dry, and that's if you're lucky enough to stay awake during class. It's clear he's only here to do research and doesn't care about the students. You'd be better off watching a 6 hours long video of a computer compiling code than taking his class. Don't be fooled by his fake reviews.

Avoid Kundu, at ALL costs. With his harsh grading and nitpicking at almost every tiny error, He will make your experience awful. Be prepared to spend hours editing your code, in a way HE prefers it. His lectures almost feel as if he is telling the class a lullaby. Save yourself the trouble, and find another professor.

Professor Kundu was one of the worst professors I have ever taken. Avoid him at all costs and please do not take him for your benefit. If you do decide to take him I recommend you to rethink your life choices, because if you don't... He will for you