<p>Can anyone give me an idea what this class is like with Song? I'm looking for some upper divs for my CS minor, and this class is pretty empty at the moment... It sounds to be more on the mathy end though, which might make me less inclined to take it. I also know nothing about the professor... Anyone with experience with it have some advice?</p>
<p>Lots of people suggest to wait for Paxson in the spring. That’s about all I know.</p>
<p>It sucks. Lectures are web based and don’t do a good job at covering the material at any depth. The projects are hit and miss with the crypto one being the worst. It was basically a 100 question quiz where you had to try and Google all the information needed. The semester long project ended up being a complete disaster when it came time for the project showcase as it felt like professor song didn’t really care about it. The midterm was awful too, since we had no real final, all material was covered for the midterm and the average ended up being around 30. </p>
<p>In short, wait for Paxson, haha.</p>