The problem with Hsieh is that he hadn't adapted to online classes, grading homework early on in the quarter liberally, and then cracking down completely in the second half, grading many students unfairly. His notes end up be illegible, as he scribbles all over them to show how data might flow, yet doesn't have any clean notes without the scribbles. My advice would be to avoid him during online quarters.

Great professor :) He cares so much about student struggles, and is on our side. Tests and homeworks were fair, and homeworks were 50% of the grade, so the tests didn't seem so stressful. Take him if you can

grading scheme:

hws (4 of them) - 50%
midterm - 25%
final - 25%

assignments are easy, the professor can't explain concepts well. If you only care about the grade, I would say go for it. If you want to learn anything other than the things already in your textbook, please avoid him.

what all the other reviews said - homework takes a long time, but you get faster as you get more used to the patterns you need and become adjusted to the idea of trying many different solutions as opposed to kind of knowing which direction you're supposed to go in right off the bat. It's like a puzzle. Cho is great at explaining, but things can get a little bit muddy at some points - just make sure you ask questions if this is the case, because he is always, ALWAYS kind and willing to answer. Super accommodating, super kind. 100% would take this with him again.

He's okay. Lectures aren't terrible, but not particularly engaging or interesting. That being said, Professor Hsieh is a pretty kind person, and he is always happy to answer questions. The homeworks definitely take a while, so start early! If possible, try to find a friend to review the homeworks with after you finish; doing this really helped me solidify the concepts. The exams on the other hand... sucked. I know people that spent 14+ hours on the midterm (which had a 24-hour window), and the final took even longer. But all this means that the TAs need to spend more time grading the exams, so the grading ended up being pretty wack, where they'd be super lenient in some places and mark off points for no reason in others. Once testing returns to normal though, I don't foresee this being an issue.

Great professor. Not super engaging but explains concepts well enough to understand and use. Tests were time-consuming and hard but it is cs180. Overall, worth taking compared to other professors

Professor Hsieh did a great job teaching this class in the online format. For lecture, he wrote notes on his iPad with a stylus, and did a good job. He went through topics with thoroughness and clarity, and was more than willing to answer lots of questions.
The format of the class was very straightforward. There were four homework assignments, as well as a 24 hour midterm and 24 hour final. Most homework assignments consisted of four to five algorithms questions, and didn't take too long. The final and midterm were very similar, with varying degrees of difficulty between questions.
Overall, I would definitely recommend taking CS 180 with Hsieh. The workload wasn't too bad and I learned a lot.

PROF HSIEH is the GOAT

The grading scheme is:
Homework: 50%
Midterm: 50%
Final: 50%
I think that given the online format, professor did a great job of teaching this class. For lecture, he would write his notes on an Ipad as he lecture. His handwritting can be hard to read and the lecture isn't really that engaging but he would take time to answer all questions that was raised. Although I think that he really explained it clear enough conceptually, I would suggest reading the textbook as supplement as it may have some finer points and example that may help you in solving the homework.
For homework, I think it really takes sometime to solve it, for me it took me about 5 - 10 hours in order to come up with a solution, even then, I still sometime miss some cases and get points docked because my proof is either incomplete or I overlooked a possible case.
For exams, we were given 24 hours for midterm and 48 hours for final. In my opinion, the exams were way harder than the homework. I took the entire time working on it and even then I still barely passing that exam.

CS 180 with Cho was a very useful class. Course topics were directly on an internship interview that I aced (binary search go craaaazy). Also helps insanely with Leetcoding. Cho's class is easy, and a little TOO easy at that. There are only 4 homework which aren't bad, which can leave you unprepared for the exams if you aren't good at algo. Honestly, it's an easy class that can be sprinkled on top of a higher loaf quarter. Take this class as early as possible in your CS career, it helps you immensely.