Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
She does notes by hand, which I found to be useful.Rate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Hina Mahmood
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
She's a great teacher. Lectures are in-depth. However, they are slow paced and are really boring.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Hina is an amazing instructor and her lectures are well-organized and thorough. She explains concepts really well and lecture content relates to the projects, quizzes and exams.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
CS354 is a pretty easy, very useful, and engaging course. Everything is laid out very clearly, and the projects are well put together. I thought Hina's lectures were some of the best lectures I've ever had. I also enjoyed the packets that came with each one.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Her lectures are great and I found it easy to follow.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Very chill class if you do the projects and watch the lecture videos to study for exams.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Hina Mahmood
Machine Organization and Programming introduces computer system structures and C programming, focusing on low-level performance impacts like virtual memory, caching, and assembly.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Hina Mahmood
Hina Mahmood taught the course with hand-written notes and clear, to-the-point explanations that made difficult concepts easier to follow. Students found the projects lengthy, requiring early starts, and described the exams as fair and mostly theoretical. One student noted the class felt like busywork, while another found the explanations helpful for overcoming initial fear of the course's difficulty.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | COMPSCI/ECE 354 | Machine Organization and Programming |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI/ECE 354 | Machine Organization and Programming |
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