When I took the class, it was Professor Floryan's first time teaching the course. He took a lot of feedback from us, his students, and tried to make the course better. Homework assignments were not easy. They required time, and I often found myself in office hours for the written homeworks (proofs). Be careful on these - small little details that you don't think matter do actually matter. When I took it, Floryan did Dutch Knock Out, and it worked well for me (got an A when I would've otherwise gotten a B+), but according to him other people got screwed over (not sure how). Anyway, I don't think he'll be implementing that again, so make sure you work hard in all the homeworks & study for the exams (which are mostly reiterations of in-class proofs). Also, going to class is a good idea b/c the proofs in Cormen are quite dense, and Floryan makes things a LOT easier to get through. Plus, he's a funny guy so the lectures stay interesting.