James Kinneavy

CS105 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 64/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 77.78%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

Take him if you want to actually learn OOP and coding and and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough coding examsLots of homeworkClear grading criteriaDry but solid lecturesStrong for first CS course

CS105 is a real programming class with weekly assignments and hard coding-based midterms and finals.
Students who attend, practice assignments, and .
He is respected and helpful, but lectures can feel dry and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are common for prepared students, but and lots of weekly work block low-effort easy As.

Online and ; most grade detail is in person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

First programming course content plus dense lectures and .

Online student also called later exams challenging.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

72/100

, though some skip him because of and dry lectures.

Recommendation is mainly from in-person CS105 reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Tough grader tags and hard programming tests keep .

Format shift

Online also tags him as a .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Weekly assignments, reading, labs, and .

Format shift

Both formats report lots of work; .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and clear on basics, even when lectures feel dry.

Format shift

Online review is positive; in-person reviews are consistently good but not flashy.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Weekly assignments teach the material while .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person CS105 is homework-heavy with , and tough programming exams.

Main concern

Second and and can tank grades.

What students said

“2nd and ; know how to do the assignments well to pass the exams.”
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“Great teacher, my first CS class taken.”
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“ at the school.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The one online CS105 review calls him a solid choice with and lab focus, and .

Main concern

and if you only half-study.

What students said

“You definitely will want to attend the lectures and .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams require real coding skill and are tougher than multiple-choice CS alternatives at the school.

Programming examsHandwritten or IDE codingPop quizzesTough midterms and finalExtra credit for on-time work

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

coding, with pop quizzes and late-penalty EC systems.

Programming examsPop quizzesLate-point EC bankHarder than multiple choice peers

“You will have to code EVERYTHING whether it be hand written or on a computer in an IDE”
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Online

Online student reports challenging second midterm and and lab study.

Challenging midterm and finalZoom lecture and lab recordings

“the and .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If this man gets a bad review would be his tests are far harder than other CS teachers at the school.”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 CS105 reviews with one online and . Credibility rating: Medium.

💻 Real Programming Practice

80/100

“A whole lot of assignments, but it gave me good practice.”

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35/100

“2nd and ”

👍 Solid Instructor

72/100

“He's a good instructor, and definitely knows the subject matter.”

📚 Heavy Weekly Load

30/100

“Lots of as they do a good job teaching you the material taught in class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are dry, but I think that's just because he has to cover so much.
, and
Prof. Kinneavy is an overall solid choice.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Everyone said he was a hard teacher but I really liked him.
if you attend lectures and follow material, you will get a decent grade.

Theme 3

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Know the assignments well
There are a fair amount of
You will definitely want to study everything he gives you.

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed CS105 reviews are consistent on workload and , but the sample is modest and mostly in person.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

CS1059 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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James Kinneavy

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

💻 Real Programming Practice

📝 x x x

👍 Solid Instructor

📚 Heavy Weekly Load

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take him if you want to actually learn OOP and coding and and .

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