AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Sam Masooman

CS108 · CS143 · CS101 · CS111 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Solid choice for if you show up; expect friendliness more than deep theory.

Best fit · Effort For RewardNice and approachableSlideshow lecturesEasy to passNotes on examsVariable depth
  • Most students find CS101 and related classes easy to pass with high grades
  • Kind, funny, and and
  • A minority say CS108 felt unstructured and light on real learning despite the A

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Multiple A grades and comments that showing up and and high marks straightforward.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

75/100

Intro CS is repeatedly called simple and easy for majors who attend; discrete math feels lighter on theory for some.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

as mandatory in some reviews and in certain terms.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and clarity, though one CS108 review would not recommend.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

and high reported grades; notes allowed on exams in some CS101 sections.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

78/100

Simple pass path with , and limited textbook need.

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Praised as thorough, funny, and student-friendly, with one sharp critique of notebook-copy lectures and weak structure in CS108.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Tags and comments point , and midterms or finals with notes allowed.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

as fun, thorough enough to pass exams, and easy if you attend; one strong CS108 critique cites weak structure and shallow learning.

Main concern

Some sections feel lecture-heavy or light on theory and syllabus structure.

What students said

“If you show up, you will pass. . You're allowed to have notes on the midterm and final.”
CS101
“Got an A, but feel like I didn't learn anything.”
CS108
“He goes over everything until it is understood by the majority. Great class 10/10.”
CS101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; CS101 allows notes on midterm and final, with occasional pop quizzes.

Notes allowed on midterm and finalPop quizzesTest heavyLecture slides sufficient

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person CS101 allows notes on midterm and ; CS108 is described as test heavy with pop quizzes.

Notes on examsPop quizzesTest heavy
“You're allowed to have notes on the midterm and final.”
CS101
“BEWARE OF ”
CS108

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you show up, you will pass. . You're allowed to have notes on the midterm and final.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, highlighting ease, teaching warmth, and depth tradeoffs. Credibility rating: Medium.

Teaching Quality

78/100

“He was very thorough at explaining key concepts and he prepares you for exams.”

Easy A Potential

82/100

“If you show up, you will pass.”

Depth Concerns

35/100

“Got an A, but feel like I didn't learn anything.”

Recommendation Rate

76/100

“Great class 10/10.”

Theme 1

About Teaching Style

  • super funny and
  • He knows how to be your teacher and your friend
  • Lectures by copying from a notebook

Theme 2

About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you show up, you will pass
  • Very simple, easy course for CS majors, if you go to class
  • Simple to pass his class, but

Theme 3

About Course Materials

  • he posts the
  • No textbook needed, I found everything I
  • saved us money on a book with cohesive slideshows

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only 9 in-person reviews with mostly positive tone but one detailed negative outlier and limited recent volume.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CS1014 reviews
CS1082 reviews
CS1112 reviews
CS1431 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values