AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

David Kloos

CS131 · INTROTOLINUX · CS130 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Take him only if you need the CS/Linux course: , and bank on the .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal ExamsFun LabsGenerous CurveSidetracked LecturesOnly Option for CS130
  • and doable, but .
  • low raw exam scores.
  • Clarity of prompts and side lectures (Star Trek, life advice) frustrate some students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

, but brutal midterms and and outside study.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students call CS130/131 tougher than credit hours suggest, with and .

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

60/100

Some say attendance is not required if you know the material; and .

All evidence is in-person; mixed mandatory and optional reports.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Useful if you need the only section and , but poor teaching care and .

All evidence is in-person; CS130 more mixed than Intro to Linux.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Labs and , while and unforgiving without study guides.

Format shift

All in-person evidence.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

; overall more work than a short-credit class suggests.

Format shift

All in-person evidence.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Entertaining and sometimes helpful, but , and .

Format shift

All in-person evidence.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Labs can be majority of grade (about 60% in one course) while midterms and .

Format shift

All in-person evidence.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CS/Linux courses mix entertaining lectures and solid labs with , and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“The and he offers no help or study guides so you have no idea what's going to be on them.”
INTROTOLINUX
“Mid-term is somewhat daunting, but .”
130
“The . The ”
CS130

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.

Exams are hard and under-supported, though curves and a .

Brutal MidtermsGenerous CurveNo Study GuidesHarder Midterm Than Final

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students describe brutal midterms with , and grade curves that soften damage.

Brutal MidtermsGenerous CurveNo Study GuidesEasier Final
“The and he offers no help or study guides”
INTROTOLINUX
“I thought I was going to fail (60 on the midterm... curved) but I ended up with a B?!”
CS130
“The but . The .”
CS131

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The and he offers no help or study guides so you have no idea what's going to be on them.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 , and curves. Credibility rating: Medium.

📝

28/100

“The .”

🧪 Lab Learning

65/100

“The and, honestly, help you learn bash programming.”

📉

60/100

“ ”

🎙️ Lecture Drift

40/100

“Lectures are long and he often trails off to talk about Star Trek.”

Theme 1

💻 About Labs

  • The and challenging enough
  • Labs are 60% of your grade, so do them!
  • most of

Theme 2

🧪 About Exams

  • but for our midterm 80+ was A
  • Mid-term is somewhat daunting, but

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Fun lecturer, sometimes gets on sidetracks
  • and gives you a clear and direct answers when you ask for help
  • questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 7 reviews in a short 2014-2015 window; themes and curves but sample is small.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CS1304 reviews
1301 review
CS1311 review
INTROTOLINUX1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

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