A. Murtz

JAVA · CS36 · CS1 · CS38 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 45.45%
Difficulty: 1.9

The decision

if you want a low-effort CS grade and are fine teaching yourself Java from the book.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy ASelf-teach from bookPowerpoint lecturesExtra creditTest matches study guide

GPA seekers get easy As , and .
Many say , so real learning requires the textbook alone.
Online and in-person both rate as easy A, but recommendation is mixed for majors who want skill.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

92/100

Many students report As and A+s by memorizing study-guide questions, with and .

Online and in-person both emphasize easy As; online adds notes that .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

Content is beginner CS and repeatedly called the easiest class, though dry .

Both formats agree the material is easy if .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

because lectures add little beyond slides and the book.

In-person CS36 sometimes lists attendance mandatory; online is consistently optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Loved for GPA padding and hated by students seeking real teaching; .

Online lean more avoid-if-you-want-to-learn; .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Study guides match exams, partials and help, and many report A or A+ with low effort.

Format shift

True for both online and in-person sections.

Workload

Light

80/100

and exercises for many sections; a few projects and .

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Frequent complaints of , and forced self-teaching.

Format shift

Both formats criticize teaching; a minority still call him friendly and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and ; study-guide questions often appear verbatim.

Format shift

Online CS38 is especially test-heavy (midterm and final about 45% each).

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person lectures are often monotone PowerPoint reads; grades stay easy if you memorize study guides and .

Main concern

Boring, uninspiring teaching for students who want to actually learn programming.

What students said

“this class was an easy A.”
CS1

“This professor clearly doesn't know how to teach.”
CS36

“Literally could not learn anything from this teacher, had to self teach from book.”
JAVA

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online CS1/CS36/CS38 is widely called an easy A with , but teaching is weak and you must self-read the book.

Main concern

Little real coding instruction; can feel required for an A in some sections.

What students said

“There's really no way anyone can get less than an A .”
CS38

“Take if u want easy 'A'. Avoid if u want to learn Java.”
CS36

“This course is test heavy, with your midterm + final both 45% of your grade.”
CS38

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are easy and often identical to provided study guides, making them very grade-friendly.

Study guide equals examEasy testsExtra creditTest heavyMinimal homework

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; grade is often midterm, final, and a few projects.

Study guide equals examFew graded itemsProjects

“Those 3 exams are exactly the same question he provides on study guides.”
CS1

“Grade based on a , and a couple projects.”
CS36

Online

Online sections are easy-test and often test-heavy; study and secure As without hard coding.

Easy testsTest heavyExtra creditSelf-learn from book

“This course is test heavy, with your midterm + final both 45% of your grade.”
CS38

“Easy A, .”
CS36

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Take if u want easy 'A'. Avoid if u want to learn Java.”
Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews (7 online, 14 in-person), highlighting easy As versus weak teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Reputation

92/100

“There's really no way anyone can get less than an A .”

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38/100

“ .”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“If you really want to learn Java, this isn't the course for you.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

An easy 'A' class
I got 100% on this class.
Never have I thought that I'd ever pass this class without even trying

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

all the things just straight from the powerpoint.
class
Monotone voice (common complaint)

Theme 3

💻 About Learning Outcomes

Avoid if u want to learn Java.
Literally could not learn anything from this teacher, had to self teach from book.
It really is more of an easy A class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one reviews across online and in-person from 2014-2019 show consistent easy-A plus weak-teaching themes.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510

4 out of 54

3 out of 51

2 out of 51

1 out of 55

Course coverage

CS3810 reviews

CS16 reviews

CS364 reviews

JAVA1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 6

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

A. Murtz

x x x if you want a low-effort CS grade and are fine teaching yourself Java from the book.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

WalkInThePark

Introductory

Optional

Depends

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.

🎯 Easy A Reputation

📚 x x

👍 Recommendation Split

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

💻 About Learning Outcomes

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

if you want a low-effort CS grade and are fine teaching yourself Java from the book.

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