Steve Houshmand

CS131 · CIS40A · CIS130 · MATH251 · MATH2 · CS1 · TRIG · CIS41 · CIS120 · MATH10 · CIS40A40B · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.2/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

Avoid unless and only need a light grade path; do not expect real instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads slides onlySelf-study requiredNice guy weak teachingMandatory attendance notedBoxed publisher course

Most students say you learn little from lectures and must teach yourself.
A minority call him easy or cool with fair tests and light structure.
useless.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Some report , and even 80 percent as an A, so grades can be easy if .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is often publisher-boxed or light, but poor teaching makes weak students struggle without independent study.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

At least one review says you must attend every class even though lectures teach little.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most reviews call him incompetent or useless as a lecturer despite a few glowing outliers.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Reports of , and 80 percent equaling an A .

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

68/100

and short tests, though one dumped many late assignments.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

, and students teaching him.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of publisher quizzes, exams, occasional homework dumps, and .

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CIS and math sections are widely described as ; a few students still find him nice or easy.

Main concern

You learn almost nothing from lectures and may still need to attend every day.

What students said

“He will not teach you anything You will be on your own. You have to attend the class every single time.”
CS1

“His lectures are useless ramblings to fill in the required instruction time.”
CIS41

“ and thats about it. Has zero knowledge of Databases or SQL.”
CS131

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.

, but and sometimes say reviews arrive a day before.

Short testsGrading curveReview posted latePublisher quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as short with curves; one complaint that quiz and .

Short testsCurveLate exam review

“ test.”
MATH10

“ !”
CS131

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He will not teach you anything You will be on your own. You have to attend the class every single time.”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person , and soft grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“This is the ! ... and thats about it.”

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18/100

“You have to attend the class every single time.”

📉 Recommendation

25/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He just reads from the text book.
His lectures are useless ramblings
Students teach him the material.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

test.
80% is an A. but u gotta study & do HW!
the man is so easy i laugh at people who get Bs

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Steve is a .
I like him as a person though.
He is so cool

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve in-person reviews across CIS and math with strong consensus on weak teaching and and .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 51

3 out of 51

2 out of 52

1 out of 56

Course coverage

CIS40A2 reviews

CIS1201 review

CIS1301 review

CIS40A40B1 review

CIS411 review

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CS11 review

CS1311 review

MATH101 review

MATH21 review

MATH2511 review

TRIG1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

0 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Steve Houshmand

Avoid unless x x x x and only need a light grade path; do not expect real instruction.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

Avoid

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🚪 x x

📉 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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

Avoid unless and only need a light grade path; do not expect real instruction.

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