AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Maria Laurent-Rice

CS131 · CSA131 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
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Difficulty
2.0

The decision

sparse evidence is split, and the stronger-upvoted review says you may need to teach yourself.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing CS IntroConfusing LecturesCheat Sheet AllowedHomework InconsistencySelf-Teach Risk
  • Only two conflicting CS131 reviews make confidence low.
  • Negative review (heavily upvoted) says lectures jump around and .
  • Positive review claims easy A with and a cheat sheet.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

One student calls it an easy A with cheat sheets; the other implies confusion undermines fair grades.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

60/100

Intro programming level, but topic jumps and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and the positive review stresses going to class.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Conflicting reviews with the negative one much more endorsed, so recommendation risk is high.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Cheat sheets help, but another student says homework portions are ignored then penalized inconsistently.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

Homework and tests appear central; neither review describes an extreme load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

One student praises availability; the more endorsed review says lectures are awful and disorganized.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

, and midterms based on lectures; cheat sheet allowed on tests.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one easy-A with cheat sheets, one calling lectures awful and .

Main concern

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What students said

“Shes an easy A and shes always there for you even via text.”
CS131
“Explanations and lectures are awful and you're better off learning yourself.”
CSA131

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.

At least one student reports cheat sheets on midterms and .

Cheat Sheet AllowedLecture-Based Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

70/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and and follow lecture material per one review.

Cheat Sheet AllowedLecture-Based Tests
“she also lets us use a cheat-cheat for our midterms, and quizzes.”
CS131

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Explanations and lectures are awful and you're better off learning yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 conflicting in-person reviews; credibility is Low due to tiny sample.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Explanations and lectures are awful and you're better off learning yourself.”

🅰️ Easy A Claim

55/100

“Shes an easy A and shes always there for you even via text.”

⚖️

40/100

“I honestly don't know how she grades as she completely ignores portions of homework and then tells us we didn't include it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Explanations and lectures are awful and you're better off learning yourself.
  • Jumps around subject topics from decisions to modules; really bad for an intro to programming class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Shes an easy A and shes always there for you even via text.
  • Just use those as templates and she also lets us use a cheat-cheat for our midterms, and quizzes.

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two conflicting 2014 reviews with opposite thumbs patterns; too little data for firm conclusions.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

CS1311 review
CSA1311 review

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