AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Dennis Rainey

CIS18A · CIS1 · CIS1A · CIS17A · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
1.5

The decision

Strong pick for intro CS if you want a and enjoyable.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyMakes Java FunWarm-HeartedEasy AHelpfulPassionate
  • and personal care.
  • Students repeatedly call courses easy with high grades and .
  • Older sparse reviews exist, but the tone stays strongly positive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Multiple comments say easy A, two quiz tries, and low difficulty with an A+ reported.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

82/100

Avg difficulty is about 1.5 and students say he makes Java super easy and fun.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

85/100

and another says he does not really care about attendance.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

, and tell others to take him.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

Easy A comments, quiz retries, and reported A+ .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Light

80/100

Difficulty ratings cluster low and comments emphasize .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students highlight interesting lectures, passion, friendship, and strong CS teaching.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

, but overall mix of lectures and assessments is only loosely described.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person CIS courses feel easy, friendly, and .

Main concern

A few older notes say he can seem unsure at times, though still helpful.

What students said

“Made Java super easy and fun. .”
CIS18A
“the teacher is very easy, he doesnt seem to know what is going on sometimes, 2 tries for helpful teacher, EASY A”
CIS1A

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 easy tone suggest student-friendly assessment.

Quiz retriesTextbooks used

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

One review notes two tries for each quiz; .

Two tries per quiz
“2 tries for helpful teacher, EASY A”
CIS1A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Made Java super easy and fun. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching warmth and easy CS courses. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Prof Rainey is such a great professor! He makes the lectures seem interesting.”

❤️ Caring Personality

90/100

“Warm-hearted and very caring.”

📈 Easy A Path

86/100

“a ”

👍 Strong Recommendation

93/100

“Best Professor ever for Computer Science! He really taught me everything I know highly recommend !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Made Java super easy and fun. .
  • He is awesome teacher who is passionate about the subject.
  • !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the teacher is very easy
  • 2 tries for each quiz
  • EASY A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Warm-hearted and very caring.
  • He becomes a great friend throughout the semester.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews from 2006-2015 with mostly consistent praise, but several are short or empty and dates are old.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CIS1A3 reviews
CIS11 review
CIS17A1 review
CIS18A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values