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Computer Science

Sheldon Linker

CS1A · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Only take him for CS1A if you already know some programming or will grind redos and office hours; if possible.

Best fit · Self Taught ProRedo AssignmentsMixed Intro FitHelpful When AvailableUnclear for BeginnersWeekly Quizzes
  • and extra help; others say he cannot teach intro CS.
  • He lets you resubmit work and use a .
  • Several warn he talks over beginners and expects prior knowledge in CS1A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Redos and notecards help raise grades, but and weak teaching can still cost you an A.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro CS feels standard for prepared students but .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

50/100

Students , and using office hours; .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

and help; the rest strongly advise against him for intro CS.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

68/100

Allows assignment redos, extra time, and so .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly quizzes and ; redos add time if you miss the first attempt.

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Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Knows the material and helps one-on-one, but many say lectures are scattered and poor for true beginners.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Labs and and notecard-supported tests.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Polarized CS1A experience: assignment redos and office hours help motivated students, but .

Main concern

Intro students feel lost because he teaches as if they already know the material.

What students said

“allows you to re-try assignments with him until you get it correct”
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“This is supposed to be an intro class, but he expects you to already be an expert”
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“ if you have a choice”
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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.

Tests are hard but a notecard is allowed, and .

Notecard AllowedHard TestsWeekly QuizzesAssignment Redos

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard with notecard allowed; weekly quizzes and redoable labs.

Notecard AllowedHard TestsWeekly Quizzes
“ but he allows a notecard”
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“remember that there is a ”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! teaches and talks as if you are 20 year veterans of the computer field.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person CS1A reviews, highlighting redos versus intro-teaching gaps. Credibility rating: Medium.

🔄 Assignment Redos

68/100

“allows you to re-try assignments with him until you get it correct”

📉 Intro Teaching Gap

35/100

“This is supposed to be an intro class, but he expects you to already be an expert”

⚖️ Polarized Recs

42/100

“ if you have a choice”

🧠 Knows Material

60/100

“Things I liked about this teacher; very permissive on assignment grading, let us turn things in early for feedback, and he really knows the material”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Can't teach!
  • He is all over the place
  • gives some stuff online that helps you prepare for tests

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you show up, do assign., and correct them after his feedback, I dont see any reason you should get less then a B
  • but he allows a notecard
  • gives you the

Theme 3

❤️ About Fit For Students

  • Great professor,
  • New to teaching

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

11 reviews from 2013-2014 with ; solid detail but limited sample and short time span.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CS1A11 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

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A- 1

B range

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B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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