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Computer Science

Alex Chow

CISC191 · CISC190 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Take Chow for CISC 190/191 if you want to actually learn to code with a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardBest CS ProfPatient MentorClear FeedbackSupportiveReal Learning
  • Near-universal praise as one of the
  • and real coding skill building
  • Work can pile up if you fall behind, but he helps you recover

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Students earn A-range grades with steady work; , but falling behind is costly.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

CISC 190/191 is solidly challenging with labs and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

; others say he is lax and grades do not suffer if you miss.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Every review recommends him and several call him the .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

and .

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly labs, challenges, and projects add up, though he keeps the class as chill as possible.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

, and real learning of coding rather than memorization.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grade path is labs, challenges, and a .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All reviews are in person and paint him as , and .

Main concern

Coursework volume can become stressful if you fall behind.

What students said

“Easily the .”
CISC191
“If you are looking for an awesome CS prof, that's him!”
CISC190

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.

Assessment is assignment and project heavy; reviews do not describe harsh proctored exams.

Weekly LabsChallengesFinal Project

Assessment risk

Standard

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a final project covering learning outcomes.

Weekly LabsFinal Project
“He has weekly Labs and challenges that build upon one another, and a .”
CISC190

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easily the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching, support, and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🌟 Teaching Quality

96/100

“I genuinely felt like I learned how to code and understand, not just memorize.”

👍 Recommendation

98/100

“ ! Very patient and easy to understand.”

🧭 Student Support

92/100

“Professor Chow will actively build a plan for your success.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • the lectures are straightforward
  • his passion for the subject makes learning and understanding, simple and straightforward.
  • and really dedicates himself to his students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • CISC 191 has a decent amount of work, but he tries to keep it as chill as possible
  • falling behind is VERY stressful
  • He's an extremely fast, fair, and .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Just a great dude in general
  • Overall a really great guy.
  • cares about his students a lot

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Six recent, highly detailed, fully consistent reviews support strong conclusions, but the sample is small.

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

CISC1903 reviews
CISC1913 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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