AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Alex Natale

CSIS22063 · CSIS111 · CSIS220 · CSCI110 · CSIS105 · CSIS110 · CSC110 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Great if and want real-world help; beginners who need hand-holding should choose someone else.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-taught heavyCareer-relevant JavaCaring when engagedOpen-book friendly quizzesBeginners beware
  • Many students call him one of the best and credit him for programming careers
  • and limited email help
  • and book-aligned exams for prepared students

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple reviews say grading is very , and an A is realistic if you do the work.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content ranges from easy for self-starters to hard for beginners; average difficulty is moderate with labs and code work.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Weekly meetings matter for lectures and help, and as part of grade in at least one review, but .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Majority rate him highly and , while beginners often warn others away.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students report , and book-based tests that reward preparation.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Labs and and frequent, though not universally overwhelming.

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and career-minded; others say lectures are thin and .

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and attendance.

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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

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

strong praise for caring lectures and career value versus complaints of self-teaching, rushed meetings, and .

Main concern

Beginners may struggle with , and accent clarity.

What students said

“Thanks to professor Natale I now work as a junior programmer.”
CSCI110
“Most of this class is self taught from the book.”
CSCI110
“it was an easy A and most importantly I learned a lot!”
CSIS220

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.

Quizzes are often open book and occasional open-book or notes allowed.

Open Book QuizzesBook-Based ExamsOne Side of NotesOccasional Open Book

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and occasional open-book or notes options.

Open Book QuizzesBook-Based ExamsOne Side of Notes
“ , and the ”
CSIS220
“the so make sure to read it and understand it!”
CSIS220
“He also will occasionally give you the chance to have less time on the exam and have it be open book. One side of notes for exams.”
CSIS220

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you can teach yourself, take this prof. If you cannot .”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting self-teaching, grading ease, and career impact. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Professor Natale is one of the . and will go out of his way to help you out.”

📚

40/100

“Self taught class with once a week torture session.”

⚖️

78/100

“ , if you don't get an A something is wrong.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“Thanks to professor Natale I now work as a junior programmer.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Taught in a real world scenarios that can be used later in my career.
  • His lessons and method of teaching are great!
  • . Great professor!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , if you don't get an A something is wrong.
  • it was an easy A and most importantly I learned a lot!
  • the , but otherwise it was an easy A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Beginners

  • If you're a .
  • Unless you're pretty familiar with Java already, this is not the class for you.
  • If .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed in-person reviews span several years with mixed but patterned opinions; no modern online sample and no grade distribution.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CSCI11011 reviews
CSIS22010 reviews
CSIS1102 reviews
CSC1101 review
CSIS1051 review
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CSIS1111 review
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