AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Mike Lyle

CS12 · CS4477 · CS115569 · CMPS10 · CS11 · CS10 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you will use office hours and ; skip if you want strong lectures.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy quiz ANice guy weak lecturesOffice hours goldMemorize for ALaid-back CS
  • Grades are easy if
  • Lectures are often boring or textbook-reading, but office hours and programming help are strong
  • than deep CS learning

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students repeatedly say memorizing pre-released quiz answers and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is introductory CS with low reported difficulty, though .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and warn skipping hurts; others report it as optional.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and helpfulness, but several warn serious CS majors will not learn much.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Clear criteria and work.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

68/100

; textbooks are often free or weak.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Strong knowledge and office-hour help, but lectures are often boring, long, or .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Mix of weekly architecture quizzes and multiple programming assignments, with .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

: weekly quizzes are predictable, programming work is manageable with help, and Lyle is widely seen as nice and available, though many call lectures uninformative.

Main concern

You can leave with an A and still feel you learned little from lecture.

What students said

“Review the (1X per week) and regurgitate them for an A. Learned nothing, got an A”
CS12
“ but he gives questions and answers night before (picks five of the questions for the test so if you memorize the answers youll get an A)”
CS12
“go to his office hours and you'll see how good of a teacher he is. He will work through the ”
CS10

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.

and answers, making exams highly predictable and grade-friendly.

Weekly quizzesQuestions released night beforeMemorizable quiz banksOptional quiz as final

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and frequently hand out questions and answers the night before.

Weekly quizzesPre-released Q and AMemorize for A
“he gives questions and answers night before (picks five of the questions for the test so if you memorize the answers youll get an A)”
CS12
“ A”
CS12

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Review the (1X per week) and regurgitate them for an A. Learned nothing, got an A”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person reviews spanning CS . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Granted, Lyle doesn't have the . But go to his office hours and you'll see how good of a teacher he is.”

🅰️ Easy A Reality

84/100

“ A.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“his classes are easy A's... but dont expect to learn much. if your a serious CS major.”

😊 Character

80/100

“Mike is a really great professor with a laid back attitude and a lot of knowledge. He cares about his students”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are boring. Lectures are not informative
  • Most

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • regurgitate them for an A. Learned nothing, got an A
  • memorize the answers youll get an A
  • , but try to keep up a little

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Mike Lyle is a
  • He cares about his students so if you have questions, just ask
  • He's friendly and always willing to help

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve in-person reviews span 2012-2019 with consistent easy-A themes, but several are older and light on detail.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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CS111 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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