Jay Peretz

CS5012 · CS5025 · CS5511 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
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Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you already know JavaScript and can teach yourself; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProInconsistent online instructionNeeds JavaScript backgroundLenient on partial creditFrustrating for beginnersProject-heavy assignments

Teaching quality swings hard by course and year.
Beginners without JavaScript struggle and get little coding guidance.
if they mostly make sense.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Students report A grades and full credit for sensible submissions, but beginners still work hard at first.

All evidence comes from Online reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Not designed for JavaScript beginners and provides little instruction on how to write code.

All evidence comes from Online reviews only.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

75/100

; others did not flag strict attendance.

All evidence comes from Online reviews only.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

One student would never take him again, another loved the class, so fit depends on prior JS skill.

All evidence comes from Online reviews only.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

even with computer errors.

Format shift

All evidence comes from Online reviews only.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

the course is being revised.

Format shift

All evidence comes from Online reviews only.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Ranges from best-class-ever praise to no-instruction frustration across three courses.

Format shift

All evidence comes from Online reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

and projects rather than formal exams.

Format shift

All evidence comes from Online reviews only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one student called it the , while another found zero instruction and .

Main concern

; course assumes more JS skill than listed.

What students said

“Basically, you are given the code to the assignment and told to change it to something else. There is no instruction on how to write the code.”
CS5511

“I got the feeling that if you just handed in an if it had computer errors) he gave you full credit.”
CS5012

“I recommend being somewhat familiar with javascript before taking his classes even when it is not a prerequisite.”
CS5025

Exam style

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Reviews focus on coding assignments; exams are not clearly described.

Assignment-based assessment

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Students mainly discuss project-style assignments and full credit for sensible submissions, not proctored exams.

Project assignmentsFull credit for sensible work

“if you just handed in an if it had computer errors) he gave you full credit”
CS5012

“you are given the code to the assignment and told to change it to something else”
CS5511

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . Very frustrating class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 3 Online reviews spanning 2014-2015, highlighting mixed instruction quality and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“There is no instruction on how to write the code. .”

📈 Difficulty For Beginners

35/100

“This class is not designed for the javascript beginner.”

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68/100

“if you just handed in an if it had computer errors) he gave you full credit”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

There is no instruction on how to write the code
Jay is a really interesting and nice guy
this is one of the best if not the

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

not designed for the javascript beginner
I scrummed up an A
I had to work really hard, but

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

45/100

Evidence confidence

Only three older Online reviews with mixed, detailed opinions but no recent sample.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

CS50121 review

CS50251 review

CS55111 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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F

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Jay Peretz

x x x if you already know JavaScript and can teach yourself; x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Optional

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Difficulty For Beginners

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

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if you already know JavaScript and can teach yourself; .

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