AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Gary Brown

CIS5071 · CIS10 · CIS10B · CS10 · CIS11 · CIS10A · CISTEN · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid unless you already code well and will live in lab hours; beginners often struggle with his teaching style.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesHelpful in lab if you seek himTest question poolAssumes prior coding skillSlideshow-from-book style
  • and say he kills interest in programming.
  • Those who use lab and office and a .
  • plus labs, which can make grades manageable if you grind.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Knowing the full test-question pool and , but the material still demands real work.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students say you almost need to already be a programming expert to survive the lectures.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Office hours and ; .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Several , though a minority like his help outside class.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Shared test-question pools and if you prepare.

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Labs and outside time with the instructor are repeatedly required to keep up.

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

and beginner-hostile pacing outweigh praise for office-hour help.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

pool dominate assessment comments.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CIS students report , tough self-study needs, but useful office hours and a .

Main concern

Lecture clarity and beginner-unfriendly pacing that can ruin interest in programming.

What students said

“He ruined my interest in programming and made .”
CISTEN
“he gives everyone the pool of questions he draws from to make the test”
CIS11
“His lecture is a slideshow of screenshots of pages from the book”
CIS11

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Several reviews say he shares the pool of questions used on tests and gives practice that maps to the exam.

Test question poolPractice questions match examLabs matter

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practice questions that appear on tests.

Test question poolPractice questions match examLabs matter
“he gives everyone the pool of questions he draws from to make the test so as long as you know all of them and ”
CIS11
“he gives you a lot of questions to practice with . Most of those questions will be on the test.”
CIS10B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you're interested in learning the subject, or . He will kill it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person CIS reviews , and test pools. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“as far as his teaching methods .”

📝

68/100

“he gives everyone the pool of questions he draws from to make the test”

👎 Recommendation

32/100

“ . Teaching is not his calling.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He seems to be the typical computer professor that you have to already be a programming expert to survive the class.
  • His lecture is a slideshow of screenshots of pages from the book
  • Very helpful if you see him in .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Labs

  • It's a hard class, and will require time spent with the instructor outside of the class hours.
  • Turn in dates for
  • and he will help you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven in-person reviews from 2003-2008 mix detailed criticism and practical tips; older sample lowers confidence slightly.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

CIS115 reviews
CIS101 review
CIS10A1 review
CIS10B1 review
CIS50711 review
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CISTEN1 review
CS101 review

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