AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

James Gappy

CSM145 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Take him online if you want a ; expect almost and teach yourself from Zybooks.

Best fit · Easy A HunterSelf-Taught Zybooks FormatGraded by Few ThingsEasy Online AResponsive SupportNo Video Lectures
  • Online CSM145 runs almost entirely through an interactive textbook with little live teaching.
  • and forgiving, so good grades require modest effort.
  • and genuine care.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Online students say you get full credit for light Zybooks work and can pass with almost no real struggle.

Easy-A evidence is almost entirely from Online reviews; the single In person review still earned an A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Concepts are manageable with , but several students say .

Online feels easier and more reading-based; In person was described as challenging in a good way.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

as not mandatory; the In person review required attendance.

Online attendance is optional; the one In .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and support, but critics say there is no real teaching online.

Online opinions split between easy-grade fans and ; In person was strongly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Graded by few items with and .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

74/100

Zybooks chapters and if you keep up with reading.

Format shift

Workload comments are almost all Online.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

When he teaches live he is praised as clear and caring, but Online often has zero lectures.

Format shift

In person teaching praise is strong; Online teaching quality is the main complaint.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

and final on Canvas.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Supportive in-person instructor who organizes Data Structures clearly and challenges students in a good way.

Main concern

, so confidence is limited.

What students said

“His Data Structures and Algorithms in and challenging in a good way.”
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Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Fully online via interactive textbook with easy assignments and and final; many call it easy but self-taught.

Main concern

No video lectures or meetings, so weak self-learners may learn little.

What students said

“Taking professor Gappy's online CSM145 course was one of the easiest CS classes I've taken.”
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“This class is fully online, but it has no video lectures or online meetings and instead relies entirely on this online interactive textbook.”
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“The class structure and though, and you have to make a conscious effort to fail if you so desire.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

textbook lookup more than deep mastery.

Canvas Multi-Choice QuizzesMidterm and FinalTextbook Lookup Style

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews do not clearly prove the .

Online

Online midterm and searching the interactive textbook.

Canvas Multi-ChoiceTextbook DependentNo Live Proctoring Mentioned
“Main issue is the often relied on how fast you can google/find in the textbook the specs of a processor from 15 years ago.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Taking professor Gappy's online CSM145 course was one of the easiest CS classes I've taken.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (6 Online, 1 In , and mixed teaching presence. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“I legitimately don't know if he is a good teacher or not, since he doesn't do any actual teaching.”

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

84/100

“Overall, this class doesn't require much effort to get a good grade.”

📚

40/100

“I felt almost like if I was teaching myself the entire class because there would often be something in the book I didn't understand.”

👍 Recommendation Split

70/100

“ ! After taking his prerequisite course, I was fortunate to have him again for Data Structures and Algorithms.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His coursework makes complex concepts easier to grasp and I learned tremendously.
  • no video lectures or online meetings and instead relies entirely on this online interactive textbook
  • he doesn't do any actual teaching

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • one of the easiest CS classes I've taken
  • you have to make a conscious effort to fail if you so desire
  • Graded by few things

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • 100% via an interactive textbook
  • You can breeze through the
  • as well

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven recent reviews give usable detail, but six are Online and only one is In person, so format balance is weak.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CSM1457 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2