AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Abraham Queller

CSM125 · CSM01 · CSMO1 · CSM01J · CSM10A · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
18.75%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid if you can; if you are ready to self-teach and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHarsh graderTeach yourselfHeavy readingUnclear expectationsDiscouraging
  • Students widely report picky grading and
  • Teaching quality is repeatedly described as
  • Workload is heavy with and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

and high expectations make strong grades rare even for students who work hard.

Online ; in-person still requires heavy effort for B-range outcomes.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and quizzes feels like more than a normal course load.

Online CSM125 and CSM01 reviews call it a nightmare workload; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

Some online sections are async with while other sections and .

Online often lists attendance not mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students urge others to drop or and weak teaching.

Online and isolated positive notes.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students report , and obscure textbook details.

Format shift

and is also common in older in-person reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Dozens of , and discussions create a crushing load.

Format shift

Online students compare it to a 6-credit course; in-person lists multi-part 500-point weeks.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Common themes are no real teaching, , wrong content, and making students feel stupid for asking.

Format shift

Online async teaching is especially criticized; in-person lectures are long but often called inadequate.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and exams all carry heavy weight.

Format shift

Online emphasizes discussion posts and timed tests; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

who expects book mastery and frustrates many intro students.

Main concern

High expectations for intro CS, vague lectures, and a demoralizing classroom climate.

What students said

“For an intro class, his expectations are very high. ... Get ready to teach yourself at least half of the material with the book.”
CSM10A
“If and find another instructor who will actually teach you something.”
CSMO1
“put in the effort and you will master the material.”
CSM10A

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students , and little real teaching in async formats.

Main concern

, and self-teaching from long recordings or the book.

What students said

“He grades amazingly harshly, and half of the questions are written in a way where you have to guess what he wants rather than what is true.”
CSM125
“This was an asynchronous course so there weren't any actual lectures, but there were ”
CSM01
“ .”
CSM01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and coding work are graded strictly with inflexible windows and little clarity on expected tooling.

Timed exam windowsHarsh picky gradingTextbook-obscure questionsCompiler nitpicks

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews focus more on high expectations and heavy weekly .

High-stakes weekly pointsLecture heavyBook-based expectations
“Each week's homework includes a quiz (100), textbook assignment (100), programming project (200) and weekly discussion (100).”
CSM10A
“ . For an intro class, his expectations are very high.”
CSM10A

Online

Online reviews describe inflexible two-hour test windows and harsh coding or .

Two-hour test windowHarsh coding gradingDiscussion post quality grades
“he only gave us a two-hour time period that we were allowed to take the and he was not flexible.”
CSM01
“ stating which compiler to use”
CSM125

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting harsh grading, self-teaching, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“He doesn't actually teach anything, you essentially have to read the entire book and try to remember everything.”

🪓

12/100

“He grades amazingly harshly, and half of the questions are written in a way where you have to guess what he wants rather than what is true.”

📚 Self Teach Load

15/100

“Get ready to teach yourself at least half of the material with the book.”

🚫 Recommendation

18/100

“ and find another instructor who will actually teach you something.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • All he does is lecture, its hard to learn anything
  • Lectures are full class length. Doesn't convey material adequately
  • quick to anger with questions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Copy everything exactly the way he wants it

Theme 3

⚠️ About Climate

  • goes out of his way to discourage some students
  • cannot ask a question without him trying to make you feel like an idiot
  • ;

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

16 mostly detailed reviews across years show and weak teaching.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 511

Course coverage

CSM017 reviews
CSM10A4 reviews
CSM1253 reviews
CSM01J1 review
CSMO11 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

5

B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1