Is this an easy A?
EasyA
78/100Students say an A is not hard with effort, make-ups, and , even if learning depth varies.
All evidence is from in-person CIS61 reviews.
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Students say an A is not hard with effort, make-ups, and x x, even if learning depth varies.
All evidence is from in-person CIS61 reviews.
Is the course easy?
prior coding helps, but you may still learn Python and OOP from scratch.
All evidence is from in-person CIS61 reviews.
Is attendance flexible?
x x x x as mandatory and note that participation matters.
All evidence is from in-person CIS61 reviews.
Is this professor recommended?
One student rates her a 10/10 must-have while another questions limited depth and x x.
All evidence is from in-person CIS61 reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Lenient
72/100
x x x x x x, and x x support recoverable grades.
Format shift
x x x x x x.
Workload
Moderate
58/100
Workload is manageable but you must participate and prepare for x x.
Format shift
x x x x x x.
Teaching experience
Good
68/100
Fun outgoing lectures impress some, while others feel content depth and x x x x.
Format shift
x x x x x x.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
62/100
Midterm and x x x x x x x x.
Format shift
x x x x x x.
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Course format
Classroom format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person CIS61 feels fun and outgoing for one student, while x x x and x x x x x.
Main concern
x x x x x x x x writing Python.
What students said
“Queen of OOP! Opportunity to make up work as long as you are putting in the effort.”
“The mid-term and x x x x x x; they mainly test whether you remember these irrelevant concepts.”
Remote format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Exams emphasize remembering course concepts with little live coding.
Assessment risk
Standard
48/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x and final test mostly non-coding concepts rather than Python skills.
“The mid-term and x x x x x x; they mainly test whether you remember these irrelevant concepts.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Queen of OOP! Opportunity to make up work as long as you are putting in the effort.”
“Fun, and outgoing Prof 10/10”
“Getting an A in this course is not difficult, but you won't learn much.”
“The mid-term and x x x x x x; they mainly test whether you remember these irrelevant concepts.”
Theme 1
Theme 2
Theme 3
Data context
Analysis sample
2
Recent reviews read by the AI
2
Lifetime ratings
38/100
Evidence confidence
Only two mixed in-person reviews from early 2024 limit confidence despite clear opposing themes.
Inside 2 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
2 reported outcomes
No reported values
B+ 1
No reported values
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