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Industrial Technology

Edward Gao

ENGGEN151 · CS101 · ENGGEN101 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Strong, low-drama choice for intro engineering or CS if you keep up with weekly work and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear grading criteriaNotes allowed on examsAccessible and responsiveWeekly HW and quizzesStraightforward syllabus
  • and and final.
  • .
  • 100% would take again across a small sample; online summer/accelerated pace can feel rushed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

and grade achievable without extreme grind.

; in-person report also calls the course easy.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Intro engineering and CS content with ; difficulty spikes mainly in accelerated summer formats.

Online accelerated sections feel harder; in-person intro was described as easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

65/100

Online ; the one in-person review lists attendance as mandatory.

Online ; in-person required it.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

and and accessibility.

All four reviews across online and in .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and reasonable homework keep grading student-friendly.

Format shift

Open-note policy reported online; .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Weekly homework and quizzes are steady but not overwhelming; and .

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Straightforward, accessible, syllabus-faithful teaching with quick responses and .

Format shift

Strong praise online; single in-person review also positive.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of and quizzes with exam-heavy midterm and course.

Format shift

; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

One in-person ENGGEN101 review calls the course easy with , and quizzes.

Main concern

, so classroom dynamics are under-documented.

What students said

“We had two group projects that made up the larger percentages of the grade... Overall an easy course.”
ENGGEN101

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online ENGGEN151 and CS101 reviews praise clear criteria, accessibility, and fair workload; accelerated terms feel rushed.

Main concern

Some lecture videos feel like missing prior material in short sessions.

What students said

“Grade is heavily dependent on the midterm and final, but notes are allowed for both.”
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“ . .”
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“Great Teacher!”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Major exams allow notes and follow a transparent syllabus, making them more student-friendly than closed-book proctored tests.

Notes allowedOne midterm one finalWeekly quizzesClear grading criteria

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and quizzes more than exam format details.

Group projectsHomework and quizzes
“We had two group projects that made up the larger percentages of the grade, and and quizzes.”
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Online

Online students report notes allowed on midterm and and homework.

Notes allowedMidterm and finalWeekly quiz
“Grade is heavily dependent on the midterm and final, but notes are allowed for both.”
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“ . HW and .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Grade is heavily dependent on the midterm and final, but notes are allowed for both. , and there is .”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews (3 online, 1 in and open-note exams. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯

90/100

“Prof Gao is straightforward. Follows his own syllabus.”

📘

82/100

“notes are allowed for both.”

📱 Accessible

90/100

“ . .”

👍

95/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great Teacher!
  • I think he did a great job and .
  • Prof Gao is straightforward.

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Grades

  • , and there is .
  • Overall an easy course. Just put in the work and you'll pass.
  • Took him for a summer session so it was rushed.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only 4 reviews total; themes are consistent and recent but the sample is too small for high confidence.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENGGEN1512 reviews
CS1011 review
ENGGEN1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1