AI Rate Professor

Computer Science-C.S.I.T.

Charlie A. Halpern

CS532 · JAVA552 · CSIT536 · CS552 · CS536 · COSCI536 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if and are willing to code from his notes.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesClear notesHilariousBest CS professorStraight-forward quizzes
  • Strong recent praise for and excellent PDFs.
  • Projects often map notes into code; .
  • Older reviews are mixed on energy and , but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many earn As when they attend and translate notes into code, but he can grade tough and set high expectations.

All .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Data structures and notes make it manageable.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but so showing up matters.

In-person comments stress .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

and many call him the best CS professor at Pierce.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Described as fair with ; but solid A rates among reporters.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Labs and projects are substantial but prompts and notes keep the .

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Majority praise clarity, organization, humor, and real-world experience; minority call him boring or lazy.

Format shift

Teaching quality evidence is all in person across many years.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and coding projects with fewer pure exams emphasized.

Format shift

Assessment mix described only in in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

at Pierce for lecture clarity, with some older complaints about monotone delivery and .

Main concern

and lectures may feel long or monotone for some.

What students said

“Probably the terms of lecture quality and clarity.”
CSIT536
“His PDFs are incredible, concise and makes a tough subject easy to understand.”
COSCI536
“Would have to agree the .”
CS536

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes are straightforward from notes; tests reward attending lectures and coding from material.

Lecture-based quizzesLabs and projectsNotes-aligned tests

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Straight-forward quizzes based on notes; tools.

Lecture-based quizzesLabs and projectsNotes-aligned tests
“ .”
COSCI536
“Even though , because test are mostly based on his lectures.”
CS532

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Probably the terms of lecture quality and clarity.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting CS lecture clarity and mixed older critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“His . as well. His PDFs are incredible, concise and makes a tough subject easy to understand.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“Would have to agree the .”

📚 Lecture Clarity

90/100

“He teaches you the concepts, and lets you deal with coding yourself.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • and maintains high expectations
  • VERY VERY VERY MONOTONE AND BORINGGGGGGGG

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • code.
  • Might seem a little tough but he really isn't.
  • For Java Programming, he is very easy as far as .

Theme 3

💻 About CS Content

  • Data Structs has a ton of important concepts
  • Interesting assignments that make you think (not just copy-paste).
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews from 2005-2019 with detailed CS-specific comments and a .

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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6 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

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D range

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