AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Andrew Thach

CS11 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want a and can handle interactive, practice-heavy lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInteractive LecturesPassionate TeacherClear GradingLow WorkloadZybooks Required
  • Students consistently recommend Thach because , and clear.
  • Getting an A is realistic, but students still need to attend and keep up with practice work.
  • The course can feel dense for beginners, especially when basics are shown through live coding.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most students earned A-range grades and and low workload, but keeping up with lectures and Zybooks still matters.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

The course is introductory and manageable, but lectures are dense and can be hard for students with no CS background.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

86/100

, but students say missing lectures makes the class harder.

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

because he is passionate, helpful, and clear.

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Grades are mostly A-range and , though Zybooks is a required graded component.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Workload

Light

72/100

Students describe the workload as low overall, but Zybooks work can feel overwhelming and is 20% of the grade.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students praise his passion, interactive lectures, feedback, and to beginners.

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Reviews clearly mention Zybooks and practice-based work, but .

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are strongly positive, with students , and low workload.

Main concern

Beginners may struggle because lectures can be dense and basics may not be broken down slowly.

What students said

“Thach is a great teacher and a really good guy, he is clearly passionate about coding and and descriptive.”
CS11
“While it very difficult to advance in the class.”
CS11
“The course was definitely a bit challenging, but I felt he .”
CS11

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

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Reviews do not clearly prove the finals.

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

format, proctoring policy, open-book status, midterms, or finals.

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Its hard to ask for a better instructor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, grades, and fit. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Thach is a great teacher and a really good guy, he is clearly passionate about coding and and descriptive.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“Overall, I was really satisfied with his class, he seems really passionate about CS.”

📘 Workload And Grades

72/100

“He involves the class in his lessons and the workload is really low.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures were very interactive and dense, but it helps with ."
  • He involves the class in his lessons and the workload is really low.
  • He's very knowledgeable about CS and happy to go on tangents, which I found really informative.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • The course was definitely a bit challenging, but I felt he .
  • Nice guy, easy class.
  • The textbook work is a little overwhelming but ither than that he is pretty much perfect.

Theme 3

🧭 And Fit

  • While it very difficult to advance in the class.
  • I didn't think that he was very successful at teaching the basics.
  • Its hard to ask for a better instructor.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 5 detailed, recent, and consistent in-person reviews, but the sample size is still limited.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CS115 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 2 · 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

0

No reported values