AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Brent Varga

CS139 · CS112 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you need the credit and can teach yourself coding; do not expect real instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Taught Online CSOutdated Borrowed LecturesTiny Point AssignmentsEasy Grades Low Teaching
  • Students mostly teach themselves from incomplete borrowed lecture videos
  • Grades are easy with and A or A+ outcomes
  • Professor presence is minimal and materials often outdated or broken

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

All three reviewers earned A or A+ with graded-by-few-things work and low intellectual barriers.

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is basic CS with low difficulty ratings, but .

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

95/100

Every review .

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Students and only call him decent if they purely need credit.

All evidence is from Online reviews only.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

High grades with few graded items and lots of .

Format shift

Online-only evidence.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Many small assignments and , but individual tasks are often low-value.

Format shift

Online-only evidence.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

, and almost no direct teaching presence.

Format shift

Online-only evidence.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grade driven by many tiny assignments and coding submissions rather than major exams.

Format shift

Online-only evidence.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Fully online CS sections rely on borrowed , and almost no live professor contact.

Main concern

Broken links, cut-off lectures, and work.

What students said

“we only saw our professor in the intro video. Otherwise we saw his colleagues instead of him.”
CS139
“You are teaching yourself tho”
CS139
“he basically just gives you points for meaningless assignments which are all graded 1 point compared to coding problems”
CS112

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize many small graded assignments; .

Assignment heavyFew major exams mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Online

Assessment and coding problems rather than documented proctored exams.

Tiny point assignmentsCoding submissionsGraded by few things
“Lots of little assignments worth 1-2 points in their section of the grade.”
CS139
“ 1 point compared to coding problems”
CS112

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ , but he's decent if you need the credit. You are teaching yourself tho”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 Online reviews, highlighting self-teaching, outdated materials, and easy grades. Credibility rating: Medium.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Quality

32/100

“He used borrowed material that was super outdated. A lot of the links didn't work, some of the ”

👍 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ , but he's decent if you need the credit.”

📈 Easy Grades

84/100

“he basically just gives you points for meaningless assignments which are all graded 1 point”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • we only saw our professor in the intro video
  • Prof took lectures from another prof and edited them
  • You are teaching yourself tho

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Lots of little assignments worth 1-2 points
  • graded by few things
  • A+

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Only three recent Online reviews with consistent themes, but sample size is small and .

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CS1392 reviews
CS1121 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

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