AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Tim Pryor

GAM35 · CIS1A · CIS17A · CIS5 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you want to actually learn and pass with support.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyMust-Take CSIndustry MentorshipHilarious & CaringNo Textbook NeededAccessible Outside Class
  • Near-universal praise for , and patience.
  • Doing weekly work and ; skipping is risky.
  • Online students still get Discord/Skype help and video modules.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Students report strong and use help; content is fair rather than free.

Online reviews stress weekly work for an A; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Programming and game topics have real difficulty, but .

Both formats describe moderate challenge; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

Many tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; labs and lectures matter.

; online is more module-driven but still weekly.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

100% would-take-again and .

Online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Clear criteria, timely grades, and work.

Format shift

Similar fairness praised online and in person.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly assignments, quizzes, and as overwhelming.

Format shift

Online tags lots of homework; and practice.

Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Amazing lectures, humor, patience, and career mentoring define the experience.

Format shift

Both formats highlight accessibility and strong teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Weekly assignments, quizzes, labs, and coding practice drive .

Format shift

weekly assignment and quiz; in-person: labs and walkthrough coding.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and industry context; attendance and participation matter.

Main concern

Dense short sessions (winter) and ; effort still required.

What students said

“I've never seen a more patient professor. This was my second time taking this class and I would not have passed if not for him.”
CIS1A
“Take this class if you want to actually learn something you can use!”
GAM35

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online CIS-5 is well supported with modules, videos, weekly work, and Discord help; students still learn and .

Main concern

Online and quizzes.

What students said

“Prof Pryor would allow us to meet on Discord regularly to go .”
CIS5
“As long as you pay attention and do the ”
CIS5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and labs rather than strict proctored finals.

Weekly QuizzesAssignment HeavyLabs CrucialNo Proctoring Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and lecture density; exam proctoring style is not clearly described.

Labs CrucialOn-the-Spot CodingLecture Dense Short Terms
“Attending .”
CIS17A

Online

Online CIS-5 uses weekly assignments and quizzes with video/module content; .

Weekly Assignment and QuizVideo ModulesNo Proctoring Mentioned
“A weekly assignment and quiz -As long as you pay attention and do the ”
CIS5

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is a !”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (3 online, 11 in person), highlighting teaching, support, and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“I've never seen a more patient professor. This was my second time taking this class and I would not have passed if not for him.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“Any of his Classes are worth taking, He really takes the time to help his students and makes sure everyone has the resources to pass the class.”

🎮 Real-World Mentorship

92/100

“He works daily in the game industry and he's very practical. He took time outside of class to help me plan my education.”

💻 Online Support

90/100

“Prof Pryor would allow us to meet on Discord regularly to go .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing teacher! Helpful and a really good guy
  • Great lectures. Great walkthroughs.
  • Tim's awesome! You'll get out of his classes what you put in.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As long as you pay attention and do the
  • The class was very difficult but I get it.
  • Really easy, I didn't even need to crack open the textbook.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • I've never seen a more patient professor.
  • Tim made time to meet with me on Skype to help me get setup.
  • His insightful comments & attitude creates the perfect learning environment.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

14 recent detailed reviews with perfect would-take-again consistency and .

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CIS58 reviews
CIS17A2 reviews
CIS1A2 reviews
GAM352 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

6

B 6

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1