AI Rate Professor

Computer Science

Horia Pop

CSCI220 · MATH280 · MATH285 · CSCI110 · MATH110 · CSCI145 · CSCI140 · 63 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Avoid if you need to learn CS from lectures; only consider if you already know the material and just need an easy grade.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to understandLearn nothingEasy gradesTeach yourselfThick accent
  • , and poor explanation.
  • Many still get A/B with , and .
  • CS majors often warn you will be unprepared for later courses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many say easy A/B with study guides and while learning little from lecture.

; the one online review does not discuss grades.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Course content is often called easy or review-level if , but lectures make it feel harder than it is.

In-person comments dominate; online has almost no difficulty detail.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and you will not pass; others say attendance not mandatory or .

Mixed .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Half would take again on stats, but and CS pathways.

In-person recommendations are polarized; online sample is one shallow positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

80/100

Frequent notes of , and easy points on labs or projects.

Format shift

Leniency is documented mainly in in-person CS courses.

Workload

Light

68/100

Labs and ; main work is self-reading and quizzes, not huge homework piles.

Format shift

In-person workload comments vary by course; online has no workload detail.

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Dominant complaints are thick accent, unclear board work, no real teaching, and having to learn alone.

Format shift

In-person reviews drive this score; online evidence is insufficient.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and finals with study guides often matching tests.

Format shift

In-person only; online review gives no assessment detail.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person consensus is hard-to-follow lectures, self-teaching from the and projects, and .

Main concern

You may pass without learning and struggle after transfer.

What students said

“ !! if you're planning to be a comp sci major.”
CSCI110
“You got an easy A, but you learned nothing.”
CSCI140
“ . No Learning and super rude.”
CSCI220

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review is thin and only tags him as respected with a mid-high quality score.

Main concern

Too little online evidence to trust format-specific claims.

What students said

“RESPECTED”
CSCI140

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; ; friendliness is average, not open-book by default.

Study guides match testsPop quizzesSome take-home quizzesLabs and projects

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students mention study-guide-like , and project/lab weight.

Study guidesPop quizzesTake-home quizzesLabs and projects
“Test & Quiz not difficult, if entire class did bad.”
CSCI140
“ , so make sure you do them.”
CSCI110

Online

.

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You got an easy A, but you learned nothing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in , and easy grades. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Clarity

26/100

“Impossible to understand his accent or his handwriting.”

📗 Self Teaching Required

30/100

“Prepare to teach yourself everything, it's EASY for people with knowledge on programming.”

🅰️ Easy Grades

76/100

“Easy A learn nothing”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Monotoned and heavy accent with bad writing, making lectures nearly a total waste of time.
  • He speaks to the board when he moves and stops blocking what hes writing you're already lost.
  • You WILL NOT understand him , he talks to the white board.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you can still take the class for an A or B since
  • and .
  • Easy Class, but you don't learn anything.

Theme 3

⚠️ Transfer Risk

  • you won't be prepared when you transfer out of MTSAC
  • Seriously, he made me quit computer science major.
  • i seriously doubt you'll understand anything.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

63

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with highly consistent complaints about accent, self-teaching, and low learning value.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 59
3 out of 511
2 out of 510
1 out of 526

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values