CS 1112

The class was pretty straight forward. I think the GPA scale speaks for itself. This year (Spring, 2019), the average on the final was 84%. The average for the course was 86%. Pretty low level of work required between classes. Biggest thing is don't fall behind.

I don't think this class is hard for most of the people taking this but I struggled significantly this semester. I attended every class and attended office hours but I didn't get a good grade on any of the tests. I've never had exposure to CS in any form, not even in other languages or in high school. I think those who are the most successful have seen Python in some form or another. Maximize your chances by knowing how to use python before going in. I dreaded this class because no matter how hard I studied I couldn't bridge the gap. The tests are very similar to other semesters and I did them before tests but still did badly. To a certain extent, it's silly that you have tests in a CS course (my e school friends also agree) since in any real world situation, you'd have access to the internet to troubleshoot. I simply didn't have enough time on the tests to finish all the programs since I needed time to think about my solution since I had never taken a CS course before. I was able to do all the programs on the previous finals when I had time to think and fix my solutions. Cohoon is a nice guy but he teaches through examples and not on how to approach a problem generally. I really didn't vibe with his style at all and ended up teaching myself before tests. The wording on his exams (and just generally) is really confusing and often gave me trouble. I could tell the TAs agreed when I'd ask for clarification and they looked so confused as well. I really don't recommend this class if you don't have some foundation. Flee, my dude, flee and go far.