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Hari Bidasaria

Computer Science - Central Michigan University

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Quality
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Would Retake
98
Reviews
1.3
Quality
4.4
Difficulty
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Helpful
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Would Retake

98

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Rating Distribution
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What Students Say

I can usually deal with most bad profs

CPS180 - 1.0 rating

He should NOT be teaching at all

CPS106 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

A+

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
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A+ (1)
Grade Distribution
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Based on 2 reported grades
A: 1
A+: 1
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CS111

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ITC111

1.8

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Reviews (97)
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CPS468
Nov 19, 1999

Shows no respect for students, fails to answer student questions

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ITC111
Feb 25, 2002

No Comments

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ITC111
Feb 25, 2002

speeks poor english, and puts you down when you don't understand right away.

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ITC111
Apr 2, 2002

Acts as if willing to help but really doesn't, hard tests and quizzes,

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ITC111
Apr 16, 2002

by far the worse professor i've ever had..

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CPS360
Oct 14, 2002

Has an entire rule book in his head. Dont eat, drink, look at him funny, or talk

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CPS30
Oct 22, 2002

No Comments

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ITC111
Nov 12, 2002

No Comments

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ITC111
Nov 13, 2002

cant speak english. Thinks students are stupid..we should know it all

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ITC111
Nov 27, 2002

Perfectionist and expects waaay too much out of his students for a 100 level

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ITC111
Dec 17, 2002

On the cusp of being great if he'd only lighten up

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CPS468
Dec 19, 2002

WAY TOO HARD. He puts stuff on exams that you've never seen.

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CPS468
Dec 20, 2002

his guy is a jerk, and doesn't respect students for their abilities

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CPS360
Dec 21, 2002

Hitler would be a kinder professor.

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CPS575
Jan 9, 2003

No Comments

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CPS468
Jan 9, 2003

he doesn't know enough to teach, and uses bad methods when trying to teach

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CPS468
Jan 26, 2003

No Comments

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CPS468
Feb 2, 2003

No Comments

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CPS360
Feb 7, 2003

no good.

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CPS360
Feb 13, 2003

He need to quit teaching, very mean and arrogant.

5.0
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ITC111
Mar 6, 2003

not bad

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CPS360
Mar 25, 2003

Horrible Horrible prof. They should have fired him a long time ago.

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CPS110
Mar 30, 2003

No Comments

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CPS110
Apr 2, 2003

Whoever said that Hitler would be a better prof was on the right track. However, I don't think that you can compare the two. Apples and Oranges. Hitler only killed people. H.B. demoralizes every individual in his class. By the way, do not try to chew gum.

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CPS110
Apr 2, 2003

he is horrible

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CPS110
Apr 7, 2003

No Comments

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ITC111
Apr 18, 2003

Don't take this professor! Hard to understand (barely speaks english). Not helpful and very arrogant.

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ITC111
Apr 24, 2003

Dr. Bidasaria definitely is getting a bad rap. It's true he is hard to understand, but he cares about his students, is very helpful when asked, and is a good teacher. He is also a genuine scholar, even doing research on grants from NASA. Give him a chance

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CPS100
May 28, 2003

He sucks.

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CPS360
Jun 29, 2003

He failed and/or gave D's to well over half the class.

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ANY
Jul 11, 2003

If you crossed Bunsen and Beaker (from the Muppet Babies) with Hitler, you would end up with Hari. This guy is awful. He gets mad if you breathe or laugh -- and if you don't have a prerequisite for a class, he will drop you after three weeks.

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CPS468
Jul 14, 2003

I had 100% on the homework (120 of 300 total points) His tests and quizzes are so impossible, I ended up with a D. He expects you to memorize even the most obscure unix commands...

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CPSPERIOD
Aug 7, 2003

He gives out assignments without clearly explaining what he wants to be done. If you never touched a computer and you were looking to learn about them, there is not point of taking it with Bidasari, because you will continue NOT KNOWING!

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ITC111
Oct 2, 2003

Took an advanced visual basic class...Nothing advanced about it. I got 100% on all my assignments, but on the quizes he gives you 0% on the question if you miss one character...One quiz the highest score in the class was 13 out of 20.

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CPS110
Oct 3, 2003

this teacher is a tool. he barely speaks english. he talks too fast with his crappy english so you cant understand a single word. it seems like he barely knows how to use a computer, basically i feel the guys incompetent. avoid this teacher at all costs.

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CPS110
Oct 9, 2003

YOu can't understand a word he says and he has probably never taken a single class in teaching before. He wipes his nose all the time and keeps his hankie in his pocket. He sucks.

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CPS110
Oct 23, 2003

Nearly impossible to understand, and very unhelpful

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ITC111
Oct 31, 2003

Nearly impossible to understand him with his strong accent. He's not very nice to students either.

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CPS110
Nov 13, 2003

Hari is VERY unhelpful, VERY hard to understand, and just a complete idiot in my opinion. He gets angry when people don't answer him when he asks questions, but he is impossible to understand. Don't take this man under ANY circumstance!

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ITC11
Dec 4, 2003

This teacher sucks you can't understands anything he saying and he gives no help and doesn't explain anything. He expects students to know how to do the work but if we knew we won't have taken the class.

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ITC111
Feb 19, 2004

His accent & lisp will drive u mad. Hates confrontation. Yells if u speak in class but says nobody asks questions. Has issues with female students. Incredibly smart but doesn't have the social skills to teach. Treats class like a high school class.

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CPS180
Feb 27, 2004

his english grammar and pronunciation of words get in the way of any information that is supposed to be communicated. Completing assignments exactly the way he specifies (w/o creativity) and exibiting above normal math skills will earn any student an A.

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CPS111
Apr 1, 2004

Bad teacher. I am going through hell now, trying to change my grade in his course. He is rude with students, and does not require the book in which he does not use. He teaches form memory, and forgets a lot.I will never take him again, if that is possible

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ITC111
Apr 1, 2004

This guy should be fired from CMU and not allowed to teach for the rest of his natural born life! I'm sure he's very intelligent, but the guy has the personality of a parking meter.

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CPS360
Apr 6, 2004

Don't take him if you can avoid it at any cost. This includes taking a friday 8 a.m. class just to avoid him.

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ITC111
Apr 11, 2004

the worst teacher i have had at CMU...his tests are very hard, and he cannot speak good english...also you cant tell what he is writing on the board, cause he has horrible handwriting...In a nutshell, he's an ***hole

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ITC111
Apr 20, 2004

TERRIBLE TERRIBLE PROFESSOR, HE NEEDS TO BE FIRED FORREAL. HE GETS PISSED WHEN YOU ASK HIM QUESTIONS AND IS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. DONT TAKE THEM!!

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CPS111
Apr 22, 2004

CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS GUY HALF THE TIME... AND THEN WHEN HE ASKS YOU A QUESTION AND YOU DON'T ANSWER RIGHT AWAY HE YELLS AT YOU... IT MAKES ME SAD :(

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CPS360
Apr 28, 2004

Difficult to understand what he is saying. He gets caught up on small details that are meaningless. The way he talked to the students was as if it were a 100 level class. Generally disrespectful and he wastes a lot of time doing it. Try not to take him.

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CPS360
May 6, 2004

This guy is a good case study for how not to teach a class. His communication skills are a -5 on a 1-10 scale. This class could be interesting, but with someone else teaching it. Highly recommend not taking any course with this instructor.

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CPS360
Oct 7, 2004

He's the bst professor I had. He is highly intelligent and very very caring. Thank-you Dr. Bidasaria

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CPS110
Feb 7, 2005

This professor can not speak english it sure makes an easy 100 class hard when you can't understand hardly a word he says. Please take English speaking classes.

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ITC111
Feb 8, 2005

I got in trouble in his class for smiling...he actually called me to his office for it and said it distracts him. Difficult to understand, shows stuff from memory that's wrong. Wipes his nose a lot. Probably cuz those glasses are too heavy.

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CPS110
Feb 11, 2005

maybe this class would be better if the professor was understandable. i heard 3 words last class. 3. that's it. one of them was hello. it was a lechture hour. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!

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CS111
Mar 23, 2005

the best

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CPS106
Mar 29, 2005

HORRIBLE PROF... SO DUMB... NO COMMUNICATION ABILITY

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CPS106
Mar 29, 2005

He is the ABSOLUTE worst teacher i have ever had. Very unhelpful, very hard, and very unfair. Unclear about assignments and grading is based on ridiculous factors. Avoid taking this **** at all costs. Better yet, get the prick fired. He even gave us a Final on Good Friday.

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CPS110
Apr 6, 2005

This is a fair unbiased review! He knows his stuff, but does not know how to teach, speak, work with students, and was a complete waste of my time and $$$. He gives unfair scoring on tests and doesn't understand why only four people out of 25 have a 20/20 on their tests where everyone else has 0s!

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CPS110
Apr 11, 2005

I would have learned more from a Do-It-Yourself book. He doesn't know how to teach, speak english or answer students questions respectfully. He enjoys making students feel stupid and can't hlep you better understand the material.

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CPS110
Apr 13, 2005

This teacher can't teach at all. He needs to learn how to speak english. Making students feel dumb isn't what a professors job is. If you have a choice do not take him as a teacher. If you have an opinion about something he will stop you before you start to talk!!!

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CPS110
Apr 13, 2005

Dr. Bidasaria is the worst professor I've ever had. He is rude and insulting to students, does not answer questions in class, ignores any question he doesn't like, and has an extremely ambiguous grading system. Avoid his classes if at all possible.

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CPS110
Apr 13, 2005

Bidasaria is almost impossible to understand due to his accent, he is rude and often confrontational especially in his office, and refuses to answer questions of any kind. He also has a tendency to give vague assignments and then fail large numbers of people for those assignments.

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CPS110
Apr 21, 2005

Do not waste your time with this class. I think we have had a higher number of students in the department chairs office complaining then A's on test. He is terrible he should not be allowed to teach a kingergarden gym class. I am not trying to be rude but this guy is awful do not take him please

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CPS110
Apr 22, 2005

Horrible professor. Avoid! Makes you feel dumb and hates answering questions. Avoid at all costs.

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CPS110
May 6, 2005

Dr. Bidasaria is the worst professor I have ever had in four years. He doesn't know how to teach and treats you like s*** when you have a question. I went to his office twice, 1st time he accused me of fraud and the 2nd time told me to leave. He can't speak english and grading is unpredictable

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CPS110
Grade: A
Sep 1, 2005

horrible teacher! could not understand him and he always said he would help u if u went to his office hours.and if u do go he just sits there and puts you down

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CPS110
Sep 27, 2005

No Comments

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CPS110
Grade: A+
Nov 3, 2005

OMFG TURN BACK AND RUN! All he does is make you feel TERRIBLE about yourself and he grades SOOOO hard... your code can output the CORRECT answer and if one part of it he doesnt like, HE WILL GIVE YOU AN E FOR THE LAB... He is a very difficult man to get along with and many of my fellow classmates have dropped or stopped showing. THANKS HARI!

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CPS110
Nov 7, 2005

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH THIS TEACHER!!!! He was the most unhelpful teacher I have ever had! He is very hard to understand and makes the class not fun at all! I HIGHLY RECCOMEND TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM!!!! He also is known to accuse students of cheating all the time.

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CPS110
Nov 8, 2005

I would like to say that in my class, he has accused over half of our ENTIRE class of cheating, and forced us to write written apologies to him. All of the above comments are most definitely true. If you can help it, DO NOT take his class.

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CPS110
Nov 22, 2005

This professor is by far the worst professor I have had in my 4 years at Central. I would have to say, if there were a contest for a Hitler equivalent, this SOB would take the cake.

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CPS110
Nov 26, 2005

No Comments

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CPS110
Dec 12, 2005

Saying this man is a terrible professor is a gross understandment. I cannot believe this son of a **** is still teaching.

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CPS110
Jan 7, 2006

The worst prof I have ever had. avoid him at all costs. if this means changing your major, it's worth it.

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CPS106
Feb 24, 2006

Treats students very inappropriately...if you have a problem please contact the Dean of the College of Science and Technology in the Engineering & Technology building. His name is Dr. Robert Kohrman [email protected]. Richard St. Andre is also available (Associate Dean). Contact No: (989) 774-1870 to schedule a meeting!

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CSC101
Jul 5, 2006

worst

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CSC101
Aug 29, 2006

garbage

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CSC101
Aug 30, 2006

good for nothing

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CSC106
Sep 7, 2006

DO not take this guys course. He does not know what he is doing. He is 100% incompetent. 100% garbage.

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CPS101
Sep 16, 2006

absolute garbage

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CSE181
Dec 16, 2006

he is mad,and physco dont take his course,please

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CPS360
Apr 25, 2007

By far worst prof in the comp sci department. So crazy, dosent beleive 0==0.Gives very low points and will destroy your grade at a drop of a hat. Insanace and makes no sense, he never comes "prepared".

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CPS110
May 1, 2007

There is a huge language barrier with this prof. I could not understand him the whole semester. He has a god complex and degrades his students. If you love programming you may do well, otherwise you're in trouble. There are tons of horror stories about this guy in the tutoring department. Please take another professor if you can.

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CPS280V
Dec 16, 2007

AVOID!!. worst instructor ive ever had. belittles everyone. makes us feel like crap because everything to him is "trivial" but only because he has a PhD. assumes you are wrong before you talk and cuts you off if he dont like what you have to say. cant understand his accent. tried to explain something and he ignored me and started reading the paper!

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CPS110
Dec 29, 2007

This teacher is not clear about anything he says or teaches. He always asked if we had questions and then would tell you that you had no manners when you asked a question. I did not learn a thing from this guy. If you do have this teacher, you do not need to buy the book, it won't help you.

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CPS280V
Jan 4, 2008

Very rude to most students... best to try and avoid talking to him. He gets disorganized with assignments and grades rather unfairly (in comparison to other students). Doesn't seem to keep up with changes in language syntax and coding constructs (still teaching crap from VB4). Try to teach yourself before attending this class.

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CPS110
Jan 20, 2008

This class is a joke and the teacher is also. Wont help. All I can say is O My Gosh. Dont Take This Class If You Care About Your GPA!! Cant and never will be able to understand him. Yelled at a girl about putting on lip gloss first day of class. Is not willing to help but even if he was you cant understand him. He is 100% no qualified to teach.

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CPS360
Feb 12, 2008

I have tremendous respect for my professors in general, but this guy deserves none of it. He is incomprehensible, unclear, unhelpful, and heaps ridicule on his students. Avoid at all cost.

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CPS110
May 7, 2008

This guy is what the French would call "le sac du Massengille." A thick accent makes him difficult to understand, and when you DO understand him, you wish you hadn't. Frequently gives students broken code for labs, and plays shell games with tests. If you were told to study for Chapter 3, the test will be on Chapter 17! An awful, AWFUL teacher.

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CPS110
May 13, 2008

This is the worst professor I ever had at Central. He was always SO unwilling to help students and would get offended when you asked him a question--mad that you didn't understand it the first time. Don't take an entry level class with this guy!

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CSC101
May 28, 2008

REALLY QUITE BAD

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CSC101
May 28, 2008

DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS AT ALL

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CPS180
Aug 24, 2008

I can usually deal with most bad profs. This guy accused me of cheating on the test. Told me I failed, and then I attended 2 more weeks (sucking it up, thinking he just failed that test, and I will go on) then he says "you fail" as in the class WHAT, so after going to the dean, I get back in 4 weeks later only to get a D-. PATHETIC, killed my GPA

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CPS280V
Oct 20, 2008

Day to day, this professor will: Make a big deal about odd, trivial things, such as "showing your teeth" (smiling), taking notes on a laptop, etc. Also wastes a lot of time in class ridiculing students for not being able to answer a specific question on Test X or Lab Y. I wouldn't reccomend a class he teaches unless you already know the subject.

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CPS106
Dec 11, 2008

Worst class I have ever taken! I sat through the entire semester and couldn't understand one word. Don't even try to ask questions, you'll get more confused. He can't understand what you're asking, and you can't understand him ever. Just wait for the lab handout and expect to teach yourself. Easy labs, teach yourseld, but worthless professor.

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CSC101
Jul 28, 2009

This guy has to be the worst professor in the history of mankind- no exagerration. He should not be teaching.

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CPS106
Aug 25, 2009

I don't know how the university justifies the existence of this man on campus. He should NOT be teaching at all. God Bless anybody who mistakenly takes his class.

Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A+

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
A (1)
A+ (1)
Grade Distribution
A(2)B(0)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(0)
Based on 2 reported grades
A: 1
A+: 1
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.45 avg change
May
Aug
Oct
Dec
Jul
Aug
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

CS111

5.0

(1)

CPSPERIOD

2.0

(1)

CPS180

2.0

(2)

ITC111

1.8

(18)

CPS468

1.7

(7)
+14 more courses
Difficulty by Course

CPS30

5.0

CPS575

5.0

ANY

5.0

CPSPERIOD

5.0

CSC101

5.0

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