A well-rounded individual with a great personality, teaching style, and most importantly, massive amounts of tolerance.

Kapleau was a cool guy..knew what it was like to be us archi students who didnt really want to be in CIS anyway..explained things well, taught us MUCH more than our actual teacher could

Good teacher..knows what he is talking about and relates with the students.

Man definately knows his stuff. Sometimes has trouble getting it all across to the students though. If you go in w/out knowing C++ u'll definately fail. READ THE BOOK!

good teacher. will help you if you need it. problem is, if u don't know c++ ur screwed.. but if u know it, u'll be fine...

BEST TEACHER AT NJIT FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE HE IS THE ONE AND ONLY TEACHER WHO CAN HELP YOU WITH PROGRAMMING. HE CAN MAKE YOU A PROGRAMMING HERO FROM A DUMB ZERO.

Good guy, knows what he's talking about. Can get kind of boring at times. He will help you if you ask for it. Very leniant.

very patient. teaches fairly well. oh.. and kapleau > losing 10$ by accident > kwestel.

He is a very good teacher. Knows the material, explains well and...he is a funny guy.

Smart guy, teaches well. Midterm was pretty difficult and tricky. Assignments are well thought out, and he is open to discussion about them. If you want to improve your coding, and learn from a pro, take this guy. If you are lazy and don't feel like doing any work, don't bother -- you will fail.

A cool guy, teaches well, 5 coding projects no other hw, easy grader on the assignments, lectures are read from powerpoint but he makes them tolerable. I would suggest you take Kapleau. I got an A, did a moderate amount of programming, studied a bit for the midterm and final.

very knowledgable of material and helpful... midterm was a bit tricky but ok... assignments are a challenge though... esp since this course is a required Intensive Java class given to students who took C++... but all in all you're better off taking this class with him then w/ anyone else...

Mainly powerpoint lectures. Only helps if you ask. Make sure you really know your stuff.

Kapleau is totally da man. Quite possibly the best programming teacher ever. He knows what he is talking about(a rarity at NJIT) and his lectures are clear and concise. He's a true geek and a great programmer. He knows his stuff.. take him if you want to learn programming or even sharpen your programming skills! THANKS FOR TEACHING KAPLEAU!!!

Awesome professor. He absolutely knows what he's talking about and explains the Java material VERY well. He's very helpful with answering questions and making sure everyone in the lecture understands what's going on. Definitely sign up for Kapleau's class if you ever have the option!

First... he's not a professor yet!! He's still working on his doctor degree but HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING!!! He knows how to make things easy and I think he is pretty fair in grading~ take him if you want to learn~

Best CS I've ever had, but (sadly) only for lab. Knows his stuff, helpful, and willing to try to integrate lectures with labs. Wish he could teach every CS class!

Great professor, can relate to the class very easily. He does a lot to teach about many different programming languages. Doing examples in both C++ and Java. His homeworks are challenging but fun, and his exams are fundamental, all the answers come straight from his PowerPoint slides.

He is a wonderful professor and an extremely talented programmer. He can switch through so many languages and code complex programs in SecureShell. However, the class itself, it feels like the homework and the lectures are from two separate courses. Not his fault. An extremely hard class if you have little experience programming. Know Java C++ C.

Excellent *NATIVE ENGLISH* speaker with booming voice, a computer geek through and through. He's superman in SecureShell: codes programs right in front of you. Answers every question and makes every class fun and enjoyable. I looked forward to his class every week! Exams are cake, projects are challenging but doable. Great class, even better prof!

Great teacher; has a wealth of information about coding that most of the other professors can't give you. Amazing programmer, too. Can switch between languages like it's nothing. My only problem was that his class code was poorly commented, so it could be tough for people who aren't familiar with certain languages to see. Highly recommended.

If you are a "typical" geek you will love this man. Has a wealth of knowledge about multiple programming languages and operating systems and knows how to impart this wisdom to you. Happily answers all queries, even unrelated areas of interest. Will not do in-home tech support but will gladly chat with you about computers and programming. Good man.

I've taken kapleau for a number of classes and let me just say he is the friggin man. He actually has knowledge of what he teaches and will write programs for you on the fly in class. Take him if you can, you will learn.

Class was boring as hell, but he's willing to help. A study group may help those who are not programming-savvy.

Fun and easy class

Very Easy Class if you can think in a very logical way. studying consisted of a quick glance at the power points. before each exam he tells you exactly what is on it. There are no definitions on the exams, just do it yourself make a tree, language, and parse something. No Book needed, he never even mentioned it! No attendance!

Good prof, talks with great clarity and knows a lot about what he's teaching. The tests are fairly simple although a lot of the material he covers in class doesn't get put on the test though which is both good and bad, and the programming assignments seem kind of out there. The programming assignments are difficult though.

Know Java, C, C++, and Python prior to taking this class! It will really help. Projects are worth 40% and are done in 1 or more languages. Projects are EXTREMELY difficult and the guy offers little to no help (or time) to complete them. Know somebody who's done the projects already. Grades the projects unfairly. Expects way too much from students.

In addition, the guy gives only 30 seconds for a program to run in the UNIX terminal at NJIT. What he fails to understand is that it's a PUBLIC TERMINAL and it's obviously gonna take MORE than 30 seconds to run, on average. On my laptop, runtime was about 20 seconds. On the school's AFS shell, it took a whopping 80-90 seconds to print the results!

If you're taking BNFO 135 with Kapleau, make sure you are proficient with Python. Very funny guy, and a laid back. Perhaps, a little too laid back. Very helpful if you ask, but not a very superb lecturer. Good guy though!

This guy LOVES computer science and sometimes forgets that his students are not CS freak-a-zoids. BUT i will say that he forced me to go above and beyond what i already knew

All I can say is that I am very thankful that I take this professor. He is simply one of the best professors in NJIT.I learned so much from him and he is very knowledgeable on the subject matter.You will be amazed as to the way he gives examples. He is simply THE BEST! He is a hard working man.

Every day I would walk into Kapleau's class, and be nothing short of astonished at his knowledge of comp sci. The man. knows. EVERYTHING. He knows C, C++, Perl, Java, Python, HTML, PHP, MATLAB, Haskell, and others. I personally loved taking his class because I learned a ton, but class would be hard for those with not much programming experience.

He's a very good teacher of the powerpoints and course material and will answer any question you have, but comes off as very lazy. He grades everything at the very last minute. The grading for this class is awful, 4 projects, 2 exams and if there is any problem at all points are taken off. The projects are required in C++ which isn't taught yet

Kapleau is a great professor and much easier than others that teach Cs280. There are usually 4 projects a midterm and a final. The projects are pretty easy, all you have to make sure is that it runs on the environment he programs on i.e linux or windows when in C++ or java. Read slides/book exams are easy 5 questions off topics he reviews. Easy A

If you need to take bioinformatics take it with him! He is helpful and knows that most bio students don't care about the class. Hes a nice guy so don't worry for bnfo. If you actually like bnfo or cs hes not the best.

Honestly I was scared when I saw the reviews below me, but he is def a good teacher. He did a good job of explaining the material and I thought he was very fair in his grading. Programming is a really hard to learn unless you put A LOT of effort into it outside of class, so get ready to read and practice if its your first programming class.

You are free to ask any questions about the class at any time, and the proffessor will answer with a lot of patient. But this class need a lot of practice on java, otherwise it's easy to get a C.

Don't get all these hate. Prof. Kapleau is a very lenient grader and his exams problems are a lot easier than those from the textbooks.

I took CS280 in summer with Prof. Kapleau. He knows what he is doing ? He knows many languages and will show many examples during class. His exams as well as projects were all repeated. Just refer all his previous exams and you should be able to score good grades in this class. Also before you take this class make sure you know C,C++, JAVA, Python.

Good lecturer, very clear and willing to help if you need it.

Tries to teach the class with the least amount of work as possible. Lectures, code examples, projects, exams etc. are exactly the same from 10 years ago even. Took the honors section but i think honors was easier than regular CS. All in all just pay attention in class, you don't even need to take notes, and you should be fine.

Easy grader. Just make sure that you have some programming experience before you enter the class.

He's mad chill just take him.

Really nice guy, Class was enjoyable and easy for students who studied from past exams and payed attention in class.

If you understand coding alright or are willing to learn a bit on your own, you'll be fine. A 3 hour class of him lecturing is a little exhausting, but he will put the slides up and you can follow along and try some things on your own while he's lecturing.

Ask yourself these questions. Am I lazy? do I know anything anything about programming? do I care about programming? and if the answer are (yes, no, no) do not take him. he goes way too fast for and intro course. But I am not lazy, never took programming before, but I do care about programming. I learned a lot from him and he is an easy grader.

I took him for CS280 in the Summer, Easiest class ever. Professor Kapleau is very lenient in the grading and extends deadlines, there were 4 projects we did, they were all very easy, and his lectures were really long, but his tests were very straight forward, one of the best CS profs ever.

Mr. Kapleau is a really good speaker and very intelligent guy. Great class for people who are truly interested in programming because you get to code and debug with him in class

You won't know how to do your assignments unless you go to class and focus on the lectures. The project was a bit difficult but the tests are bearable if you know what you are doing.

I took him for the Business section of CS and he was really nice! Not only did he make things easy to understand he was very understanding of everyone's situations in such a difficult time. The class was not too difficult but not a complete cake walk either. Overall he was good to me. But he definitely has his quirks.

Kapleau is really an amazing guy and I am sure he'd appear to be a far more awesome teacher had the CS board not made the tests their way but rather allow Kapleau himself to make the tests. The class is extremely difficult, and he expects you to transfer ALL CS100 information into his class. Good professor keeps the lectures energetic as well.

We had his class on Programming Data Structures using Java. The material was covered online and is great. He also give good feedback through mails, incas you are stuck. It was graded on few assignment and 2 exams(midterm and final). The assignments are easy if you read the material thoroughly and exams could get tricky but solvable in time allotted

Professor Kapleau is a great guy I had him for a few classes. He is straightforward about his expectations and paying attention in class is definitely helpful. Definitely stay on top of your work and you'll do fine. He does not accept any late work. Definitely one of the better CS professors at NJIT.

Professor Kaplan is extremely generous when it comes to grading. He is very helpful during office hours and willing to explain things during lectures too. As long as you read the chapters, you will do well on the midterm and final. If youre not good at coding, the labs can be a bit difficult, but he gives plenty of time (weeks) to complete them.

Professor Kapleau clearly is very smart and I enjoyed his lectures. He goes over the topics and then spends the rest of the class writing an implementation of that topic. If you dont understand something in his code just ask as he assumes you fully understand the material from 113. Tests are based off of projects and in class code which he shares.

Teaches well, easy exams but misleads students during review sessions for midterm and final, the exam is just the homework code and code he taught in class so pay attention. Homework (projects) is easy and the midterm would be a few questions from cs 113. Great person, and friendly but the email replies from him are straightforward so may be rude.

Ask questions if you're confused. He goes fast if he thinks the class is bored. Show interest, and he'll happily and patiently elaborate, no matter how dumb the question is. He dislikes when you pretend to understand something, but fail to apply it minutes later. He doesn't give practice tests. Don't rely on test reviews to pass the tests.

Kapleau is the professor you take if you're good at CS. He doesn't give out a lot of work which is great for those who are breezing through CS100 & CS113.But if those classes are a bit of a struggle for you, then I recommend someone else. He'll help you out if you ask questions. Get ready for MS paint, he uses it to visualize data structures.

His teaching style is going through powerpoints or illustrating concepts in Microsoft paint and then livecoding them. He is a pretty funny guy. Dont be afraid to ask questions, go to office hours, or send him an email as he is always happy to help if he sees you are engaged with the class.

Professor Kaplau is a great computer scientist and an excellent teacher. He focuses on thinking mostly and doesn't worry about language. So, if you are going to take his CS 114, make sure you know your language fundamentals well. Besides, he gives enough clues for doing the project, but for exam, he is very strict, as he doesn't provide questions.

This professor is a good professor overall, just in my section he was not the best with preparing the class for the exams. If he maybe made the exams prior to the review sessions in class, then that issue can change. The projects were easy, but the grading rubric is not really existent.

Kapleau is such a good boy I just want to play with his little floppy cat ears

Great professor. The projects were not too difficult. He always gave us a lot of time to get them done. He's willing to answer questions and help you if you are stuck on an assignment (he took the time to fix a bug in one of my projects after class). During lectures, he gives plenty of examples when explaining concepts. You can learn a lot from him

Kapleau gives 4 projects throughout the semester which are relatively easy and prepare you well for the concepts on the midterm and final. Attendance is mandatory and is taken every class. He lectures using Microsoft Paint to demonstrate the concepts which makes it easy to visualize. Overall solid professor.

I didn't really pay attention to his lecture. It helps when he's talking about code, but otherwise it's not too important. Graded by four projects and easy exams. His midterm was 5 questions (1 coding 4 dropdown). Final was 5 mc/dropdown. Provides example code that helps on exams and projects. Daily attendance question (submit a generated word).

If you want to actually learn database systems, I would recommend to watch videos or practice in class while he lectures. Despite this, the class projects were very easy and the midterm and final take around ~30 minutes to complete if you go slow.

His teaching style is very specific. It's either you understand him or you don't. He knows the curriculum well and it shows. Sometimes he assumes students will understand things that we don't, but if you openly ask him to explain something, he'll be really in-depth in his explanation. He's a good teacher. Plus, the course is crazy easy.

Professor Kapleau is overall a great dude. The reason most of his students complain with his attitude is because they're awkward and don't know how to react to small talk. His labs weigh a good amount but should be an easy grade since he gives you all week for each lab. Although his lectures can get boring, he does pretty well in a few topics.

Professor does a great job in explaining data structure and algorithms. Genuinely enjoyed his class

I highly recommend you take him during the summer, especially for this class. He's a great guy and very knowledgeable! Pay attention during the lectures because what he says in class sometimes is on the exams. Additionally, with projects always start them early and use AFS to test your code cause that's what he uses to run them.

DO NOT LISTEN TO THE PREVIOUS REVIEW. I took CS280 in the summer and the workload was moderate and fair around 11hrs/wk of studying. 1 month is more than enough to learn the topics and make sure to pay attention to the lectures because its on the exams. If you need to cheat in this class you might need to rethink your major.

He's the absolute best option for CS280. The projects and exams are doable, make sure to test your projects on the afs because if it doesn't compile/work on there you won't get credit. He also gives an extra 2-3 days after projects are due and still get full credit.

The professor has a unique teaching style, but if you engage with it, the class is manageable. The projects and exams are fairly easy, and unstuck ai can be a helpful tool for study prep. Just attend class, do the work, and you'll likely get a good grade.

He's easy. If you can teach yourself, you shouldnt get below a B. He doesn't teach effectively but he makes up for it with being realistic and giving easy midterms and projects. Projects are 40% of your grade and you have a lot of time to finish them. He doesn't teach the way I wish he would, but the workload is insanely light and easy.

He's the laziest man ever but I love him dearly. Took this class summer 2024, the small class size definitely helped because Kapleau never wants to do more than whats necessary. I'm pretty sure he makes the exams the night before. Also his car was devoured by squirrels. But the class isn't difficult if you understood 113 and recursion.

He's a good professor. Definitely not for everyone, but you basically don't have to do any work if you actually pay attention to his lectures, he's very thorough with them. Make sure you're doing the projects perfectly. He does not regrade them. There are 4 projects, all fairly straightforward. His exams are 5-6 questions and are very easy.

He has a different teaching style that's not for everyone. He'll deviate from the slides and teach through coding, so the best way to learn is by also typing the code yourself and making comments within the code. Projects are straightforward as long as you pay attention in class, and exams are also easy.

Compared to the other infamous professors in 114, Kapleau is the light at the end of the tunnel. I have bias since I know how the other professors act here, but he explains things in a great and simple way. Workload is also way smaller here compared to other 114s, which is a double edged sword. Other teachers will go more in depth for some topics.

Lectures are pretty boring as he will often read off the slides verbatim, but there are some fun moments in class if you pay attention. The projects are not that bad, and exams are really easy, pretty much everything you need to know is on the slides from lecture and the exams are short and only cover major topics.