Introduction to computer program development for students with little to no programming experience. Basic programming concepts, variables and expressions, data and control structures, algorithms, debugging, program design, and documentation.

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Engineering

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Diba Mirza
4.7
66 reviews
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09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
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14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
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CS8 . Mirza D 26 Days Ago

I took CS8 over the summer so it was over six weeks. You can tell that she really cares about her students but she would go on tangents and talk to us like we were third year comp sci majors instead of total beginners. I also think the difficulty between the exercises on Zybooks and her quizzes were astronomically different. She's really nice tho.

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CMPSC8 . Mirza D 27 Days Ago

This class was manageable. The course structure was pretty easy with only 25% of your grade coming from Exams. The rest of the 75% can be earned pretty easily if you put in time and do the assignments. Lectures were long and boring with iClicker questions throughout. Final was manageable, with a sheet of notes allowed for the exam.

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CS8 . Mirza D 2 Months Ago

Very good professor.

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CMPSC8 . Mirza D 2 Months Ago

The professor is really nice and easy to work with. All the homework and labs are on Zybooks witch which was an easy program to use. There are no midterm, just a final exam and project at the end of the quarter. The final exam is hard but the project is fun and easy and will help boost your grade.

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CMPSC8 . Mirza D 3 Months Ago

10/10 had no midterms attendance mandatory but if you get a high final project grade itll replace your attendance grade online textbook easy to get an A great tas and office hours very helpful.

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CMPSC8 . Mirza D 3 Months Ago

Her lectures were so helpful and I enjoyed listening to them. She uses iclicker to take attendance but some lectures were not mandatory. Grading expectations were clear. She uses an online textbook that is really helpful with learning the material. No quizzes or midterms but a final coding project and a written final. Easy to get an A.

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