CSCI1101 · Computer Science
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Satisfies Core requirement for Mathematics for CSCI1101 and CSCI1103. This course is an introduction to the art and science of computer programming and to some of the fundamental concepts of computer science. Students will write programs in the Python programming language. Good program design methodology will be stressed throughout. There will also be a study of some of the basic notions of computer science, including computer systems organization, files and some algorithms of fundamental importance.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.2 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.3 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
3.8 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.3 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~4
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Associate Professor of the Practice, Computer Science
3.5 / 5
3.5 / 5
Professor of the Practice, Computer Science
4.7 / 5
4.2 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Computer Science
3.0 / 5
3.2 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Computer Science
3.6 / 5
3.5 / 5
Professor of the Practice, Computer Science
4.0 / 5
3.8 / 5
Visiting Assistant Professor, Computer Science
3.6 / 5
3.5 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Computer Science
3.4 / 5
3.3 / 5
Professor, Computer Science
3.3 / 5
3.2 / 5
Associate Professor, Computer Science
4.2 / 5
3.9 / 5
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Computer Science
3.3 / 5
3.3 / 5
Student perspective
Recovered and new anonymous comments are shown as written and may reflect different course formats.
Dec 9, 2024 · Historical comment
Professor Griffith is a great guy but only a decent professor. His problems and examples are top-tier, when explaining concepts, he is awful. I would only take him if you are a Computer Science major or have prior experience.
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
16 sectionsFall 2024
24 sectionsSummer 2024
2 sectionsSpring 2024
24 sectionsFall 2023
25 sectionsSummer 2023
2 sectionsSpring 2023
25 sectionsFall 2022
5 sectionsSummer 2022
2 sectionsSpring 2022
5 sectionsFall 2021
20 sectionsSummer 2021
2 sections