Chrysanne Dimarco - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: Chrysanne Dimarco

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Personality wise she is usually OK, but she was very irritable at times. Course was super flaky. Lectures were very abstract and I felt I did not absorb anything particularly practical. There were a few interesting topics, but they were not covered in depth. Assignments were mostly writing reports. Overall, very birdy, but very unfulfilling course.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you're looking to take AI and actually learn something, don't take it with this prof. Just... don't. She teaches an AWFUL curriculum, which is basically handwaving her way through some REALLY basic AI concepts (astar, decision trees, bayesian networks) and the rest is learning to press buttons on some random online workbenches she really likes.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Easy prof - I admit that it really feels like a highschool course but the material was very interesting. Gives a lot of bonus marks too

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I went to class twice, but still did fine.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I think another offering of this course with a different professor would be much better. This course doesn't have the difficulty a 4th year computer science course should have.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

My only problem is that she can make content that could have been interesting really boring. Also spend a bunch of the class fixing the mic and ends class early often. Imo not that great at teaching.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great prof! Responds to questions quickly and is very willing to help if there's anything unclear.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

DiMarco will treat you like a 6th grader. Group work, free time, and dumbed down material. The course lacks any formalism that would be expected of a 4th/6th year course. Not only that, but often her explanations are just downright incorrect. Due to all of the bonus marks, I received over 100% in the course, yet I learned next to nothing.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is a really good prof who is very helpful to her undergrads.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

SHE IS AWESOME!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CS564
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

excellent

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

soo awesome

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CS245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really easy but also a great prof. Tries hard in class and cares that her students do well.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CS245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Possibly the easiest CS class I've ever taken. Friendly, good lecture, good notes, easy assignments, easy exams.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CS245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Despite some microphone difficulties and quiet speaking (due to illness), she is very clear, the notes are very concise, and the class is not overly difficult.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CS245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I don't know why she has so many negative reviews. She made CS 245 very enjoyable and easy to understand.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS486
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

useless

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CS245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Despite what all the whiners (CS 134 kids who fail at basic CS concepts apparently) think, she really does know her stuff. CS 245 was well-organized, laid-back and enjoyable. It was a welcome break from the monotony of some of my other lectures, and I thoroughly enjoyed the class because of her!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CS245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I will never forget her