Lee Misch - University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Professor: Lee Misch

Department: Computer Science

College: University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CSC135
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher and goes at a good pace. If you have previous programming experience, it will give you a nice boost. But, it's at a basic level, so if you do all the programs, you should do well. You may run into debug problems but you can always visit her office. Wish she would've taught 136/202 and 218. The classes just get harder.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a tough grader. The midterm and final are worth 70% of your grade. You technically could do a few assignments and ace the exams and pass the class. The exams consisit of writing code on paper. I cant work that fast and it hurts my score. I can do all the assignments. Dont agree with the exam point and percentage structure.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She helps you become a clean programmer. She comes off as very mean sometimes but that's fine if you are into that like I am. Before taking 135 I had never ever programmed before but she was a very good introduction into it and her notes are amazing!! I find myself reviewing them all the time as I do codes on Leetcode. Defs recommend!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lee Misch is the worst professor I've ever met. She does not care about her students learning the material and hates to repeat herself. Most of the students in her classes end up not getting the C grade they need to move on. I recommend that you do not take her, and find someone who actually cares about you learning the material.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She knows her stuff. But she doesn't like to explain thing. She talks down to you. And doesn't like to give help. If it wasn't for my Lab teacher/student I would be lost. The lab professor is a 3rd or 4th year student teaching the class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Misch does teach, but she's harsh on grading. I've also taken Derek Williams in CS 135 too, and he is like the exact opposite of her in teaching and personality. Misch's temper's bad, but Williams is pretty chill. Misch teaches better than Derek *for beginners* though. She's a double-edged sword. She does not act caring though. She don' give af.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor! She is a tough grader, so be aware! However, she is very clear if you attend all lectures and will repeat herself, so just listen. Her notes were posted online, so you can always use them to reference. I would take her again but sadly she only teaches CS135!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Misch is very smart and if you work very hard in her class, you will learn a lot from her. She teaches the material in a way that is easy to understand. However, she has a bad temper with students at times, and her tests are extremely difficult, especially for new to programmers. Do not take if you have no prior experience. Seriously.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Lee Misch made computer science very easy to understand. Her lectures were very thorough in order to ease in beginner programmers. She is a tough grader, but if you truly prepare for her exams you will get a high grade. Just work hard, read the textbook, do all the homework, study for the tests, and you will learn alot and get a high grade.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

As has been stated many times on here before, she is a very strict grader and expects near perfection on tests and programs. However, I believe that her guidelines are made very clear beforehand and anyone complaining likely doesn't want to study or thinks they already know what there is to know about programming. Tough teacher, but within reason.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very rough on beginning programmers. Does not feel like an introductory class. Exercises aren't terrible, Assignments can get difficult, but the exams are soul crushing. She grades HARSH. No mistakes, no wiggle-room. You also have to write PERFECTLY coded programs on the exams. Don't ask a dumb question in her class either, you'll be sorry.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I don't think she understands the concepts herself. Terrible grader and marks you down for simple mistakes that have no effect on the overall result of the program.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This teachers terrible. Don't do it her exact way and she marks you down even with the correct result.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is teaching the material flawless. really good professor when it comes to teach the topics, however, she is a really tough grader and very strict, tests are too hard and she will take off points about every little column. only 3 A's in the class 2 A- and 75% of the class are in C and below. Be prepared to write 2 full programs each exam.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Misch is very thorough and you will learn if you take her, but she is an EXTREMELY tough grader. I wish I would've taken someone else. Beware.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very tough grader but within reason and is available to provide great feedback. Notes available online are amazing and are good review material for any class. Lectures can get boring unless someone asks questions. Be ready for difficult tests where you have to write out code but assignments will help prepare you. Don't take tests lightly

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took CS135 over summer for the first time and found it as fair class. The tests covered everything you will learn in the class. They were not as bad as people make them out to be. The homework assignments were not bad as well. Overall a strict grader, but I liked her teaching very much and offered good help when I asked for it.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hw is hard/graded harshly. Be ready to WRITE perfect code on exams. Misch explains clearly, but if you ask for coding hw help she will send you to lab. Unlike my advisors said, YOU CAN GO TO ANY LAB!!!!!!! I stuck with Joels lab, weird hipster dude. He tells cheesy cs jokes but his coding challenges are fun and he explains coding logic very clear.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Misch's lectures and explanations are always perfect and crystal clear. Programming is very logic-based, and Misch does a phenomenal job breaking down the thought-process behind each function and line of code. Her grading is very strict and she expects you to follow her style techniques, but her advice is always based on real-world conventions.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CS135
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This was my second time taking this course, the lecturers are clear and easy. The exams are intense, have to write perfect code by hand if you make a small mistake expect to get 1/2 of your points for small mistakes. She grades unfairly and takes more points then she should. Recommend to take someone else unless you can write perfect codes.