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CSCI 1101

Computer Science I · 11 instructors on record · 180 sections

What the course score is made of

72BC evaluations180 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

25thMore challenging than 25% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

86BC — “Intellectually Challenging”180 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

32ndMore work than 32% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

47BC — “Workload”180 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

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.

The board

11 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 2 of the 11 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Charles WisemanComputer Science	9339 records	33rd	61st	9816 ratings · all classes
2	Mira YunComputer Science	8117 records	28th	30th	925 ratings · all classes
3	Emily Prud'hommeauxAssociate Professor · Computer Science Provisional	801 record	—	—	—no page
4	Alexander CreinerProfessor of the Practice · Computer Science	7316 records	3rd	17th	925 ratings · all classes
5	Yuan YuanAssistant Professor · Computer Science	663 records	25th	37th	—no page
6	Eric Le FerrandComputer Science	654 records	25th	4th	—no page
7	Jean-Baptiste TristanComputer Science Provisional fewer records	582 records	93rd	64th	245 ratings · all classes
8	William GriffithAssociate Professor of the Practice · Computer Science	6853 records	32nd	17th	5214 ratings · all classes
9	Maira Marques SamaryComputer Science	6614 records	87th	34th	565 ratings · all classes
10	Howard StraubingProfessor · Computer Science fewer records	565 records	87th	34th	588 ratings · all classes
11	Naomi BolotinComputer Science	5826 records	3rd	9th	—no page

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 2 of 11 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 180 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

806th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

8613th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

827th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

826th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8317th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8416th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

827th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8620th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8318th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8212th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4732nd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8625th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

776th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

180 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Mira Yun	Spring 2026	01	82	78	40
William Griffith	Spring 2026	02	65	61	60
Alexander Creiner	Spring 2026	03	82	78	40
Yuan Yuan	Spring 2026	04	61	71	40
Mira Yun	Spring 2026	10	83	85	40
Mira Yun	Spring 2026	11	86	79	40
William Griffith	Spring 2026	12	71	69	60
William Griffith	Spring 2026	13	47	60	60
Alexander Creiner	Spring 2026	14	86	86	40
Alexander Creiner	Spring 2026	15	72	72	40
Yuan Yuan	Spring 2026	16	70	75	—
Yuan Yuan	Spring 2026	17	68	67	—
Naomi Bolotin	Fall 2025	01	77	70	—
Charles Wiseman	Fall 2025	02	91	82	—
William Griffith	Fall 2025	03	67	61	40
William Griffith	Fall 2025	04	76	74	40
Alexander Creiner	Fall 2025	05	71	73	40
Naomi Bolotin	Fall 2025	10	80	65	40
Naomi Bolotin	Fall 2025	12	70	90	80
Charles Wiseman	Fall 2025	13	91	76	40
Charles Wiseman	Fall 2025	14	95	80	—
Charles Wiseman	Fall 2025	15	87	83	40
William Griffith	Fall 2025	16	53	57	—
William Griffith	Fall 2025	17	60	60	40
William Griffith	Fall 2025	18	80	80	40

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How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.