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CSCI 3383

Algorithms · 6 instructors on record · 18 sections

What the course score is made of

70BC evaluations18 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

81stMore challenging than 81% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

96BC — “Intellectually Challenging”18 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

86thMore work than 86% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

72BC — “Workload”18 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.

This course is a study of algorithms for, among other things, sorting, searching, pattern matching, and manipulation of graphs and trees. Emphasis is placed on the mathematical analysis of the time and memory requirements of such algorithms and on general techniques for improving their performance.

The board

6 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. 1 of the 6 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Alexander CreinerProfessor of the Practice · Computer Science	814 records	85th	61st	925 ratings · all classes
2	Ilya VolkovichComputer Science	775 records	83rd	85th	602 ratings · all classes
3	Sergio AlvarezAssociate Professor · Computer Science Provisional fewer records	781 record	93rd	91st	802 ratings · all classes
4	Donglai WeiComputer Science Provisional	751 record	100th	80th	1003 ratings · all classes
5	Jose Bento Ayres PereiraComputer Science Provisional	731 record	78th	74th	—no page
6	Hsin Hao SuComputer Science	726 records	87th	89th	—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. 3 of 6 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 18 records

The Professor4 items

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

827th pctl

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

8715th pctl

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

839th pctl

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

837th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8012th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8313th pctl

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

8615th 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.

7910th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

808th 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.

7286th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9681st pctl

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

8214th 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

18 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Hsin Hao Su	Spring 2026	01	80	76	80
Hsin Hao Su	Spring 2026	02	77	68	80
Ilya Volkovich	Fall 2025	01	67	58	60
Hsin Hao Su	Fall 2025	02	80	75	60
Alexander Creiner	Spring 2025	01	79	76	60
Alexander Creiner	Spring 2025	02	85	78	80
Ilya Volkovich	Fall 2024	01	80	68	60
Jose Bento Ayres Pereira	Fall 2024	02	73	65	60
Alexander Creiner	Spring 2024	01	77	74	80
Alexander Creiner	Spring 2024	02	84	81	60
Ilya Volkovich	Fall 2023	01	76	69	80
Donglai Wei	Fall 2023	02	75	63	100
Hsin Hao Su	Spring 2023	01	67	61	80
Ilya Volkovich	Fall 2022	01	82	77	60
Hsin Hao Su	Fall 2022	02	70	66	80
Hsin Hao Su	Spring 2022	01	61	58	60
Ilya Volkovich	Fall 2021	01	80	71	80
Sergio Alvarez	Fall 2021	02	78	72	80

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.