James Wolfe - Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Professor: James Wolfe
Department: Computer Science
College: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ASSEMBLER
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is mean. He starts out by assigning projects without covering the material in his lectures and it is not in the book. He had a mean disposition about him. I thought that it was just me but I have read reviews posted to the web and now I know that it was not just me.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CO300
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Jim Wolfe is one of the best computer science teachers there are. He teaches some of the more difficult courses, C++, data structures, assembly, so don't discredit him for his courses being tough. It's real the subject matter and I think he explains it well.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: COSC110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
a very good prof ill look for him in the upper classes
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: COSC310
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
horrible professor...seems like hes just going over what he knows outloud disregarding how students interpret it....instead of telling you the correct way to write code or what-not he just asks you questions about it that you dont know the answer to yet
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: COSC310
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The man might know programming very well, but he does not know how to teach. The classes are unreal boring and hard. He plays to his favorites and he makes students feel like idiots if they do not understand. I have a B as middle term grade, but I hate this class. Avoid this prof at any price, I will do it in the future.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: COSC310
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The most boring teacher I've ever taken. Projects near impossible. If you like a mono-tone-don't-care-if-you-fail teacher then Wolfie is it! Notes aren't too useful with the test and projects which he piles on without returning a previous one which the next is built on. Does to care that students cannot complete projects.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: COSC110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great professor. He teaches with clarity and makes the subject matter easy to understand. He will give you a constant flow of projects to do though, one after another. It is a COSC class after all; the projects reinforce what is learned in class. I would definitely recommend taking his 110 or 105 class.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: COSC110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Impossible class. He is very smart but does not know how to teach it at a 100 level. If you feel you could obtain a Doctorate in this field, go ahead and take him, but it is not an easy A by any means.!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: COSC110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Horrible prof; discourages original thinking and questions from students; clearly not interested in inspiring interest from students; treats students like they are all imbeciles. I wanted to enjoy this class, and instead, I loathed it.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: COSC110
  • 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:
Dr. Wolfe knows his stuff like nobody's business! His instruction is spot-on, and he enforces good programming style. He's quite friendly, keeps a perfect teacher-student association, and grades fairly. Go out of your way to be in his classes!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: COSC110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
So hot that I could not focus on the computer. Super thanks for asking!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: COSC105300
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This is by far the best comp sci professor at IUP. He is hard but fair and will make you learn. I dont know how IUP acquired him but he is the kind of teacher would could be at CMU.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: COSC110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very hard! expects everyone to be a computer science major and already have previous knowledge
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: OSDESIGN
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Best prof this class could ever have. Very hard coursework, but worth it.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: COSC110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He tends to talk down on students and makes some things hard to understand. If you don't already know C++, i wouldn't recommend him for this class. The only students who seemed to do well were the ones who already had a knowledge of the language. Makes it way too difficult for beginners
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: COSC110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The pace of this class was way to fast for beginning computer science students! The professor created an atmosphere of intimidation through the flaunting of his knowledge. Thus, everyone was scared to ask questions in class.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: COSC110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Wolfe is probably the best cosc prof at this school. He uses webct better than anybody and puts all the course notes online. He gives ample time to complete all projects and gives very easy tests. Made this class a lot of fun and very easy to understand. I would recommed him if you really want to understand whats going on in class.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: COSC110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Wolfe is a damn good teacher. He is fair, knows his stuff, and gives a decent well rounded test. I will take him for higher classes when I can.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: COSC101
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: INTROCOMPSCI
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I really liked him, kinda boring but very smart you can learn a lot from him. I had a medical issue and he completely worked with me and I still managed to get an A. It helps to have some interest in computers.
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