Paul Tymann - Rochester Institute of Technology

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Paul Tymann - Rochester Institute of Technology

Professor: Paul Tymann

Department: Computer Science

College: Rochester Institute of Technology

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CS100
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't teach coding, teaches you how to copy his code. Incredibly hard for someone w/ no experience(most ppl in this class). Responds to emails weeks late, isn't available to provide help, uploads like every assignment late. I cried over most labs in this class. Entire class has to work together to do them. I wish I had more room to complain here.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CS100
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is not accessible outside class or even in class, he'll just end the zoom meeting before getting to us. labs can be difficult because his lectures are irrelevant. he makes a lot of errors. I prefer learning by doing it myself so this class worked for me. if you are bad at math the labs may be extra hard.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CS100
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Even if you do everything right you will still be docked points. This happened to myself and other classmates on a regular basis. Professor said we could go into breakout rooms at the end of class and he would get to us but would regularly end the meeting before getting to everyone. I've sent him 3 emails so far and haven't gotten a response to one

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: CS2
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is condescending when asked questions about the material because he thinks everyone in an introductory level course should know everything without having to be taught. He will leave you in the dust and leave you to google how to do things so taking a class with him is not worth it, your professor is Google now not him.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CSCI101
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Computing is weird at first, but Tymann doesn't make himself someone students want to reach out for help from. Quite frankly, he's just not very nice. Learning from my CompSci friends was so much more useful than learning from Tymann.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CSCI101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

As someone who had no prior knowledge of coding, I found his labs very hard to understand. At the beginning it was fine, just the basics, but then he started going so fast that I could never grasp what was going on. The lectures are extremely boring and have nothing really to do with coding itself.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CSCI101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had no previous knowledge of coding. His lectures provided info that wasn't useful when it came to completing the labs. The first few labs were manageable, but when it came to completing the Create Project, I felt very lost. If you have knowledge of coding with Python, then this class will be easy, but if you are new to coding, you'll be lost.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CSCI101
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Kind of rude honestly. Found him to teach us nothing when it came to coding. His lectures were irrelevant and when it came to the CREATE and EXPLORE projects his grading criteria was stupid. Was supposed to make a digital poster, and I made it 2 pages because I didn't have enough space and he gave me a D because it was 2 pages instead of 1.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CSCI101
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Taught code at consistent pace for first half of semester, then sped way up, left people w/o coding backgrounds behind. Lectures weren't super interesting but were fine. Vague requirements for projects, if you're unclear on a project ASK HIM DIRECTLY, it helps a lot.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: CS212
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Going into his Princ. of Comp. Sci. class, I had no prior knowledge of coding whatsoever. But there are weekly labs and lectures that make coding not so difficult to understand. Explains things clearly and is extremely helpful. If I liked computing at all, I'd take one of his classes again.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: CS2
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Everyone says this guy is great which is why I took him, but I really didn't think he lived up to his reputation. Yes, he's funny and enjoyable in class, but that doesn't necessarily help you learn, especially not well enough for his test questions. If you haven't had any programming experience before RIT, take someone who will actually help you.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: PLC
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy is in love with java! This may be good if your taking CS1-3, however it sucks bigtime in PLC! He spend the first 5 weeks talking about our project which was in java, and then crammed all the other stuff @ the end. I didnt get a grade back untill week 7! This is not cool.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: COMPSCI2
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing! GREAT TEACHER. Funny, interesting, etc. Pretty easy as long as you do well on the tests which are all based on his PowerPoint slides.

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Some how he was able to cover almost the entire JAVA language in a quarter and still remain fair and clear. His tests and assingments whill not simple are compleatly fair. He is also more then willing to help you if you need it. If you get the chance take his class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CSFORAP
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Paul T. Tymann is the mortal incarnation of Thor, God of Thunder. Also possibly the God of Male Pattern Baldness.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CSFORAP
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher, a great guy too, he's smart and funny and really nice. Glad to have him.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: COMPSCI
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:

Great guy, intersting, helpful.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: 4003232
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:

Very interesting professor. I actually didn't fall asleep in his 8-9 am class. Presents the topic very clearly. The only thing is that he goes a little slow.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: COMPSCI2
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great guy. Very entertaining. Does tend to lag in completing topics. This has caused a few problems. But otherwise not bad at all. Doesnt make class boring.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ACS1
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Teaches you what you need to know, AND manages to be highly entertaining.

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