CS 47: Introduction to Computer Systems
San Jose State University
Instruction sets, assembly language and assemblers, linkers and loaders, data representation and manipulation, interrupts, pointers, function calls, argument passing, and basic gate-level digital logic design. Prerequisite(s): CS/MATH 42, and CS 46B (with a grade of C-" or better). Allowed Majors: Computer Science, Data Science, Forensic Science: Digital Evidence.
Average GPA: 3.22
Grade distribution records: 1,183 students across 16 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 184 | 15.6% |
| A | 229 | 19.4% |
| A- | 156 | 13.2% |
| B+ | 142 | 12.0% |
| B | 200 | 16.9% |
| B- | 79 | 6.7% |
| C+ | 48 | 4.1% |
| C | 66 | 5.6% |
| C- | 23 | 1.9% |
| D+ | 3 | 0.3% |
| D | 11 | 0.9% |
| D- | 2 | 0.2% |
| F | 40 | 3.4% |
Based on 1,183 student grade records across 16 terms and 7 professors.
Instructors
- Kaushik Patra 664 students, Average GPA 3.27
- Seshadri Paravastu 178 students, Average GPA 3.16
- Chung-Wen A Tsao 147 students, Average GPA 3.10
- Fain Butt 83 students, Average GPA 3.37
- Sriram S Rao 40 students, Average GPA 2.50
- Benjamin Clay Reed 36 students, Average GPA 3.32
- Pranavi Chaturvedula 35 students, Average GPA 3.42