CS 005: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours; individual study, 1 hour. An introduction to computer programming for nonengineering and nonscience majors and for those considering taking CS 010A but needing additional preparation. Topics include the history of computing, basic computer operation, the notion of an algorithm, and programming constructs such as variables, expressions, input/output, branches, loops, functions, parameters, arrays, and strings. Credit is not awarded for CS 005 if it has already been awarded for CS 010A.
Average GPA: 3.34
Grade distribution records: 8,103 students across 40 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 2,926 | 36.1% |
| A | 1,220 | 15.1% |
| A- | 795 | 9.8% |
| B+ | 715 | 8.8% |
| B | 528 | 6.5% |
| B- | 344 | 4.2% |
| C+ | 295 | 3.6% |
| C | 253 | 3.1% |
| C- | 120 | 1.5% |
| D+ | 94 | 1.2% |
| D | 110 | 1.4% |
| D- | 4 | 0.0% |
| F | 398 | 4.9% |
| NP | 115 | 1.4% |
| S | 100 | 1.2% |
| W | 83 | 1.0% |
Based on 8,103 student grade records across 40 terms and 14 professors.
Instructors
- Sandra Ruiz 1,351 students, Average GPA 3.36
- Abbas Mazloumi 891 students, Average GPA 3.56
- Yu Qu 629 students, Average GPA 3.30
- Bashar Romanous 594 students, Average GPA 3.24
- Mariam Salloum 571 students, Average GPA 3.52
- Anna Evtushenko 310 students, Average GPA 3.28
- Laila Abdelhafeez 309 students, Average GPA 3.49
- Fuad Jamour 199 students, Average GPA 3.72
- Yifei Ding 195 students, Average GPA 3.31
- Ryan Rusich 187 students, Average GPA 3.12
- Ali Davanian 102 students, Average GPA 3.19
- Jeffrey Mcdaniel 87 students, Average GPA 2.62
- Alireza Abdoli 66 students, Average GPA 2.97
- Kristen Miller 11 students, Average GPA 3.66