Philip Caplan

CS200 is unlike many of the other intro/200 level CS classes in that it is very theory heavy and involves little to no coding. Exams and assignments were primarily proof-based and logic-based, which provided for a very interesting class experience. Caplan was an awesome professor to have for this course, as I felt he explained concepts very well and had a very reasonable and effective approach to grading and assignments.

CS200 is unlike many of the other intro/200 level CS classes in that it is very theory heavy and involves little to no coding. Exams and assignments were primarily proof-based and logic-based, which provided for a very interesting class experience. Caplan was an awesome professor to have for this course, as I felt he explained concep …Read more

This class was completely project based and the projects were very difficult. You learn C++ in the first week. After that, the class shifts its focus towards topics covering hot to make detailed models of shapes less complex, how to take complex shapes and simplify them, and voronoi diagrams. Caplan is the best, so the course is awesome. It is a difficult class though.

(I actually took this in Fall of 2020 with Caplan) He used a flipped classroom approach (which I am not very fond of) but it made sense given the COVID restrictions. The class was heavily focused on groupwork, each class period we would meet with our groups and work on a set of problems. This made the course relatively low stress and was very helpful. Content from the class was pretty interesting as well.

(I actually took this in Fall of 2020 with Caplan) He used a flipped classroom approach (which I am not very fond of) but it made sense given the COVID restrictions. The class was heavily focused on groupwork, each class period we would meet with our groups and work on a set of problems. This made the course relatively low stress an …Read more