Computer Science 61A

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Title	The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Instructor in Charge	Michael J. Clancy
Units	4
Prerequisites	Mathematics 1A (may be taken concurrently); programming experience equivalent to that gained in 3 or the Advanced Placement Computer Science A course.
Description	Introduction to programming and computer science. This course exposes students to techniques of abstraction at several levels: (a) within a programming language, using higher-order functions, manifest types, data-directed programming, and message-passing; (b) between programming languages, using functional and rule-based languages as examples. It also relates these techniques to the practical problems of implementation of languages and algorithms on a von Neumann machine. There are several significant programming projects, programmed in a dialect of the LISP language.
Exam Files	Available
Newsgroup	ucb.class.cs61a

Sections Instructor Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Spring 2008 Harvey 6.0 / 7 ± 0.2
6.0 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 2007 Harvey 6.1 / 7 ± 0.1
6.2 / 7 ± 0.1

Spring 2007 Harvey 5.6 / 7 ± 0.2
5.6 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 2006 Harvey 6.0 / 7 ± 0.2
5.9 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 2006 Harvey 5.7 / 7 ± 0.2
5.5 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2005 Harvey 5.8 / 7 ± 0.2
5.6 / 7 ± 0.3

Summer 2005 Meinz 5.0 / 7 ± 0.6
5.6 / 7 ± 0.5

Spring 2005 Harvey 6.2 / 7 ± 0.2
6.1 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2004 Fateman 3.9 / 7 ± 0.2
4.9 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 2004 Harvey 6.0 / 7 ± 0.2
5.6 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2003 Clancy (1/2) 4.7 / 7 ± 0.3
5.0 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 2003 Hilfinger (2/2) 4.6 / 7 ± 0.3
5.0 / 7 ± 0.3

Spring 2003 Harvey 6.1 / 7 ± 0.2
6.2 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 2002 Rowe 5.0 / 7 ± 0.2
5.0 / 7 ± 0.3

Summer 2002 Meinz 5.0 / 7 ± 0.3
5.4 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 2002 Garcia 5.7 / 7 ± 0.2
5.7 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 2001 Harvey 6.2 / 7 ± 0.1
6.1 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 2001 Garcia (1/2) 4.9 / 7 ± 0.2
5.6 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 2001 Harvey (2/2) 5.9 / 7 ± 0.1
5.9 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 2000 Harvey 5.9 / 7 ± 0.1
5.9 / 7 ± 0.1

Spring 2000 Fateman 3.6 / 7 ± 0.3
5.0 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1999 Harvey 6.1 / 7 ± 0.1
5.7 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 1999 Harvey 5.8 / 7 ± 0.1
5.8 / 7 ± 0.1

Fall 1998 Harvey 6.1 / 7 ± 0.1
5.9 / 7 ± 0.1

Summer 1998 Budgor 5.4 / 7 ± 0.3
5.2 / 7 ± 0.3

Spring 1998 Fateman (1/2) 3.5 / 7 ± 0.3
4.7 / 7 ± 0.3

Spring 1998 Forsyth (2/2) 5.0 / 7 ± 0.3
5.0 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1997 Harvey 6.0 / 7 ± 0.1
5.9 / 7 ± 0.2

Summer 1997 Budgor 5.8 / 7 ± 0.2
5.6 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 1997 Fateman 3.4 / 7 ± 0.3
4.8 / 7 ± 0.3

Fall 1996 Harvey 6.1 / 7 ± 0.2
5.8 / 7 ± 0.3

Summer 1996 Young 5.6 / 7 ± 0.2
5.3 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 1996 Harvey 6.0 / 7 ± 0.2
5.8 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 1995 Hilfinger 4.8 / 7 ± 0.2
5.1 / 7 ± 0.2

Summer 1995 Huang 6.3 / 7 ± 0.2
5.8 / 7 ± 0.4

Spring 1995 Clancy (1/2) 5.0 / 7 ± 0.2
5.6 / 7 ± 0.3

Spring 1995 Harvey (2/2) 6.2 / 7 ± 0.2
5.8 / 7 ± 0.2

Fall 1994 Harvey 6.1 / 7 ± 0.2
5.7 / 7 ± 0.2

Spring 1994 Harvey 5.9 / 7 ± 0.2
5.6 / 7 ± 0.2

Overall Rating Teaching Effectiveness How worthwhile was this course?

Computer Science 61A 5.5 / 7 ± 0.0
5.6 / 7 ± 0.0

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