<p>How long will his projects usually take? How much time does he give you? And how bad is it when there are no projects due?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>His projects for 61B usually took around 50-80 hours, depending on how fast you work and how experienced you are.</p>
<p>It actually varies according to your current level of programming experience. </p>
<p>For me, the first couple of weeks were pretty tough, since I had no prior programming experience. And then from there on, I was regularly putting in around 18 hours a week with a couple of extra hours during exams. Try to stay ahead in readings and do the discussion notes religiously. And as all CS classes say, get started on the projects ASAP. :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback! In terms of grades, how hard is it to get an A- in this class? How much were the projects/exams worth?</p>
<p>I worked my ass off for an A, but that’s mostly because I came in with no programming experience.
There isn’t much of a difference between an A and an A- since the scale is really cramped in the range for an A. Out of a total of 300 points, for an A+ you need 283+ points, an A is at 276-282 points and an A- is 269-275 points.
The 300 points were broken up as follows:
Two midterms, each worth 50 points.
One final exam, worth 80 points.
Four projects, worth a total of 90+ points (bonuses available)
Homework and participation, worth a total of 30 points</p>
<p>Also, if you get some heads up on Python before coming in for the spring semester, you should be good imho. </p>
<p>PS: Here’s the link to the website: [CS</a> 61A Fall 2011: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs](<a href=“http://wla.berkeley.edu/~cs61a/fa11/61a-python/content/www/index.html]CS”>CS 61A Fall 2011: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs)</p>