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CS 473: Algorithms

81% of the 1,002 students who finished CS 473 at UIUC got an A or B, across 15 sections and 8 instructors.

A 43%B 38%C 15%D/F 4%W 0%

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InstructorGrades givenStudents
Howard, Christian J
1 section · last Fall 2023
43% A · 49% B · 0% C · 9% D/F
35
Erickson, Jeff G
2 sections · last Fall 2024
46% A · 41% B · 10% C · 2% D/F
248
Sinha, Makrand
1 section · last Fall 2025
46% A · 40% B · 13% C · 2% D/F
63
Chan, Timothy M
2 sections · last Spring 2025
44% A · 39% B · 12% C · 5% D/F
154
Forbes, Michael A
3 sections · last Spring 2024
40% A · 35% B · 22% C · 4% D/F
195
Past instructors (3) · last taught before 2022
Chekuri, Chandra S
1 section · last Fall 2020
62% A · 33% B · 3% C · 2% D/F
63
Mehta, Ruta
2 sections · last Spring 2021
45% A · 35% B · 17% C · 3% D/F
105
Har-Peled, Sariel
3 sections · last Spring 2015
32% A · 35% B · 24% C · 9% D/F
139

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