Course record COMP SCI

COMP SCI 577

— INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS

University of Wisconsin-Madison

8,821 grades70 sections12 professors
Grades: 2006–2025
Flunk Score3/100
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Hailey Fields 33 grades · 1 term · 2020 3.50GPA
57.6% A
36.4% B
6.1% C
0.0% D
0.0% F

33 letter grades · 1 section · 2020

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Fields vs. the course average
A +22.4
B −5.4
C −11.5
D −4.1
F −1.4

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Deborah Joseph 861 grades · 8 terms · 2007–2015 3.46GPA
61.4% A
28.0% B
7.2% C
2.1% D
1.3% F

861 letter grades · 10 sections · 2007–2015

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Joseph vs. the course average
A +26.2
B −13.8
C −10.3
D −2.0
F −0.1

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Spring 2007Spring 2015
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Christos Tzamos 240 grades · 2 terms · 2018–2020 3.17GPA
34.6% A
51.7% B
11.3% C
1.3% D
1.3% F

240 letter grades · 2 sections · 2018–2020

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Tzamos vs. the course average
A −0.6
B +9.9
C −6.3
D −2.9
F −0.1

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Sandeep Silwal 86 grades · 1 term · 2025 3.13GPA
34.9% A
44.2% B
20.9% C
0.0% D
0.0% F

86 letter grades · 1 section · 2025

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Silwal vs. the course average
A −0.3
B +2.4
C +3.4
D −4.1
F −1.4

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Manolis Vlatakis 40 grades · 1 term · 2024 3.13GPA
45.0% A
35.0% B
10.0% C
7.5% D
2.5% F

40 letter grades · 1 section · 2024

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Vlatakis vs. the course average
A +9.8
B −6.7
C −7.5
D +3.4
F +1.1

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Dieter Van Melkebeek 1,274 grades · 13 terms · 2007–2025 3.12GPA
38.5% A
39.1% B
19.9% C
1.6% D
0.9% F

1,274 letter grades · 14 sections · 2007–2025

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Melkebeek vs. the course average
A +3.3
B −2.7
C +2.3
D −2.5
F −0.5

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Fall 2007Fall 2025
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Shuchi Chawla 1,244 grades · 10 terms · 2006–2020 3.11GPA
30.0% A
55.2% B
12.3% C
1.4% D
1.1% F

1,244 letter grades · 10 sections · 2006–2020

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Chawla vs. the course average
A −5.2
B +13.5
C −5.2
D −2.7
F −0.3

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Fall 2006Spring 2020
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Eric Bach 648 grades · 8 terms · 2008–2023 3.00GPA
30.9% A
44.9% B
19.9% C
2.9% D
1.4% F

648 letter grades · 8 sections · 2008–2023

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Bach vs. the course average
A −4.3
B +3.2
C +2.4
D −1.2
F same

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Fall 2008Fall 2023
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Baris Aydinlioglu 213 grades · 2 terms · 2016–2018 3.00GPA
25.4% A
52.6% B
19.7% C
1.9% D
0.5% F

213 letter grades · 2 sections · 2016–2018

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Aydinlioglu vs. the course average
A −9.9
B +10.8
C +2.2
D −2.2
F −0.9

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Marc Renault 3,484 grades · 9 terms · 2021–2025 2.95GPA
33.1% A
39.4% B
18.4% C
7.4% D
1.6% F

3,484 letter grades · 15 sections · 2021–2025

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Renault vs. the course average
A −2.1
B −2.3
C +0.9
D +3.3
F +0.2

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Fall 2021Fall 2025
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Jin-Yi Cai 665 grades · 4 terms · 2011–2022 2.80GPA
21.7% A
42.9% B
31.4% C
2.1% D
2.0% F

665 letter grades · 5 sections · 2011–2022

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Cai vs. the course average
A −13.6
B +1.1
C +13.9
D −2.0
F +0.6

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Fall 2011Spring 2022
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Guy Thampakkul 33 grades · 1 term · 2024 2.65GPA
36.4% A
21.2% B
21.2% C
15.2% D
6.1% F

33 letter grades · 1 section · 2024

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Thampakkul vs. the course average
A +1.2
B −20.5
C +3.7
D +11.0
F +4.7

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