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COM SCI 181

Theory of Computing

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.16
n = 1,961 · 14 terms · ± 0.012
A range
43%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
6.3%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Sections offered, with live enrollment and predicted GPA
Section Status Enrolled Seat risk Meets Instructor Predicted GPA
Lec 1 Closed
150 of 150
100% full
 fills MW 6:00pm-7:50pm The Staff
3.16n=1,961 · course average

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 20421F
  • 10522W
  • 14822S
  • 24922F
  • 9823W
  • 14823S
  • 21523F
  • 5924W
  • 15024S
  • 18424F
  • 8925W
  • 15725S
Enrolment by term: 21F 204, 22W 105, 22S 148, 22F 249, 23W 98, 23S 148, 23F 215, 24W 59, 24S 150, 24F 184, 25W 89, 25S 157
Peak 249 Most recent 157 in 25S 12 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 270 · 13.7%
  • A 484 · 24.6%
  • A- 97 · 4.9%
  • B+ 255 · 13.0%
  • B 301 · 15.3%
  • B- 203 · 10.3%
  • C+ 75 · 3.8%
  • C 111 · 5.6%
  • C- 41 · 2.1%
  • D+ 25 · 1.3%
  • D 23 · 1.2%
  • D- 19 · 1.0%
  • F 57 · 2.9%
  • I 5 · 0.3%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
MEKA, RAGHU 3.38 3.38 852 4 43%
SHERSTOV, ALEXANDER 2.73 2.72 603 4 35%
SAHAI, AMIT 3.34 3.35 346 4 54%
BATISTA, SANDRA 3.26 3.27 160 2 53%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term