Prof. Evans is awesome! He did such a wonderful job making this course fun and interesting. Not only did he do a great job of coming up with new examples to explain concepts, but he devoted countless office hours both in and out of the lab to help students with their programs. This class was very rewarding, and I feel that the credit goes solely to "Coach" Dave Evans.

Dave was awesome! He is by far one of the greatest professors I have ever had! He was always there to answer any questions we had via email or in his office. I have learned a lot in the class! The class was very well structured and the lectures made a lot of sense. One thing that I would change, is I would make the slides available beforehand, to facilitate note-taking. In general, the class was GREAT! I did not expect to enjoy the class so much, and because of the class, I am actually going to continue taking Computer Science, and I have to thank Dave for that!

Although it was required for me to take this class, the instructor made it exciting and energetic. I would definitely take this class, despite the challenging subject matter, if it was not required.

Professor David Evans generally cares whether his students are grasping the material. The grades aren't his main focus, he cares whether you will be able to understand this material beyond CS201J. He genuinely cares for his students and he has definitely made this semester a pleasant one for those of us who would have been suffering through CS201. He definitely should assist in the instruction of the introductory level CS classes as well because his teaching method is what is needed for students to have a better CS foundation to build upon in a college atmosphere. David Evans is great!

I thought that the setup of this course was fantastic- it was well thought through, we learned and still had fun, it was a new approach to CS, and it was as interesting as CS can get I believe. I also think that Prof. Evans is highly qualified and very intelligent. He has 120% understanding of EVERYTHING and his excellence in CS inspires me to pursue something that I enjoy and become as good in it as he is in CS. OVERALL: COACH ROCKS!!!!!

David Evans was an outstanding professor for the course, but I believe the basics of Java really need to be reviewed at the beginning of the course. Also, I believe the problem sets should have assigned partners/groups because I didn't know anybody in the class and could have benefitted very much by having a partner. The slides and the handouts in class are excellent teaching methods along with the written examples.

Dave's class is very good at teaching subjects that can not be learned from books. And somehow at the same time he encorages you to learn things out of books and gives you the confidence to apply your knowedge to knew programming languages. I doubt that there is a better cs class anywhere.

Exellent course and an ecellent instructer

An excellent class unlike CS202 Discrete math which sucks and shouldn't be required in its present form!!!

David Evans is a stellar professor and a super guy. HE was ALWAYS available for help when needed, and he always got back to the students promptly and efficiently. He encouraged creative thinking while at the same time emphasing the importance of the fundamental concepts of the class. The material taught in the class is something that the students will retain since it wasn't littered by useless and trivial facts but instead consisted of important and universally applicable ideas. One mark of a good course in my opinion is that a student's grade should be relfective of the amount of effort he/she is willing to put into that class. Therefore I conclude that this course was impeccable! I have no criticism to relate only praise of David Evans, his abilities as a professor and his genuine concern for the well being of his students. His dedication to this job is truly remarkable. I have not yet encountered such another professor during my time at the University, and it is highly questionable that I will. In the chance that he reads this evaluation I would like to sincerely thank him for all of his motivation and help and just plain "awesomeness". Though this class was hard work, it was my favorite class this semster-and in the E-school-this is praise indeed! Thanks coach!

It's very clear that he put a lot of thought into every assignment and lecture. It's very refreshing to have a professor give a test or homework assignment not merely to record a grade, but to ensure the students take something from it. I understand why we were doing an assignment, which made me more willing to work on it. He was one of the best professors I've had at UVa thus far.

Very good teacher. It can be very useful to format the lectures or the lab sessions to be in a computer lab so we can apply what we learn right there. Out of the classroom, solving the problem sets was really hard.

Great class! Really inspired me and got me excited about the course material.

Dave Evans truly loves and understands what he does. I honestly think that this class should not be changed, modified, or incorporated into cs 201 next year. This class is far more engaging and beneficial for those not in the CS major. Thats all.

I don't think you can find a better instructor than David Evans. He is very helpful when he is asked for help for HW's. He does not give away the answers for HW's, but he will raise some questions that lead to the answers and makes you think at the same time.

Coach makes a very difficult subject somewhat understandable and designs homework assignments that really make you think. He creates a nonpressured learning environment as he allows collaboration among peers.

Dave is da man!!!!!!

Difficult class and subject matter but professor went way beyond "call of duty" in helping students. Suggestions: Make lectures less theoretical and improve classroom involvement.