Paul S Blaer

Teaching in Fall 2026

2 courses

COMS 1004

Intro-Comput Sci/Prog in Java

3 credits151 / 484 seats

Section 001 of COMS 1004 Intro-Comput Sci/Prog in Java Call 13512
MW 2:40pm–3:55pmHAVEMEYER HALL HAV 309
215 of 320 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Section 002 of COMS 1004 Intro-Comput Sci/Prog in Java Call 13513
MW 5:40pm–6:55pmNORTHWEST CORNER NWC 501
118 of 164 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

COMS 4995

Topics in Computer Science

3 credits1 / 50 seats

Section 005 of COMS 4995 Topics in Computer Science Call 13739
T 4:10pm–6:40pmURIS HALL URI 333
49 of 50 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

What students say

CULPA & Reddit

n=84, 2008–2026

Aggregated across every course this instructor has taught.

Teaching quality

3.9 / 5

Grading fairness

4.3 / 5

Workload

4.0 / 5 · Heavy

Difficulty

3.1 / 5 · Moderate

Overall sentiment

Positive

Would take again

Majority say yes

Sources: CULPA (84)

By the numbers

152 students28% of seats

Courses

Sections

534

Seats offered

7h 30m

Class time / week

Seat counts as published by the Directory of Classes on August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM.

Activity

Fall 2026 · Sep 2 – Dec 12 · 43 teaching days

Less

Where they teach

3 buildings this term

Flat map — motion reduced

HAVEMEYER HALL · NORTHWEST CORNER · URIS HALL

Teaching rhythm

22 class meetings

September 2026September 2026

Sep 2

32h 30m total

Sep 30

Classroom load

105 at peakMon 2:40pm

MonTueWedThuFri

On campus

Teaching days: Mon, Tue & Wed
Largest section: 105 students in COMS 1004 §001
Buildings: HAVEMEYER HALL · NORTHWEST CORNER · URIS HALL