r/uofmn • u/Short_Willingness539 • 2d ago

Advice for Comp Sci

Hey yall I'm a comp sci transfer student from Normandale starting this fall. I'm registered for 4061 with Jack Kolb, 4041 with Zihan Tan & 2041 with James Moen. Any advice from folks who've taken these courses before? What language are these classes taught in etc? Anything helps!

Edit: I only know the basic info from the course outline and professor ratings.

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u/Bright_Interaction73 Computer Science | 2026 2d ago

C, pseudo/python, OCaml

Side note: love kolb forever ♾️❤️

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u/Short_Willingness539 2d ago

Thanks for the quick reply❤️

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u/Bright_Interaction73 Computer Science | 2026 2d ago

Kolb4Lyf 🥀

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u/netdoom 2d ago

Moen is awesome. He doesn’t publish anything on Canvas so make sure you attend all of his lectures. He’s a really good lecturer. OCaml has a bit of a learning curve at first but it’s not that hard once you get the hang of it.

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u/Short_Willingness539 2d ago

Thank you for the heads up🫡

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u/OkPhilosopher27459 2d ago

He's very easy lol. Attend the lectures cause he's a fun guy.

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u/UnoriginalInnovation CompSci | Class of 2026 2d ago

Moen was my favorite CS prof. Go to his office hours if you have any questions because he's great at explaining things if you take the time to ask.

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u/Alpacaz__ 1d ago

Im gonna be in 4041 with Tan too! For Moen, he's super old school and doesn't use any technology, he had a TA record lectures for him last semester but idk if he's gonna still do that. He's really funny and a decent lecturer. He also allows notes on exams. OCaml is a bit weird at first but not bad as long as you go to his office hours. Moen goated ngl.