Frederic Gibou

22 reviews
Hilarious Accessible outside class Skip class? You won't pass. Clear grading criteria Gives good feedback Respected EXTRA CREDIT Group projects Inspirational Caring Test heavy Online Savvy
Past quarters
ME 17
31 / 100 Enrolled
Mathematics of Engineering
Frederic Gibou 4.0
M W F
09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
CMPSC 111
66 / 150 Enrolled
Introduction to Computational Science
Frederic Gibou 4.0
M W
17:00 PM - 18:15 PM
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CS111 . 6 Months Ago

He is a really nice teacher who seems to enjoy what he is lecturing about. Lectures could be a bit boring if he doesnt have the slides prepared before hand and can take a long time writing. Content isnt too hard once you understand what is going on. Most of the hw is given in his codes he gives to class. Online midterm and final

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ME17 . 9 Months Ago

The majority of this class is a 1/5 in difficulty; the last week is a 5/5, and I did not procrastinate. I was actually ahead. Most of the hw and midterm is very easy, then all of a sudden for the last hw and the final he just goes crazy and makes it far, far harder than anything before in the class. Lectures are boring, and he is hard to hear.

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ME17 . 3 Years Ago

Professor Gibou is a great professor who knows the material well and is always eager to help students as best he can. Class is very homework heavy with midterm and final projects, no exams. Material can be difficult depending on students' prior coding experience but if you work hard to understand it you will both do well and learn the material.

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ME17 . 6 Years Ago

Gibou's not a great lecturer, but if you try hard, you can learn from him. That said, you don't really need to learn to pass this class. Tests were all take-home, and grading was pretty lenient. Generally, if you went to lecture or office hours, he'd give you all the code necessary to complete the assignments.

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ME17 . 6 Years Ago

Simply the best! I love the accent!

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CS111 . 7 Years Ago

Class is fairly simple - the content was messy and all over the place, but luckily he pretty much gave the answers for HW in the lectures. The class had no tests - only fairly easy projects.

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ME17 . 8 Years Ago

Gibou is awesome. He moved our final project due date back four days because he knew we had other ME exams. He is pretty hilarious in his mannerisms. Also he explains the material very well in class.

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ME17 . 8 Years Ago

Great professor who cares about his students. Fun class that he helped make very doable.

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ME17 . 8 Years Ago

Super fun class, easy grading, very comprehensible lecture. Textbook is not required and all tests are take home.

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CS140 . 8 Years Ago

I took both 111 and 140, and I would suggest taking 111. Here's why: you're going to end up taking 111 either way. If you wanted to learn parallel computing, you're also going to have to learn scientific computing. He wants students to do well, so he tries to help a lot as deadlines come closer. He loves long reports.

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ME17 . 8 Years Ago

The greatest! Seriously. He is so helpful if you go talk to him. He genuinely wants everyone to learn and do well. I owe him a lot!

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CMPSC111 . 10 Years Ago

Such a convoluted mess. I'm lucky the graders grade so easily because Gibou can't teach worth anything, and goes a mile a minute without explaining anything.

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