Frederic Gibou

26 reviews
Hilarious Accessible outside class Skip class? You won't pass. Clear grading criteria Gives good feedback Caring Respected Tough grader Participation matters EXTRA CREDIT Group projects Inspirational Test heavy Graded by few things Online Savvy
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ME 17
0 / 30 Enrolled
Mathematics of Engineering
Frederic Gibou 4.0
M T W R
12:30 PM - 13:50 PM
73.8% A
CMPSC 111
0 / 35 Enrolled
Introduction to Computational Science
Frederic Gibou 4.0
T W R
12:30 PM - 13:50 PM
70.0% A
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CS111 . A Month Ago

Only take 111with the goat GIBOU. The lectures are hard to follow but you can look things up. Weekly hws on jupyter notebook. Midterm and Final were both just another hw assignment taken at home.

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ME17 . 3 Months Ago

Professor Gibou makes ME17 a somewhat unique experience. The class is graded by a few homework assignments and take home "exams" which are really just more projects. Some concepts can be hard to grasp but he is happy to answer questions and will help you succeed. Grading was somewhat unpredictable but never overly harsh. Try to attend lecture.

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CS111 . 3 Months Ago

Prof. Gibou is great! He lectures using the blackboard and takes time to write out equations. He basically goes over HW/exam problems during the lectures. The class is super easy if you remember intro linear algebra and know python. My only gripe is that we aren't provided notes/slides/textbook sections as reference.

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ME17 . 3 Months Ago

Homework is based on what is taught in class. Do NOT skip lectures in the last three weeks because the last assignment is MUCH harder than the previous ones. Picky yet unclear grading guidelines for formatting the homework reports, though it's not a big chunk of the grade. Good lecturer.

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CS111 . 1 Year, 4 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 . 1 Year, 6 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 . 4 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 . 7 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 . 7 Years Ago

Simply the best! I love the accent!

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CS111 . 8 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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