Tom Fairgrieve - University of Toronto - St. George Campus

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Tom Fairgrieve - University of Toronto - St. George Campus

Professor: Tom Fairgrieve

Department: Computer Science

College: University of Toronto - St. George Campus

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CSC165
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

great prof but lectures are so incredibly boring. i have not met one person who did not fall asleep during class. his voice is very soft and i recommend attending his class if you have insomnia. tests/problem sets/exam were fairly reasonable.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CSC165
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Certainly far from an easy course. Tom is a very nice guy. During office hours, he gives some great help on how to overcome the problems and is very understanding of others. Lectures however, are VERY dull. The provided course notes were much more exciting.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CSC108
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Approachable and explains thing really well. It's inverted-class style, so you watch video lectures beforehand (definitely watch!) and then apply them in class. Classes are mainly worksheets that apply what you learned in videos - not mandatory, but good for practice. Assignments are harder than you think, go to TA Help Centre early.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: CSC165
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: No
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

His lectures are very boring and stale. His voice is monotone and makes you fall asleep. You should try to avoid him if you can. He also said that they would give us longer test times so that we could think about our answers better and that they would be similar in difficulty, which was a total lie in my opinion.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CSC108
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Perfect professor. Answer every question carefully and nicely. Love him so much!

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CSC108
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Really sweet prof who is invested in your learning. The course is crazy easy, I didnt have to go to class or read the textbooks. Easy A

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CSC436
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Wonderful and patient prof in UofT CS.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CSC108
Grade Received: Audit/No Grade
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Helpful and genuine guy, great for starting off CS.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CSC108
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Knows his material and gets it across clearly, but teaches in lectures as if he were talking to a room full of elementary school children. Very easy to pass without attending lectures at all.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: CSC165
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing prof, one of those few profs who care about their students.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: CSC165
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is the best prof ive eve seen ! He replies almost every piazza question, and he is so nice when you ask him questions !

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: CSC165
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The man, the myth, the legend. Lectures are a little dry but Tom is super nice and really awesome!

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: CSC108
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Reverse classroom format makes it so that you needn't go to class necessarily, but would recommend either way. Very clear examples and demonstrations can help clear up any questions you might have.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CSC108
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing prof. Extremely helpful, approachable and is always approaching students to see if they have questions. Assessments are very well made and reflects exactly what the course teaches.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CSC2305
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easy going and laid back prof, fair midterm. Too bad we only did derivative-based optimization. Would love to see some derivative-free optimization.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CSC108
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

one of the best prof at u of t

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: CSC108
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awesome teacher! Really cares about helping you!

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: CSC108
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Since it's an intro course, he explains things super-thoroughly, which feels boring if you know the material but is great for those completely new to programming. Overall he knows his stuff, and is really helpful during office hours.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CSC108H1F
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Fairgrive is definitely the best professor for my first semester at UofT. He takes his time to explain everything well, makes a genuine effort to help everyone at the help sessions, and overall just a great guy. I was able to gain a solid background in python because of this course.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: CSC165
Grade Received: D-
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Nice proff bumped my grade from a 46 to a 50 after I asked him to. Lots of exercises which are worth 3% each, you better do them. Make sure you come to class.

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