Brian Noble - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Professor: Brian Noble

Department: Electrical Engineering

College: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EECS482
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst human beings i met, totally concerned only with himself

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He made the class; he knows his stuff; he's funny; you want him as your professor.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EECS281
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Effective and clear throughout the lecture. Encourages student involvement, and uses a variety of approaches to make student feel comfortable/awake. Excellent written notes covering each lecture

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor. GO TO LECTURES!! Handwriting could use some work. If you have any problems with the material, sit near the front so you can keep track of the lecture. He will answer your questions until you are satisfied you understand, but only if you are there to do so. EECS 280 is not easy, only take it if you are interested in programming.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EECS382
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome professor. Every day he came to class well prepared, and kept me interested with really interesting material. His style is very engaging, and not at all droll. His projects were relevant and relatively easy. He was very approachable and great with questions. And he always provided a 5 min break to give us all a breather/ clear anything up

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very clear in his explanation. He really made sure every student is on the same page before he proceeds: he spent one lecture to answer students' questions and re-explain previous materials, when he was supposed to teach iterators. Probably the best professor and most interesting class I had in UMich so far!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors at umich

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lectures notes are very clear (even more than the book). Projects are helpful in understanding the material. However, he shows you no mercy for projects. No late projects, and if it doesn't compile, you are screwed no matter if it's something really silly or a major mistake.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Noble is totally cool! He's brilliant and funny, and he knows how to make the most difficult and boring material both understandable and interesting. You will not learn just about the syntax of C++, but about how to actually think about programming. Simply amazing!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The least helpful teacher I have ever met. He would give me a smart!@# answer every time I asked him a question. My advice is take Prof. Ringenberg for EECS 280 and not Noble.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Noble is by far one of the best lecturers I've had here. He's the only class this term that I actually want to attend. He keeps the whole class interested even when talking about really tough concepts. The average on the first test was very low (52%), so I don't know how good he is about preparing exams. In general though, he's an amazing teacher!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EECS281
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best professor I've had at UM. If you're not into CS, don't take his class. But if you are, he will teach you everything you've ever wanted to know if you ask. Best lecture notes ever, better than any textbook I've ever seen. Funny in class, always super-prepared, incredibly sharp and intelligent. If you can take this class, and are in EECS, DO IT!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of my favorite professors thus far. Very enthusiastic about computer science and very approachable. I definitely recommend taking a class from him. Don't procrastinate on the projects and make sure you know the material for the exams. Very helpful class though, highly recommended.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst Class ive ever taken, spending 40 hours on a project and getting most of it wrong is typical. Exams are impossible.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Noble is a great guy and a decent teacher, but nearly everything you have to do in the class you must figure out yourself. you are expected to be skilled in C++ before taking it. Exams are really hard, projects are extremely long and painful. Dont take this class unless you have to

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Runs a good class. Well organized and effective communicator. The class moves fast though so keep up! Be prepared to spend around 20 hours on each project. Start early. The exams are deadly! No joke!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Great prof! But do NOT miss a single lecture or you will be completely lost forever. Projects arent too bad if you start them early and leave yourself about 15-25 hours per project (after P2). Prof is VERY familiar with the class but exams are nasty so make sure you score in the projects. And again, do NOT miss a single one of his lectures.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Noble is the best professor I've ever had. He makes lectures fun and interesting. I also enjoyed most of the projects. Noble is also extremely helpful, personally showing me how to use gdb and emacs. The material was very well orgainized and example code aided with solid understanding. The one topic I still feel shaky about is the lecture I missed!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: EECS281
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, he loves what he teaches. Makes it very interesting.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: EECS280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Pretty easy and laid back class, projects are simple (if you know c and have program before), I thought the class would be more demanding, but this is still an introduction to data structures, and materials are similar to EECS 183, a good professor, a nice guy, Although I am a political science major, I enjoy taking EECS with Professor Noble!