Tracy Larrabee - University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

Professor: Tracy Larrabee

Department: Computer Science

College: University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CE16
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tracy is the best professor I've had at UCSC so far. She made math fun and rewarding. She explains topics so well and I left lectures feeling confident and prepared. There is homework due once a week along with a quiz that she is very fair about. She lets you know ahead of time what's on the quiz and MSI is a HUGE help. The final was harder though.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CE16
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tracy is a great teacher, but she goes to fast in class for you to take notes. My suggestion listen to her lectures instead of trying to notate it. If you still want to take notes do it in MSI or review the lecture videos. MSI is a gem you should definitely go. Again Larrabee is a great teacher, but I can confidently say that MSI got me my grade.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CMPE16
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

While Tracy is a nice professor and her weekly quizzes were easy/fair, the final was quite miserable. Additionally, her policy of failing the final (even by 1 percent)makes you fail the class regardless of your previous grades is not fun. Multiple very long and brutal proofs on the final that took over a page to prove. Beware

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CMPE16
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This is the easiest class you will ever take. Larrabee likes to tell a lot of stories, but I passed easily with an A. I didn't really ever show up to class except for the quizzes, and PRO TIP: you can watch the lecture videos at double the speed so that classes are half the amount of time.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CMPE16
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took this class about 1 year ago. She is funny and pretty good at what she does. The only reason I got an A- was because I didn't do so well on the final. You need to pass the final to pass the class. The material was not hard and when she teaches it, its an easy class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CE16
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tracy genuinely wants her students to succeed. Lectures are explained clearly, but MSI sections are necessary to get an A. You will emerge from the class with a good feeling of what you've learnt.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CE16
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

hella chill and nice teacher. There's a quiz every week which really makes you keep yourself up to date on the concepts and whatever she's teaching. Weekly quiz means no midterm and I prefer that so much more, kind of a way to force you to learn the concepts

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CMPE16
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She's laid back &funny prof. Covers basic concept of discrete nicely, but doesn't prepare you for proof heavy course (e.g CS101). You are guaranteed to do well as long as you put some effort and go to MSI. I felt like I didn't get much out of her class, but her lecture is entertaining to a point where I made sure I showed up on time for her lecture

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CMPE16
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Larrabee is just a cool professor without trying to be a 'cool' professor. She teaches well and is very good at interacting with her students. There's quite a bit of homework, but the graders don't look at it; however, if you don't put a lot of effort in, she'll use that against you if you ask her to bump up your grade at the end of the quarter.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CE16
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pop quiz for every week, but no midterm. The lecture is helpful, and lecture is based on the textbook.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CMPE16
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wonderful teacher, prolly the best for CE! 40% quizzes and 50% final. Quizzes aren't hard nor easy, she tells you whats on it the day before and goes over the topics right before. STUDY for the final, hardest part of the class. Lots of partial credit. Make sure u go to MSI so u can get that 5% extra credit and extra help, they are extremely helpful

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CE16
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

With a large class, she tries her best to help as many as she can, and she explains the concepts clearly. She goes over some concepts repeatedly, and she is clearly passionate about the subject and computer engineer or computer science majors as well. The only flaw is that she goes on tangents a bit too often, but they're not too bad.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CMPE16
• 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:

Amazing teacher, she loves to be helpful and encourages questions. She goes over the concepts multiple times in a week to make sure everyone understands.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CMPE16
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tracy obviously cares about the her student's success and is willing to helps. Although she does her best to help, as a lecturer, I found her to be inconsistent and sometimes unclear. She goes off tangent often and loses her train of thought easily. Personally, lectures were done too fast for me, but some people seem ok with it. 5/5 person though.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CE16
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

can i just say..... AWESOME??? Tracy has become my most favorite professor in this entire school! She's been teaching at UCSC for decades and she knows how to teach! She makes things easy to learn and fun too! At first I thought, why does she sound like a drill sergeant? But after I got used to it, I really liked it! Definitely take a class w/ her!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CE16
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is alright. People love her cuz she's easy. However, she doesn't prepare you enough for upper-div classes. Go to class, she'll tell u what's gonna be on the quizzes and the final. Final is 45% of your grade and it's harder than the quizzes so be ready. Class' TAs are great. She spend a lot of time talking random stuff than actually lecturing.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CE16
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Larrabee is hilarious, and runs the class in a pretty laid back manner. Weekly homework graded for submission and weekly quizzes -with some scores dropped. She made herself available frequently through email or video conferencing. The final upped the ante a bit, but it's just fine if you keep up with your studying!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CMPE16
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She was one of the most fun professors I had. She taught us to understand and encouraged us to make mistakes to learn. Also her TAs are pretty helpful for the weekly quizzes that she gives. Easy A.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CMPE16
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She was one of the most fun professors I had. She taught us to understand and encouraged us to make mistakes to learn. Also her TAs are pretty helpful for the weekly quizzes that she gives.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CE16
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

great teacher, spectacular human. If you do the homework, you ace the quizzes, and she is really good at wanting to help. (Plus she understands what it is like to be a female in STEM so she can relate)