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Colin Dewey

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Raw average: 3.43/5 from 21 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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BMI/COMPSCI 576
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Colin is a solid professor with a well-organized course. However, I likely wouldn't take 576 again. It was a flipped format with monotone pre-recorded lectures, tedious homeworks, and long but not unfair exams. The resources for you to succeed are readily available, though, so the effort you put in will likely match your grade.
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BMI/COMPSCI 576
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Even as a CS major, some of the algorithms are difficult to understand. You need to put a LOT of time into watching the monotone lectures, but the content itself seems like it is useful and applicable to the real world. The HWs are hard so start early, but the exams were simplified handwritten versions of the HW and notebook problems.
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BMI/COMPSCI 576
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Prof. Dewey's class is extremely organized and information is displayed well with sufficient office hours offered. My only complaint is that the lectures are extremely monotone and boring. I struggle so much to get through the 20 minute pre-recorded lecture (full of crucial information) so much that I had to come write this review. HARD homework
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BMI/COMPSCI 576
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
If you enjoy paying $20 for yet another unnecessary cloud-based homework service where the assignments are the most tedious, annoying exercises ever (executing steps of computational algorithms by hand multiple times), then this is the professor for you. Exams are more of the same but with the added stress of a time limit.
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BMI/COMPSCI 576
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor speaks (and generally conducts himself) pedantically and condescendingly. Gave incorrect and ambiguous information about exams, including, but not limited to, length, format, and content. Would advise to avoid his class. Low averages on the exams.
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BMI/COMPSCI 576
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Professor Dewey provides no feedback on work, and then has difficult exams. Apathetic to students performance, and unhelpful when asked questions. Comparable difficulty to Algorithms, but for no reason.
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Classes with Colin Dewey

BMI 699

Independent Study

1–8 credits

Independent Study is a directed course to pursue knowledge beyond the curriculum. Students apply coursework to real biomedical applications and create literature reviews and publications.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Richard ChappellMark Craven+21 more

No recorded grade history

BMI 899

Pre-dissertator Research

1–12 credits

Pre-dissertator research course for graduate/professional standing students focused on developing critical, analytical, and independent thinking for independent research.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Richard ChappellMark Craven+28 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sample
COMPSCI 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

Directed study projects for Computer Science juniors and seniors, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Fred SalaDan Negrut+49 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
COMPSCI 899

Pre-dissertator Research

1–9 credits

Pre-dissertator independent research supervised by a faculty member for students who have completed a master's degree but have not reached dissertator status.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Fred SalaSong Gao+63 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027BMI 699Independent Study
Spring 2027BMI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2027COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2027COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2027COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2027COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2027COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2026BIOCHEM/BME/BMI/CBE/COMPSCI/GENETICS 915Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine
Fall 2026BMI 699Independent Study
Fall 2026BMI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2026COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2026COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 990Dissertation

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