BEST professor ever! Not only does he have a kind heart and a good life philosophy (you'll see throughout the class), but those aren't the main reasons I'm giving him a 5. The real reason is he brought amazing donuts to the final exam ;)Rate My Professors ↗
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Dan Negrut
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Knowledgeable and fun. Learned a lot about CUDARate My Professors ↗
Dan is a great professor who knows a lot about parallel computing both on CPU and GPU. Lectures and homeworks are well designed; lots of room to explore parallel computing with the final project. I really liked that lecture recordings were made available as well. Great class/great professor/great guy.Rate My Professors ↗
Good guy. Delivers engaging lectures and the material is interesting too.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Dan Negrut
Senior Honors Thesis
3 creditsIndividual study for seniors completing theses for honors in the Computer Sciences major, continuing COMP SCI 681.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed Study
1–6 creditsDirected study projects for Computer Science juniors and seniors, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleMaster's Thesis
1–9 creditsGrad st; Master's candidates only
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Pre-dissertator Research
1–9 creditsPre-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
Dissertation
1–6 creditsAdvanced level mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Independent Study
1–3 creditsIndependent Study course for ECE featuring directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.83 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleHonors in Research
1–3 creditsHONORS IN RESEARCH is an undergraduate course for honors research projects supervised by faculty members.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced Independent Study
1–6 creditsAdvanced Independent Study for ECE involving directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2023 · limited sampleMaster's Research
1–9 creditsIndependent work on master's research overseen by a qualified instructor. Students demonstrate the ability to formulate, analyze, and independently solve advanced engineering problems and communicate research results orally and in writing.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Pre-dissertator's Research
1–9 creditsPre-Dissertator's Research involves independent doctoral research in Electrical Engineering under instructor oversight.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Dissertator's Research
1–12 creditsIndependent dissertation work in Electrical Engineering supervised by a qualified instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced Independent Study
1–3 creditsAdvanced independent study involving directed projects arranged with the instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced Dynamics
3 creditsAdvanced Dynamics covers kinematics and kinetics of plane and three-dimensional motion, Coriolis acceleration, linear and angular momentum, central force motion, gyrodynamics, and generalized coordinates. Was EMA 542 prior to Fall 2026.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Overview of computing concepts for engineering modeling/simulation, covering computer architecture, software development, and software-hardware interplay.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Dan Negrut
Instructor Dan Negrut taught a course where homeworks required significant self-teaching outside of class. However, the material was not overly difficult, grading was fair, and exams were reasonable and challenging but not impossible.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2023 · limited sampleHonors in Research II
3 creditsHonors in Research II involves independent mechanical engineering research and thesis preparation under faculty guidance.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Mechanical Engineering Projects I
1–3 creditsMechanical Engineering Projects I involves individual lab projects under staff supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleMechanical Engineering Projects II
1–3 creditsMechanical Engineering Projects II is a continuation of ME 491 that applies basic mechanical engineering principles to engineering research problems.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
Advanced Independent Study
1–3 creditsAdvanced Independent Study involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor, applying advanced physical, mathematical, and mechanical engineering principles to engineering research problems.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Master's Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsMaster's Research and Thesis involving directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Phd Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsPHD RESEARCH AND THESIS involves directed study projects as arranged with instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Dissertator Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsDissertation Research and Thesis involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | COMPSCI 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | COMPSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | COMPSCI 790 | Master's Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2027 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2027 | ECE 399 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | ECE 489 | Honors in Research |
| Spring 2027 | ECE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2027 | ECE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2027 | ECE 990 | Dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2027 | ECE 999 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | EMA 442 | Advanced Dynamics |
| Spring 2027 | ME 459 | Computing Concepts for Applications in Engineering |
| Spring 2027 | ME 489 | Honors in Research II |
| Spring 2027 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Spring 2027 | ME 492 | Mechanical Engineering Projects II |
| Spring 2027 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2027 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI 790 | Master's Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2026 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 399 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 489 | Honors in Research |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 990 | Dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Fall 2026 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | ME 751 | Advanced Computational Dynamics |
| Fall 2026 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
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