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MATT GEBBIE

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Raw average: 3.00/5 from 6 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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CBE 310
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Thermo is a hard class, and Gebbie does a fine job teaching it. I would say the key in success in this class is to do the assigned reading, and it does not really matter who your instructor is. I gave him a five because he was very accommodating with schedule conflicts for exam and cared about this students well-being.
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CBE 310
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Very caring, friendly professor. Amazing person, but teaching is something to be desired. He will not cover everything and instead go deep into topics that are irrelevant but still you are required to be there. We are urged from the start (correctly so) to use textbook as word and his lecture as supplement, which is accurate
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CBE 310
Quality 1/5Difficulty 2/5
Prof Gebbie is nice and easy, but his teaching is poor. He rarely has a lecture plan so they are always disorganized. He barely uses the board or PowerPoint so he literally just rants the entire class with little order. Explanations are convoluted and given too fast. The class overall lacks engagement and he blames it on iPhones and the digital age
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CBE 310
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Really likeable guy and approachable which is nice but he overexplains concepts and lectures can get confusing. Thermo is hard enough, but his lack of structure to lectures confuses things more. Also homework is only 10 points a week and graded harshly. Make sure to ask TA's questions during discussion because that helps clarify things a lot!
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CBE 310
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
This course depends on you building basics to solve problems that are way advanced that the HW. But the problem is the lack of material to study from to build these basics. Be prepared for averages around 40 for each exam. Also, unhelpful through piazza and inaccessible. You will be purely on your own for this class. He made me hate my major.
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CBE 310
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
This class was definitely a challenge and will test your conceptual understanding of thermodynamics. Professor Gebbie is a very caring and understanding professor who took feedback, and was open to adjusting his class to meet students needs. This was his first time teaching a class and I think he will continue to improve as a professor.
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Classes with MATT GEBBIE

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Spring 2026CBE 599Special Problems
Spring 2026CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2026CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2025CBE 547Introduction to Colloid and Interface Science
Fall 2025CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2025CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2025CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2025CBE 547Introduction to Colloid and Interface Science
Spring 2025CBE 599Special Problems
Spring 2025CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2025CBE 961Seminar-chemical Engineering
Spring 2025CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2024CBE 310Chemical Process Thermodynamics
Fall 2024CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2024CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2024CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2024CBE 489Honors in Research
Spring 2024CBE 547Introduction to Colloid and Interface Science
Spring 2024CBE 599Special Problems
Spring 2024CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2024CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2023CBE 489Honors in Research
Fall 2023CBE 547Introduction to Colloid and Interface Science
Fall 2023CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2023CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2023CBE 961Seminar-chemical Engineering
Fall 2023CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2023CBE 310Chemical Process Thermodynamics
Spring 2023CBE 599Special Problems
Spring 2023CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2023CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2022CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2022CBE 710Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Fall 2022CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2022CBE 961Seminar-chemical Engineering
Fall 2022CBE 990Thesis-research
Spring 2022CBE 310Chemical Process Thermodynamics
Spring 2022CBE 599Special Problems
Spring 2022CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2022CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2021CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2021CBE 710Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Fall 2021CBE 990Thesis-research
Fall 2020CBE 599Special Problems
Fall 2020CBE 710Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Fall 2020CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2020CBE 890Pre-dissertator's Research

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