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Fabien was one of the nicest professors I've ever met. The class itself is really hard but I went to office hours often and he was really understanding when I asked for an exam regrade. I did well in the class due to hard work and lots of studying before midterms. The practice exams are very accurate to the actual thingRate My Professors ↗
Dry lecture style, especially compared to some other profs. Hard to stay engaged. Maurice didn't really go above and beyond in any way, just explained the material as it is. Tests are worth almost your whole grade, but course is structured in a way that if you go to discussion, do the homework, and seek help when you need it, you should be fine.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor has a clear and concise (but dry) way of explaining material in lecture, but this is a quick moving class. Attend office hours or MLC for all the matters you are unclear about because he's great at answering specific problems. Three tests are 87% of your grade with a max. ~1% curve so study well in advance because it's unforgiving.Rate My Professors ↗
Although he was really nice and was happy to answer questions (which I appreciated), I will say that the lectures were very boring and structured weirdly. Very hard not to fall asleep. And very much a tough grader. Unfortunate how well I did on midterms, only for test anxiety to take the best out of me on the final and for my entire grade to fall.Rate My Professors ↗
Fabien was great! Math 222 was a hard class in general, but he did a great job explaining even the toughest concepts. He went through the content slowly to make it easier to keep up and understand. I would highly recommend him!Rate My Professors ↗
Worst thing was prof. Fabien has classes in the early hours and I kept falling asleep. The lectures are so dull and cover everything in the syllabus in too much detail. I had to learn everything from the book because I'm bored and have ADHD. I want lectures that do not need work outside of lecture.Rate My Professors ↗
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Introduction to spectral methods (Fourier, Chebyshev, Fast Fourier Transform), finite element methods (Galerkin methods, energy estimates and error analysis), and mesh-free methods (Monte-Carlo, smoothed-particle hydrodynamics) for solving partial differential equations. Applications from science and engineering. Applications from science and engineering. Students are strongly encouraged to have programming skills (e.g.COMP SCI 200), undergraduate numerical analysis (e.g.MATH/COMP SCI 514orCOMP SCI 412), analysis (MATH 322and521) and linear algebra (e.g.MATH 341or equiv.)
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Maurice Fabien
Maurice Fabien taught COMPSCI/MATH 715 with a challenging yet fair approach, though students found his delivery monotone and the course organization inconsistent. FEA material was often crammed into the final weeks, while MATLAB coding time was considered unnecessary. Assignments were strictly take-home, and students noted that effort directly correlated with outcomes.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | COMPSCI/MATH 715 | Methods of Computational Mathematics II |
| Fall 2026 | MATH 234 | Calculus--functions of Several Variables |
| Fall 2026 | MATH 699 | Directed Study |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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