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MICHAEL COEN

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Raw average: 4.80/5 from 5 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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COMPSCI 540
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Didn't have papers printed out on time for tests. Final grades submitted 2 weeks late. Great guy though. Very smart and hilarious, designs assignments and tests to measure understanding, not to trip students up. Extremely dedicated to making sure students learn, stays up late the night before assignments are due, willing to extend deadlines.
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COMPSCI 540
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Interesting prof. with crazy/cool stories. Lectures were interesting, exams even more so. He focuses on teaching the intuition rather than bludgeoning students with tedious equations and irrelevant debugging. He also taught the class using the functional language Scheme, which I felt was something really important for anyone interested in CS.
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COMPSCI 540
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He almost doubled the class capacity to get all students on the waitlist in, what a nice guy! Snarky but intelligent remarks on every single topic from mathematics to neuroscience, he just knows so much! Definitely wanna go to his office hour. Course materials are easy to understand.
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BMI/COMPSCI/PSYCH 841
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Coen is an engaging speaker with an impressive intellect and deep knowledge in a wide range of fields. You won't want to miss class or the opportunity to talk with him during office hours. Problem sets are unique and well-designed explorations into the fascinating topics covered in this interdisciplinary course.
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COMPSCI 540
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
My favorite professor I've had and also the smartest man I've ever met. He knows everything there is to know about artificial intelligence- from financial AI (he worked on wall street as a hedge fund quant) to using AI to translate a monkey language. Crazy man! Class was pretty relaxed- Homework was somewhat challenging, exams pretty easy.
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Classes with MICHAEL COEN

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2016COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2015COMPSCI 540Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Spring 2015COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2015COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2015COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2014BMI/COMPSCI/PSYCH 841Computational Cognitive Science
Fall 2014COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2014COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2014COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2014ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2013BMI/COMPSCI/PSYCH 841Computational Cognitive Science
Fall 2013COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2013COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2013ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2013COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2013COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2013ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2012COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2012COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2012COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2012ZOOLOGY 990Research
Fall 2011COMPSCI 838Topics in Computing
Fall 2011COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2011ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2011COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2010COMPSCI 838Topics in Computing
Fall 2010COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2010ZOOLOGY 990Research
Spring 2010COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2010COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2009COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2009COMPSCI 838Topics in Computing
Fall 2009COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2009COMPSCI 540Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Spring 2009COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2009COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2009COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2008COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2008COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2008COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2008COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2008COMPSCI 838Topics in Computing

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