Current instructor

Michael Gleicher

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Raw average: 3.33/5 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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What students say

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COMPSCI 559
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
This computer graphics course in 2026 feels like an experiment, and the professor has been extremely flexible and supportive. I learned a lot from his workbook. It's a bit of a shame that an advanced graphics course is no longer offered at UW—I would definitely take it if it were available.
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COMPSCI 559
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Honors section isn't flipped classroom & didn't teach much more than regular section, just had portfolio wks. 1 wk had: 2x (good) video lectures & 1x (redundant) regular lectures & 2x HW. Portfolios fun but must defend work cuz prof examines art not code to check if algo was implemented. Doesn't teach math. Learned math from Prof Wu's exam prep.
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COMPSCI 559
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Poor feedback. Unclear grading criteria. Unprepared. Prioritized his Amazon job, assuming honors students wouldn't be affected. We were overworked every week, watching 2 weeks of recorded lectures while enduring redundant in-person ones, extra readings, and double the homework. He couldn't teach the math needed for success on exams. Take Young Wu.
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COMPSCI 765
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
He's a good lecturer, but the class is very unorganized. Feels like he gave up teaching and started giving busywork assignments toward the end. Expectations and grading were also very unclear for most of the course
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COMPSCI 559
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Had a really great time learning graphics from Prof Gleicher. He's extremely passionate about the subject and really cares about helping students succeed. It's very hands-on with a heavy emphasis on the weekly workbook projects, which can be tough but it's usually really fun and interesting. He's also *much* more organized than most professors.
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Classes with Michael Gleicher

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

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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

No recorded grade history

ME 491

Mechanical Engineering Projects I

1–3 credits

Mechanical Engineering Projects I involves individual lab projects under staff supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Gregory NellisDan Negrut+40 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2027COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2027COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2027COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2027COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2027ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2026COMPSCI 298Directed Study in Computer Science
Fall 2026COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2026COMPSCI 765Data Visualization
Fall 2026COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2026COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 990Dissertation

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