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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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
Terrible professor. Extremely unorganized. Singles out student. Avoid at all cost.Rate My Professors ↗
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 courseRate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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