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REMZI ARPACI-DUSSEAU

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Raw average: 3.81/5 from 83 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 537
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Amazing Lecture! Amazing, Professor! Amazing Wisdom! It's such an excellent course that I have to say it three times: amazing! If you take this course, you will know what I am talking about!
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COMPSCI 537
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
He is fine at teaching. In class, he comes across as quite showy, often sharing good jokes, but it seems these traits only scratch the surface. If you visit his office hours, you may find that he can be rather shallow and condescending.
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COMPSCI 537
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Remzi is an amazing lecturer who cares for his students and has an incredible knack of explaining complex topics in a way that makes them so easy to understand. If you can take 537 with him, take it.
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Classes with REMZI ARPACI-DUSSEAU

COMPSCI 682

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

COMPSCI 682 is an individual study course for seniors completing honors theses in Computer Sciences, arranged with a faculty member.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Manolis VlatakisMichael Swift+11 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
COMPSCI 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

COMPSCI 699 offers directed study projects for junior and senior students arranged with a faculty member.

No offering record · Spring 2026

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Shivaram VenkataramanFred Sala+19 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2026COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2026COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2026COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2026COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2025COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2025COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2025COMPSCI 702Graduate Cooperative Education
Fall 2025COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2025COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2025COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2025COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2025COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2025COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2025COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2025COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2025COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2024COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2024COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2024COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2024COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2024COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2024COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2024COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2024COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2024COMPSCI 702Graduate Cooperative Education
Spring 2024COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2023COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2023COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2023COMPSCI 702Graduate Cooperative Education
Fall 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2023COMPSCI 639Undergraduate Elective Topics in Computing
Spring 2023COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2023COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 839Core Topics in Computing
Spring 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2022COMPSCI 537Introduction to Operating Systems
Fall 2022COMPSCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2022COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2022COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2022COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2022COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2021COMPSCI 537Introduction to Operating Systems
Fall 2021COMPSCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2021COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2021COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI 839Core Topics in Computing
Fall 2021COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2020COMPSCI 638Undergraduate Topics in Computing
Fall 2020COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI 838Topics in Computing
Fall 2020COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2020COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2020COMPSCI 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2020COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2020COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2019COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2019COMPSCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2019COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2019COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2019COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2019COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2019COMPSCI 838Topics in Computing
Spring 2019COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2019COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2018COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2018COMPSCI 739Distributed Systems
Fall 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2018COMPSCI 537Introduction to Operating Systems
Spring 2018COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2018COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2018ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2017COMPSCI 739Distributed Systems
Fall 2017COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2017COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2017COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2017COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2017COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2017COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2017COMPSCI 999Dissertator Research

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