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STARK DRAPER

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 4 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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ECE 431
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Excellent prof as long as you listen to him and do your homework yourself. Very interesting course, and professor Draper knows the material very well! Also he's young and cares more about his students than profs on tenure
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ECE216 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
This guy only appears to be nice... but he is very strange and is pretty hard to work with.
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ECE216 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
One of the most valuable professors in electrical engineering at U of T - we are lucky to have him!
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Classes with STARK DRAPER

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2015ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2014ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2014ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2014ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2013ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2013ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2013ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2013ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2012ECE 330Signals and Systems
Fall 2012ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2012ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2012ECE 729Information Theory
Spring 2012ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2012ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2011ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2011ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2011ECE 729Information Theory
Spring 2011ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2011ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2010ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2010ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2010ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2010ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2009ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2009ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2009ECE 729Information Theory
Spring 2009ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2008ECE 330Signals and Systems
Fall 2008ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2008ECE 999Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2008ECE 729Information Theory
Spring 2008ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2007ECE/ME 732Dynamics of Controlled Systems

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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