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I took Jeff's Algorithms class in college and he's one of the best professors I've had. I still struggled through the class but definitely made it through with
by otachack 8y ago
I took Jeff's Algorithms class in college and he's one of the best professors I've had. I still struggled through the class but definitely made it through with a great experience.
- kyteland 8y agoI took CS 173 and 373 from Jeff nearly 20 years ago, with 273 from another great professor. That course sequence along with Combinatorial Game Theory (which I took on a lark) has had a greater impact on me than the rest of my university experience combined. A lot of that is due to the quality of the professors I was lucky enough to have.
- jimhefferon 8y agoPerhaps you might, when you get a chance, email him a brief note to tell him that. That'll make a person's day.
- CydeWeys 8y agoHe's in the comments here so I suspect his day is already made! :)
- kyteland 8y agoYeah, this may the 3rd or 4th time I've said something along those lines in a HN thread he's active in over the last 10 years.
- jefferickson 8y agoDay made!!
- mesaframe 8y agoYou know what, your book on linear algebra is really great too. I tried to understand LA from too many books but your book was the one which made sense for me.
- jimhefferon 8y ago:-) Thank you.
- whorleater 8y agoCS 598 JGE with jeffe which covered more advanced and niche algorithms was 10000% the most impactful cs class I've ever taken.
- jtokoph 8y agoSaw his name at the top of HN and immediately came to post the same thing. He taught me how to think and problem solve in a whole new way. Was the most memorable class and instructor for me.