fairly easy, but 275 is a ton of work, make sure you get in a good group if you want a good mark.

Class is easy as long as you learned anything from your intro programming courses. Lecture notes are fill-in powerpoint but the only thing you really need to write down is the data structure algorithms. Assignments are fairly straightforward and she gives lots of hints about what to do.

Anne is extremely friendly and willing to help. She has the same teaching style as an elementary teacher; lots of colour, drawings, animation, (somewhat corny, but amusing) jokes. Her midterm was easy and labs are very simple, normally taking no more than 15 minutes. However, her assignments CAN get complex and tedious. Take 165 with her! Easy A!

labs: out of sync w/ assn & lec; had 3 weeks, took 1.5 hrs; useless but very easy. lec: overkill. took 4ever to explain simple concepts. assn's: easy but long & tedious. nice prof but points out disruptive/sleeping students. don't let her learn your name ;) sold textbook after 1st week, not needed. program in java or c++

She is teaching ok...and make sure start working and dun leave everything in the last minute

Best Prof ever! She was very clear in her lectures for this class and if you just go to lecture you won't have to read the book because her notes cover even more than the text. I have heard she is not as great in the upper level classes. She's very energetic and always made the class fun! I totally recommend Anne.

Best Prof ever! She was very clear in her lectures for this class and if you just go to lecture you won't have to read the book because her notes cover even more than the text. I have heard she is not as great in the upper level classes. She's very energetic and always made the class fun! I totally recommend Anne.

I think the notes could be better by making things more organized. Some notes aren't filled in. Follow her assignment time line or else you won't finish. Labs could be coordinated better, because the TA actually marks you mainly for attendance for every second week and not many people showed up. Midterm is fair, but final was not easy. :P

Explains most of the material in quite a bit of detail. Her notes are usually quite good, and she uses a lot of examples. Assignments tend to be easy but extremely long and tedious. Also, requirements are often unclear, so make sure you understand everything thoroughly before starting. She has a good personality, which helps in her teaching.

Excellent class for those who want an easy A. Take the lecture for this class though, the guy that does the distance version makes it pretty hard. Hardly attended lecture, but prof was very organized and knew what she was doing in the times I did attend.

Good prof, she gives lots of demonstrations. She makes the material easy to understand, and is easier than the distance prof (from what I've heard from my friends). But beware, there is NO textbook for this on-campus version of the course. It might be tough for some people, because Python is covered in only 3 weeks, so the schedule is pretty tight.

I found this Class Very easy. If you are someone who understands computers you will do well, If you are an arts student who is only taking this for science credit, you should pass but might not be with best mark. Anne explained course reasonably well, However some of the TA's could barley speak english.

She made the point that software engineering is NOT about implementation. Unambiguous requirement documentation, thorough design, and careful planning are more important.

Cons: boring lectures, too much work. Pros: fair marker, easy material, approachable, no midterm. Keep yourself busy on the project for this course and you will learn way more than you will in class

I enjoyed taking her class and exams were fairly easy. Did not attend lectures until i had midterms but after that, i attended every time for python. She prepared good notes and it was helpful to go over and to understand class materials.

The professor is so responsible .

SO EASY! I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR HER FUTURE CLASSES! LOVE YOU ANNE LAVERGNE!

Shes sooooooooooooooooo nice and helpful :) Really!

Really good prof. Attend all the lectures and you will do well

Course was easy but she can't teach when it comes to learning...she provides abstract information instead...just read the book and you are good to go...tests are fairly easy

Memorize everything that she has on her power points, assignments and examples.No need to read Python book, maybe just look over the examples..Try to memorize different codes for creating a web page, because on midterm and the final,the part about web pages was the most important. Also, you can bring your cheat-sheet on any exams.

I enjoyed the class, the prof. really tried to make it interesting. The midterms and the final is easy as long as you read the lecture notes. But TAs marked assignments fairly strict, so make sure you have fixed all the details before submitting them.

Not bad. Too theoretical, you won't be coding alot in this class. She has a nice attitude and genuinely wants to help. For assignments, ask for clarification (might get docked marks for silly things).

She is super nice lady. And her notes are really clear. Kind of boring of the lecture but it s not bad at all.

Super simple. Honestly, just follow along, ask questions if need be because she's really helpful. As long as you're a logical person, it's straight forward simplistic coding with HTML + CSS for beginners, and two days of Python. Cheat sheet for the midterm and final, 5 easy assignments. Really don't know how someone could do poorly in this class.

Reflecting on it after finishing all my lower level courses she is actually a good prof. She is not like a typical sfu prof for lower division science courses where they spoon feed you by making you fill in the blanks of their notes. Sure Lavergne doesn't have good notes but this is where PRACTICE coding and reading the book actually pays off.

(Summer 2013) Since Anne is teaching 127 this summer I thought I'd share my experience. She's genial in class and will help you if you ask, but doesn't spoon-feed or take any BS. Self-study outside of class is a must. Very strict marker. I think she'd be a better 127 instructor than Vaughan, who has an attitude.

Will work with you to run through your code and see what the issue is. Clear grading scheme, each coding problem is worth around 3%, get 80+% to pass the course. Unlimited tries as the servers will run through each piece of code every 8 hours and will post if code meets requirements or fails.

The dynamic of the class is a bit flawed. She lectures like the class are rookies, but hands out assignments/quizzes that are geared towards semi-experienced programmers. With that being said, if you have any questions I'm sure she would be happy to assist you. She's a kind and helpful person.

As a first year student i though Anne was amazing. Her quizes, tests, assignments were quite tough but her lectures were immaculate. They were precise, clear, and detailed, oh were they extremely detailed! One important thing to NOTE: YOU MUST ATTEND THE LECTURES. If you attended all the lectures this class is an easy A/B. YOU WILL FAIL IF YOU DONT

Anne took her time to create long review sessions prior to the midterm and final (and was also available during office hours on top of that). Very nice and clearly likes to offer help. Tip: Do the labs and you will do great.

not sure y everyone hates her. she's really nice and explains very clearly. she knows very well what she's talking about. very helpful if u need help. she set up amazing extra tutorial sections to prepare for final, and those tutorial sections saved my GPA!

Great professor that doesn't spoon feed you information, which helps if you have a true interest in programming. Assignments were fair and quite easy if you put in the work, same goes for the exams - sometimes there are even bonus marks available!. She's a kind and bubbly person as well. Very happy to have taken my first CMPT class with her.

Easy exam

I had her for both CMPT127 and 225. She wasn't much help in 127, which is probably how the course was supposed to be in the first place. But she was terrific in 225. Teaches very well, encourages questions (and answers them well), is always available for help and is very engaging. Word loads are reasonable, and assignments are well thought out.

Really good professor. Seems to care about students. Asks for feedback on how to make the course work for students, and tries to implement it. Exams are of average difficulty. The assignments are fun, and often allow for some creativity.

Really tough class. Assignments are difficult and unclear - make friends in this class and work together. the assignments are only worth 3-5% for 5 of them but take up up to 1-2 days to do each one but there is lots of coding so you learn a lot. If you don't do the assignments you will do poorly on exams. Anne's office hours are very helpful

Professor Lavergne was awesome! She really cares about her students and is very approachable in office hours. She wants her students to succeed, but does make you work for it. She gave us additional time for the lab assignments when the grading robot was down, in some cases, much after the original deadline, which was very kind of her.

Anne Lavergne was awesome! She could be a tough grader, there were lots of assignments, however she was always available to help out, and was very reasonable to deal with. She gave us plenty of extra time to complete assignments when the grading robot was down, and as long as you stay on top of the assignments you will be ok. Do NOT fall behind.

First quiz was a bit dumb because we had to memorize things that we never used again in the course, but everything else was great! Her attitude was nice and obviously was enthusiastic to help us.

She'll answer your questions with patience, seems to really care whether you understand or not. 1st midterm seemed somewhat confusing, because of sentence structures mostly. Questions were not allowed during final, that might be a bad thing for some, didn't bother me at all. Only negative thing was that she skipped one/ two concepts. Overall good.

Anne is a good prof, you will learn. While her methods may not please some - those who skip class and cram before exams, consistent effort throughout the semester will net you a decent grade. It seems most of the low ratings come from first years, or people who just don't like adapting to writing notes on paper during lectures.

Was very helpful in labs and in office hours. Quizzes were fair and extended the grace period for lab tasks due to the current situation.

one of the best prof i have met.

Professor Lavergne is awesome! Super caring, very accessible outside of class. Happy to help and spend considerable amounts of time on your questions. She makes you work for it but is fair about her exams and assignments. This is my 2nd course with her, and I would gladly take more with her in the future. A truly great professor!

The class is really straightforward, she doesn't really teach much though, since all the lessons are online, so you just read that. I just found Anne really scary, she's kinda passive aggressive, so I was too scared to ask her many questions.

Anne is really nice prof. She teaches lectures well, but goes over by like 10 mins. Her assignments and tests are fairly simple, and it is really based upon her lecture, which is just free marks. The course content is already hard, which is why people complain about, but she helps make sure its clear enough. Shes also very reachable in office hours

Anne's lectures are detailed and she gives great examples. The slides are organized and have enough color so that they're easy to look through. I didn't use the textbook much other than for referencing a few tables. I only found out the class was meant to be hard after finishing (and I'm not a regular A student)

Anne's teaching style is rather plain. She spends a long time explaining some things, while briefly touching on other (just as) important things. The course is somewhat fast pasted. Would recommend having prior programming experience. Either way, the course has been fine for me sofar. The tests are open book (and very easy).

Good organized style of teaching, Assignments directly correspond to course material. If you put in the work you will get what you deserve. Using GDB is your best friend to really understand what happens in assembly.

As mentioned by others, Anne is very very intelligent and her teaching is done under the assumption that you are a proficient coder at the very least. For me, I was fortunate enough to have done AP CS in high school so this class was easy, but I can understand why my peers have other opinions of her teaching.

Anne is an engaging lecturer and happily answers questions during lectures (she doesn't answer much during exams but that's because it's an exam). You could tell she is passionate about CS and I would happily have her again in the future. Plus she has funny idiosyncrasies that make a teacher's lectures a bit more fun.

She does a good job teaching the content. Assignments and tests were a fair difficulty. However, its difficult to ask her questions. She can be very condescending when answering them and regularly interrupts people before they are done. This is especially a problem since her instructions for assignments/tests often need clarification.

I had taken Anne for 125 the previous semester and decided to take her again. I'm used to how she teaches her classes and honestly, she's a pretty good teacher. Her assignments are pretty straightforward and her quizzes are okay. The MC sections are too hard with the class average of 50% on MC.

I feel that the grading criteria is not up to the mark. I had a quiz that was done in lab. I have made one mistake. As a reason, my code didn't compile and I got 0. After checking my code I found that there is 1 line error, Although I have done correctly in the rest 99 lines, She gave me a 0 mark. So make sure your code compiles!!

Anne is a gem. She helped me throughout the semester. She was always open to answering any doubts about the assignments. She went out of her way so many times for me, staying extra 2 hours after office hours, and arranging a makeup final exam for me. Teaching - 10/10, Helpful Nature - 10/10, Hilarious and never makes the lecture boring.

She gets more hate than needed and is honestly a great prof. Her classes are very organized and assignments are always thought out well and help you learn. Just study her lecture slides and make sure you know everything about them to study for quizzes. Her lectures are decent and everything else is pretty good. I would take her again in the future

Forgot to rate her from a couple of semesters ago but shes a pretty good prof and her classes have a good structure.

Great prof. She's passionate about the material (explains in-depth during lectures) and marks the tests usually generously.

Really cares about her students. Lectures are well done and she offers heavily annotated notes/slides. Almost felt being "spoonfed" as a student (in a good way). Very approachable. Pop up quizzes. Assns are quite easy. TAs can do better. Textbook is already super great. I guess reading and comprehending textbook helps more than other learning mats

great prof at explaining concepts and fundamentals assignment averages are very high which means you can at the bare minimum pass this course fairly easily, however, exams are extremely tough, and you feel cramped for time

Her lectures are awesome and to succeed in exams kindly solve the previous exam papers and do assignments properly. she the best professor for cmpt 295.

For a hard course, Anne does well in explaining difficult concepts. She is approachable if you email her regarding the course work in my personal experience. The assignments are really easy, but beware of the insanely long tests with confusing multiple choices.

Anne is a great lectuer, and explained concepts in this course really well. Lectures and notes were recorded. Grading scheme was more than reasonable, homework was manageable with the time given. She really cares about her students and the learning environment. The only con for me is that the exams can be somewhat tricky. Overall would recommend.

One of the best professors at SFU, very good lectures and assignments are very manageable. Exams are a bit on the tougher side but they still are completely doable. Our final got interrupted because of a fire alarm and she was kind enough to omit the final entirely. 11/10 professor.

Although the content of this course is quite tricky and requires a certain amount of time to be spent on it every week, Anne is an amazing prof; her notes are very organized, and her lecture is also good. Anne truly cares about her students and is one of the great profs I have encountered!

Hard course, anne could be condescending at times (especially in office hours..) but overall not a bad prof. Lecture slides were helpful, her multiple choice on tests was ridiculous imo but the I felt that the written sections did reward those who actually studied hard. Final exam was fire af. Those who took it this spring will know what i mean..

She is the best comp sci teacher at SFU, if you want to get a good mark in a CMPT class I recommend waiting for a semester until she teaches it.

I am not rating because of what happened during final exam. Dr.Lavergne has some of the best lectures, clear explanations, energetic lectures. She's very helpful during the office hours. The only problem were noticeable part of exams were multiple choices that were really tricky, so if you do one mcq wrong, you'll be down by 7% in midterm exam.

the main criticisms against Anne are that the grade distribution in her exams is unfair ( mc each worth 7%) and lecture slides are too packed. Regardless she goes above and beyond to make sure we understand the concepts. She's very understanding and accessible. I would recommend taking her classes, but get ready to work and learn.

She was the best cs prof I had. She cared about students so much, so helpful in office hours, multiple office hours before midterms, assignments were related to lectures. And her lectures were crystal clear, making sure you'll learn all the concepts. She's the best prof

Random participation activities in lectures so you gotta go to every lecture. Other than that, Anne is approachable and more knowledgeable than any of the TAs.

The GOAT

Anne is a great prof. She explains topics well and always posts lectures and slides. Her course is well organized and the structure helps reduce stress at the end of the semester (no final exam). Assignments are well thought through and helped me with understanding core concepts. Tests have some trick questions but aren't bad if you know your stuff

The number of low ratings makes me wonder if I even had the same professor. The best professor you can get for this class. Also respectful and caring. The course and tests are not easy, but it would not be easy with any other profs either.

Anne is fine, I'm confused about the low ratings. Assignments are fair, in-fact very easy, and have clear criteria that consist of concepts that do show up on exams; just study her examples and practice basic stuff on your own. Not a fan of the midterm though, too little time for a 20 and 12 mark coding question...

A lot of the concepts could have been more concisely explained, but she does record her lectures so you can always rewatch. Some of the questions on exams are definitely designed in a way to trick you. Most exams there were questions where I thought to myself "this question seems a bit too easy". Which is a testing style I do not agree with.

Anne is a very compassionate professor. Anne records her lectures via zoom, and is pretty responsive over coursys. Anne has fair examinations and labs.

Make sure to pay attention in class and actually make an effort to understand! Do not forget Good Programming Style. The fact that she recorded her lectures was really helped. I appreciated her cheerful and positive attitude! In terms of exam, her multiple choice questions are full of trick questions. I definitely didn't like that much.

I personally loved this class. The lectures were engaging and all of the material was explained masterfully. Anne is a great prof and I would recommend taking her for anybody. I understand this is one of the easier classes, but I really enjoyed it and think Anne did a wonderful job teaching.

she is kind and funny, i love the textbook she used and her lectures are pretty good too. assignments are quite difficult and the instructions are a bit unclear

For an introduction course, she is THE best teacher if you attend the lectures. If you already know the material you are in for one boring semester, if you're new to python, you're set. She records lectures. Cons: Midterm is just bad. BAD. They are long and contain tricky multiple choice problems. Assignments are sometimes lacking in instructions.

After taking 295 with a certain other prof, taking it with Anne was like a breath of fresh air. 295 is a challenging course but Anne breaks down the concepts and explains them well. Quizzes are almost always based off of assignments/class examples. If you stay caught up with lectures and assignments you should be just fine.

Although you may see the other reviews, I think that Anne is a great professor. Pros: -clear assignment criteria -cared about her students -responds to emails -fair exams -The course is organized -marking was pretty fast.

I took cmpt120 with her and she is a very good teacher and very clear about what she wants. Always read the readings and the questions in them beacause a good part of the exam was from the readings.the assignments werent too hard but grading was not as clear as it should have been.

Anne was one of the best profs I've had in CS. This was my second class with her and she was great. Sometimes her lectures get a bit overwhelming due to the amount of content, but she is great at being able to take very tough concepts and explain them clearly. She's one of the most caring professors ever, would recommend 10/10.

Anne is an great professor. Her lectures are pretty good, but she sometimes finishes them late and leaves info for the next lecture. Very helpful and kind in office hours, would definitely recommend going to them. Exams are a bit tricky. Overall, I would strongly recommend Anne as a CS prof!

Very caring professor, willing to help out if you have questions. Exams are quite fair and mostly based on assignment or lecture material, though MCQs can be hard. Free response is very fair however. Lectures are usually quite good too.

She's passionate, she's goofy, best cmpt prof ever. You can tell she loves teaching and she tried hard to explain content to us. Assignments are very helpful and the exams are fair(don't listen to the other reviews, I didn't do the best but I'm not salty). She even listens to feedback and started recording lectures.

Very good lectures, she taught all the concepts really well and easy to understand. The assignments are directly related to the concepts and exams are concept focused that align with the practices done in class. If you can do the optional hw and simple linked lists operations this class will be a breeze.

One of the best profs for CMPT 125. Fair quizzes (though MCQ can be tricky). Lab quizzes are very fair and doable, if you do all the lab exercises. Super caring and energetic in lectures, makes concepts fun and enjoyable. 10/10 would recommend!

Great lectures but exams are tricky, need to know every concept in depth to answer the questions. Overall a great teacher.

One of the best comp sci profs I've ever had. Super nice and caring! This course wasn't too bad, but got a bit tricky near the end. Lots of coding practice outside of class and you'll do great. Exams are fair.

Anne is a strong lecturer such that attending lectures and following along her posted lecture slides were sufficient to learn the expected material. No textbook needed. She can be overambitious on exams, and ask too many questions or too ambiguous questions. Personally, I could do without ambiguous questions but other than that she was a good prof.

Passionate and energetic lecturer. Make sure to review lab assignments and practice quizzes well, because the tests/exams are heavily based on them. Overall fair exams. I personally found the timeline tight for a few labs (one week), but that may simply be because I don't enjoy C and C++.

Anne was good professor and taught the concepts well, however, her exams and grading was not fair at all. She would not give part marks and cut marks for not writing comments in code. A few little stupid mistakes in midterms can cause a fail. So if you're someone like me who makes those tiny stupid mistakes, I'd suggest not taking her.

She tries her best to make lectures enjoyable and listens to students feedback. She used to not post recordings of lectures but started in the middle of the semester. Her tests are reasonable and relate somewhat to the practice mt, lectures, and assignments. Some of the instructions for the assignments weren't super clear though

She was a really good prof! I would 100% recommend anyone take a course with her, and I'd be glad to have her again for future CS courses!

Took her for both CMPT 120 and 125. As long as you're putting in the work and practice outside of class u'll do fine. Her criteria for exam coding questions are very clear. MCQ are a little tricky and she marks each mcq as 2 points.

Didn't think I'd enjoy C/C++ programming, but Anne proved me wrong. For anyone considering taking 125 with her rather than a certain other prof, DO IT! Anne is the GOAT - clear teaching, clear assignments, always organized and responds quickly. Written quizzes were challenging, but the lab quizzes were very easy.

For those who are suffering in Janice Regan's class, just drop it and take it with Anne instead. Trust me, you'll thank me!

Her exams could be a time crunch, so I'd recommend learning the theory parts so that you can get thru the MCQs fast - that said, she was overall a great prof, very caring and seemed to care about students. Lectures were well-explained, and recorded. Weekly assignments were very straightforward and usually short (besides the last 2). Solid for 125

she teaches very well!

her slides are really good

id say if you study its pretty solid to get through.

Anne does not make her 125 any harder than it needs to be. The class itself was easy - weekly lab exercises (should take a couple to a few hours a week) and no big assignments or projects. Lectures were thorough, and her exams honestly aren't terrible (class average ~65% for summer 2024). Overall really good, deserves a higher rating for sure

In the last lecture, she gave us a slide deck with practice final exam questions - go through the code for those thoroughly, because she will ask at least 3 of them verbatim. Great prof overall, straightforward class, good intro to C

I loved the image processing part for the dynamic arrays section of the course. Unlike most profs, Anne actually showed us WHY we learn stuff and what makes them useful. This class was a lot of fun. Study the code a lot, because if it's like summer 2024, she'll probably give lab quizzes.

It's a genuine injustice that her rating is less than 3 stars (at the time of this review)

When I took her class, I was going through difficult personal problems, and she wasn't just understanding, she even gave me a cookie! 🥹 Such a wholesome professor and really cares about students as people, not just academically.

120 with Anne is one of the best CS intros you can get. Watch out for the Mario project at the end, though :)

Anne is an amazing lecturer and honestly has some of the most organized slides out of any CS prof I've had so far. People sometimes complain about her quizzes being tough, but they're fair enough if you study and truly understand. She just doesn't hold your hand in the sense

For CMPT 125, there were 7 short lab assignments (each taking 3-5 hours in my experience), 4 quizzes (2 on paper and 2 in the lab), and a final. All assignments and tests were very fair and reflective of the lecture material.

I had a poor experience in CMPT 120, so I was a bit worried coming into this course but it was such a smooth experience I ended up declaring a double major in CS just because of her

If Anne has a million fans, then I am one of them. If Anne has only one fan, then that is me. If Anne has no fans, then I have left this earth. If the world is against Anne, then I am against the world.

I had an issue with my code one time, and Anne helped me debug and gave an extremely detailed and long email which helped fix my problem! I know it's just an anecdote, but that should tell you how caring she is

Nah bro all the old 1 star reviews are insane. Pure copium from people who either aren't cut out for CS or are just mad bc of a bad score lol

She explains stuff very intuitively. This is one of the few courses where just the lectures were enough to do well in the class.

She is very good at explaining concepts, but I'd say her tests and grading can be on the challenging side. You need to understand and practice the theory and not just coding. Overall she's good tho

Sometimes being better at teaching matters more than how funny a prof is. Actually it matters everytime. I love Anne because she actually knows how to teach. Like I am here to actually learn and not just attend lectures as a comedy show (what most ppl call a good prof). Its not like she is boring either, I love her lectures, its engaging.

Amazing professor. She posts everything online in a very well structured manner. She is very nice and always happy to help and answer questions. Don't really understand why people give her a low rating.

She is really nice compared to other profs. She can be a bit rude if you are not willing to put in the effort. But she explains things well. And I genuinely feel like if you do the work that she says, its enough to get a good grade in the class without extra studying. I really liked her compared to others.

I feel like the course itself is a little harder. I don't think anne is the best prof out thr, but she is still really good. She teaches you enough for you to not struggle in the future. This class had too much participation and required a textbook, which was bad. But other than that, it was nice. 2 midterms, 9 assignments, 11 PAs, 1 final.

Anne's lectures are well-detailed! 295 isn't an easy course but Anne made the material easier to understand. The burden of learning and performance falls strictly on the student. My grades did fall short a bit because of my mistakes in the second midterm and the final that would have been easy marks.

The lectures are easy to follow and the material is explained clearly. Midterm exams are a bit more challenging, but the final exam is much easier. As long as you attend class and review the notes carefully, you can achieve a good grade. Compared to other professors, I would definitely recommend this one.

She's a great prof, 125 is just a natural step up from 120. Put in the work and you'll be fine. Very friendly too

Anne's lecture slides and materials were great. She's very specific about what our midterms would cover but there were still trick questions. She's strict when to comes to rules and won't budge once she's made a decision, but she's fair. Accommodated course grading scheme to give students best chance at success, would recommend taking 295 with her

Only good prof that teaches CMPT 295. If you get the opening, you have to take it with her. She makes everything understandable, tests are straightforward, and everything is based on what she talks about. Only caring and honest 295 teacher there is.

Solid 125 experience. Exams were fair and what you expected, weekly lab assignments were course relevant and helped understand concepts taught in the course. Coding quizzes were easy. Lectures were digestable. Felt like I learned alot with anne. Put in the work and you will succeed.