Just a super prof!

Best Comp Sci Professor at U of T!

Best prof in the sciences thus far

The best teacher i have had..

best prof

Best prof I ever had but somewhat tough midterms :(

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His midterms suck, but his 378 final was evil. Otherwise, a good professor.

What a hottie!!! Great Prof!!

Excellent prof, no give-aways

great prof. bad midterms/finals

final exam == suicide

Questions on midterms and finals tends to be ambigously worded

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I was in the enriched section. Faith Fich wrote the hard questions in exam.

Best professor in CS. Knows what he's teaching. Asgn/exams are challenging.

Good Prof. But toughtest exam of all time in any university in CSC378 Fall 2001.

Best Prof, Hardest exam ever sat. Never seen so many blank spaces before

hard course..but he's always upbeat and lively!

good prof

One of the greatest profs, but hard assignments & exams

Best CS prof. at U of T; however, his tests were hard.

Simply amazing! Just take his course to be enlightened.

I learnt so much in his lectures, he is the best at U of T

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drop out of your class but can tell you are good

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Great lecturer. Unreasonably difficult tests.

Pitt is a responsible professor. He's the ONLY Com.Sci. prof. who can teach~!!!

The BEST CS prof, but please lighten up in terms of difficulty please?

astounding professor, yet has difficult tests

excellent

the best csc prof

clear, concise, and inspiring...

Extraordinary teaching! All class is explanation and no copying from the board..

clearly organised lectures; practical and conceptual depth; &good feedback.

He is pretty good.

Lectures are great; but tests are too hard unless more time is provided

outstanding teaching skills =)

Nice guy, but we need more time in test.

Great lecturer. Very helpful outside of class.

a marvelous guy, great lecture, and sexy

Great lecturer; talks a tad too loud (hence his bottle of water).

Very clear and enthusiastic, but boring.

very good teacher considering i am not even in computer science

Pitt is the best!!!!!!!! Very enthusiastic, energetic and super helpfull . Presented material in a very clear and organized way. Made me love computer science!

One of the best professors in Computer Science. Highly enthusiastic. May come off as a bit queer sometimes. But we all died on the final! It was brutal, honest to God. They had to do some major bell curving.

Very enthusiastic, excellent lecture notes online. One of my favourite lectures.

Very very helpful and easy going too!!

Class average for an assignment was 37%...midterm: 47%

I see from the ratings that most of the students agree with me: one of the best profs.

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Good!

good teacher, bad course

great prof, but 363 course is very hard

Great explanations during lectures, always willing to go over more difficult things. Very attentive and patient which helps a lot with the hard theory material.

This guy is amazing! Considering the course I think the class liked him. With a course on Turing Machines and crazy theory will never bea easy but at least Pitt tries to explain it as best as he can. He is always available for questions, or email/newsgroup. He seems to LOVE this theory stuff!

This is definitely the best prof I have ever had although the courses he teaches are always a bit...........

Great prof. Go to lectures and tutorials. Try to find a TA that you like and understand.

Good. But the exam is harddddddd. I am happy with the result.

Best professor I have ever had. He doesn't just focus on teaching programming in this course, but also on quality of software you produce. Very patient; ask him as many questions as you like and you would get a detailed answer every single time. Tough exams but that's what makes you a solid programmer when you complete his course.

I don't think I would have gotten a good grade to get in Computer Science if it weren't for Prof. Francois Pitt. Amazing guy! Teaches u so well, you learn how to make excellent thoughtful programs. If u stick to the course, the least you will get a B-, not by cramming but by simply understanding *EVERYTHING* 100% with no pain or induced vomiting.

Next to Paul Gries, best teacher ever. He loved to answer questions and never got mad. LOUD and VERY ENTHUSIASTIC. AND he's got a PhD in philosophy. That must have helped him teach this course.

Helpful. Go to office hours for sure.

Always positive and excited to teach; tries his best to answer everyone's questions both in class and after class; very methodical in teaching and explaining; you don't need the textbook if you attend all of his lectures; overall, he is an awesome professor

Completely amazing prof. If you have to adjust your schedule to take a class with him, do it!

I've had him in 165, 263 and 363. I understood fully everything he has said. One of the profs that make you wanna go to lecture as opposed to others. Very well prepared. Takes students seriously. Take him

My Favourite CS professor. His theory courses are just amazing. Everything is clear and his assignments/tests are really fair. He is just amazing.

I was lost at times but thats cause I never practised the stuff he said. Everytime I had a question he explained very well. Good teacher and lots of enthusiasam

this guy!

Bird Course. Too easy, I didn't even need to go to lectures. Everything's online even solutions.

It was a really easy course. Francois was really helpful, but in all seriousness it was a bird course.

Great prof. Very helpful and freindly. Despite the classes being incredibly large he still spent time with all students that required attention. Many hints about tests dropped in lectures. Great outline, and course material.

Very good at explaining things, a nice lecturer all around. The one downside: course work, especially tests, are difficult andor way too long. I wouldn't judge his easiness based on CSC165 (unless that's your course of interest)

We need more professors like this guy

Great professor. Tests are extremely fair and he encourages you to learn.

A superb lecturer who teaches difficult material at a gentle pace. His assignments and tests are very challenging though.

Amazing prof, very detail and clear on the material, he knows his stuff really well, super helpful as well.

Do you ever have that one professor or teacher that completely changes your life? The one person that actually makes you feel like "wow, education is empowering"? Francois Pitt is that professor. He shone a light as bright as his personality upon the confusing chaos of data structures and made me actually understand what I was learning. 10/10

There are 4 types of professors, there's bad, okay, great but flaws, and amazing. Then I took a course with him and realized he transcends these and has his own top category. He truly is the best teacher I've ever had, bar-none. How someone can teach while sick with enthusiasm and make insane topics crystal clear is beyond mortal comprehension.

He is the one of, if not only, the best prof I've ever had. (Technically I didn't even had him for CSC 165 but I always go to his lectures. His is . an awesome lecturer, and he is always there for you when you need help, even for the mind consuming problem sets. He made the hell year for first years in U of T CS a lot easier.

One of the best profs I've had at this school, but this is probably the hardest course I've ever taken. Lectures are great, and office hours are great too.

Francois is probably the most energetic and clear professors I've had! It's very easy for CS profs to get lost in the details, but Francois keeps a good pace in lecture and is very good at what he does. A bonus: he actually cares about students. He posts links to mental health resources regularly, and is very approachable.

Had him for csc236, so far the best professor I had at explaining concepts

Enjoyed his lectures, tests are normal.

Amazing prof! He explains concepts very well and teaches at a good pace. So friendly and helpful when you ask him questions. You can tell that he really cares about his students and what he's teaching :)

CSC373 is a hard course in its nature. He uses the traditional way of teaching by writing on the board which really forces you to follow in class and take notes. He is also very patient and understanding.

Francois was a great prof for CSC236. He really made the new online class format enjoyable, and his lectures were always engaging and quite fun to attend.

Makes you work for it. Really have to wrap your head around with proof structures. If you miss early, it will be hard to catch up.

Very clear in his explanations and I love his energy!

Great professor, teaches concepts very thoroughly and answers questions well. On the other hand, his skills at coordinating a course weren't so great and he did not seem to fully grasp the feedback of the course from students. I think this was his first time coordinating this course, so I am hoping he'll improve at this in the future.

The course was well-organized and well-taught with interesting assignments that challenged your mind. Very helpful during office hours and on Piazza. Not a bird course. Tests were tough and caused some stress with the time constraint, but he was open to student feedback. I didn't take MAT137 before this course but I think it would've been helpful.

He's really good. Respect.

Very good professor. The course ain't easy and the management could be a little messed up sometime but Dr Pitt has always been helpful and friendly. It is known by everyone that the POSt admission for we the outstream has been only getting harder, but he has always been there to encourage us. And thank god I made it. Really wanna thank him!

Amazing guy and an amazing lecturer-- would recommend his lectures even though they're not mandatory. The material is difficult but he explains it well. He answers every single question from students at the end of lectures.

This prof is a living legend, explains concept really well. One downside is his super tough assignment, you might want to choose your teammate carefully

Absolutely the best CS prof Ive ever had in universities so far. I would say his lectures are so good that its even better than the CLRS textbook. Definitely take him if you want to learn.

Best professor and best class ever had at uoft. Not a compsci student with no background in programming but did not affect class performance. Grades were SUPER nice and easy, class participation was not mandatory. A must-take class for first years at uoft

Amazing professor, I got stuck on problem sets and went to his in-person office hour without much hope, but it helps so much. You can tell he is an expert in the area given that he is able to understand your draft and be able to give you a hint on you next step without spoiling anything. Get him if you need to take this course. So helpful.

He's a really great professor. Probably one of the best I've had so far at U of T. Great lectures, course can be challenging but he really helps a lot in terms of explaining really well. Would definitely take a course with him again!

Prof. Pitt is the best. Lectures were in hybrid, moreover he consistently uploaded lecture recordings and notes. His explanations were clear and detailed, and his lectures contained so many insights from textbook material. Very helpful on piazza and office hours. However midterms were fine, the final was brutal. But still he made learning enjoyable

Francois is the best professor I meet in uoft!!! He really helps us a lot and encourge everyone during the hard time.

CSC165 is not an easy course but this prof does his best to make sure everyone understands the concepts. Super responsive on Piazza, would highly recommend!

Excellent teacher. Very helpful office hours for problem sets. Very nice marking schemes for all assessments. Made the final quite hard for us, but gave us a small boost to make up for it! Great person as well, probably the best professor I've had so far.

Professor Francois is the best professor I met in UofT so far. CS post is a nightmare, but he really offer us a lot of support in lecture and office hour. His lecture is humorous, and easy to understand. I really appreciate him!!!

Explained points super clearly but tests were difficult.

nice prof

Lectures are very engaging to listen to and are easy to follow. You actually learn during lectures and aren't forced to spend hours on your own figuring out material. The only thing Ill say is that giving a term test within 4 days of the final, and then scheduling a final at 7-10 PM has to be the most sadistic thing I've ever experienced.

Very enthusiastic and passionate about the material. Too many term tests.

This instructor made a seemingly hard course feel very approachable and easy to understand, and every lecture was worth it. (Note that my rating is not based on the assessments, so don't use this as a way to judge the difficulty of the course).

Amazing lectures that are worth attending to understand the course, as course notes/slides are really confusing.

Passionate prof, decently hard course. Weekly problem sets and biweekly tests takes a toll, especially with difficult marking and not enough time during the tests to complete. Francois clearly cares and loves his craft, so his lectures aren't bad! Just as best as you can for the biweekly tests, do the participation in psets, and you'll be ok.

tough marking scheme but great prof, actually cares

Lots of work but great lectures. Biweekly term tests and problem sets are very stressful but they help prepare you for the final. Very responsive to student feedback and always improving the course.

Very solid and accommodating professor.

The prof is excellent, it's just the overall course is tough and he was able to make it more bearable. He does set you up for success if you listen to him. An excellent teacher overall.

Francois is a great prof! I attended his csc236 lectures and would recommend. He does a lot of examples and really helps students understand the content. lectures were clear and easy to follow along, and there was always time to ask questions.

Francois is a great prof! I had him for csc236 and his lectures were clear and easy to follow along. He did a lot of examples during class and never just stood there presenting slides. He actually taught the material during lectures and went through everything! and his lectures are never boring.

One of the best profs I had at UofT!!!

So so so amazing!!!

He is sooo nice!

He's so nice and accommodating, always committed to answering any questions. Lectures taught incredibly well and succinctly-- if I was smarter I would maybe even enjoy learning the contents of the course despite being a lowkey math hater (sorry). Forgot to fill course evals and he was the only prof I wanted to commend so here I am instead.

The professor is engaging and makes the tough material more bearable. Using Unstuck study alongside the free textbook helped me prep for the challenging assessments.

Prof Franscois is very passionate during the lectures. The exams are also very easy (just past papers with different numbers). An easy course in general.

Really good lecturer, his lecs are always full and he explains stuff really well. There are a lot of term tests but they are usually straightforward. Similar to CSC165, his final exams are evil but fair. I hope there's a curve...

The course content was tedious and hard, but he delivered it well.

Great professor in terms of being caring, enthusiastic, and able to break down difficult course content into an elementary level. But my God can I say that the exam was unreasonably difficult. You would think that 4 term tests and 5 problems sets would give you enough practice for the 50% final, but it doesn't

It was a very clear grading scheme: four tests for 50% and a final for 50%, which made it easy to get a good grade.

Most likely cooked for CS POSt but great professor.

Winter 2025 - 4 term tests and 1 final exam.

Do the problem sets and lecture problems and you'll be fine. Prof is very approachable for doubts and makes sure everyone understands the content before proceeding.

Francois is the goat

An amazing professor who genuinely loves the material and knows how to teach it. The grading structure is fantastic: your entire grade is based on exams, with no busywork. He uses a weighting system where your best exam scores count more, which is a huge relief. The practice problems and homework are purely for learning, with no extra due dates.

Francois Pitt 是 well formed 吗? Honestly, the more I take this class the more I hate theory but he's a good prof.

Test are fair but most people just can't handle writing proofs under tough time constraints due to their lack of practice on proofs. Francois is an ok lecturer but he teaches and goes through examples pretty slowly, though this could be beneficial for certain students.

Embarrassing cohort. We now stoop to blaming professors for TAs with medical issues. This is just an honest review of a professor doing the best he can during a bad situation for a second year computer science course my peers thought would be a free A? Sad