Very enthusiastic and quite humourous.

Hmmmmm oh he is soooo sweet*, and he is cute too.... he looks like a little bunn

u r the best!!

keep laughing!

Well done, Prof :)

cute man, and very helpful

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Best lecturer yet.

I loved this man!!

Kindest, most helpful and accomodating professor I may ever have. Great teacher.

2 words: funny man

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Answers e-mails and questions promptly

excellent prof! teaches clearly, very nice:baked cookies for us on the last day!

his tests and assignments were hard

Very helpful TA. Friendly with all the students. Nice to talk to. Way to go Paul

best computer science prof ever !!!! really friendly, nice, and cute too!!!

Henry says "One of my bests Profs, challenging, cares about his students, funny"

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Best cs prof who can teach!!!! But please don't make the exam *too* hard?

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Paul's the best Prof, excellent teacher, well done man

Tests are a bit hard... but really helpful

Stellar lecturer!

Awesome Prof.

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genuinely wishes students to do well and understand, makes time for everyone.

Very good lectures, however assignment tests and the EXAM were too hard.

He doesn't like it when the class talks,

A very helpful, nice, funny prof. His assignments and project are not easy.

A prof who TRULY CARES about you

Oh my god, he is the BEST most EXCELLENT prof I've ever head. So HELPFUL and APPROACHABLE. I'm not one of those students who mingle with teachers, but you just can't help but be friends with him.

One of the two demigods in the Comp.Sci department. (the other is Baumgartner) He is awesome!

HARD EXAM, wonder what i got!. good guy, helpful, very open office hours. 1 bad thing. EXTREMELY slow in returning marks. slow. Good course for people who likes mat137, or for some idiots who think they are superior relative to others taking 157.

paul gries is the BEST. way better than baumgartner. he has the best office hour sessions, the best lectures, and he's a really cool guy.

Paul is what every university professor should be: helpful, enthusiastic, clear, infinitly patient! Caffeine runs in his blood. Made 9 am class interesting.

Awesome prof, in virtualy every way. PRAY you get him. He's the only reason I'm still in CS.

Paul Gries is my hero.

A difficult professor. Often his lectures are off and don't really do anything. Midterms were impossible to do, very confusing. He sucks.

Very nice guy! Great at explaining and always makes the lectures fun. Try to switch into his classes :P

Great Person. Great attitude. Great teacher. Lots of motivation and energy. Tries his best to *make sure* everyone understands, even when everyone's unwilling to state whether they do or not. Used many interactive examples. Paul and Michelle made an excellent team. Great period.

Paul is absolutely the best Prof I have ever had at U of T. He is a amazing person - super friendly, extremely helpful and genuinely wants his students to succeed. If you have problems, go to him and he will try to accomodate you the best he can... he is extremely fair. I consider myself fortunate to have been in his class. Thanks Paul! U ROCK!

Hard Tests & Assignments, but really cares about teaching and helping students, if you decided to use it.

paul, is a very nice guy, very approachable. his lectures on the other hand are unorganized and unstructured. often he brushes over topics too quickly. my biggest pet peeve about him: he never delivers on promises.

Paul is a great guy and a great lecturer. He's one of the most approachable people you can meet and his "stupid question" sessions during lecture are inspired. However, I can see how some students would feel overwhelmed when he gets into coding sessions during lecture that may be too fast for some.

I was down with flu, asked for extention on the assignment cuz I was so out of it, didn't even request to see teh doctor's note that I had with me at teh time! Sweet guy! Very reasonable if u talk to him.

Not the most entertaining but well above average in his teaching. Grades are reasonable.

One of the best profs I've had at U of T. Animated and lively during lectures, Paul makes them a lot less dreary than some other CSC courses. Office hours are incredibly helpful and he was always willing to help. If you're taking a CSC course where he lectures one of the sections, get in that one!

Best teacher

Amazing professor, funny, kind, extremely helpful! His CSC108 and CSC148 courses were my favourites in my first year. PAUL, WE LOVE YOU!

Awesome, hippy-looking dude :D He encouraged questions and didn't make you feel dumb :D And he taught 148 well.

great

Good prof. Very helpful and answered questions in class or during office hours. Did not use book at all. The final project was pretty bad, though. Be prepared to see your grade fall 10% with final project+code review+final.

One of the best professors I had at UofT. I still remember some of the things he taught me that really clarified object oriented programming for me. Of course like any course in com sci his definitely requires time and effort.

Loves teaching. Very approachable through emails and especially office hours. Will help you with patience. I'm very grateful for his help.

Great prof. Engaging, motivating, helpful, and approaches teaching intelligently and actively. A credit to the human race this guy, no doubt. Do all the programming that's available to you, including past tests, and you'll do well.

Great Prof!

Amazing, amazing professor! Super friendly and love teaching, really approachable and teaches in an organized and engaging manner. Best prof I've had so far!!!

He'll make you work, but always be there to help. Will try and get you to do things beyond the assignment rubric and promote creativity. Thoroughly helpful. Best prof I have come across.

Love the guy!!!! Best prof I've had so far, he sincerely cares for his student, he is really fair, engaging and approachable! Highly recommend

MAKE SURE YOU TAKE HIM! Had him for 148 in spring 2012 and he explained things so well and made the course very easy and interesting and fun. I managed to extremely well without doing much except attending his great lectures. Simply the best prof I had first year.

Amazing prof, inverted classroom is great, all concepts totally clearly explained, looking forward to having him again for 148 this year.

love him

One of the most intriguing classes I have taken. Very interesting course. His teaching style and personality make it a much better course. Very approachable. Explains everything if you go to him. Really helpful. The TAs were great as well.

Hands down best prof to teach an introductory CS course. If you're going to take any CS course that he's teaching, pick him.

A great prof for introducing you to the faculty. He really cares.

Easy!

Really nice and adorable professor!

Amazing prof, really cares about the students and explains everything nicely. Lot of work for the assignments though.

Really love this prof. He makes the practice lectures really interesting. I really love how he makes his lesson plans because it flows really nicely. Really knowledgeable and accessible outside of class. Overall, the whole course was amazing thanks to him and the other profs and TAs. I had a fun time learning about programming.

A really great, enthusiastic, and fun professor. You can really tell he enjoys teaching, and the content he teaches.

A rarely great professor. Give extension for the project, when there are conflict projects or exams in other CSC course. Again, best professor ever !!

Just one of those really caring profs who also happens to be very passionate about what he teaches. I really enjoyed his classes. The course could use a little bit more structure but it is understandable due to the nature of the content. Great prof!

Very enthusiastic prof!

Paul is honestly one of the best teachers there is. His enthusiasm makes the content come alive and his explanations couldn't be clearer. If you have the opportunity to take a course with him, take it.

best prof

Really tries to make sure you understand the concepts and is really nice and knowledgable in general.

By far one of uofts most heartfelt and caring profs. He does his best to offset all the crap 2nd year throws at you. As an influential and experienced educator, I feel like Paul is also one of the most understanding profs, and at the same time tries to introduce new approaches to software development for his students to apply and learn from.

He is Awesome! I wish he taught more upper year courses that I could take with him!

He is not a man, he is a god. Secure your position in his lectures at all cost. He gives you samples of what questions might be on quizes and the exam. Very nice person in conversations. Grades fairly and easily.

A solid teacher, with a wonderful and caring demeanor. You can tell he loves programming.

His lecture actually amazed me. Very passionate about teaching, and kind to answer all questions from us. Best.

Great lectures, lovely man. Do take!

Absolutely amazing. I cannot think of one negative thing about this prof. He makes introductory programming so fun and clear

Excellent prof! Knew the content and can tell he is excited about teaching. He is very helpful and easy to talk to! Highly recommend

Prof Gries is the best prof I've ever had at UofT. He is so enthusiastic about teaching and truly cares for his students. Even though I was unfamiliar with the course material, I was able to succeed in his course! :D

I love everything about Professor Paul. He is amazing! The vibe he brings to the classroom is wholesome! Whenever you ask him a question, he happily answers with a smile. His enthusiasm and the way he talks about course concepts is the best! I love Professor Paul so much and I wish I had him for all my CS classes. It was a pleasure having him.

Genuinely the best prof I had at UofT. I crammed all the lecture recordings right before the exam and Paul's explanations and demos were very intuitive and easy to understand. He also has an amazing personality and is a really kind, caring person.

Good course, good professor! Lectures were engaging enough to help me start thinking about my future plans in the CS degree! Keep up the good work!

Professor Gries gave very clear and well-structured lectures that made learning Python easy and enjoyable. The course was thoughtfully designed, the test questions were fair, and the grading was fair. I'm thankful for taking Professor Gries' CSC108 course in the Winter 2023 term, which introduced me to computer science with ease and confidence.