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Thinks he's funny, and sometimes the jokes actually are funny.

Got to love the off white t-shirts

notes are useful.

he isnt that bad, however, the midterm was kind of hard. the final was okay i think! he is a weird man but he is nice! at least from what i see! one important thing, he is quite helpful on sample midterm/final! nice tool to study with! notes are helpful too!

Lectures were blahblahblah .... the labs were okay.

He's an easy teacher but he's soooooooooooooooo booooooooring. Tells the stupidest jokes in class that don't even make sense. In terms of teaching, he's helpful, delivers clear notes and tests were sooo easy but I couldn't stand the guy. Kept on talking on and on for no reason.

Good prof. Very clear in his lectures, tries to make jokes, though often their a bit cheesy and awkward which makes them funny regardless...

I think that He explained concepts pretty good. nice guy, his notes helpful too.

Made a potentially dull class interesting.

His notes are pretty detailed and helpful though sometimes he does not cover all of them. He explains concepts clearly with decent examples..but it's a truth that his lectures are really boring..

Best teacher I have had yet, my days would be awesome if he taught all my CMPT classes

A very decent prof. Clearly interested in A.I. Assignments and midterm are fair in terms of difficulty. Final project worth 40% instead of final exam--grading is very lenient. Tries to incorporate some current and interesting A.I. topics into lecture. Good notes, but does not post them online. Nice guy, open to student feedback.

He provides good notes, but understanding them is crucial for weekly lab assignments and the projects. You will do fine in the midterm and the final as long as you understand the general concepts. There is only one poor TA circulating around a room of 30 confused students, so make use of any office hours that they offer and work with friends.

A decent prof. Explains concepts clearly. Very detailed online notes, love them. Interesting assignments. Midterms are on the easy side. Learned a lot and will definitely take another class with him :)

Enjoyed his class. Midterms and final were easy if you studied. If you work hard you will definitely get a high mark. Assignments werent bad either. Hes a bit eccentric but very very helpful if you ask him for help. Lectures are sometimes boring but he did a good job of telling us the important bits and what we need to know.

This prof deserves a much higher rating than 2.5. Pretty much enough said by last two comments. Marking on exams, assignments are fair. He likes to do a little grin after every sentence, I find it somewhat creepy though. Other than that, this prof is awesome, awesome TA too.

excellent notes

He speaks from a lot of experience and is very well prepared for all his lectures, notes are thorough and online. Mixes complex comp sci topics into real-world examples clearly. Assignments use the lecture concepts extensively as do the exams. If you pay attention in lectures, do the homework, you will get a high mark. Great teacher, great class.

EASY EASY EASY MIDTERM, final not so much.

First and foremost, this guy has the best notes on the PLANET. No joke. I swear I'm even going to refer back to them in the future. They're so good that you don't even need to show up to class. Midterm and final were easy and the assignments aren't very difficult - they just take some time. Toby Donaldson is severely underrated.

First of all, he is the easiest prof i've had. His notes are extremely clear and very helpful. His lectures are somewhat boring, but informative none the less. Assignments are difficult, but are a breeze if you refer to his notes.

Notes are super useful.Assignments are challenging.Exams are easy.Toby doesn't answer questions directly.He leaves space for us to think.

Awesome prof, tests are really easy and assignments are usually alright. He's very boring and hard to pay attention to, but his notes are truly amazing! You can completely ignore his lectures but as long as you read the notes you're fine.

He really tries to help if you asks the right questions. Extremely reasonable for exams and assignments. Work and you'll do well. One of my favorite profs in Surrey.

Lecture notes are extremely helpful, lectures boring though. Nice guy, easy to understand. Course is pretty basic, if youre having troubles just send an email, the course isn't that bad

His notes are so useful! however the assignments are challenging and same goes for the exams , but he is a really nice prof definitely one of my favorite professors at SFU!

He's a legend.

Honestly, he's not that bad of a prof. Yes, he's awkward and can be slow but he prepares his notes clearly online and provides good examples to understand the concept. Also his creation challenges are the easiest thing ever. Assignments are pretty easy. Personally, I feel like he's taught us more than we're supposed to know.

He has the best notes! If you want to do well in his class, reading his notes is a must. He is very accessible outside of class too. Some said he is unfriendly, but my experience chatting with him says the opposite. If you ask him a question, he won't just spoon-feed you the answer, he asks more questions to lead you to the answer. Recommended!

Really Enjoy his class and like him as a person. He's done most of his part as a professor and really, this is a gpa booster class for everyone in SFU. Just go and try out his class, this class will be a blast as long as you prepare to follow his instructions .

CMPT 383 with Toby Donaldson can be a bit dry at times, but if you can get past that he does provide a large amount of information every class which will help you with your assignments. The assignments aren't difficult, but they make sure that you understand the languages that you are using (Haskell, Go, and Scheme). Overall, a fun and fair course.

As someone with limited previous coding experience, this class was pretty easy. Toby explained all the concepts really well and I never had any issues.

Very clear on criteria etc. Intro programming class explained things very concisely. Not the most fun guy, but good class. Also, he posted all his lecures in videos online so if you have to miss class then its no big deal. That being said, Id recommend going to lectures or watching them online, its very helpful.

Great prof! He gave us 5 assignments and 5 quizzes which was a free 25% since the assignment questions were usually out of the text and the quizzes had unlimited retries. The midterm and final were on exactly what he emphasized in class and honestly werent too difficult. Tip: really understand the quantifiable logic and counting sections for M & F.

One if the best professors at SFU. He teaches the material really well and makes are concepts seem easy. Exams are fair. An easy A+ if you study.

CMPT 276 was super enjoyable

First time having him for a CMPT course. Overall, it was a pleasant learning experience. His grading was transparent, lectures were quiet tedious but useful (some were outside textbooks). He seems to know what he's teaching and shows interest in what he teaches. A good communicator, open to corrections. Class average tends to be high though.

Very nice prof. Toby provides online notes and sample midterms. Assignments need good understanding of lectures and code. Midterm and Final were easier than I expected.

Toby is a good professor though his jokes are not. He does a good job at explaining material during lectures

Probably the most chill prof. The exams aren't something surprising like some other profs. The concepts aren't hard as long as you follow through the lectures. Assignments can be tricky, depending on which TA is been assigned.

He's a good lecturer. He comes off a bit monotone but everything he says in lecture is very valuable and useful. I took the the course in Spring 23 and he had a website where he posted all the course content. His notes save lives and is practically equivalent to going to lecture. He is also quite empathetic when approaching him in person.

I think he's great. He does have pretty hard online quizzes, assignments can be tough if you're not already familiar with coding. Midterm was hard but final was easy which definitely saves grades. Lectures are where he shines. Lots of insight and info, and are even recorded. Definitely not bad