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DePiero, Fred

Cumulative GPA: 3.70/4.00 with 21 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 3.75
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 3.70

Electrical Engineering Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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EE 302 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:44 am, Mar 29, 2013 Report Evaluation		At first everyone was like "Aww man couldn't get into Taufik's section!" Then after the first lecture everyone was blown away. Great professor and very engaged in lectures. Must take this guy!

EE 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 10:33 am, Mar 19, 2013 Report Evaluation		DePiero is awesome! He is a quirky guy but is hella funny and makes a really dry topic entertaining, even on Friday at 2-3. The first four weeks are basically review of physics 133. The second half of the class is a little weird, but if you do the homework it's not too bad. His office hours our definitely helpful if you get stuck. He assigns 15 homework assignments (about 4 questions each) and they aren't due until the end of the quarter. Only thing that is a little ehhhh about the class is the grading. Homework is 10% and the rest is exams. 40% for your best test, 30% for the second best, and 20% for your worst. All of the tests are multiple choice. The two midterms are 12 questions and the final is 20. The questions on the tests aren't that hard if you do the practice midterms that he posts online (with solutions). Learn the tricks and methods on these and the actual exams aren't hard.

EE 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 5:47 pm, Jun 14, 2012 Report Evaluation		DePiero handles this huge class very well. Yeah, it gets boring and you might get lost at times, but that's standard for any lecture hall. DePiero is funny guy and he makes EE way more interesting than anyone else could. The tests are sort of tricky, but if you go through the practice exams and learn all of his tricks then you should be fine.

EE 201 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 2:45 am, May 30, 2012 Report Evaluation		I wish it wasn't a 200+ people class, I had a horrible time learning because the material he lecture is way to simple, and when it comes to the test, the test was harder and it is all based on concepts, and I felt like I was rushing the whole time. You might think 12 questions on a midterm is easy, especially for a multiple choice test, but I was rushing for time. I thought the test is alot harder than the "sample" test he post up, and if you miss one on the test, your grade suffers. Wish I didn't take this class, but he's a really nice person, and the class is suppose to be chill, but I just don't learn well with him.

EE 201 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Elective 9:00 pm, May 24, 2012 Report Evaluation		Awesome teacher, made circuits easy and prepared me for the EIT. I was worried about EE until DePiero, take him if you can

EE 525 Graduate Student Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 9:41 am, May 17, 2011 Report Evaluation		One of the best in EE department for sure. He might waste some time on 'stupid' examples but generally be able to convey the material very well. He is an easy professor, don't worry about grades.

EE 201 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:55 pm, Jun 16, 2010 Report Evaluation		DePiero is an excellent teacher who presents the material in a way that it is clear and easy to understand. He is extremely helpful during office hours and weekly recitation sessions and will help you as much as you need to learn the material. He really cares about his students and is one of the best engineering professors I have had so far. I would definitely recommend him.



EE 201 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 1:43 pm, Feb 26, 2010 Report Evaluation		DePiero is one of the best professors I have had at cal poly. his tests are really easy if you do the homework. homework is 4% of your grade and isn\'t due at any time, which might make you not want to do it but i recommend doing it because his tests are almost exactly like the homework. 2 midterms both multiple choice, which might seem tough but his exams are really easy. he definitley knows his stuff and loves teaching. he has lots of enthusiasm and he\'s hilarious, he entertains while he teaches which is awesome! i definitley recommend taking DePiero for EE 201 !

EE 419 Senior Grade Earned: B Elective 6:17 pm, Jun 18, 2009 Report Evaluation		DePiero is the man. He's an awesome, funny guy, and an incredible teacher. You will know what he teaches. Period.

EE 368 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 2:47 am, Jan 30, 2009 Report Evaluation		this guy is as good of a teacher as brietenbach is bad - which is saying a lot. very high energy and engaging - you won't fall asleep in his class. (imagine jack black in school of rock, but teaching EE instead) he explained more in one hour of lab than my lecture professor taught in a week. unlike most of the EE department, this guy is actually makes a priority of helping his students learn the material. best EE professor i've ever had, it's not even close...

EE 302 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:07 am, Mar 25, 2008 Report Evaluation		By far, one of the best EE profs here. DePiero is extremely funny and entertaining in lecture (in a geeky way of course). Yu was going to teach this class originally, but DePiero got subbed in at the last minute. His lectures are very complete, with many good examples. He's really into systems, especially control systems so he's actually excited to teach this course. I thought the text, however, wasn't the greatest and the homework problems were difficult at times. I didn't think his test questions were as hard as the homework. His tests are VERY straightforward. He tests you on a lot of general concepts without going to crazy with math. This being said, his tests still aren't a cakewalk. Go over his notes and read the sections in the book. Very standard. Fred is a super friendly guy who has a lot of experience. Take him and have an enjoyable class.

EE 419 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 10:03 am, Jun 20, 2005 Report Evaluation		I have taken DePiero for 3 classes now: EE228, EE328, now and EE419. He has been great for all three! Unfortunately he was teaching EE229 for the first (And probably only) time because his specialty is digital and not analog signal processing so he most likely won't be teaching it again, but look for him for EE328 and EE419. He is not an "easy" professor but he makes the material understandable and with a little effort it is easy to get the grade you want. He keeps lectures lively and entertaining (One day he even started doing jumping jacks in class to keep everyone awake and to keep the blood pumping). The tests he gives are thinking tests and very conceptual. Don't expect to memorize the homework problems and get A's on the tests because this will never happen, but if you can think about the concepts you have learned you will be fine. If you are afraid of calculus (which I hope you aren't as an engineer) you don't really have to worry because he doesn't force you to do tedious integration by parts or trig substitution type integrals just to be malicious, but there are some calculus based problems so if you know your basics you should be fine. All in all great prof who really made signals enjoyable for me! Take DePiero if you can!

EE 515 Graduate Student Grade Earned: A Elective 7:18 pm, Dec 11, 2004 Report Evaluation		I've already reviewed him before and nothing has changed, he's still great. The class was a little harder than 419 as in the complexity however at a less of a load so it really wasn't that bad. The first test was rather easy however it took some time before I figured them all out. The final wasn't as easy. When I first got it I wasn't sure if I knew how to do any of the problems. But after enough thought I figured them all out(correctly? well I don't know) Great Prof.



EE 515 Graduate Student Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 8:50 pm, Nov 26, 2004 Report Evaluation		awesome

CPE 330 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 11:40 am, Oct 31, 2004 Report Evaluation		First of all, this is the first quarter DePiero has taught 228 (CPE 330). So the guy below who wrote the negative review might be thinking of someone else. Anyhow, this guy is by far the best instructor i have ever had. Through high school, community college, and Cal Poly this guy sits at the top of the list for the best instructor there is. His lectures are clear and to the point. He knows his stuff and is motivated to teach. He loves his students. Hes like Robbin Williams without all of the drugs. Im still in the middle of his EE 228 (CPE 330) class but i am confident im doing fine. He takes difficult material and makes it do-able.

EE 419 Senior Grade Earned: A Elective 9:48 am, Aug 5, 2004 Report Evaluation		I don't know what the previous guy was talking about. Did DePiero even teach 229. Atleast when he taught the 400 level course he was very nice. The tests were challenging but I could always finish in time and usually before hand. He gave really good partial credit and people did fairly well. I believe 229 is the CPE logic class so I don't know why DePiero was teaching that anyway. He was a great prefessor that would help out his students in anyway that he could. I got the A because I tried hard and did my best and was always at office hours. No teacher pet stuff here.

EE 228 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 4:08 pm, Jul 14, 2004 Report Evaluation		i do not know who wrote the other postings below and if i did i bet it was one of those teacher's pets or the professor himself trying to get good ratings! he is not that of a great teacher! ok he's good at lecturing but his tests are difficult and take forever and he's horrible at giving u partial credit! plus he expects you to memorize everything! the truth has been told!

EE 302 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:52 pm, Mar 27, 2004 Report Evaluation		Very nice professor. Very smart! Very willing to help you at anytime. DePiero is one of if not the best professor in the EE department!

EE 525 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:38 pm, Feb 4, 2004 Report Evaluation		Probably one of the best professor in EE department (or in Cal Poly)! Dr. DePiero not only knows his stuff, but also knows the art of teaching. Explains complicated material in the way students can understand. Very helpful during office hour too.



EE 419 Senior Grade Earned: A Elective 12:46 am, Nov 10, 2001 Report Evaluation		Best professor I've even had. Always willing to help you understand the material. Test were challenging but fair, grading was also fair. I definitely reccomend him to anyone wanting to learn the material

EE 219 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation		Depiero is animated and exciting. He makes it easy for you to go to class and learn the material.

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