cant understand him.

Very hard to understand. Too many test with too little notice.

confusing accent, not understandable, does not explain concepts, horrible if you are not good in math, tests are right from homework problems, easy A w/ his attendance policy,not helpful or clear at explaining math concepts, bring other homework to do

Only teaches to the front row! unless you can wing in it math class... Don't take him. He's a sweet man and very funny- but not the kind of teacher that helps you learn.

Don't even try. It's a bad deal.

what's he saying? i just got out of his class and i don't know what just happened... but i think i'm carrying twins. he doesn't collect hw, but he also doesn't go over the hw in class... tad irritating.

cannot understand a word out of his mouth. his style of teaching is NOT understandable and he takes off countless points on tests for ridiculous things. if you are naturally good in math, you will be fine. if not, TRANSFER CLASSES!

dont even wast your time taking his class. His class is so boring, he's hard to understand, and he is a stickler on attendance. I had to teach myself. if you have a question dont waste your time asking him, he doesnt answer them

Easy. You don't have to pay attention to him as long as you do the homework problems. He is very cocky and struts around the classroom. He makes stupid mistakes on the board. Then, when you correct him, he can never figure out what you're saying to him. He speaks with a thick accent. There are four tests and he drops one if you have 90% attendance.

He was a funny professor, but difficult to understand due to his accent... he teaches directly from the book, so its useless to attend class, but he takes attendance every day so you have to go... not a horrible teacher, so if you get stuck with him you'll be ok... but if you have a choice go with another professor

GPA Booster. Quite a boring class but the tests and exams are extremely easy. Really nice guy, but not the most approachable as he is not too dedicated to the teaching aspect of his career. Do the homework and review it and you get an A...that simple. He's very intellegent as he has published a book. However, a lot of teaching yourself. Take him.

Attendance is a must he takes roll at the end of the class!! His test are pretty much the homework, and the final is a combination of the first 3 test. However..it was impossible for me to understand what he was saying..I could barely knew when he was saying my name!!

The worst excuse for a professor I have ever seen. Doesn't even speak English properly. Teaches directly out of the book so there was no point whatsoever going to class except the mandatory attendance. He does not use email and is impossible to contact. He did not show up to the final and miscalculated my grade. AVOID at all costs.

You need to be able to teach yourself because the man may give you questions on the tests that come from the hw, but not all are in the book. Also, the man is impossible to get ahold of for help. Phone number given is the math dept and he doesn't use email. If you come to 90% of the classes (only miss 3) then he drops a test

If you retained and understood all the the material from algebra in high school you will do fine. He uses all the problems from the homework on his tests. But if you don't understand math well dont take him he sucks at explaining

Seems like a good guy but is a terrible prof. He talks at you instead of teaching you. there are tons of chances for extra credit, and he will drop a test grade if you miss 3 or less classes. lowest you can get on a test is 40%. homework is for extra credit and optional. exam questions from homework. easy class but you have to teach yourself

Professor Sow is a great guy but he is a horrible professor. His classes are very boring and long, he does not let the students to interact with the class he just keeps going on and on with out even asking if the class got the topic he is talking about or not. In his classes you simply teach yourself because he does not.

He is a nice enough guy and you can tell he is super intelligent but he is not a good teacher. His lectures are painfully long and he never looks up from the blackboard. His accent makes the few words he speaks very hard to understand. I will say that the exams are pretty easy and he drops the lowest of your 3 if you come to class.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO TEACH YOURSELF EVERYTHING. His grading process makes absolutely no sense, & his accent is so thick i cant understand a thing. He wasnt even sure how to use Sakai, the website for the school/online learning. Nothing is learned in lecture and we just show up to get our attendance taken. BEWARE.

Really nice guy, but not a good teacher at all. Super smart, but is very frustrating to take class from because he just reads the textbook to you. Dont recommend taking this class at all if you dont know pre-calc

Love Aboucar Sow... as a person. His teaching sucked however. All he did was read off the examples and rewrite them on the board. Didn't explain much, and you could NOT understand his grading. Try not to take him.

Just don't. save your gpa and mental health.

if you actually want to learn something this is not your class. He does not use Sakai so you can never see your grades unless he hands the tests and quizzes back. You only have tests and quizzes and homework for each chapters are due before the tests. It is relaxed and you don't have to pay attention and can def study a day before.

Not alot of hw but you DO NOT LEARN ANYTHINGGG!! He does not teach well. This is an "easy class" but you will learn nothing. Do not recommend him.

Terrible professor! Not consistent with grading; some answers he'll mark right and others he'll mark wrong even if students have the same answer- I don't think he knows what he's teaching or doing. The content is not too hard and is fairly easy to learn yourself, so just watch videos online if you're stuck with him. The class is very disorganized!!

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS! While the material is easy, this professor is impossible to understand. He's a nice guy, but you will not retain any material. Homework is optional, and the only thing in the grade book is exams. If you have the option, PLEASE take the class with any other professor. You will thank me later.

I would not suggest to take this class from this professor at all. The professor is a nice guy, but he is hard to understand and doesn't teach the material well at all. I did average in the class, but I was only able to do decent with a tutor and Khan Academy.

DONT TAKE HIM!!! he doesn't explain the material just reads the textbook and he's hard to understand. he literally explains problems in a really confusing way and it's not helpful for the tests

This professor does not know how to grade. Several times, we've gone over tests and I've had to speak with him about how I got an answer right and he would have to correct my grade. No class participation. He uses WileyPlus but a good chunk of the homework is not explained in Wiley nor the class. He's a nice guy at least.

He is a nice guy, but his lectures are all over the place. He is sloppy when he writes on the board, making it difficult to understand his writing. He goes off topic a lot, it's hard to understand him talks in a low voice and has a strong accent. Grading does not make sense, put stuff on test we did not go over. Overall super confused, DON'T TAKE.

DO NOT TAKE HIM! If you are not good at math, he does not explain things clearly. Hard to understand him with his thick accent, does not post grades or answer emails- makes you call him or text him and he barely responds. Grading is all over the place, he doesn't know how to explain content. Super confusing teacher-don't take class.

Don't take this class. I got a 97, and for someone who doesn't understand math, this is the worst possible class to take. Sow will use incorrect answers on the keys(for practice problems), you will have to check your own work because his grading is likely wrong. He also has extremely confusing lectures/handwriting. Nice guy but a terrible prof.

Dr. Sow is a very sweet man, but a very bad teacher. He just goes over the textbook poorly explaining topics, no interactive/practice in class. I used high school notes and YouTube videos to teach myself. Study group helps a lot! At least Homework was extra credit, and everyone was struggling together Def worst class I've taken

Horrible teacher. Grading was inconsistent, and class was a waste of time. You will be teaching yourself the material so invest in Photo math or a good study app. Homework is extra credit, and I think there was a grading curve.

overall horrible

Good Lord, don't take him for this class. Dr. Sow is kind, but I'd rather go through another torsion than repeat it. Grades are only tests and quizzes; homework is extra credit. My first test was a 17% curved to 70%. Lectures are nearly impossible to follow and have fun on the final, it's one of the worst I've taken. Fell in love with grade curves

There is defiantly a language barrier. His writing on the whiteboard look like hieroglyphics. I did IB SL math and got a 6, but this got hard at the end. The homework is insanely hard and doesn't cover a lot of what we did in class. Overall, unless you have a strong background in this math, try to get someone else or be prepared to self-teach.

This professor doesn't do ANY teaching. the whole class is group work, but group work is impossible because no one knows what they are doing unless they were good at their high school precalc. if you haven't taken precalc in a while, GO TO YOUTUBE. he will teach you nothing. He is hard to understand, writing is unclear, and just plain bad teacher.