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“He was a friendly and enthusiastic prof but completely useless at teaching”
PHYS223 - 1.0 rating“Nice guy and enthusiastic, but awful prof”
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67%
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Reviews (101)
he is so boring but the guys that are in that class can be good to look at
who cares about the hot guys, the fact is the prof is good
Always late for class
I enjoyed his class!
Awesome prof. Smart, and totally helpful. Class was good, and lots of hot girls
Alfredo Louro reinforces the stereotype that Latin Americans are always late...but disregarding his habitual tardiness he's a great professor. Knows the material, has outstanding website support and knows how to keep the course material interesting.
Boring guy, has good knowledge, usually late, good teacher to have.
Excellent professor, very polite when communicating with students. Very enthauiastic about the course material and keeps it interesting. Delivered a terrific, inspirational speech on March 19 about the conflict in Iraq. A very nice person overall.
excellent professor. Makes interesting analogies to illustrate material. Has fun teaching... also is a linux geek. What more could a girl desire.
ASTR 205 is a fun class to take with him
His lectures were entertaining but didnt learn much. Outside of class he wasnt helpful at all and was very rude. He's the type of person that expects you to understand something just because he does OR ELSE! Hated him and his class.
Best area III course, hands down.
Terrific course and professor. You can tell that Dr. Louro really enjoys teaching. Very polite to students. Taught by him, Astronomy 205 is by far the best science option you can take at the University of Calgary.
BORING but easy.
Spends more time drawing pictures to illustrate the problem than actually trying to find an answer. Sooooooooo boring and lectures like a high school teacher when people talk.
Hehe, most entertaining. The only complaint is that he doesnt tell people to shut up enough (if ever). And hes got a cool fashion sense (sandles and socks every day of the year!!)
I hate to give him such a high rating, but its his style, not his clarity or helpfulness that i have a problem with. He could do more examples, and less ancient physicists biographies.
Ok, a lot of the stuff he teaches won't help you on the exam itself because he likes to teach theory. But his lecture notes (which or super nice) and the problems assigned will get you through. Plus he's the nicest guy in the world!
Okay Louro is great IF you are not at good at physics/astronomy. If you already took physics in highschool he will bore you to death because he spends most of his time explaining concepts that you already learned. He is a great guy though. If physics is your weak spot take Louro.
Alfred is a genius and makes astronomay super fun. He sure knows his stuff eh
So confusing - I understood the stuff in high school, and then when he explained I was so confused. Doesn't prepare you at all for the exams - spends all his time explaining what he's drawing rather than actually solving problems.
when someone asked "can you give us more difficult examples that will help prepare for the exam" he replied, "i see where you are coming from, but no,"
There's no point in going to this class, just do the practice exam, and go to your tutorials, and learn from there.
took this class online with him. the midterms were ok, the assignments were super easy, but the final was SO HARD! the class average was 55%!! i think he made the final hard to bring our averages down to scale!
Was good a couple years back. what happened to you???
BOOORING!!!! A stroke patient could teach this material faster. And there are NO examples. How the hell are we supposed to know how to write the damn test, or get through the tutorials if the notes are soooo basic and we don't have any exposure to examples????????
Focusses too much on basic concepts. They are easily understood after one explanation. I wish he would teach how to use these concepts to answer the questions we need to know. Also the tests are much more difficult than any practice problems available which makes it hard to do well.
DO NOT TAKE PHYS 223 W/LOURO if you are looking for a decent grade! The man spends hours on basic concepts, flirts with meowing cougars in the class, wears socks w/sandles and does not have any grasp of phsyics. he doesn't care about you. whatsoever. i was shanked and i want my money back.
This guy just talks about **** all day. A physics class is a C at UofC no matter who your prof is. This guy is lame an a bit of an ****.
Took it online, everything was sooo easy, and on the in-class final, he marked 50 out of 56 question, so there was 6 bonus questions, pretty cool, and this was my only A+ class so far in university
TERRIBLE PROF. Spends too much time on irrelavent personal information and interests. His lectures don't at all reflect the exams and he doesn't assign homework so you don't really have any idea what to study. He misplaced my first midterm exam (Oct) and lied about it until the last 2 weeks of class (Dec) HORRIBLE & UNRECOMMENDED
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worst prof ever! Does NOT give examples does NOT teach you anything but theories and about experiments done in the 1800s by men in powdered wigs. very unprepared for the midterm! and his jokes suck. i knew this in high school but now i am completely lost by his teaching style. feel useless in tutorials. bad bad bad. go if you want a good laugh.
He's not the best lecturer, doesn't really command the attention of the students and goes off on tangents, but if you have any interest in physics, he's great. Not very organized, but he pounds the key ideas into your brain through repetition. If you have half a brain (it seemed most people didn't), you will find the tests very easy.
If you've done physics in high school, you might as well sign up for this class because youll never go anyways. If you havent, pick someone else. Way easier than physics 30, the key is, dont get confused by how EASY the final and midterm questions are, thats the only reason people do bad in this class.
took an online course from him...was always late marking exams, late posting assignments, never responded to student concerns, disorganized to say the least
horrible prof..i'm sorry he sucks. i went to ask for help with something he couldn't explain in class and then made you feel like an idiot for not knowing. he was also very proud that the class average was 55% for the first mid term. he seemed quite pleased that alot of people had failed. very unhelpful prof. avoid him!
Gotta say that I studied hard and went to all but 2 lectures (at 8 am every fn morning) and I still did shi**y. Hardest course I've ever taken (harder than organic chem or any other science course, I thought) Dr. Louro seems interested about the history of physics atleast, but what a shi**y course. My GPA will suffer!
Unfortunately, I have few positive things to say about this experience. I found that the lectures were easy to understand, but none of the problems presented were comparable to the level of the exams. I also found out that we did far fewer examples that the other introductory class. Frustrating and stressful. But, he does have pretty handwriting.
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If you're useful at physics, you will do well. If you suck at physics, you will do badly. Seriously easy if you know what you're doing. He goes through everything slowly and reinforces all the concepts while throwing in the odd nerdy joke. What's not to love? Tests are predictable.
I wonder how this guy who does not know quantum mechanism can teach Physics. Well, U of C... it is possible.
funny, loud and interesing.... wears the exact same cargo pants every day oddly enough though. great prof
Weak sauce prof. He seems to like what he's teaching, but the level of organization is poor. Powerpoint slides with notes never work, it takes him 15 minutes to set up for every class, and the lectures are very dry. Make sure you never look at the sun!
PHYS 227 was a new course when I took it, designed for physics majors so we did not use a textbook, which made it considerably for difficult (especially for those like myself who are largely dependant on textbook explanations.) I found him really disorganized, but the nicest, most approachable prof I've ever had. Very funny, LOST of partial marks.
Really enjoyed his class. Very straight forward, excellent teacher, enthusiastic, and makes you love astronomy. Tests and assignments very fair. A nice man.
First off, he looks like Mr.Bean. Second, he's a nice guy and his tests are reallyl easy, basically all the same questions as his MA assignments. Take the class its a good option class to boost up your mark. I think ive been skipping his class for the last 6 classes and im still at %87
He was an amazing prof just pay attention and do all your work you are sure to get like an easy A+
He explained everything very well, and is very easy to approach if you have a question about material or want to know more about what went on in class. He makes everything interesting and you can tell he is very passionate about physics so it is always a pleasure to go to class.
Great class. Easy A. Nice man
He's OK. His tests are VERY easy (all from MasteringAstronomy and the reading/conceptual quizzes in that site). He talks a lot about irrelevant issues though. Still, he's interesting and very funny. I enjoyed attending his class. Easy A+!
Easiest class I have ever taken. Zero point in going to class, just read the textbook on your own, and do the review questions on Mastering Astronomy and you will do really well in this course.
Amazing Prof!!! Very nice to his students, yes all his questions are from mastering astronomy, however you still should study because he might change it around
great professor, come to his door in the right time or make an appointment, he'll be there if you needs help. he puts the difficult concepts in a easy understanding way, and he use great analogy! He gives 3 derivations before the midterms and the final, and 1 of the 3 deriviation is word to word on the tests!
he was an alright prof. he got the message across, and his notes were good. the exams were straight off the website, so it was easy to get a good grade. I didn't think he was helpful outside of class though, and when a massive error was made grading the exams, he didn't do anything about it, the students had to.
This guy is very frustrating to watch in lectures. Always arrives late, wastes a lot of time, and doesn't cover the course material. I had to teach myself this course before the final.
Regularly showed up late, never prepared, our class fell way behind the others
Louro's teaching style is great for the small PHYS 227 & 255 classes, as he allows for plenty of student interaction and stops his lecture to discuss interesting subjects in physics as asked. However, I'm not sure it would be as effective for the 211/221 and 223 classes, due to the larger sizes and the fact he provides few examples in his lectures.
A pretty good prof, fair on the assignments and tests. Usually late though, and he posts wrong answers for practice finals and takes FOREVER to get stuff back to you.
Dr. Louro is just an average professor. You will probably like him because of he gives really good notes and hence you do not need to rely heavily on textbooks. He takes forever to grade items and never hands it back to students on time though. He also hardly ever replies any e-mail a student sends to him, which is something I never understood.
approachable but if you try to go to his office while he's in it he probably won't answer the knocks (doesn't hear or doesn't care), doesn't respond to emails or offer any help for assignments (better off going to the TA but not necessary), practice finals have wrong answers most of the time, just do textbook problems along with the practice finals
Dr. Louro would not work with anyone who needs to be spoonfed every detail. He usually covers the important concepts and examples (which also appear on his tests). He distributes grading so if you're not a good test taker you can still get a good grade. He sidetracks often but they are usually interesting. Don't just rely on his notes, some work .
Decent prof. I wouldn't say he's the best but I loved this guy! He's funny and down to earth. He gets side tracked a lot with stories about his life but they're hilarious. His notes are pretty good, but he doesn't give a lot of examples. Oh and he loves using those little physics apps. Love me some fettuccine alfredo!
explains everything very well, he used good demonstrations to visualize the concepts. often got sidetracked and was usually unprepared for class. overall a pretty good prof
What an awesome guy! he is hilarious, his notes are great, and he explains theories perfectly. Get him if you can!!
So sweet that he makes you want to fall asleep in class. Extremely mellow man
He is so nice but cannot teach very well. The things he says in class are so irrelevant and off topic. "This charge looks like a spider" and then talks about spiders forever. Use the text book as much as you can and use online sites and khan academy to help you learn instead of this guy. Most of the physics profs are terrible & really hard markers
Good prof, really nice guy. Notes aren't always the clearest, but he gives you everything you need to do well on tests, assignments, etc. Likes to tell stories that are sometimes off topic, but you might get a laugh out of them if nothing else!
Useless :( Great guy, really nice but taught us all theory, which can be helpful, but the exams are all based on application questions. We asked him to do more practice problems in class, he said they wouldn't help us on the final. They would have.
Funny, considerate, and very helpful notes. He is committed to teaching and trying to help you learn. Lots of assignments but they're worth doing since the tests are based on it. Tests can be a bit of a shock, especially if you expected "numerical" work. Be on top of his notes and your calculus and you're fine.
Great Prof. Really relaxed and funny guy. Could listen to him all day. This class isn't too bad.
Very funny and bald which is a bonus!! Doesent cover everything but what he covers he covers well... Easy class to pass tho
Extremely boring/dull lectures, especially at 8am. Has zero enthusiasm in teaching physics. Quizzes start off very easy but get progressively more intense. It also doesn't help when the formula sheet he gives you is completely useless and irrelevant to the test at hand. In other words, program the formulas into your calculator before tests/quizzes.
Awful. Just awful. 211 is for students who either didn't take Physics or Calculus in High School. Louro went over basic Grade 11 Physics meticulously, but inarticulately and sparsely covered the much more difficult and fundamental Calculus. He needs to be fired.
Honestly, I have just stopped attending his class at this point. He is VERY off topic and needs to show more examples. The textbook will become your best friend, thats for sure!
What a terrible prof. He isn't capable of teaching this class without the textbook beside him, and even then gets confused. We wasted a whole lecture because he forgot his textbook and couldn't cope. A new prof needs to be found for this class. The textbook is mandatory, because his lectures aren't helpful at all. Absolutely useless.
Was far behind the other prof teaching the course, notes were confusing and mostly useless, electronic response questions had frequent mistakes and were worth 10% of our course grade (made attendance near mandatory). A nice guy, but a bad prof.
The prof is a nice guy but he is useless. The notes and slides are really confusing and hard to understand.
The worst prof I have come across. His lecture slides are entirely useless. He goes over things children understand (literally; potential energy graphs of springs) for entire classes and then skips the difficult things. Most of what he talks about is theory when the tests are entirely calculation questions. He is late a lot. Avoid him at all costs.
Definitely not the best prof I've ever had. He doesn't explain himself well, and I doubt that he understands the subject matter fully himself, as he is lost without the textbook beside him. Class material is hard but not too daunting.
Very confusing professor, made questions up on the fly, wasn't punctual, students were disengaged. Only class I have had that I felt more confused after the lecture. Had to learn material from the textbook. 211 is for students who did not take Physics AP, the extra class per week was not useful.
Although it is true that he is late sometimes, teaches kinda slow, tends to fall behind, and electronic responses were sumtimes wrong, i found his instruction quality to be very good, and he kept me engaged when he taught. he's an amusing prof, always smiling, veyr enthusiastic. thumbs up!
Course is already difficult but the prof does his best to simplify it. His explanations are very in depth and detailed which allow for easy understanding. Just make sure to attend lectures and take notes.
Doesn't give a lot of examples, but covers the material sufficiently in his notes. Gets a little off topic every now and then, but the top hat questions are pretty simple. All around, not a bad prof.
He is fairly in-depth when he explains things, and he is sometimes entertaining. Likes to prove things (formulas) rather than giving example problems, which would be more helpful. Doesn't go over everything, so make sure you look through the text to see if there is anything he missed that may be on the test. Overall, pretty good prof.
He's a good prof and super enthusiastic about physics but doesn't prepare you for exams. He doesn't do examples in class and his top hat questions are super simple, nothing you'd see on an exam. Just do tons of old exams to get a feel of what they'll ask you.
I found he went too slow and his notes were typically irrelevent or just really he focused on the theory and derivation of formulas and rarely did any example problems. He was a nice guy and everything but I just am not a fan of his teaching methods. I relied on the textbook and prep 101 sessions for the test.
He was great at demonstrating visuals ! He was also sometimes too slow , but it helped clarify and solidify concepts
Louro should have changed the name of the class PHYS 223 to "How To Derive Formulas 101". All he did was derive formulas and talked about useless stuff. Last time i checked, we dont get tested on deriving formulas or how much useless information we know -_-.
Not sure what the person before me is talking about. The past two midterm were all about being able to derive formulas from a given figure. Dr.Louro goes over that & uses examples that make physics concepts more intuitive.He is very sweet &tho he suffered an injury,he was back to teach the end of the course. The other prof we had wasn't much good.
Nice guy and enthusiastic, but awful prof. Skipped entire sections of the course we needed to know. Seemed very disorganized. Seemed to not plan lectures before class. Our lecture was always behind the others, yet he went at a snail's pace and spent half the class telling stories.
He is a nice guy and funny, but goes through things really slow. Problems we did in class were not as hard as the ones on the final and the first midterm. Second midterm wasn't too bad. You really need to study hard for this class to do well on the tests, but luckily labs are automatic 100's so it brings marks up to a decent level.
Dr. Louro was incredibly boring, fell behind the other lectures, and overall did not prepare me for anything in this course... I self-studied for the most part and was fine. I would not take another class with him. Also incredibly slow markers. Took almost SEVEN weeks to get my first midterm back. Ridiculous.
Dr. Louro was a decent professor. All of the concepts that he DID get through were pretty clear and easy to understand, however he did not cover some of the material that was tested. The tests were not that hard as long as you study the past tests, but the department is absolutely terrible when it comes to grading times. Not bad but not great.
He was a friendly and enthusiastic prof but completely useless at teaching. He knew his stuff really well but couldn't relay that back to students at all. Using the textbook and random youtube videos was how I ended up doing decent on tests. Class is boring and useless, but not hard to get a good mark because the labs and homework are worth a lot.
Loved this course. Electromagnetism and Thermodynamics were interesting topics and better than 211. The REAL ACTUAL KEY to getting a good grade is to study the Knights textbook 100% prior to coming to lectures. Timing of marking was not his fault due to transition to D2L, and his leg broke so he was missing a few weeks and had a replacement
Can't teach without his notes, and often gets lost and stops the lecture because of it. You are best off to memorize his examples. Don't learn, just memorize. If you do things your own way, you WILL be penalized. Oh, and he makes up his own methods for things, so good luck using other resources.
Went to class, didn't take a single note, just studied from the textbook, got an easy A+.
Let's just say Dr Louro is very... Whimsical! You can tell he really loves what he's teaching. Kind of like having your grandfather teach you a new skill: it's only interesting if you're already interested. The content is definitely easy and while going to the class is mandatory for his tests... Paying attention is not always required.
Dr. Louro is very passionate about what he does. However, it is difficult for him to pass it on to his students. His lectures cover very little content as he is slow at teaching. Also, he occasionally gets way off topic for quite a while, and wastes a lot of time. His tests are pretty strict to what he teaches in class, not what the textbook says.
Alfredo Louro is a boss, the guy is a great prof who taught for many years. He is retired now, but I had to write a review for this legend. His tests use the homework, but you had to apply it to more general cases and his teaching style was very calm & unique. Homework was directly from class and was weekly. He is a great guy, who really cared.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
67%
Textbook Required
100%
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