He is a great guy and willing to help as much as possible

If you are good at programming, you'll fall asleep in his class. Good otherwise.

very helpful in person but his classes are a lot like your bed...makes you sleep

Extremely helpful, professional, and nice. Appreciate his teaching!

Excellent prof - organized, clear, professional - I learned a lot.

nice guy, clear precise explanations, lectures like a taking textbook - boring

hes a nice guy, i mean very nice. compare to some **** pros in york, all he lacks is how to make the lecture more interesting. anyways, hes cool.

whoever said hes poor or unclear, hes just dumb. hes the best pro ever, easy exams , good grades

Excellent Teacher!

John is a really really nice guy and obviously knows his stuff. He takes his time and goes through even the simplest concepts repeatedly because he wants you to do well. ACtually takes over the tutorials every now and then just to make sure you understand what is going to be expected of you on the midterm and exam.

A very good prof. Is doing a great job teaching rather difficult material

Mr Hofbauer is ideal professor material, barring the fact that he sometimes goes off on a tangent that is totally unrelated to the topic at hand. Explains concepts and problems clearly and in detail. Even takes over the tutorials to make sure students understand the concepts that are taught in class. You definitely learn a lot from this guy.

I have a feeling I would have loved this teacher if from the beginning of the year he kicked out the morons who talked non-stop throughout class. Its ridiculous! If you want to talk leave the room. He explained problems very logically but needs to have the confidence to yell at some of these brats.

Although he may not be the most exciting prof, he is clear when he's on topic. He's always there to help his student if you take the time to get the help.

This man is perfect for ITEC 2620. I also had him for ITEC 1011/1000 and it was a snoozefest. The only major issue I had with him in either class was the arrangement of seats during a test or midterm/final. It took 20+ minutes to arrange..Overall he's clear in explaining the material and you can talk to him after class for a few minutes for help.

people say he suckz but actually he dont... the content of tht course is boring its not his fault ..although the course material is no much at all .his test r extremelyyyy easy...do all the lab works, appear for test to see where u stand and u `ll do good in it :>

I am currently skipping his class while I type this review. I agree with those that say, "hey, Hofbauer is not a horrible professor!" But may I add: yeah, just not a good one either. I think his classes would be MUCH improved if he learned to condense and filter unnecessary and TIME CONSUMING material, such as his 15min long analogies!

I don't know if he has no personality, but at least within class he doesn't...very boring class, make sure you drink coffee before coming. Do all assignments on your own and study notes, find internet resources and use book, you will be fine.

His tests are easy, if u review his notes and the labs. and he always try his best to explain the subjects. take his class and get good marks. do lab and review his notes, thats enough to get high marks.

Mr Hofbauer is a great man! He is full of enthusiasm and really cares about his students. However, he is quite lazy at times. He returns tests and assignments late. He goes on tangents when he's talking and gets lost in what he is saying sometimes. But you gotta love the man! He tries hard! He's a class act!!!

He was really dedicated to the course and was very helpful to the students. The only criticism I have is that he should work on condensing and clarifying the essentials of the course material rather than giving too much information. In conclusion, he is a GOOD professor and I am very happy having him as my instructor!

Lazy lazy lazy lazy, doesnt answer emails and if he does he does not say much and does not answer your questions... does not have a website... does not grade on time.... but well, not considering that, he is good explaining even though he will go off topic, get you confused and then tell you, dont worry you will not be tested on this WTF

Nice, helpful and enthusiastic. But mindnumbingly boring (I seriously had trouble keeping my eyes open in class), and has a tendency to go off on tangents. Still... if you're generally good at things like math and science, the course will be a breeze.

Great Prof! Very useful course. You must know calculus/math in order to do well. Be a logical thinker too. This class takes time. Must do a lot of practice programming. Although it is easy to get distracted in class, if you stay very focused YOU WILL LEARN ALOT. This proffesor is extremely nice, knowlegeable, the fairest marker I have seen to date,

Helpful and easy enough if you can stay awake through his classes. Don't ask him questions out of class unless you have a couple of hours to kill to hear his life history. Key to the course: keep up with the labs. There are no deadlines, but if you do the labs you will do well on the tests. Strange guy, though. He wore the same shirt all semester!

easy course, all the prof seem to have very similar tests

The professor's a little outdated, especially with an old language like Fortran. My advice: when in class, pay attention to the problems he solves (as the test/exam questions are nearly exactly the same). He doesn't teach the syntax, just does problems. If you do the labs, you'll kill the course. But don't leave them till later!

Very nice and helpful man, extremely boring class.

such a helpful prof who really takes the time to talk help each student if you go to his office hours. also i love his glasses!

He must be the nicest prof i've ever had. If he knows you are struggling in the class, he will go out of his way to help you. Yes, the classes were a little hard to follow along with, but thats mainly because the content itself is dry as a bone. Love this guy.

Pretty much what everyone else said. You definitely need past tests/exams/labs to do well, material is dry. He tries to help as much as he can though. Definitely need to read the textbook properly to do well in this class, attendance isnt mandatory.

not a bad prof, but wasn't paying attention in class b/c focused more on my other subjects. Also, not my interest, but needed 4 my program. worked on fortran so hope u have some experience w/ that. 11 labs, 1st 6 labs easy, but the rest hard. tests were fine w/ helpful prof, just practice. but suggest not taking the course b/c fortran. I did fine.

not bad prof, but didn't pay attention b/c focused more on other subjects + not my interest, but needed 4 my program. fortran programming so hope u have experience w/ that. 11 labs; 1st 6 easy, rest hard. tests were fine w/ helpful prof, just practice. suggest not taking the course because it's fortran. did fine though i didn't pay much attention.

Hofbauer's lectures are REALLY boring and slow, though I guess his methodical nature is what makes him helpful. Do NOT underestimate the labs though. Even if it takes 3-4 hours, and they're hard, not doing most of them killed my mark. Otherwise, the MTs and especially the exam is easy, a& this is coming from someone that found the exam "easy"

One of York's nicest profs by far!!! Not a bird course, but not the hardest thing out there either. Use the book, ask the prof for help, and don't fall behind! I think the hardest things from this course were some of the later labs and final exam. Overall a good intro to computer science and preparation for other comp sci courses (eg. 1530/1540).

Boring class, heavily based on textbook material. You don't need to go to class. Make sure you grab a hold of the past midterms and exams as they are pretty much identical each year. Labs are exactly identical.

Incredibly nice and pleasant prof. Class is boring, but not necessarily his fault, just the material. Communicate with him. If youre having trouble, he will assist you in any way possible. He likes to add lots of detail that is unnecessary for exams but interesting as a computer scientist. Read textbook, ace the class. Students are too hard on him.

Strongly recommend to take it with him, bc even though his class is not so interesting, and i didnt really get much out of it(no offense), his tests are so similar to past tests. Its a life saver,80% of it is similar to the previous tests,but there are many changes. Past exams are also very helpful,especially exams from 2006 and 2009. Good luck!

He is a very nice professor. Unfortunately the course is a bit hard if you have no interest in computers.

He's the nicest prof ever. I would take any class he teaches just to be in his class. Computer science in General is hard. If people are saying that he is boring, he just doing his job. Overall get past exams and test to do well

He is very nice and will always answer questions (maybe a little too well and too detailed). However, class is super boring but not his fault. I don't understand why us non-majors have to take this course. Labs are similar just be careful! he does (sneakily) change a couple of numbers so make sure you check

dull class but very nice prof! he was very helpful and very eager to help. very pleasant!!

I really don't know why I got an A in this class but I did! Get past tests/exams. Super helpful as format is identical.

nice prof but I only went to one lecture as I felt I could put that time in better use by just reading the book. super easy course if you get past exams/labs but make sure you actually go over the labs because if you don't you will prob do poorly on the exams and midterms!!

He is really nice!!! Always answers to Emails

One of the nicest person you'll meet (although he appeared to be suppressing his anger time to time), also very helpful and accommodating to students. However, the lecture was difficult to sit through. What was on the test was a small subset of the material covered in class. Impression I got was that he mows down the class avg. then bell curves it.

Very helpful professor, stays back after lectures to answer any questions you might have! Lectures may be a bit long as the subject is well fortran but do the labs and you will do well.

I randomly walked into his office, I am not even in his class and he spent an hour of his time helping me out in my Operating Systems course. A professor like this who is willing to help anyone deserves high marks. Very smart, and gives clear explanations.

The course is really easy. There are homework assignments due each week which are pretty much the same as the ones in the past (but do look over because he makes minor changes). The final exam was really similar to the past exams. Don't need to attend class to get an A+, everything is out of the textbook.

Class isnt necessary to go to ever (besides to write the midterm tests). Hes a genuine professor that truly cares about his students and is passionate about the subject. Study from the textbook and do past tests to get an A+

This course required weekly assignments with excel and other programs. The course was interesting, learning about history of computing and numbers etc, but it required more work than other courses. Overall, he was a nice person!

John Hofbauer is one of the nicest, if not the nicest prof I've had at York. If you email him, he always emails back. If you come to his office hours, he will clarify anything. He makes the class easy to pass: 1)he records all the lectures in video 2)he has slides posted & 3)if you miss a test or assignment NO ZERO, it automatically goes to final.

He is the most approachable prof I've ever met at the University. If you have a question, he will sit with you until you not only understand the material but also learn new things that will be taught later in the class. His lectures can be boring, but he records them. This course is an easy A if you study off of past exams.

Assignments definately boost your grade. His multiple choice questions are very straightforward! Not an easy A, but by coming to class it is definitely possible

He's a wonderful human being. Simply follow the notes and you'll get an A. Try to understand the material which isn't hard and in fact quite interesting. Our midterm was out of 50 but he decided to mark out of 40 to bell curve the marks overall. Very sincere and humble. Truly cares about his students. Would love to have him again.

At first I found him monotonous but he's a nice guy, explains well. I don't go to class - listen to his recordings at double time. He's clear and easy

This class is a joke. The material is super easy but super boring. The prof is extremely nice and explains really well. That being said don't expect to pass with minimal effort. You DO need to study!

I understand many will find his lectures boring. But you have to read your lectures in advance before coming to class. It's called being proactive. Really enjoyed his lectures. He will advice to pass tests + assignments will help you learn and prepare for the midterm + exam. Attendance made a difference for me even though it was not required