great prof very clear but tricky on tests

He's A Good Guy.. But NOT a Good Teacher!

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Funny Prof! Great style! Knows his stuff if YOU pay attention!!

Excellent teacher. Good with students and gives good advice.

Gets to the point, but very fair and helpful over all

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hard final

A superior prof. Can teach a monkey to use a computer

Great guy!

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He is a nice guy. But actually you dont have to attend the lectures within which he just reads the slides, but the lectures within which he talks about labs and assignments do help a lot.

He's ALOT better than Kashiyma... Overall tests are fair... decent guy.

he has really easy test and exam, he teach well. for the labs, you don't really have to do it by yourself,becoz he will teach you before due date for all labs. the assignment is really hard, but if you did it,you will get a good marks even you didn't done

nice teacher.he is there for you when u need extra help. Labs will be very easy to you if u attend his class.tests are fair

OK teacher, seems nice. Clarifies upon request.

Very good teacher and very funny too.

The professor is irrelevant in this course...its really easy...he was nice though...looks like one of the hippies for The Simpsons

Good teaching qualities, a very good prof if you attend reg and if you're actually into learning.

Very helpful. Sometimes wasn't clear enough but did clarify very well upon request. Thumbs Up.

he was my tutorial leader. he's cool, he's like a computer geek/ lazy type / chilled kinda person. I would say he expects more than you think he does - moderate on the marks (chances r u'll get a C or a B , an A if u think what he's thinking really.

Good guy...Interesting enough. Course is quite doable if u come to class (do come to class cause' he does stray from the text). Tests are fair enough.

if you take a cosc course he is a good choice. He is a nice guy but can be too sarcastic. He is tired to teach the book, prefers to play with programs and go over assignments. Come to lectures though to hear the extra information that will appear on tests

nice guy. helps with all assignments. not that great at explaining the lectures to class so you better read alot on your own or have an "ok" computer background. Tests were fair.

he is an okay professor. he is very helpful with the assignments and the lab work but many a times tend not to give u importance, u have to attend his class and note down whatever he lectures about because he talks stuff which isnt included in the text and appearing on xam.

This guy is great except when it comes to the exam you are going to die. You NEED to take notes all year and listen to the lectures, otherwise you get royally screwed at the end. BEWARE!~!!

tough marker, really hates grammer and spelling mistakes but good in classfor debating and letting students express there opinions. Good proff.

not a bad prof, more like bad courses. I enjoyed all the labs for both courses, that's what saved me in the end from not getting a D! Average in both of them is never higher than 56%, regardless of the prof. Unless u r a cosc major, stay away from these courses.

Let's you figure out your own way - vcool, relaxed guy who wants you to think about the material not force feed it down your throat.

At first this course may seem a tad bit confusing - especially coz Lowther can be somewhat unclear at times, but it gets better as the course progresses. If you do all the labs & assignment [ which are easy to get 100% on ] and do well on the tests & exam, it should be an easy A. The exam is harder than the 2 tests, so study hard for it.

Nice prof. You do the work -> you'll get an A :)

He's not that bad but its the course itself thats Hard not a recommended course if you want to take it for fun. if you HAVE to take it then work HARD

All i can say is class marks on projects, now dats an easy mark right there, othjer stuff u have to work hard to get gud grades fair guy, but he needs to change his clothes and get a haircut

I thought that this course is a bird course, but its not. This course is somehow at the moderate level of difficulty. The exam especially was kind of hard since it consist of 100 multiple choices. THe instructor is kind of boring, vague and unclear - although funny at times. Dont take this course if u think its easy, its not! I warned you

Hard Course + Nice Professor = OK class. Answers to emails fast. :)

What is taught in class are the basics at most but what he asks for in the tests are much harder. So many times he treats the students as if they are stupid. The past tests he has on the lab computers are from exactly 10 years ago i.e. USELESS and although his lectures aren't boring, he seems to want to leave class more than his students do.

He is very helpful, as he can be reached in many ways (and he actually answers your questions). I recommend going to class because he explains the labs/assignment. Overall though, you've really gotta understand your stuff for the tests and exam; the class averages for the tests were very low, and parts the exam were not very straightforward.

what a sweet sexy looking man, i love him, he really did it for me:P and hes very funny:P He teaches well and class is fun, and he knows his****. what an animal.

Lew is generally a cool guy. He gets a little short tempered on his bad days though. I guess I would too teaching introductory comp sci over and over again.

I get a feeling that he just doesn't like teaching. He makes it look as if he's doing us a FAVOUR by explain something (hello, it's his job). You'll learn much more by reading the textbook / doing labs (tests are 40-50% excel).

Do labs and go to class as he explains everything quite well. Read the text book (specially for exam). Guaranteed A.

Lew is da man!! He's clear, helpful, and looks like Snake from Metal Gear Solid. His tests are hard because it's mostly all application and here and there he asks a trick question. But overall EXCELLENT. The only reason I think some people don't like him is b/c he doesn't take any crap.(if you miss class it's your fault unless u have a good excuse)

why the low rating? i thought he was very clear and straightforward during his lectures, and you could interrupt him at any time if you had Qs. visual basic is the easiest programming language ever.

he is cool

decent guy. read the textbook and you will be fine.

I love Lew Lowther! He's a super cool prof and he is so understanding. Do your work and go to class and you'll get a good mark. The course itself was boring but, I enjoyed doing the assignments.

Attendance not needed since everything was posted, but learn better with him and he tells you what to know specifically

Basically teaches you everything from the book, making it completely unnecessary. That being said, he obviously doesn't feel all too enthusiastic about this subject (it's dry; can't blame him), but he does show better examples than what the lectures provide by actually going through the labs in class. Easy A if you understand computers, basically.

Greatest prof ever!!