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Can't understand what he says half the time.

Unless you are able to learn all the topics by yourself, this class is an immediate fail. Half of the class gave up after mid term. He is VERY disorganized and unable to teach the topic

I do not recommend him. Take the course at SMU or online. ANYWHERE but with him if you want to understand or/and pass.

Very disorganized. Assignments had nothing to do with midterm or exam. Did not make time to speak outside of class. Often confused himself during lectures. Avoid at all costs.

The class is boring and messed up, the topic he mentioned in class is different from the assignments, and the assignments is different from the test. And we have no cheatsheet and calculator allowed in test, and even NO SAMPLE TEST AVAILABLE. Compared with the leading prof Christian Blouin in CS, Nauzer is really awful. Don't take if not necessary.

So hear to catch what's hes taking about

The man does not provide a textbook, constantly makes errors in his notes (which he promises to fix, but never does), and is extremely vague in his questions on his assignments which can easily lead to vastly different answers. On top of that, he's disorganized in class due to not bringing notes and forgetting answers to problem examples.

He is a "great" professor who is able to complicate any problem to an extend that nobody could understand. If you ask him a problem about addition and subtraction within 10, you may lose the ability to calculate 1 + 1. DO NOT TAKE HIS COURSE IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE.

RUN AWAY !!! Definitely the worst professor I have ever had and also he's poorly organized. It was very difficult to follow his train of thought. His slides were all over the place and impossible to understand if you looked back at them later , so be ready sing in in youtube to understand more than his lectures. He's very smart but not Teacher

worst prof ever

I feel bad writing this, Nauzer is a wonderful guy and he really cares about his students. But he's a horrible prof. The dude can complicate any concept to beyond recognition. DO NOT TAKE CSCI 2112 with him. For your own sanity don't do it.

The most disorganized teacher I have at DAL. There are many mistakes on notes, solutions, and his writing on the board. He spends so much time on complicating concepts that he rushes to finish the classes. Questions are not written in explicit language, misleading to the multiple possible answers. Avoid his lectures, though he is a good guy.

Nauzer is the worst professor i ever met. His class is disorganized. i literally stare at his mouth all the time and trying to figure out what he is talking about. he is jumping the points and i have no idea what he talked. Assignments and labs has nothing to do with your exam. and there is no relation between assignment and lab. PLZ AVOID HIM!!!!!

VERY HARD!!! The class concept is hard to understand, hard to follow up if you do not know c programing and command line, very intense even you have done CSCI1120 (do not recommend if you have not taken CSCI1120, super stressful). lectures and labs are unclear and not very organize (I would not blame him, the first time he teaches this course).

Nauzer is very bright and genuinely nice; however, he is disorganized by nature and a lack of resources in teaching this class (first year it's been offered) only worsens this. I feel bad for him. Labs are difficult, and the instructions given are unclear. Lectures are extremely scattered. Rely on the textbook if you have to take this class.

Don't take any classes from him. His English speaking/writing skills are very poor. Ppt layout is messy; numerous mistakes on slides that he doesn't bother changing. Without trusting him, I have to confirm with other MATH prof. His wording is vague on exams/assignments.

Listening to him speak is so tedious it makes me never want to look at a computer again. The lectures will literally make you fall asleep from how dull they are. The stuff he teaches doesn't correlate to the labs/assignments and the specifications are often unclear and even have critical mistakes in them. He also never updates grades online.

The most boring lecture I have ever been to and I have tried history and geology. I drank two dark coffees during his lecture and I still managed to sleep in his class. Do yourself a favor and "DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS".

He PERFECTLY demonstrates the OPPOSITE spectrum of an excellent teacher. He is worst teacher I've had. It is so painful to listen to his speech, read his handwriting and study his lecture notes. It seems that DAL picks a random person who doesn't know discrete math to teach this course. What a joke!

There are only two days left, but he still hasn't told us about the details of final during COVID-19. He is so disorganized and god knows what he taught in the lectures. After 2nd midterm only 20ish showed up. That might explain how bad his overall teaching is. Take this course from other profs. You are warned! I could've given rating 0, if I can.

This man is the worst, he is so disorganized he recycles all assignments even for different classes and cant seem to navigate his own brain. Trying to learn this course makes makes me really just want to give up. I will NEVER be taking a class from him again. Thank you for listening to my TED talk

Vague worded questions. Lots of problems required non-stop writing: barely finished the exams. Not enough space on the exam paper to write the answers. Always late for lectures, rushed to find his slides, and can't finish his classes in time. Assignments were not related to his slides. The average of mid2 is 50% from last year: those explain why.

Constantly big errors in assignment and lab questions. Questions are extremely unclear. Lectures are totally incomprehensible and often include incorrect content which is later corrected at the cost of throwing out already completed labs, wasting everyone's time. Textbook is full of typos. Ridiculous. We should be getting refunds for this class.

Scatterbrain; very poor communication skill; mistake on almost every lecture, exam, assignment, and solution etc. Avoid him at all costs.

Nauzer made this course the worst course I have ever taken, he said "Is that clear?" over 1 time per minute every class. He went off on tangents and did not give adequate course notes. He gave horrible feedback on assignments and thats for the assignments that we could actually complete. Syllabus was horribly created and not appropriately followed.

The worst professor that I have ever seen, avoid him for saving your life and money. His class is so ridiculous, before taking his lectures, we know the material, but after taking lectures, we lose everything (He often gives the wrong illustration on lectures, labs and assignments).

Hard to understand his lectures and slides due to his disorganized materials. It was wasting my time of attending the lectures, so I guessed the topic of his ppt, found the same topic from the textbooks or online resources, and did self-study. My past knowledge from the other math class saved me from the final.

When you see his name attached to a class, runnnnn the other way. Whatever you do, DO NOT TAKE his class. He has to be the worst professor Ive had at Dal. Youll never learn anything, he is not clear, you never understand anything he teaches. Again do yourself a favor and run the other way if you have him.

char nauzerLecture "no ability to explain concepts, and you have to self-study. Good luck!"

He's mostly unorganized and lacks most CS skills. He made 2112 extremely difficuly. He literally takes 30-45 mins to solve a problem which you can do in 15 minutes and if you feel that he perfectly demonstrates the features of a smart prof then you are probably high or don't feel like living anymore.

He seems nice and all but this class made me want to kms sorry. It's way too hard. 40% of the mark is biweekly assignments and 40% is weekly labs that literally take the whole week to do if you can even get them done. Labs auto graded so even if you've spent days on them you can get a zero. No slack for holidays or exam times. Sucked for 1108 too.

Just don't take it.

The labs and the lectures were disconnected from most of the course, you have to self-study for the labs. The labs are hard. The midterm was BAD, the average grade was 52%. The final exam was all hard questions with a programming question. The professor did not give any information on how the exams would be. I would not recommend this professor.

A nice person, but doesn't know how to teach. The following comments with 1 rate reflect the true feeling of students who were in all of his classes. Selfstudy C before taking 2122 if you can't avoid him as an instructor. The book C Primer Plus by Stephen Prata might be helpful.

As a teacher he deserves my full respect but I must say he doesn't make me understand the topic. Not just me almost all students have same complaint. Some students in his class are from second and third year. He teaches like every one will understand his class like the seniors but as a first time its really difficult. Also he doesn't have any video

He speeds through everything, very hard to learn when he doesn't give out practice question banks aswell.

Speeds through lectures as if it is review, skimming over important concepts and rambling about topics that seem irrelevant.

Great person, but not a great teacher. Labs and lectures are kind of disconnected. Labs will take you a great amount of time and almost like another lecture. You have to self-study for both lectures and labs.

He skims through a lot of the lecture / lab material and assumes that his students may have prior knowledge for an introductory course. Make your life easier by not taking ANY course with this prof. The weekly assignments will take all your time, and make you miserable.

Nauzer is a really nice person, but his class is really confusing and time-consuming. You will learn very few things in this course about python because his labs are extremely confusing and unnecessarily hard. I would not take a course with him again.

Nauzer is not a well-organized lecturer and he is a broad explainer

He is a nightmare, his test and finals are very very hard. So, just avoid taking any classes with him.

Terrible Prof. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES, I'm in my first year and this class has overwhelmed me with stress, you basically teach yourself, it's not worth the mental strain.

I took this in Fall 2021 and it was a NIGHTMARE. He is unorganized and jumps from topic to topic. He does not stop to check if students understand or engage with the students in any way. He teaches concepts vaguely and provides no examples. His tests contain extra material. Course seems interesting but it was awful with him. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS.

AVOID this class if possible, for the CS and ACS student I'm sorry, this class made me think again about CS. He crams a lot of material in 1 three hour class, and in addition to this there are no scheduled labs and you do your labs on your own time. If you do not show up to class and or do not go to office hours good luck. The TA's are awesome tho.

Mr. Nauzer has been one of the worst lecturers of all my academic life. If asked to repeat or explain a concept, he will respond very rudely and embarrass you in class (cried at home very traumatic experience). His way of teaching is very lacking. The majority of students dropped out (I only stayed because I had no choice). Worst course ever.

The course material and lectures provided by the prof have been poor for the entirety of the semester (get ready to Youtube). The assessments are very intensive and almost no practice problems are given to test your understanding before hand. I am doing well in the course, but all of my understanding has come from external sources. Do not take

the issue with nauzer lies upon the fact that his both his teaching and communication skills are poor. the way the material is presented is confusing, and there are no practice questions given out (barring 3 assignments). pair this with an already difficult course and it becomes way more challenging to succeed.

Nauzer is by far the worst lecturer I have ever encountered. He makes the already difficult class even more of a nightmare by attempting to explain 3 topics in one 3 hour class weekly. Get ready to constantly search up topics to even get a passing grade. There is NO review or anything before assignments or exams. AVOID Nauzer at all costs.

DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE WITH NAUZER

If your reading this and have yet to have a class with him, AVOID HIM. If you are like me and just randomly signed up for classes without looking at the professors, I'm sorry. avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him, avoid him.

Avoid at all costs. All I need to say is when you see a class that is a first year mandatory course with a 48% final grade, you should just run. The midterm was also 20% of the final grade and had over 270 people who did it with an average grade of 49.6%. This is all I need to say, just avoid this man at all costs. Avoid the Nauzer grindset.

Nauzer doesn't teach well at all. his 3 HOUR lectures consist of 3 different topics. so if you don't understand one of them, good luck. Youtube and Google will take up most of your time as going to the lectures is comparable to not attending them. Nauzer is extremely hard to follow and openly bashes students who ask him questions. Avoid him

The professor is incompetent on so many levels it's hard to fathom how the hell he's been here for 24 years. This is a 1st semester class for 1st years, and makes an outstandingly bad first impression of Dalhousie. The administration doesn't care about this dumpster fire and trying to do anything about it is an exercise in futility and frustration.

take his course if you want the words "is that clear" stuck in your head probably the only understandable thing to come out each lecture

Avoid.

The grade is made up of three things and the final is 48%. No resources available to help with the class. The head Teacher Assistant quit because of how he runs the class. To much information in one lecture.

very poor teacher and tough grader.

Embodies all the absolute worst qualities of a university prof. Extremely disorganized, lectures are useless, he bounces around topics making it impossible to follow. His notes, assignments, quizzes, AND tests all have major mistakes that go uncorrected. Avrg midterm grade was a failing one. Nuff said

good luck if this guy is your prof, be ready to be completely lost listening to him rant about stuff that isn't overly relevant to the course, make constant mistakes in assignments and exams, takes ages to get grades back, and doesn't provide sufficient notes to be able to succeed in the class

was very confusing and unclear while making tons of mistakes in his lectures and asessments

if u wanna fail your most welcome to take his classes

3 hour lectures that are some of the most unbearable learning sessions I have ever endured, all of my knowledge was gained from Youtube and other sources and I rarely used his material to study. Overall not a good prof...

This class was extremally difficult, Nauzer is not a good teacher.

This is by far the hardest class I have ever taken. The labs and assignments are so time-consuming (each lab is about 20 pages of reading). The prof is also not great at explaining things in lectures which makes things more confusing

Hard is all I can say. don't think twice

Lab practicums are 50% of the grade. The answers to the labs on which the practicums are based are never posted despite numerous requests. Failing to do a single lab results in a snowballing effext where you need working code from previous labs to get the current labs to work. The practicum is 80 minutes, reading instructions takes at least 15.

The most unfair course I've ever taken. 72% of your grade is determined by brutally hard assessments (quizzes, practicums, final) which test memorization rather than practical knowledge. Weekly labs take 8+ hours but are worth 8%. Prof's teaching style is incomprehensible. Questions are written in the most confusing way possible. AVOID AT ALL COSTS

You must avoid him unless you wanna fail or under unbearable pressure during the semester! He is only reponsible for the assignment and quizzes and fianl exam. Assignments and Quizzes are ok, but final is the nightmare. A lot of questions in the final and they are beyond students' capability.

This course is incredibly poorly structured, I don't know how Dalhousie lets him continue to teach.

just awful, I took the same course the next semester and got an A without even trying.

HARD!!!!!!!!

Very unorganized. His assignments had last-minute changes and mistakes, while they were created 2 years ago. He was not available to contact at all. He did not hold back regarding the difficulty of the practicums and the way they were graded. His lectures were good regarding the material and his teaching techniques.

The worst professor I have ever seen (I MEAN IT). He was taking course 1120 where 80% of students failed. He is so freaking unorganized. He changed the date for midterm but there was no announcement no nothing. Only a single message on the team's general channel. Assignment instruction is so bizarrely unclear.

- Some people's tests were incorrectly marked (by prof). The midterm had incorrect "solutions", proven wrong by students and TAs - Some labs had incorrectly testing pipelines - I haven't been to lectures or even seen the lecture slides and still scored 15% above mean This course is unorganized; I believe this professor is obsolete to my learning.

A real wakeup call for all first years. I got a B in the course but throughout the entire semester I was feeling like I was on the verge of failing. Is that clear?

Avoid at all costs! You may fail, the course is hard and prof does not make it easier.

Nice guy. Night before exam, regretting my life taking this class. Do not take Nauzer's classes unless you want to teach yourself.

Very bad professor, never study his class. Very difficult in final exam. He don't want any students pass in his class.

I worked hard in this class, but despite my efforts, I might not even get a C. In other classes, I usually get A's or B+ despite difficulty. This makes me consider dropping out, as I feel I'll never pass this course. It's not that the professor is terrible; I think it's more about the content presentation and structure of the course. Sad.

Had a bad experience with the Professor. Lectures not well organized. Slides are added at the beginning of the lecture and sometimes they are not at all. Get ready to study a lot and think that you have made a mistake even if it was him.

Worst prof I've ever had! Never take him especially if you're in first year! He was rude, would leave my teams notifications on read, and was dismissive about questions. Do not take him if you don't have to. If csci1300 is needed take math1000 instead!

Very very very bad professor. Does not know how to teach at all cannot connect with the class whatsoever. I genuinely wonder how this guy got his tenure. DO NOT TAKE ANY COURSE WITH HIM YOU WILL FAIL

was very hard

What was that final ? That was a terrible.

I think he loves to fail his students, the final exam's paper was so difficult!

I took this hell of a course twice and literally begged him on my knees for 1 mark to pass. He still said NO! Who does he think he is? The manager of Dollarama? No help, no heart. If you value your time, GPA, or mental stability—do not take this course with him.

I don't have any words for him……

just stay away

Absolutely the worst prof I've had in a minute. Unorganized lectures are one thing, but then following it up with an inhumane and disproportionately hard final exam is quite the decision. Every question has some kind of trick or twist to it. CSCI 2122 is the hardest clas in 1st+2nd year. Not because of the content, but because of this prof.

Just avoid.

He can't explain anything properly, his grading is unfair, 50% for a final is inhumane, his assignments are questions that aren't even related to computers, the entire course syllabus has nothing to actually do with CS, its a glorified and over complicated math course with hints of CS, he is very unorganized and you will need to genuinely need help

Cooked if you have him, he finishes lectures late everytime and refuesd to answer my questions after lecture for a dentist appointment.

Most people in the class ended up dropping it,the lectures are very confusing. He rushes through things because the class is 50mins long. Everyone i know has failed all their tests, most of the questions on the test are weirdly worded and hard to understand and very different than practice questions. Doesnt give any practice work.

just avoid, simple as that.