I remember reading about him before University - he really is that good.

Not only was he clear, he made the lectures interesting.

He was my first CS prof and definitely one of the best I had during my 5 years

intelligent thinker. love the friday "math history" section. can't wait for 351

amazing prof since enroll in his C&O350 class.

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'Imagine you are walking down the street...' Math history ROCKS!

Amazing. Finally a prof who can teach Math in more than just theorems and proofs

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very helpful during office hrs., good sense of humour, one of the best

One of the funniest guys I know. "CS Issues" discussions are awesome!

awesome professor, sometimes an attitude, but mostly good

Steverino is awesome! Math history with him rocks, and he's an educated teacher

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excellent prof. Makes this tough course easy to understand.

Doing nothing is really important.

Wish I could have him for all my math classes. Totally AMAZING teacher! The BEST

Clearly I was framed and I do not think Steverino sucks. - Compsci

The prof is awesome, though the course is a joke...

Clearly a great prof...

hilarious guy! i switched TO an 8:30 am class so I could have him!

Worth going to lectures for his Larry David-like (Curb Your Enthusiasm)appearane

Best teacher I had. Funny and not boring, what more do you need?

Great prof... keeps your interest in the subject

Very helpful professor. Best way to learn is to stay ahead of his class.

He's the reason I changed my mind about hating CS.

Good sense of humour. Always wakes me up in the morning. Gotta love the math history.

What a nice guy! I wasn't even in his lecture section when I bugged him for help once when he had his coat on and was about to leave, and he stayed behind a few minutes to explain stuff to me.

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He is the best prof that I've had so far! I didn't want to miss any of his classes; he gets his point across and is very helpful. Also, math history every friday was definately an added bonus!

Excellent teacher. I would not mind attending his lecture again and again.

He's so easy to listen to, and really doesn't make you feel dumb for needing alot of help

This is a great class. It is really tough, but Steve is a great prof. He is funny, and easy to understand. You can approach him about anything at anytime, his door is always open. Math history Friday is great too! A++

well,try to be late on friday-"math history day"

his lecture is confusing at first but everything turns out to be crystical clear after 3 weeks. Math history on Friday gives us a break away from linear algebra..

he is the man

Had Furino a few times at St. Jerome's. Now out of University I look back and he was by far the best Prof I ever encountered. His stories were great and I still retell some of them today :)

By far my fav prof! (EVEN MORE THAN LARRY SMITH). I love his pot smoking applications. So funny! He has a great attitude, great energy & being in his class is a joy! Helpfulness & clarity is definitely comparable (if not better) than high school teachers

Furino is a good prof with a lot of energy and passion. However I found this class very difficult and if you're one of the weaker students he comes off as a bit arrogant and you feel "out of the loop" as he sometimes directs his explanations at the top students. However he makes the material interesting and "Math History" is an added bonus.

A tad a better in CO 350 than he was for CS 132 in the sense that he explained concepts a lot more thoroughly as opposed to repeatedly asking for student input on topics which we're never explain in detail to begin with. That said, his lectures are well organized, however constructed in such a way that it only really benefits the stronger students

He will try his best to help you out. If you show him that you are a hard working and a worth it student, he'll make sure you do good in his course. JUST make sure you go to every class and try your best to be up to date. If you are one of those lazy ones who miss classes and last minute workers.. DO NOT TAKE HIM. or else he'll make he screws you.

A very thorough and helpful professor. He's also very entertaining and tries to make the topic as interesting as possible.

Good prof. Boring material, but he taught it well. Catchphrases (e.g. "take it to your room of meditation" etc.) got a little grating by the end of the course. Assignment marks were wildly inconsistent, but that was a problem with the TAs, not him. Impressive that he learned everyone's names so quickly, considering the size of the class.

Well, I failed his class miserably, but I still think he's awesome!

I nearly failed his course and I still think he's awesome :-) But that's my fault, not his. He is terrific. Actually infuses some humor into the lectures which prevent them from being dry and boring. A much more suitable prof for CO as opposed to CS. Should definetely stick with teaching the Optimization courses.

Great prof. He gets off topic alot but its entertaining. Math history fridays. And he is very friendly.

amazing professor, honestly tried to help all student, SO caring and empathetic!!!

he's the best algebra prof ever! no matter how late i stay up the night before, i always try to get up for his class. he makes everything so interesting, and his notes are very organized. very approachable and nice in person. love his mathematical terrorists =D

Great teacher. My grade was purely my own fault. Very clear and very fun and you don't want the class to end. At the same time you learn a lot during his lectures and he keeps the class involved and awake.

Basically Read All The Others!

He`s an amazing professor. Really makes the class interesting. He makes an honest effort to get to know the students in his classes, and really cares about making the students do well. Math History fridays were, of course, awesome too.

Amazing prof! Got to know every student's name. One of the best profs I have had so far.

Steve is the bomb. Every time I take a note I think "He just taught this so well I probably will remember it without needing this note."

"Take this to your room of meditation and meditate upon the wonders of mathematics."

Very well organized lectures. Math history every friday was fun and educational too. Highly recommended.

Quite probably the nicest, most helpful, and best professor I've had in university to date. And I'm in 3B now.

Superb teacher. Makes classes interesting, does an excellent job of teaching difficult material, shares interesting bits of math history, and yet keeps on the same pace as the other sections.

He keeps the class entertained while teaching boring material with his funny stories and math history bits. He also creatively added a magic show with numbers one lesson. He refers to the textbook but doesn't teach directly from it, and gives awesome notes. BEST prof I've ever had!!!

Absolutely amazing. I haven't been to lecture for 1 month since my orignal professor sucks..but after going to his lecture for one week I already picked up all the materials from before.. yea..hes THAT amazing.

Excellent prof, great explanations and always enthusiastic about his subject.

I had him as a prof for Math 136. He is an okay prof. Linear algebra isn't an easy course, and he doesn't make it any easier. He is though, a very nice professor and a funny guy.Where he truly shines is during office hours. You can bring in your midterms(or even final exam) and argue for marks where he is very negotiable.

Excellent professor. Yes his teaching may be confusing at time but he is extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Knows how to keep you interested.

Furino is my absolute favourite prof. LOVE LOVE LOVE his lectures, would not miss one for the world.

good prof. funny. doesn't elaborate enough on some concepts though.

Good explanations of course materials

BEST PROF EVER!!!

Amazing Prof! Extremely cooperative, very knowledgeable, dead honest. Has a memory only a computer can compete with. University of Waterloo needs many more like him. Was very helpful in giving me an academic reference letter for my graduate studies. Go to his lectures and you can't help but fall in love with him and his teaching style.

best prof ive had.very clear.very helpful.funny.talk a lot more than the course.

Great prof!

my favorite prof in uw. funny knowledgeable and very clear lectures.with him a hard course will be easy.teaches you a lot extra interesting stuffs beyond the course contents.hope i could take his courses again!

Absolutely awesome! The only reason why the people think of his course as hard is because there's a lot of new, interesting stuff most people haven't seen before. He wants the best for his students and that's shown when he is not sympathetic about people's marks but wants them to earn their marks.

Fantastic lecturer and incredibly helpful. He's crystal clear, rigorous, and knows the material forwards and backwards. My fortunes changed when I retook this course with Furino.

Funny and engaging. Don't care which section you signed up for but find out his time slots and attend his sections. You won't be sorry.

He's pretty good, helpful and coherent. Still, he ain't gonna babysit you.

Has online modules so I can listen to his hot voice and never go to class. He teaches me while I'm in bed. 10/10 would smash. Good prof. Baller.

Best prof. in his field.

10/10 wud repeat just be in his class

One of the few professors I actually remember and I still consider a mentor. He shaped my view of mathematics and it is a shame that I got to know his approach closer to the end of my time at UW. He went out of his way to help me out and I am grateful for his assistance. I ended up graduating from a MMath because of his help in CO 350.

He is amazing. He does a history of math portion to his lectures and tries to get you to connect with your mathematical ancestors. He also has a world view and talks about things that are not math specific. His classes force you to think and question what you know of math and the world. I would take a course just to have him as a professor.

His lectures for History of Mathematics (CO 480) are very fun to attend.

His lectures are incredible, and hes a genuinely good person. The assignments can be tricky though.

Best prof I've had at UW (in addition to an awesome course!). He's an amazing story teller, so lectures were fun and interesting to go to, and he's easy to approach. Learned a lot from my assignments and the big essay I wrote. The math on assignments can be tough, but overall Steve was AWESOME and would definitely take another course with him!

really nice prof and genuinely care about students, work hard on the assignments and sample history and math test, this course is easy af. but the group project can be tricky,