Reviews of professor Michael Gowins

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Gowins was really good overall. I knew a lot of the concepts ahead of time, but still had to take the time to memorize everything for the exams. The class actually gives a decent introduction to SQL and he is very nice and understanding.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Goes over basic vocab words that we already read during class times. Then gives out assignments and tests that include material that was never gone over in class. Impossible to tell what you will be tested on and never responds to emails.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Class is not too hard, content is interesting and easy to follow, he is very nice and helpful during class, however he is so bad at communicating, rarely answers emails, and his grading criteria is weird considering he seems to put a lot of emphasis on small assignments that aren't worth much when exams are worth 50% of the grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Gowins grade based on a lot of things. It's a nice policy especially for someone like me. He's a nice guy, easy to contact.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The lectures can be a little bit boring and vocab-based, but not hard or confusing. Coding assignments were hardest part of course. Super kind and accessible during office hours, lots of small 10 point assignments and reading-based quizzes at the start of every class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took the hybrid 235 class - and Prof Gowins made the in person part of class a breeze. Most classes are a group assignment. He really takes time discussing topics that are hard to understand. I was extremely nervous for this class as I heard it was very tough - but Gowins made me have a great experience. Tough exams, but easy and enjoyable class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Gowins is typically unprepared for lectures and doesn't answer questions at all on group projects, but he's probably still one of the better professors for this course. He's an easy grader and his exams are also very easy. This class is extremely boring, but it's not too difficult and you should take Gowins for this class.