Reviews of professor Alex Bower

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Bower has a condescending attitude and a rude tone of voice when lecturing to his students. If no one offers up a hand to participate in his questions he poses throughout class he throws a little attitude. He is a good professor b/c he puts a lot of effort into his lectures but his attitude just ruins it all for me. Wouldn't recommend!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
His tests are very difficult and he doesn't tell you but they are about 50% of what is in his powerpoint so be sure to study slides and go to class! Showed up to every class, took notes and notes in book and still managed to get a bad grade on midterm.... lots of graphs on exams so if you're good at that sort of thing then you'll be fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Bower is a great one! His grading is clear, HW is light, and the course structure overall is amazing. Especially for psych lovers! TAKE HIM!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He started to transition into an eBook for this quarter with a program needed to do assignments and readings. Quizzes are part of that program, and if you get a low score once you reach the minimum questions answered, you can continue to do that quiz until you get full credit. Lectures are posted online. Open-book midterm/final.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Amazing quality for lecture videos. Was understanding of student situations during corona virus pandemic. Actively reached out to students to help and ask them if they needed help. Was very accessible for office hours and outside of class. Clear grading. Straight forward tests based on lectures and textbook materials.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This remote course is taught asynchronously with pre-recorded videos & open-book midterm and final. He assigns meaningful assignments and discussion posts to facilitate our learning throughout the weeks. The course connects materials with real-life examples. Alex cares about his students and wishes to help/talk in whatever way possible!