Reviews of professor Bradford Towle

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
His lectures are great with examples, visuals and details. He takes questions as soon as they pop up, and does his best to answer them. He struggled to answer minute language-specific details. He gives weekly programming assignments with given in-class time, with in class practice assignments. Cool, friendly, dude. Has open office hours most days.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
From the first day, it was obvious that Dr. Towle knew a considerable amount about the intricacies of programming. That said, I felt like he was so far removed from the intro level that it interfered with his expectations of the class. His projects are plentiful, creative, and his proclivity to gambling themes is endearing if not concerning.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The professor himself was very nice, however, his homeworks and projects were a lot harder than other advanced topics teachers. Professor Towle often had a line of students waiting outside his office during his office hours to get help, which to his credit he would help them. If you take this class expect to memorize his office hours.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had Mr. Towel here before, and while he is not mean at all, he is definitely not good at teaching. His projects will be monsterously hard. The first assignment was to create a game with a map, stats, collision detection, and controls in 2 weeks, when other professors would have entire month for simple projects. There is also no traditional hw.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Towle did a fantastic job of teaching Computer Graphics. Graphics is a "zero to hero" course, so be prepared for lots of projects. He is a fair grader, so the challenge is moreso completion rather than guessing what he wants. If you want to learn the material, he is the best CS prof at FL Poly. If you just want an easy A, avoid Towle at all costs.