John Bowman - University of Alberta

Professor: John Bowman
Department: Mathematics
College: University of Alberta
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MATH373
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Bowman is such a nice gentleman! He is the best math prof in my univeristy. Clear lectures and notes, although the proofs were hard, if you follow on, you will be fine.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MATH417
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
- Dr. Bowman is an absolute gem of a human being who clearly cares about his students' success. He also tells little goofy jokes sometimes, which is fun. - His typeset notes are very clear, thorough, and available online. He makes an effort to continually improve them. - Exams were extremely fair for an honors math course.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MATH373
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is very helpful in his office hours and he wants the best for his students. 373 is such a hard course but he made it very simple and easy. He is very nice and his lectures are easy to understand
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MATH118
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
While Math 118 won't be easy, Professor Bowman made the class as understable. He is respectful of his students and willing to explain concepts that students struggle with. While his assignments can be challenging, they are not frustrating as he is almost always willing to guide through them.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MATH117
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
A great prof who really helps his students understand the concepts. If your taking Honours math classes from him don't expect them to be easy but he will certainly help you out if you ever need it.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MATH117
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Great teacher, tells cheesy jokes, and you can really tell he cares about what he does and he loves teaching. He gives a lot of homework but he also helps you through it.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: MATH117
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Bowman is a really great prof. He explains concepts clearly and is always willing to spend extra time helping you if you need. His tests are fair and accurately reflect the difficulty of the honours courses he teaches. He is also very passionate about mathematics which helps a great deal in making the course enjoyable.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MATH101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very poor prof for Math 101. We seemed endlessly rushed, he made countless mistakes, and we seemed to go very quickly through some important topics, and spend far too much time on unimportant ones.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MATH217
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Math217 is the hardest class ever, But Dr. Bowman got me through it. He is incredibly helpful in his office hours. The tests were very hard, but made fair. The homeworks were long and hard but very helpful, and he was glad to give you hints if you asked. Gave us the online textbook and other resources for free! Sent us 7 practice finals!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MATH217
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He lives up to his reputation as the honors advisor, and naturally teaches honors classes very well, math 217 included.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MATH100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Most confusing Prof for 100 next to David McNeely. My grade went from a F under Bowman to an A under a different Prof.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: 102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Genuinely good person. He's got some pretty abstract examples and confusing ways of teaching, but he will do almost anything to make sure you understand the material. Bowman pulls it out in the clutch. I would give him a 10 for helpfulness if I could.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MATH100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Bowman is a professor who does his best and really wants his students to do well. However, he often makes things sound very confusing, especially when he's short of time. His teaching is tailored more towards honors math students, and his examples are too simple most of the time to really apply to the what you learn. But he is helpful one on one.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MATH100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Pretty good prof
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: MATH100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He does a lot of useless stuff in class. His lectures are extremely confusing. I went to a different prof's lectures because I needed to pass math 100.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: MATH118
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
PERFECT!!
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MATH101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you are not an honours math student DO NOT take his class. His examples are not relevant and sometimes he totally skips some things that are on tests or homework. His teaching style is tailored towards honours students! However, Bowman is a very nice guy one on one, and he really cares about his students.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: MATH117
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Saying this course is easy would be a contradiction, but Bowman is an extremely good professor. The notes and lectures are very good, and he has extremely helpful (and plentiful) office hours. A great guy and extremely nice fellow (watch out for those math jokes!).
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: MATH118
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Outstanding prof. No, the class is not a cakewalk but he is very helpful and will go out of his way to make sure you get the help you need. Also the fact that he clearly is passionate about what he's teaching (and the math jokes) make going to class pleasant. If you can get him, and want a good understanding of the subject matter, then do.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: MATH118
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very nice professor??He is patient and his online text is very helpful!
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