Maher Ahmed - Wilfrid Laurier University-Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: Maher Ahmed

Department: Computer Science

College: Wilfrid Laurier University-Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PC475
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Can be quite unclear sometimes but the lectures are usually pretty entertaining and he does lots of examples that end up being on the midterms. Some of his marking is unfair but the class is chill with just 4 easy assignments and 4 short midterms,,nothing else.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CP220
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

in a problem with three parts, if you get a "for the first one and wrong the other two, you will get 0/5

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CP220
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

can't speak clearly, class boring, write so small, cannot see it. Never get back quiz, assignment. Exam is so hard and take 60%

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PC221
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

does not give partial mark, if you write a wrong value,then calculate, even you method and final result is true,still got 0 for that question on midterm

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PC141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

amazing prof, clearly loves his job and cares about his students.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PC221
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very laid back prof, knowledgable in the field of electronics. Sometimes his lectures can be confusing and off topic, but he always gets his point across and follows the course curriculum. Spends extra time reviewing content if needed and always gives students feedback on where to fix/improve things. Funny guy too. Would def take his course again!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PC141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Hands down best prof I have ever had. His tests are easy, he is clear, and he is very very helpful. Best prof ever!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PC141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is one of the best professors.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PC141
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Nice prof, has fair policy for grading and attendance. Has strong accent that makes sometime hard to understand his point. Uses Mastering-Physics online quizzes, his exams are relatively easy. He is aiming for novice students. If you are experienced student - you shouldn't be taking pc141 anyway. Easy credits. Just make sure you practice quizzes.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PC141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His tests are stupidly easy, especially if you have any prior knowledge in the course (my roommate and I got 100 and 96 each taking 20mins to write midterm). Lectures are pretty boring but useful if you don't know the content. Is generous with marks (assignments, gives out 1% for correcting him, etc.)

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PC141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is very rude, if you emai him he doesnt help at all. He is very rude if you dont attend class, and if you do yoou most likley will fall asleep

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PC141
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Absoloutely awful at teaching the material. His lessons consisted of reading verbatim from the eTextbook and using the lecture slides provided by the textbook publisher. However, he made the exams and homework laughably easy. Great if you just need the credit, but if you want to actually learn something, STAY AWAY.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PC475
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Best to just read the book and stay home.. Would have been good if you could understand him and avoid getting confused! Truly needs to learn how to speak english! Amazing they still let these guys teach!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CP467
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Extremely nice, flexible with due dates, very easy to get a good mark, cares about students, and willing to help. However fairly bad at explaining some topics and I find that I come out of his courses learning little since the exams are predictable and easy.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PC120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nice guy.. easy to get marks in his class

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CP120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really easy and helpful lots of opportunities to get good marks

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CP120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Best prof in the comp. sci department. Gives out bonus marks like free candy. Do your assignments, and its possible to get over perfect in his class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CP120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great Prof, emphasis fairness and helping students learn their stuff. Great pleasure to be in his class. I don't find the accent to be much in the way of getting accross the knowledge btw.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CP120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He teaches well but his accent can hinder his teaching effectiveness. He makes himself very approachable for help and is very fair with marking.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CP120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

worst professor in WLU!!1