Prudence Lowe - California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA

Professor: Prudence Lowe

Department: Computer Science

College: California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CSCI40
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lowe is so caring when it comes to her students. She's not the best lecturer in the world but she will help you understand anything you don't get. You will emerge from her class feeling both smarter and dumber. Take her, you'll see what I mean.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CSCI112
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Read, read, and more reading. Do your study properly will help.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CCSI1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lowe is a very caring and understanding teacher. Her lectures can get a little long and boring, but ALWAYS get your homework checked at the end of class. She helps and you will always get the right answers. Just do the few homework assignments, the 1000 word essay, take notes, and you will be fine. Otherwise, this class is easy and doable.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CSCI40
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Class is all lecture. Grade is labs and a few tests so make sure to study for tests. But, Dr. Lowe is very understanding and accepts late work, and explains concepts well one-on-one if you ask for help.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CSCI1CSCI40
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very caring and genuinely cares for her students. She makes sure you understand the content and is accessible outside of class. Comp1 is super easy, and Comp40 is surprisingly easy. I already have experience coding, but the book you use helped me get an even better grip on things. If you take 40, the 1 final is extremely easy.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CSCI1CSCI40
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Out of everyone in CSCI, Lowe is the best professor. She is truly caring and wants everyone to pass. Her classes are very straight-forward and she gives study guides that are exactly what the exams will be like. Simple courses, just make sure to show up and pay attention and you will do great.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CSCI5
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This is not at all a hard class. You have a choice of either attending or taking the final. There are 12 labs and that and attendance is your only grade. Super easy, but your better off just doing the work on your own and using the class time to work on homework.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CCSI1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took her class for two semesters because I failed her class the first because I kept ditching. I took her again because she is a nice and an honest professor. Like she really cares about her students. She always tell you her office hours but study/ hw. You will forget you will have quiz sometimes.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CSCI1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is very passionate about teaching and cares a lot about her students. The key to passing if you do not understand computer science is to go to her office hours and have her check your homework so that you always get 100% on them. The class itself may not be interesting but you have a good chance of getting an easy A if you try to pay attention

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CSCI112
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Lowe is a very hard worker. She can be a bit strange in all honesty, but she's also extremely nice. She does her job well and is willing to go above and beyond to help students. I would definitely recommend taking Dr. Lowe.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CSCI5
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy class...i mean like really easy, just like mentioned before its like a copy & paste class. i would recommend adding this class even if you're a full time student.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CSCI5
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

It is easy and there is no reading or homework. Take the final only if you never show up to class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CSCI40
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You will need to attend class and pay attention. Personally, the class starts pretty easy as you are introduced to C++, but as the semester progresses, the difficulty increases. 4 HW assignments throughout the class. Don't forget to read/ interact with your online book; its very helpful and required. Go to SI sessions and office hours if needed

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CSCI1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you listen, you should be able to pass the tests. There was probably a total of 5 HW assignments throughout the semester and you have one 1250 word paper to write. Fairly easy class. If you're a CSCI major, take this. If you aren't, you'll still be fine, but might learn some irrelevant things during the second half. If you need help, ask.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CCSI1
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would definitely not recommend this class if you are not a computer major. I had a lot of trouble during the the second half of the semester. I didn't have much knowledge in logical components or circuits, and I left the class the same way. Prof. Lowe is a really nice lady, but has a speech impediment when she gives lectures.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CSCI1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Class is super easy and not much required. Class is mostly about logical components and true and false statement. Easy A to fill GE

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CSCI 1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She is very slow and will repeatedly ask if every one is understanding the material. All the time. CSCI 1 is a very boring class but an easy A and fills a GE requirement. If you want an over view of the class, it's logic problems (True and True True) (False and True False) (True or False True) if you follow along you will be fine.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CSCI1
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

CSCI 1 is not the class to take if you are interested in the field, I recommend CSCI 40. It's basically math with words. Even worse, Lowe is not the best teacher. She has a speech impediment, you do get use to but her teaching isn't clear even without it. She is a very nice person though and if you talk to her and ask questions, she will help you.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CSCI5
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I like to call this class copy and paste 101. seriously, if you're on here you don't need this class. Attendance is mandatory, you will want to ditch. keeps asking "is everything alright?" if people talk in class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CSCI1CSCI40
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

My topic here is Csci 40, and let me tell you, the material you learn in here won't be sufficient to succeed in Csci 41(After 40). Csci 40 is difficult for people new to Programming (C). Take time to learn on your own, and before going into 41, know For loops, linked lists, structures, classes(C++), & pointers. They will NEVER go away.