Uri Ascher - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Uri Ascher

Department: Computer Science

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CPSC302
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very easy class. But Ascher is a very poor teacher. 90% of in-class questions he misinterprets completely , 5% he understands but answers trivially without explaining anything (e.g. "believe me it works", or "you should already know this *moves on*"), and 5% he answers properly. Office hours weren't any better. He means well, but he's bad.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CPSC406
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst worst worst teaching for a pretty useful and needed course in all fields ! Really it can't be worse !

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CPSC302
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Clear lectures and reasonable assignments (I found them fun). He wrote the textbook, so his slides are almost identical.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CPSC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Uri is very interesting, he explains previous lectures to tie lectures together. The assignments take a long time, but are interesting. The midterm was too easy and if you like the subject it is a matter of doing the homeworks and the readings.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CPSC303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No point in me restating what was said below, but i'll do it anyway. His lectures are boring, he spends 20 minutes going over last classes material... then during the class rushes the "current" material. He enjoys teaching the hardest possible concepts before even explaining what the basic stuff is going on

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CPSC542
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He would be a good virtual instructor, anyways the lectures are useless and all the work is based on the difficulty readable book he is writing. Have prizes, good researcher but the worst instructor in the Department. Typical response to a question "Believe me it works"

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CPSC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His lectures were incredibly boring, and a significant portion of the lectures were repeats of the previous lectures - I didn't really learn anything new. Also, he is not receptive to questions. I simply don't recommend him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CPSC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The worst professor ever in UBC, the guy can only teach at conferences not to students. His teaching is too fast, he does not properly explain things and constantly adjusts during the course of the lecture. Just when you get used to one terminology he switches. If you can SWITCH TO ANOTHER SECTION NOW. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Bad teacher,!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CS303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took his class and it was very interesting to me. This class inspired me to go to grad school. Uri Rocks!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CPSC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very dry material taught by an ineffective teacher. his only positive is that he does the "pity pass"

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CPSC303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very bad professor. I ended up not liking his course not one bit. he thinks everyone understands the material which he makes harder then what it actually is. He is very boring you can fall asleep during lectures, the assignments take up all the free time and do not decide at the end anything!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CPSC302
• 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 notes; the notes are what make the class good. Also fair with exams and Fair with assignments. I am more interested in math after taking this course.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CS303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great notes. Gives good explanation of the material in class. The assignments were fair, midterm a bit on a hard side, but the final was easy. Knows his subject, good prof.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CPSC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He CONSTANTLY interrupts his lecture with "hiccups" in his speach. These hiccups are 100% like, "Uh uh uh". This is downright ANNOYING. A good lecturer should NOT disturb the flow of information that comes out of his/her mouth. He

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

pretty good prof. DEFINITLEY knows his material.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CPSC302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

assignments were a bit hard, and so did the midterm. the final was actually pretty straight-forward. don't have to go to class since the written class notes are almost identical to the printed ones.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CPSC302
• 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:

Great notes, good lectures. Always comes well prepared, offers concise, to the point explanations and examples. Very knowledgable and authoritative. His courses appear to suffer from poor TAs/markers and exams are sometimes too 'clever'.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CS302303
• 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:

like his marking scheme~! great prof~!! =)

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CPSC303
• 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:

Ok lectures, excellent notes. Weird exams and marking scheme.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CPSC303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

not good instructor