Aboubacar Sow - Loyola University Chicago

Professor: Aboubacar Sow

Department: TBD

College: Loyola University Chicago

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mr Sow is a great guy. He is the most innocent man and is very lenient with his students. If students want to push the test back, he pushes the test back and use the original test day as an optional review day. Homework is extra credit on tests and tests are very simple if you do the examples outside of class. You have to look at the book for help.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you have already taken pre-calc and understand it, take him! He has a very thick accent and is hard to understand, but if you already know precalc, the tests are SO easy (basically problems from the homework and he helps you). Homework is due on test days, but he barely looks at it. Highly recommend if you know your stuff.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His accent is a bit hard to understand and lectures are really dry, if you do get him get ready to go to office hours or the tutoring center. Tests are mainly based on what was on the homework so do the homework.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very hard to understand what he is saying because of his accent. His lectures are very dry and not very helpful. Don't take him if you aren't naturally good at math. Not an easy A by any means.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

hard to understand due to his accent, but if you have basic understanding of precalc then the class should be easy. Hw for each unit is due the day of the test. Tests are literally composed of questions from the hw, and he tells you which problems will be test questions. If you do the hw and review before the test, it should be an easy A

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sow is very nice but he only shows examples and doesn't explain what he is doing. Do the homework because it is almost the same as the 3 exams and it is counted as extra credit. There are 3 exams and 1 cumulative final, but he drops the lowest score. This year, he let everyone with an A exonerate the final. Take him for an easy A.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a nice enough guy and you can tell he is super intelligent but he is not a good teacher. His lectures are painfully long and he never looks up from the blackboard. His accent makes the few words he speaks very hard to understand. I will say that the exams are pretty easy and he drops the lowest of your 3 if you come to class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 117MATH
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

exam questions are taken from the book. If you only miss class up to 3 times then he drops your lowest exam. He does not teach you. Youtube will be your best friend

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sow was such a great professor, I don't know why his reviews aren't better! The class is based off of 3 exams, and the lowest exam score gets dropped. The homework is extra credit and gets added back onto your test score. The exams are THE EXACT problems as the homework, so if you do that there is no reason to not do well! TAKE HIM!!!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Sow is a great guy but he is a horrible professor. His classes are very boring and long, he does not let the students to interact with the class he just keeps going on and on with out even asking if the class got the topic he is talking about or not. In his classes you simply teach yourself because he does not.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Seems like a good guy but is a terrible prof. He talks at you instead of teaching you. there are tons of chances for extra credit, and he will drop a test grade if you miss 3 or less classes. lowest you can get on a test is 40%. homework is for extra credit and optional. exam questions from homework. easy class but you have to teach yourself

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

there are 4 tests in the class. You get extra credit for doing the homework which is 3% added to your test grade. Not much to do, but he doesnt do a good job teaching the material. I had to teach myself so if you dont mind doing that, then this is a class for you. Little hard to understand.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great person, but not great professor. His lectures aren't clear and I leave learning nothing. Also, accent can be hard to understand sometimes. BUT- lectures and test problems are straight out of book so possible to do well-you just have to teach yourself or find someone who gets it. If you show up 90% of time, lowest test dropped.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Sow is a great guy and super nice. He is a little hard to understand when you first meet him because he has a very strong accent however you get used to it. Tests are made straight from the homework questions. Don't need to show up for class. Just do the homework and you'll do fine on the tests. Easy A

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His accent is hard to understand but this class is an easy A. The tests are the exact same problems as the homework. You don't have to show up to class to pass this class. I would take him again!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

be prepared to teach yourself. do ALL the homework. his tests solely consist of the assigned homework problems. you don't have to take the final if you have a 90% or above. easy A

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class is a joke. The tests are the EXACT problems from the hw. He can be hard to understand at first but you start to understand him. After midterms he gives extra credit for doing hw, which I don't see why you wouldn't do the hw seeing that it's basically the test. If you don't miss more than 3 classes then he drops the lowest test score.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you already took any kind of pre-calc or calc, this class will be a breeze. exams just like homework questions. attendance mandatory. no quizzes. homework is not graded, but is extra credit for mid-term. very friendly and approachable. hard to understand him speak, but if you ask, he will explain again, no problem. fast paced class. easy A.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you haven't taken Calc before, I would not take him , but since I did, it was almost elementary [and I usually suck at math to be honest]. Tests are basically homework questions, so if you work those out, you will be fine. The lowest exam is dropped if you are there 90% of the time and it was fair. Hard to understand at times but ask for help!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is hilarious! A little hard to understand, but helpful/ easy teacher. loves to get lots of extra credit. 4 tests, drops 1 if you miss less than 3 classes + final. homework is extra credit usually 3 or 4 percentage points