Professor Bowers was extremely old-fashioned. It was incredibly frustrating that every question asked had to be repeated several times before he could hear what the student was asking and he verbally berated the TAs in front of the class. The only saving grace is the curve, but even so, it's not worth the stress.

This quarter he and Steven Buratto teach the course together. The comparison between him and Buratto can show how bad he is. In Buratto's part, the homework solutions are typed and very easy to read, while in his part, the homework solutions are a total mess. Buratto posted slides (although not in great quality) on canvas but he did nothing.

I don't think Professor Bowers is as bad as people make him seem, because he does put an insane curve on the grades, but you have to survive the sub 50 averages on midterms to get there. He doesn't post lecture notes, so don't miss class unless absolutely necessary.

I have no idea why people hate Bowers so much, I really enjoyed taking a course with him. He is very old school and keep all his lecture material in the notebook rather than slides. So, if you miss the lecture, you miss 1.5 hour of material with no recovery because book is absolute bs. Prob thats why people don't like him. Average is ~60%, curved.

Don't let your gf take this class. Professor Bowers will f her hard that you ever will.

Be prepared to do work.

He was so bad. I wanted to give him a zero, but that's not possible, so I give him a 1.

I have never put in so much effort into a class to come out not knowing anything. Absolute pain is how I would describe this class. Do everything you can to avoid him and if you cannot make sure you have friends because the homework is insane and good luck on the tests. The only good thing about this class is the average is curved to a B.

He's the worst professor I've ever had. His lectures are useless and the homework is too difficult. If you can avoid him, don't take his class. You'll come out of the class not knowing anything cause he can't teach.

This is an incredibly difficult subject, and Bowers doesn't make it any easier. He is forgetful of information on his slides, so the notes are not always correct. Homework is ridiculously hard, and there is no help online. Try to get help from the TAs, since they know how to do all the problems. Section is a must. Good news is it is hard to fail.

Quantum Mechanics is in itself difficult to understand, but Bowers makes it even more difficult than what it has to be. He's such an intelligent man, but at times makes too many errors in his lectures. For the most part I relied heavily on Donald McQuarrie's Physical Chemistry: A Molecular Approach. This book saved my grade.

Quantum is tough so you're going to have to work for it. Mike does an okay job in lectures, but if you apply yourself and dive into the text you can kill the class. The homework and studying will take all of your time so say goodbye to your friends for the quarter.