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Glenn Bower

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Raw average: 4.29/5 from 7 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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ME 349
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Glenn is a great guy but his grading policy is so vague. He needs to make it much more clearer. Overall not bad but wish he was easier to read!
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ME 363
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
He's nice and eager to help. Class is interesting. One thing that I feel really bad is that he doesn't give clear grading policy. You have no idea about your final grade until he writes it on student center. He's grading kind of arbitrarily (like nothing circled on the project but still you get points off). If you don't care grade then go for him.
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ME 363
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
While he is very enthusiastic about what he does, it isn't always teaching. Have had a few lectures missed because he was away testifying in court. Is very prone to tangents. When he does do examples, he spends a lot of time reviewing the stuff we already know how to do (unit conversion). Grades arbitrarily, saying he 'got tired of grading exams'.
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ME 363
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Great professor, really enjoys teaching the class, super nice guy, always happy to help you. Asks the students for preferences on when homework and projects are due. 4 midterms, but they are pretty straight forward and one of them is take home, and non cumulative
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ECE 699
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I worked with Glenn for independant study and worked with one of the automotive teams. He is a genious when it comes to anything automotive and is very helpful with the electrical side of things as well. I wish I could have the chance to take a real class with him. Plus, the guy is halarious!
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ME 469
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Glenn has one of the best teaching styles in the ME Dept. His exams are easy but still cover the material. He writes the homework specifically to cover what people aren't grasping, and he's very relaxed. He teaches because he want's people to know things, not to be a stickler or waste time with pointless strictness.
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Classes with Glenn Bower

ECE 399

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent Study course for ECE featuring directed study projects arranged with the instructor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

Eric HoffmanDan Negrut+54 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
ME 291

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Projects

1–3 credits

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Projects involves individual lab projects under staff supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

Glenn Bower

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
ME 491

Mechanical Engineering Projects I

1–3 credits

Mechanical Engineering Projects I involves individual lab projects under staff supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

Gregory NellisDan Negrut+40 more

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Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample
ME 699

Advanced Independent Study

1–3 credits

Advanced Independent Study involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor, applying advanced physical, mathematical, and mechanical engineering principles to engineering research problems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

Krishnan SureshGregory Nellis+34 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027ECE 399Independent Study
Spring 2027ME 291Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Projects
Spring 2027ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2027ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026ECE 399Independent Study
Fall 2026ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026ME 291Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Projects
Fall 2026ME 299Independent Study
Fall 2026ME 342Design of Machine Elements
Fall 2026ME 352Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II
Fall 2026ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I

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