ECE LIST OF GOOD AND BAD - Cal Poly Pomona and San Luis Obispo University Forums

orangecounty58 · 12-11-03, 03:32 AM

BAD: Wanderman, Koutras --> just plain dont learn anything
Mildly BAD: Monemi - takes credit for others lesson plan and copies lectures from other teachers and book website and puts his name on it. pretty easy.
BAD: Ferguson, prepare to copy in order just to pass. if you show you can do the work youll get an A, show up to class. lots of work because of how he worked in college.
Mildly BAD: Oldak, hard instructor, only curves as much as the highest grade. someone gets a 98, you get 2 extra points. Good Lecturer, learn from him, just your gpa takes a hit. had him for tons of classes until my gpa couldnt take it anymore. love him or hate him.
BAD: Riasati, good for 109 and very intelligent guy, just too busy hitting on girls to pay more attention to what he is doing. if you are his "homie" you get and A if not C. guess i wasnt his homie
BAD: Hwang, this guy is smart as hell, helped develop technology that brought the internet to existence. cant teach and doesnt test on the material.

GOOD: Lin (great guy, love this guy), Yin, Olson, Moussudi, Chandra (hard but learn)/like Oldak, Smith, Zeke (good on helping you, just makes errors on things often), Cockrum (for ece464 and 220/320, just make sure he teaches FET design), Nelson (good advisor as well), Fitzgerald (for power and lab), Hayden, Nise ( for Control), Huff , Kang (a genius and get every manual his writes)

People who you hear are decent that ive never taken: El Naga, El Sawah (a robot lecturer, non stop for almost 2 hours and teaches more material then other professors think a intro class should have. but heard hes not that bad)

in betweener: Cheng, weird grader. if he knows your name in class, calls on you. dont worry if he does.

vipz · 01-05-04, 07:48 AM

I had Koutras last qtr in ECE 109. Worst prof ever.

I didn't come across goodbadtenured.com until about after two-third of the qtr has passed. Practically everything said there is true...

He spends 90% of class time facing the board while constantly confusing himself in example problems.

Gives easy final tho (given the time allowance), grades on a curve (or so I believe, otherwise I doubt I'd have gotten an A-).

Don't ever visit him during office hours. It's a waste of time.

lost-and-found · 01-12-04, 05:07 PM

what do you guys think of Remer for 109/109L? I'm taking her right now and she seems to be anal about certain things, like commenting your program HER way in lab, but she seems to teach good.

Trader · 01-12-04, 10:45 PM

Off-topic but is that girl from your avator, the girl from Seven's Heaven?

lost-and-found · 01-13-04, 06:10 PM

Yes

...I didn't have time to make a new avatar and my christmas one was out of date...so I just used some old one from before....btw her name is Beverley Mitchell

Fyre · 04-29-04, 11:02 PM

Remer is tough. You'll learn a lot though, but prepare to study your ass off if you have no prior experience with programming. She's fair, but also expects a lot from you. First midterm is the easiest, while the second midterm is just harsh! Final is pretty tough, but not as tough as the second midterm.

vptran · 09-23-04, 09:28 PM

Wat about Davarpanah? is he good/bad??

scannergeek · 09-24-04, 01:25 PM

What class are you taking Davarpanah for?

I took him for 204 and 341/341L.

Be prepared to work hard in either class! His tests are VERY tough. You really have to understand the material WELL in order to do well on his tests. I think he does a better job of teaching 204 than 341.

In 341 you have to run a lot of programs on your own computer at home, and he didn't seem willing to help us if we had problems. He covered way more material than other 341 courses-he taught how to program the 68HC11 in both C and assembly. Most profs just teach C which is easy because you've had 114.
However, the assembly came in handy because I took 343 this summer, and in there you use assembly to program the Motorola 68000 processor. So, the first part of 343 was basically a review for me.

I guess the main point is take him if you're a computer engineering major. You will have to work hard, but you will learn a lot in his courses.

2cool4u · 04-19-05, 02:43 AM

Some you missed:

BAD:

Clark's online classes! You won't learn anything at all.

Mysoor. Big Jerk, monotone voice. He sounds like a fly when he lectures. He's a snobby know it all instructor that doesn't give any useful examples in his classes.

GOOD:

Oldak: Why the hate for Oldak? This guy is accessable during his office hours, he's just very strict on his rules. The most complete and organized lectures in controls in our department.

Sacco. Lectures consist mostly of examples and applications. There isn't much deriving B.S. here.

El-Sawah. This guy is really intimidating. So intimidating, he forces you not to be a dumbass in his class.

Kelly. He's hilarious.

Cheng: The most devoted professor in our department. Count on that.

Kets: I heard his 405 class is really easy. Wish I took him.

that-one-guy · 02-10-06, 09:43 AM

Great: Rafi, Chandra, Davarpanah, sutton, yin meng lai, sacco, huff, and olson.

Bad: Wanderman, Robinson, El naga, and ferguson

lost-and-found · 02-16-06, 04:59 PM

I also second the BAD for clark's online classes. I'm taking 306 with him online, I'm passing, but I don't learn squat.

12-11-03, 03:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
orangecounty58 Newcomer Member Since: Dec 2003 Location: OC Posts: 48	ECE LIST OF GOOD AND BAD BAD: Wanderman, Koutras --> just plain dont learn anything Mildly BAD: Monemi - takes credit for others lesson plan and copies lectures from other teachers and book website and puts his name on it. pretty easy. BAD: Ferguson, prepare to copy in order just to pass. if you show you can do the work youll get an A, show up to class. lots of work because of how he worked in college. Mildly BAD: Oldak, hard instructor, only curves as much as the highest grade. someone gets a 98, you get 2 extra points. Good Lecturer, learn from him, just your gpa takes a hit. had him for tons of classes until my gpa couldnt take it anymore. love him or hate him. BAD: Riasati, good for 109 and very intelligent guy, just too busy hitting on girls to pay more attention to what he is doing. if you are his "homie" you get and A if not C. guess i wasnt his homie BAD: Hwang, this guy is smart as hell, helped develop technology that brought the internet to existence. cant teach and doesnt test on the material. GOOD: Lin (great guy, love this guy), Yin, Olson, Moussudi, Chandra (hard but learn)/like Oldak, Smith, Zeke (good on helping you, just makes errors on things often), Cockrum (for ece464 and 220/320, just make sure he teaches FET design), Nelson (good advisor as well), Fitzgerald (for power and lab), Hayden, Nise ( for Control), Huff , Kang (a genius and get every manual his writes) People who you hear are decent that ive never taken: El Naga, El Sawah (a robot lecturer, non stop for almost 2 hours and teaches more material then other professors think a intro class should have. but heard hes not that bad) in betweener: Cheng, weird grader. if he knows your name in class, calls on you. dont worry if he does.

01-05-04, 07:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
vipz Active Member Member Since: Sep 2003 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 125	I had Koutras last qtr in ECE 109. Worst prof ever. I didn't come across goodbadtenured.com until about after two-third of the qtr has passed. Practically everything said there is true... He spends 90% of class time facing the board while constantly confusing himself in example problems. Gives easy final tho (given the time allowance), grades on a curve (or so I believe, otherwise I doubt I'd have gotten an A-). Don't ever visit him during office hours. It's a waste of time. __________________ "Researchers have discovered that Uranus is a black hole." That explains why rockets disappear when they come near it.

02-10-06, 09:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
that-one-guy Active Member Member Since: Jul 2004 Posts: 69	yep Great: Rafi, Chandra, Davarpanah, sutton, yin meng lai, sacco, huff, and olson. Bad: Wanderman, Robinson, El naga, and ferguson

01-12-04, 05:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
lost-and-found Active Member Member Since: Nov 2003 Location: La Verne Posts: 82	what do you guys think of Remer for 109/109L? I'm taking her right now and she seems to be anal about certain things, like commenting your program HER way in lab, but she seems to teach good.

01-12-04, 10:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trader Enthusiast Member Since: Sep 2003 Location: Pomona Posts: 227	Off-topic but is that girl from your avator, the girl from Seven's Heaven?

01-13-04, 06:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
lost-and-found Active Member Member Since: Nov 2003 Location: La Verne Posts: 82	Yes ...I didn't have time to make a new avatar and my christmas one was out of date...so I just used some old one from before....btw her name is Beverley Mitchell

04-29-04, 11:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fyre Newcomer Member Since: Apr 2004 Posts: 2	Remer is tough. You'll learn a lot though, but prepare to study your ass off if you have no prior experience with programming. She's fair, but also expects a lot from you. First midterm is the easiest, while the second midterm is just harsh! Final is pretty tough, but not as tough as the second midterm.

09-23-04, 09:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
vptran Newcomer Member Since: Mar 2004 Posts: 13	Wat about Davarpanah? is he good/bad??

09-24-04, 01:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
scannergeek Active Member Member Since: Apr 2004 Location: Fullerton Posts: 109	What class are you taking Davarpanah for? I took him for 204 and 341/341L. Be prepared to work hard in either class! His tests are VERY tough. You really have to understand the material WELL in order to do well on his tests. I think he does a better job of teaching 204 than 341. In 341 you have to run a lot of programs on your own computer at home, and he didn't seem willing to help us if we had problems. He covered way more material than other 341 courses-he taught how to program the 68HC11 in both C and assembly. Most profs just teach C which is easy because you've had 114. However, the assembly came in handy because I took 343 this summer, and in there you use assembly to program the Motorola 68000 processor. So, the first part of 343 was basically a review for me. I guess the main point is take him if you're a computer engineering major. You will have to work hard, but you will learn a lot in his courses.

04-19-05, 02:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
2cool4u Newcomer Member Since: Apr 2005 Posts: 3	Some you missed: BAD: Clark's online classes! You won't learn anything at all. Mysoor. Big Jerk, monotone voice. He sounds like a fly when he lectures. He's a snobby know it all instructor that doesn't give any useful examples in his classes. GOOD: Oldak: Why the hate for Oldak? This guy is accessable during his office hours, he's just very strict on his rules. The most complete and organized lectures in controls in our department. Sacco. Lectures consist mostly of examples and applications. There isn't much deriving B.S. here. El-Sawah. This guy is really intimidating. So intimidating, he forces you not to be a dumbass in his class. Kelly. He's hilarious. Cheng: The most devoted professor in our department. Count on that. Kets: I heard his 405 class is really easy. Wish I took him.

02-16-06, 04:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
lost-and-found Active Member Member Since: Nov 2003 Location: La Verne Posts: 82	I also second the BAD for clark's online classes. I'm taking 306 with him online, I'm passing, but I don't learn squat.