http://www.CourseReviews.comCourseReviews.com - Rochester Institute of Technologyen-usCopyright 1997-2008 CourseReviews.comSat, 27 Sep 2008 12:55 ESThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssdylan.feed@coursereviews.com (CourseReviews.com)dylan.webmaster@dylangreene.com (Dylan Greene) hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45512/This-is-why-I-went-to-collegeAfter 3 years at RIT I have finally found a professor who makes me want to show up to EVERY class, stimulates my intellect, and lets me go home THINKING. This is what I thought college was going to be and I have been sadly disappointed with the rest of RIT. I Feel Dr.Nazzaro is a window into a more prestigious academic world that I probably didn't deserve coming out of highschool but only wish I could've experienced now.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45512/This-is-why-I-went-to-college#comments2008-05-05T21:06:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45512/This-is-why-I-went-to-collegehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45443/WARNING-Bail-Out-NoWI had this professor for Transmission Lines and to be honest, he didn't make the course easy. If you can deal with his fast and soft talking personality, you would still have to deal with his out of the box type thinking problems on his surprise quizzes and one mid term. The questions are never repeated, and not even close to the questions he gives in his homework(not collected) assignments or the supplemental problems. On top of that, most of the questions are very vague and ambiguous. If you are a person who is up for some challenging course material, where you would get a low B or below, if you work really hard, then I suggest that this is the professor for you. You have to know the material like the back of your hand to answer his problems. The mid term was easy for some, but he just killed everyone in the final. I literally worked most on this course, and yet the results were displeasing. There is only so much one can do. Also, when you ask questions in class, his response is not straight forward, and you will definitely get more confused than you were before you asked the question. My grades in the other courses declined as I was spending more time on this course for no reason. If you have a choice, and if Transmission Lines is offered by Young, then please please please for the love of god take it no matter how many bad reviews you have heard about him. He is way better than this guy anytime!!! You have been warned!!! If you do decide to take him, take him with only 16 credits or less in that particular quarter.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45443/WARNING-Bail-Out-NoW#commentsvaguecasues confusionno help in labkiller tests2008-03-03T13:19:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45443/WARNING-Bail-Out-NoWhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45439/Circuits-IGreat teaching style, very intelligent, great at explainingnoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45439/Circuits-I#comments2008-02-25T19:56:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45439/Circuits-Ihttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45438/Physics-IIITaught well, communicated well, always available for help! A+++++ for surenoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45438/Physics-III#comments2008-02-25T19:52:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45438/Physics-IIIhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45437/Hard-but-interestingLutzer's defining feature is that, if you pay attention and work hard, you will understand the entire course as though it was addition. He moves quickly, but explains very well with detailed examples. I've never come out of his class saying "Man, I didn't learn anything today," as seems to be the case with many of my other courses. His tests are hard, but he teaches well enough to justify his hard questions. I came out of Matrix Algebra with a B that I really had to work for, but I went into Linear Algebra with a better understanding than most left Linear with. If you want to learn, take a course with Lutzer. If you want to get a good grade without thinking, find another professor.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45437/Hard-but-interesting#comments2008-02-24T17:47:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45437/Hard-but-interestinghttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45420/Fantastic-TeacherHe is an amazing professor, always making class interesting. He will make jokes at students expense sometimes but will readily take jokes at his own expense as well. He will assign a 1-2 page summary per class which all you need to do is read the chapter and summarize what you read, (you can change margins or paper size, etc. if you are in danger of going over the limit or under the limit but dont do it too often or he might decide to crack down on it) and he hates final exams so he will give you some minor test worth like 10% of your grade that is like 25 multiple choice. The only thing that is at all hard about the class is the term paper but he gives you plenty of time to do it, the topics are always in the syllabus so its just a question of how long you procrastinate on it.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45420/Fantastic-Teacher#comments2008-02-05T19:56:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45420/Fantastic-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45304/AVOID-AT-ALL-COSTI DO NOT recommend anyone to take a class with this professor unless I hate their guts. She is a terrible professor. She has an angry attitude and is not helpful AT ALL! She doesn't answer questions, and don't explain anything clearly, when I asked her for help she appeared to be very angry and not welcoming at all. I came to her once and she made me feel like I should never ask her for help again. I don't know how she became a professor at RIT...Further more I don't understand how she is the head of the department. Half the time she doesn't even remember what she told students, she says one thing and does another. Overall, I regret taking this class, and I hope no one else makes the same mistake as I did. If you do happen to be placed in this class you must be able to learn materials by yourself. She does give out notes but the notes cover about a quarter of her exams. All I can say is good luck, you will need it.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45304/AVOID-AT-ALL-COST#comments2007-11-15T09:28:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45304/AVOID-AT-ALL-COSThttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45289/WEB-DESIGN-GENIOUSIf you want to relax after a lot of stress with other courses, I suggest take Jim. He's the nicest professor to be found in this Gods Green Earth!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45289/WEB-DESIGN-GENIOUS#comments2007-10-31T13:38:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45289/WEB-DESIGN-GENIOUShttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45267/Does-not-grade-assignments-for-weeks-awful-lecturerMade us do a large (one hundred web page) group website on a bumblefuck town in the middle of Vermont. This taught me absolutely nothing about web design. Most of the group's time was spent researching the content that the website required. Lectures were boring and tedious and proved to be of little value. You might as well skip class and just hand in the homework assignments. We are currently in the seventh week of class and no assignments have been graded whatsoever. The lectures seem to be haphazardly prepared immediately before class. Professor Harris has taken phone calls during lecture and ditched out on class for personal issues multiple times.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45267/Does-not-grade-assignments-for-weeks-awful-lecturer#comments2007-10-16T22:50:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45267/Does-not-grade-assignments-for-weeks-awful-lecturerhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45153/More-On-the-Ball-than-may-be-obvious-at-firstProf. Bills is extremely intelligent and professional. As an advisor, I have only had to tell her something once. She remembers and manages the details in a way that inspires confidence and makes me feel like I am not just a number. I suspect what some people interpret as toughness is really just the result of her experience and honesty. She is an asset to RIT and her students.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45153/More-On-the-Ball-than-may-be-obvious-at-first#comments2007-07-21T23:10:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review45153/More-On-the-Ball-than-may-be-obvious-at-firsthttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44982/lots-of-work-little-resultsThis guy is completely aweful. he is the worst math teacher i've ever had in the math department. his class is based on slides, he gives hw assignments due the next day that he hasnt fully covered, lots of work, difficult tests, strict grader, hardly available, and if you do find him for help he treats you like a moron and basically tells you to go find the answers on your own. never had such a terrible professor in the math department. avoid him at ALL COSTS!!!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44982/lots-of-work-little-results#comments2007-04-24T17:13:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44982/lots-of-work-little-resultshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44938/SocologyWas always their for us either before class or after and gave her schedule so we could always ask for help. Very interesting class and easy if you just came to class and listened.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44938/Socology#comments2007-03-27T08:50:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44938/Socologyhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44919/So-soHad to read extra book, write essays, and test are too much of specific numbers, names, and things. Lectures are not bad, but grading .... .noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44919/So-so#comments2007-03-03T07:29:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44919/So-sohttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44914/Terrible-teacherI would never take a class with this teacher again if you paid me. He's fine as a person, but as a teacher he's terrible. He has no organization and makes you feel like an idiot when you ask questions. He spends more time showing us how to do things on statistics packages on the computer than giving us useful information on how to do things longhand, which he expects us to do on tests. He'll write half a problem on one white board, then go to another white board to do part of the problem, then go back to the first one. He has no clear notes and no clear schedule, doesn't tell what chapter we're working with or refer us to material that might be helpful. The homework, on average, took a minimum of eight hours, working with a study group, because the concepts were so unclear. Unless you already know 90% of the material that the class covers, you have no hope of understanding anything with this teacher.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44914/Terrible-teacher#comments2007-02-27T17:24:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44914/Terrible-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44886/Great-professor-that-really-knows-what-hes-doingHad him for two math classes and really liked he class. He made the lectures interesting and didn't demand too much from the homework. For the finals you got to have a sheet you could put anything on, which really helps. He would take off for what you did wrong but didn't kill you with lots of little mistakes. I would recommend him to anyone that wants to learn and have fun too.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44886/Great-professor-that-really-knows-what-hes-doing#comments2007-01-31T08:06:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44886/Great-professor-that-really-knows-what-hes-doinghttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44701/Excellent-ProfessorExcellent Professor! Professor Amberger is very knowledgeable with respect to the material and engineering in general, and covers all material thoroughly through lab reports and homework assignments. All assignments are regularly scheduled and easy to keep track of. While his exams are challenging, they cover material that is thoroughly practical and useful "in the field."noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44701/Excellent-Professor#comments2006-12-07T15:52:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44701/Excellent-Professorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44605/Literary-and-Cultural-Studies-was-interesting-with-his-lecturesHe made the class interesting even though the topic was often boring. He made the class laugh a lot and I really like his teaching style.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44605/Literary-and-Cultural-Studies-was-interesting-with-his-lectures#commentsfair graderinteresting2006-11-13T11:22:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44605/Literary-and-Cultural-Studies-was-interesting-with-his-lectureshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44603/Economics-was-easy-to-understandUsed good examples to make economics easy to undertsand.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44603/Economics-was-easy-to-understand#comments2006-11-12T23:30:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44603/Economics-was-easy-to-understandhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44585/Always-open-to-questionsVery organized class and always open to questions.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44585/Always-open-to-questions#comments2006-11-06T10:32:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44585/Always-open-to-questionshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44573/Best-ClassI have enjoyed Mr. Quayes' class more than almost any other class I have taken. He makes his class fun and interesting, and it is all due to a great personality and incredible knowledge of teh subject.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44573/Best-Class#comments2006-11-02T16:38:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44573/Best-Classhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44556/he-loves-teachingHe loves teaching this subject, and likes his students. Tests were perefct, reflecting material covered in class and assignments.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44556/he-loves-teaching#comments2006-10-25T20:20:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u1551/review44556/he-loves-teaching