Reviews of professor David Smith

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Alpha is the best professor. Kept me engaged, incredible lectures, and so caring. He learns everyone's name, even in a huge class. His DPs are time consuming, but you will come out of this class prepared to use knowledge in the real world. Without a doubt I got a lower grade than I would've from another prof, would take him again in a heartbeat.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Jake is awesome. Very useful information for new international students. Too bad he does not teach more classes.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a lecture heavy professor, the textbooks he requires are expensive in my pov. He requires students to read a lot and then discuss with each other. He is not a bad professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If you enjoy def bods, you should take his machine design class. You learn a lot and you actually feel competent as an engineering student. This class is A LOT of work and office hours aren't really optional if you want to do well or even get a C or above. Take this class when you have a lighter course load and you might actually enjoy it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Alpha is a nice guy and genuinely cares about the material he teaches. With that being said, this class ruined my life this summer. The HWs are god awful and take FOREVER to complete if you want full credit on them. There was only one test and a final and the HWs and lectures were basically useless in helping to prepare for the tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Smith's class is a combination of book & lecture. He has you read the chapter ahead of time before his lecture where he explains the material. However, while the book is mandatory to have, I rarely used the book. You can pass the class by studying from the PowerPoints that he provides us with. He grades 3 tests, 6 quizzes, and 2 papers.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This professor was disoriented. Many syllabus changes and bad communication. One time he stated he was going to close and exam at 11:59 and closed it at 3:00 in the afternoon and then was unable to reach so I had to email his boss to get in touch with him so I did not fail. Class was very easy. Heavy Lectures. Tests are detail oriented.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I loved Professor Smith! He is kind and available. He grades fairly and is easy to communicate with.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The absolute worst professor I have ever had. DO NOT TAKE HIM. His lectures are mandatory and you are better off teaching this to yourself. The book does a better job of showing how to do this than a professor. I absolutely do not recommend it.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There a 7 grades total. 4 test and 3 papers, the fourth test(final exam) is not comprehensive. You MUST show up to class to pass. He gives daily words and their definitions. Some of those words will be on the test. The essays are reviews on a handful of historic documents. I never did good on the essays. However, he will work with you on them.