Reviews of professor Lance Manuel

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Manuel is VERY nice, I can tell that he loves to teach, but he is really hard to communicate with. He makes himself available for office hours but doesn't seem to understand student's struggles with the content. Lectures are disorganized and he doesn't offer enough supplementary resources. Expect backhanded compliments.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
this class was pretty difficult- it's time-consuming and you have put in the work to do well. Go to office hours and ask the prof for help. He is really nice and explains things a lot!!!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's probably on the more difficult side of professors, not by material but by his style. His lectures are heavy, so if you miss you'll be completely lost. Almost no posted material, so rely heavily on your notes. Whenever I would email him for help, he was extremely difficult and would be very passive-aggressive. Material is alright, he isn't.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Manuel is a great professor and would recommend him for structural analysis. The canvas is organized well and all the lecture notes and videos are uploaded as well. Attendance isn't mandatory, however, the lectures and the few homework assignments are all you need. Very accessible outside of class and cares a lot about his students.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Not a very tough grader, but his lectures are boring and hard to understand. The homework is the only reason I did well in this class -- you have to really understand it. But this class is not very much work, and if you're a good test taker, you will succeed in this class. If not, you have to read the textbook, which is a little disappointing.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class needs outside tutoring. His lectures were not sufficient to understand the material. Make sure to go to his office hours when you can. There are also pop quizzes every now and then in class for a participation grade. They are not difficult but make it mandatory to go to class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He made the content of this class feel very straightforward and I felt that the homework and tests were very fair. I enjoyed his lecture style and how he would sometimes do HW probs as part of the lecture. He obviously cares about his students and their success. I would def take him again, very sweet man.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
His lectures are hard to follow and attendance is mandatory. Exams are a majority of your grade and they are very hard with few materials posted to prepare for exams. He is a unnecessarily hard grader and average for each exam is either failing or near failing. There are other professors for this class that are easier and provide less stress.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a good person, however, his teaching style is very unorganized. I had an extremely hard time following up with what was going on during lectures, and once I didn't have proper notes to reference it was even harder to complete assignments and did badly on exams. If you have to take his class, search the topics online to find other sources.