Reviews of professor Akula Venkatram

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Besides his humour, there is much positive to say. He often derives equations with the expectation that students know which assumptions to make to properly utilize the formula. His class is very unorganized with very little preparation for the chaos that is the labs. His tests are heavily reliant on notes from the course so try your best at asking.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Help me.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
DONT COME LATE TO CLASS! This man will put you on BLAST if you are even 30 seconds late to his class. He will also make snarky comments if he thinks you ask a dumb question during lecture. Weekly quizzes and homework are given out. Quizzes are 25%, Midterm is 30%, Final is 40% and homework is 5%. Need to be good with moments and equilibrium.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
- Lectures are understandable and well taught
- Quizzes cover lecture, and he goes over the answers after
- HW is based on participation, and he also gives the answers w/ steps before hw is due
- Final is cumulative and hard, but he gives you ample preparation.

Overall, a fair class but prepare to ask questions.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This course is one of the more difficult engineering courses. He is a good lecturer and he knows his stuff. He allows open notes, but the exams are long and difficult. Weekly quizzes are doable. Be prepared to bust your butt for an A though.