Reviews of professor Gerald Aska

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very unclear with expectations, difficult to understand and brags about how his last engineering job was almost 20 years ago. Avoid at all costs

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He was very clear on his grading criteria at the beginning of the semester. He wants to see students demonstrate understanding of the material. Not a lot of homework, but he really harps on extra practice if you feel rusty on something. He won't just give you formulas, he'll derive them for you and explain where they come from. Very knowledgeable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The beginning was rough but, by the end of the course I felt fully confident in my abilities. Prof Aska is a very smart guy and can answer almost any question you ask. The course is tough, you need the textbook and you most definitely need to study a lot to be prepared for pop quizzes. He emphasizes "learning" and not "memorizing". 9/10

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I wouldn't consider Gerald to be a professor, we basically had to teach ourselves the only thing he does is read off of power points and give tests and pop quizes. The most frustrating thing about Gerald is he struggles to answer questions and just suggests you look at the textbook, its almost like talking to a wall.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Hard to understand, makes you read the book when you have questions. He only does examples from the book, sometimes he can't even copy the problems down correctly and gives us incorrect answers even though it's in the book. Weird with grading, definitely possible to pass with a good grade but you're going to need to put in at least 2 hours a day.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you aren't making a dedicated effort you will struggle. He goes through the lessons vary fast and is easy to get left behind. When getting into specifics he begins to get vary confusing. Most of the class was run on PowerPoints and he did little to no work showing how certain problems were solved.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The best professor for the Electronics Engineering department by far. Always lets you know how to solve problems, and helps you understand the material- even changed the courses textbook to a better book. You should definitely take the time to read the chapters and do the back of the book problems- his exams are based off of those.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I only got an A because it turned into online. Took him in Spring 2020. Hard to understand him due to his accent. Lots of quizzes, homework, tests & group projects. He makes you teach yourself so you can learn it on your own. Pay attention, ask questions, do the work, and you might just pass with a decent grade. Good luck if you take him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He knows his stuff but doesn't know how to convey the information to students. Very inconsistent with grading, you could submit a perfect paper and he'll find a way to deduct points. Teaches straight from the book and power points, doesn't create any of the questions himself. He would often write wrong answers on the board when copying problems.