Reviews of professor Ashish Tamhane

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Definitely teaches in a way that forces you to do the research on the topic. He won't hold your hand, because he knows you have to get used to critically thinking on your own when in the field. Very understanding, especially with timelines. Available when you need him, especially on Zoom, not always in person though, but will make time.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ashish taught 5 of my undergrad classes. He's a great professor that will stop and review any topic but you have to ask. The key to doing well in his class is to read the book, review his notes, and do practice problems until you understand the material. Memorizing problems won't help you. Vote for in person exams over take home. TH is harder.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor is bad at communicating information during lectures. Do not take him if other options are available or just wait until another semester. Test are extremely hard. Class is averaging 20/100 on all test.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
In this class you are the designer, very different than other desgin courses I have taken. In the beginning you will realize that designing the problems yourself may seem very difficult but you then realize you have full control of the problems given, which actually makes the problem very easy. Make sure your excel filesare"adjustable"for the exam.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Worst professor at ODU, reads straight from book during lecture and expects to learn the math on your own.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I have had Dr. Tamhane for many MAE undergraduate course, and he is a great at teaching the concepts. I have genuinely enjoyed his classes because I feel like I am learning a lot. My only complaints are that his tests are very difficult, and he doesn't do enough example problems. Be sure to participate and ask questions!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Terrible professor. Lectures are him reading from the textbook and then asking "Yes or no" after every sentence he says to the point of lunacy. This is the worst professor I have had at any university. Everyone fails all the tests and homeworks and he takes ages to grade anything. Do not take this professor unless held at gunpoint.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Best professor I have had at ODU. I have come out of his courses with a full understanding of the subject. You must work for your grade, but he cares about students and is always available for discussion.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Tamhane did a pretty good job teaching this course. Parts were build in Autodesk Inventor, and some assemblies were build. Pretty fair grader and not a difficult class if you take it seriously. Useful experience. Pay attention, don't wait until the last minute to do assignments and you'll get an A.