Reviews of professor Mansour Solaimanian

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you do all of the homework assignments and attend class, it is not challenging. The final was open book, open note but still required knowledge about the material. His class used powerpoint but he also frequently did examples on the board. We would have pop quizzes and pop attendance taking.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mansour is very nice and understanding and tries to make your life as easy as possible while taking this class. The class can get very boring especially later down the road, but he does random pop attendance quizzes that can make or break your grade, especially towards the end of the semester.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mansour is one of those professors who understands that every civil engineer doesn't want to go down the geotechnical route. As long as you understand the basics you will be fine. The quizzes/tests are easy, and the homework isn't too bad. The one problem I have with his class is that it is really boring, but he is a great teacher!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
TAKE 335 WITH MANSOUR AND NOT TONG.  I took 335 with Tong last semester and the setup of Mansour's class is much easier to manage with all the exams being online and open book/notes.  The homeworks do not take too long either and are graded fairly.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He seems like he really cares about his students. Homework and quizzes make up 50% of your grade so you cant miss those. The homework takes forever and is graded harshly. Exams are fair. Id recommend taking it with him if possible