Reviews of professor Masayuki Gonda

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Midterm and final is open notes, open book, and open laptop. he trusts us not to use internet on the laptop. We had 2 reports and 1 presentation due towards the end of the semester rather than spreading them out, so be wary of that. He will roast you on your presentation, but he says he means it out of good will so we won't get screwed by industry

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Gonda is a great person when you get a chance to speak to him however is not one of the better lecturers. He is smart but seems to struggle with conveying the knowledge to his students. He assures that everyone does well in the class so I would recommend him to students who will learn the info on their own while getting an easy A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Gonda is an excellent professor. He's very funny, kind, respected and he's a great teacher. The issue isnt with him the issue is with the class, the class is hell but its NOT impossible. Take 4200 with it as a lot will overlap and why not get the elective credit too. Stay on top of HW, and group work. GET A GOOD TEAM!!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Coming into the lower division Aerospace classes from High school with Gonda can be a bit of a shock. His teaching style is very loose which can frustrate some people. But if you can move past that, Gonda is a super chill professor who you can learn a lot from. The projects in ARO 203L can be fun too.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I'm pretty sure he only teaches the 100 level courses. He doesn't grade too hard but group projects are a big thing and you will have to write 20+ page lab reports. Cant say its easy but easier than any of your later classes will be and you will deffinantly pass. Don't be misled it's a lecture class not a lab the aro major has a lot like that.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Easily the most challenging thing I've ever experienced as a student. 4911L is meant to teach you how to do engineering with minimal outside help. As such, Professor Gonda is very reluctant to offer any help solving problems beyond giving text resources. Be prepared to spend 20-60 hours a week for this 2 unit class and read 1-3 entire textbooks.