Reviews of professor Richard Pham

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you're like me, Professor Pham was the only choice for one of my required courses. I can honestly say all of these reviews are exactly how he is. Very tough grader and expects you to teach yourself. Literally. One zoom call a week and I learned nothing from them. If this is a required class for you, all I can say is good luck. You'll need it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Pham was a really difficult teacher. His methods are interesting though since they really do teach you in the end. Lots of homework is given and most of it is self taught in the labs. If you do the homework and show that you are trying you will at least make a B. Grades based on effort. He offers extra credit after each test. He is very funny!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was an autonomous course. He assigns you homework and labs every week from each chapter and you just do them. He will answer your questions and maybe even laugh at you. He over assigns work to the point that he cant grade and give feedback on them. You really need to read and practice to gain experience to do well on tests.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Awful, awful teacher. Not allowed to answer questions during the lecture, only at the very end, in which he just brushes over it. Sometimes he does actually answer them via zoom, but via email its just pointless. He's an a-sshole, get ready for his hilariously mean responses.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
when i took this professor Pham was the only one teaching this class, took it during the height of 'Rona and during the zooms he would blow right through stuff and whenever we asked questions he would tell us to read the book, and if still confused "good luck then" . rarely reachable, and when asked to fill out a maint. paper said not my dept/job

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Pham tries to work with you if he can tell you're really trying. Tests are rough and unclear but he does offer extra credit after. The book is needed and any question asked will be followed with "did you read the book?" Be ready to teach yourself as he doesn't really teach but he tries to answer all questions.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Can't teach and very strict.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He doesnt help at all and its hard to contact him even during office hours. He replies back by email and sometimes he doesnt reply at all. The assignments are way too hard to understand and will always have something to say. Youre better off on your own or rely on your classmates for help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Pham is very difficult to understand. Be prepared to fully rely on yourself or the students around you to complete the assigned work. Pham has no regard for student learning. Any attribute you would expect from a good prof., Pham is the opposite. If I wanted to teach myself ENGR, I wouldn't pay to be in a classroom. Avoid this Professor.