Reviews of professor Scott Ritchie

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had Professor Ritchie for ground school, great guy, quite funny. He loves his subject matter and likes teaching the students, but if you have a question you had better speak up in class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He makes the classes very comprehensive while keeping them pretty simple. He knows what he is talking about and is very good at answering questions. He is also very nice and likes to crack jokes in class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This was Professor Ritchie's first time teaching Aerodynamics (AS309), so there were times when he would give us wrong information. His lectures were disconnected but explained well. He is caring and respected, but do not expect to walk out of his class with an easy A. You need to understand things on a deep level to reach the A-level.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Ritchie is the bomb. His class is pretty lecture heavy and can be hard if you don't study. He really cares about his students and there wasn't a moment that I felt threatened if I asked a question. Again, his classes can be quite difficult, but he's super approachable so if you need help, he would totally be there to help you.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Ritchie is without a doubt the best professor I've had. I've taken ground school with him before, but this was the first academic course I've taken with him. I'll definitely be taking more! He makes the material very easy to understand, and tries to make sure you actually learn and take something away from the class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Class is really fun but tests and quizzes are harder than they should be with little time to think through questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Went into this class expecting a rough road of math and no understanding of what was going on. Instead, the class was well structured and thought out. Professor Ritchie knows what he is teaching and actually cares that his students succeed. Conceptual class that relies on your thinking rather than just memorizing. Overall great class and teacher.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very funny, but make turbines much harder than it needed to be. Great person to talk to and gain experience, but tests unnecessarily difficult.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I haven't had the best experience with him overall as a professor but for this class its actual not bad. The lectures are boring and go into too much details but they can be informational. Class is comprised of 3 exam, 1 final, weekly quizzes that are due on saturdays and engine analysis. Tests are not bad if you understand the quizzes.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Ritchie is very personable and is very approachable for questions. However, he doesn't communicate a variety of things very well, especially through canvas. Make sure to ALWAYS choose your teammates for group assignments as the professor won't help you out if your teammate doesn't submit, despite finishing their part last.