Reviews of professor Joseph Kalman

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Kalman is the best professor Ive had at this school. I failed 330 with him the first time and retook it with him. His lectures are VERY thorough. Do the hw, study your notes, and redo the in-class examples. Very approachable and helpful in office hours. Will make you work really hard for the grade but you will learn a whole lot. Exams are tough.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Kalman does a great job at explaining the material during his lectures. The exams are hard, but he curves. Every exam has a few conceptual questions so be prepared for those. If you put in the work to understand the HW and the examples in class, its difficult but doable. I would definitely take him again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I would say to avoid him, but he is the only professor that teaches this class in the fall. He is a tough grader who will never give partial credit. He does not allow students to use calculators and make it obvious who are his favorite students. 3 quizzes account for most of your grade and you will never have enough time to complete them.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
You don't pass based on your understanding of the prop, you have to pass him. You needed to have his EXACT interpretation of a topic or else you would get 0 points in tests. This also includes if he has the wrong interpretation of the book and he wouldn't correct points when he himself admitted it was a mistake from him. Very difficult to workwith

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Kalman is an expert in Propulsion. He will make you work to get a good grade in the class. He does assign an individual project, which makes up 30% of the grade, so do well on that! Lectures are hard to follow. Luckily he records the lectures, but I just wish he clearly defines concepts and examples a bit more to help us with the quizzes.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Test heavy class and he is terrible at writing them. Makes mistakes and words tests badly and then blames you for not understanding. Even if you provide valid evidence from book he will not give any credit. He will deduct huge amount of points for small math mistakes. Did not learn anything useful for the real world, you have to copy what he wants

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Kalman is the best! He gives clear lectures and example problems that will help you in his exams. Averages are at the 50s-60s in his exams, but he gives a huge curve at the end. I got an F, a C, and a D in his exams/final which totals to a 73. With the curve, I got a B. Understanding the concepts and problems are key for you to get an A.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great professor that teaches very well. Very difficult tests, but heavily curves final grade. Got 56, 46, 63 on the exams and still got a C in the class.