Reviews of professor Peter Beltramo

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Beltramo is a decent teacher but this is a difficult class. He goes a little fast sometimes, but all the notes are posted neatly on moodle. You have to buy the textbook, but its incredibly helpful/required to read the chapters in the textbook as you go over them in class. The exams take up most of your grade but practice exams are provided.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Be prepared to be destroyed during finals. The last week of class he assigns a final MatLab project which is taught in 2 lectures out of the entire semester, along with a final exam and a normal weekly homework(which takes 4-8 hrs to complete total.) Other than the awful workload at the end of the semester however he is a good teacher and flexible.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Beltramo's class was pretty difficult, especially the tests which sometimes seemed impossible. If you do a lot of practice questions (before tests), remain proactive, and read the textbook, you will succeed. The homework and textbook examples are crucial to understanding the course content.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
You'll want to switch majors after this class. 85% of the grade is based on three exams, which are close to impossible no matter how much you know. It is mandatory to buy the book (you can use it in exams), most of the homework has nothing to do with what was taught. He is terrible with words, so his feedback is not helpful. Good luck

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
My best advice is to not take notes in class. Outside of class, read the textbook super carefully and mark things with post-its. Understanding how to use the textbook is the most important thing so use class as a time to check if you understand the concepts well. Try to do the hws/practice exams by just using the textbook.