Lecturer David Goldstein and Professor Herbert Sawin receive much praise for their explanations and assistance, with only a few drawbacks. Goldstein is difficult to understand sometimes, as one student points out. On the whole, both lecturers are knowledgeable and supportive. However, Professor Robert Langer receives mixed responses from his students since some feel that he is friendly while others feel that he is not sensitive to the class. Overall, all of the instructors are both supportive and clear when explaining the details of the projects.
Some students find the TAs to be helpful although the TAs are sometimes absent from lab.
However, a majority of the students feel that they are not useful. A few students comment that the TAs are only good about bringing food. There is really no text for this course. There is only information relevant to each of the projects. Several students believe that the workload should be reduced.