AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Patrick Aderhold

ENGINEERING · ENGRB47 · ENGRB36 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want a supportive engineering professor with and fair work.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyExcellent lecturesHelpful and patientClear feedbackFun group projectsEasy if you do the work
  • Students consistently describe him as patient, helpful, and clear.
  • Grades are very reachable when students attend, do the work, and keep up with projects.
  • The course is mostly in person evidence, with no online reviews analyzed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Getting an A is very realistic if , and participate in labs or projects.

All evidence comes from in person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

The engineering material can require work, but students say and practice problems make it feel easy.

All course difficulty evidence comes from in person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

as mandatory, though one review says missing class is manageable if students keep up.

Only in person reviews mention attendance, and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

99/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend him because , and entertaining.

All recommendation evidence comes from in person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

A and A+ outcomes reported.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

78/100

Homework and projects are spaced out enough that students do not feel overwhelmed if .

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from in person reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students repeatedly praise , and willingness to help.

Format shift

All teaching evidence comes from in person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and some textbook-based tests.

Format shift

All assessment evidence comes from in person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In person reviews are extremely positive, with students , and manageable work.

Main concern

Attendance and .

What students said

“He is a great professor, I did not need his help much outside of class. (because he covers everything well in class)”
ENGRB36
“Just show up for lab day and it's an easy A.”
ENGRB47

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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The and textbook-based tests, making the assessment style student-friendly overall.

Open Book QuizTextbook-Based TestsGroup Projects

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person reviews mention open-book quizzes and textbook-based tests, but do .

Open Book QuizTextbook-Based Tests
“ and its an so you dont need to actually read it”
ENGRB47
“ , so .”
ENGRB47

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Aderhold is a great instructor! and will see that you understand the material clearly.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format evidence. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“His lectures were awesome, informative and had purpose.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

99/100

“Awesome Professor, i wish this guy could teach me the rest of my engineering classes”

📈 Grade Value

88/100

“Just show up for lab day and it's an easy A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a great professor, I did not need his help much outside of class. (because he covers everything well in class)
  • He gives excellent lectures, and funny.
  • He answers questions fast and effectively.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class is pretty easy if you do the work.
  • Just show up for lab day and it's an easy A.
  • Statics is one of the easiest subjects ever and he makes it feel even easier.

Theme 3

🧩

  • Homework and won't feel overwhelmed.
  • friends after
  • Show up for lab day.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews across several years are highly consistent and include , and attendance.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENGRB479 reviews
ENGRB363 reviews
ENGINEERING1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values