AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Daniel Styer

ENGRENGR · ENGR400 · ENGR412 · ENGR405 · ENGRALOT · ENG400 · ENGR422 · ALL420 · ENGR420 · ENGR300 · 412MATERIALS · INTROTOENG · ENGINEERING · E400 · ENG420 · ENGR400422 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
33/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Only take Styer if ; otherwise switch sections or campuses.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerImmense HomeworkPicky GraderConfusing LecturesSelf-Study HeavyTough But Fair Tests
  • and graded to a .
  • and end up teaching themselves from the book.
  • Those who follow his format report fair tests and deep mastery; if possible.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A , and often no friendly curve.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Circuits, materials, and related courses are hard with long tests and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and stress showing up for quizzes, notes, and survival.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

to workload and weak lecturing.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and little exam curve make grading feel strict.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Students repeatedly call homework immense, worse than multi-unit math classes, and essential for any decent grade.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

44/100

Knowledgeable and often helpful outside class, but .

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Daily problem sets and huge homework prepare students for and others too long.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some praise discipline and fair exams after heavy homework; , and recommend avoiding him.

Main concern

, and strict grading punishes small format errors.

What students said

“The work-load is immense, but you will learn the material top to bottom. .”
ENGR400
“Not a bad guy, but lectures are long and confusing. He does a very poor job of explaining most concepts.”
ENG400
“To get an A in his class you must be an overachiever.”
ENGR300

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams can be fair when homework is done his way, but many .

Timed ExamsHomework-LinkedFair If PreparedOften Too Long

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; several students say tests are long and hard to finish.

Timed In-Person ExamsPop QuizzesNo Curve OftenHomework Format Matters
“you will be amply prepared for the and graded.”
ENGR412
“does not give ”
ENGR400
“he balances that out by (though ). .”
E400

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The work-load is immense, but you will learn the material top to bottom.”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 in-person reviews , and mixed lecture skill. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Intensity

15/100

“This class requires more work than my 5 units math class.”

🎯 Teaching Clarity

44/100

“Not good at explaining things clearly, VERY anal, does not give ”

⚖️

28/100

“ you to do.”

🚫 Recommendation

36/100

“ if you can! Go to CRC or ARC to take Engineering classes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are long and confusing
  • I had to result to using the book to teach much of the subject to myself.
  • great person but you can tell that teaching is not his thing.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • To get an A in his class you must be an overachiever.
  • ...so you bomb, you bomb
  • If you do the as requested,

Theme 3

📝

  • Assigns a ton of and grades
  • He .
  • ALOT! of

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-eight detailed in-person reviews spanning 2004-2015 show stable themes of , and mixed lecture quality.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 58
3 out of 510
2 out of 510
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Pass 1