AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Brandon Saller

ENGR8 · ENGR42 · ENGR40 · ENGR41 · ENGR1 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

show up, do the HW and textbook problems, and you will learn a lot without gotchas.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyClear conceptual lecturesHilarious chill engineerStraightforward examsProject and lab focusedNo textbook tricks
  • , and textbook practice with no curveballs
  • , and real engineering insight
  • Workload is reasonable projects/labs with weekly HW;

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most reported grades are A with and HW; still need consistent study and .

All evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Intro and , though conceptual exams and labs still require work.

All evidence is in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and warn not to miss conceptual lecture-based exams.

All evidence is in person.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Would-take-again is effectively universal with , and humor.

All evidence is in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

, and lenient project reports; .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Short HW and labs for many sections, plus group projects; .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

, and multi-perspective with real care for success.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Weekly HW, labs, group projects, and a .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

conversational and labs, 100% would-take-again energy.

Main concern

and lectures move quickly if you fall behind.

What students said

“Saller is an amazing professor and genuinely cares about the success of his students. , so try not to miss class.”
ENGR8
“Very great engineering professor! Makes the material extremely understandable! Really funny guy and great teacher! .”
ENGR40

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.

, and book practice with no tricks.

Lecture-based conceptual examsNo curveballsTextbook practice problemsHW solutions posted

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and textbook problems; solutions and notes prepare you well.

Lecture-basedNo curveballsTextbook problemsStraightforward tests
“He never threw any curveballs on the tests and all the information you need to know for them comes from the lectures.”
ENGR8
“ problems, so practice those and you should be good.”
ENGR42

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Saller is an amazing professor and genuinely cares about the success of his students. You actually learn the conceptual side of the topics instead of just plugging and chugging equations.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews, , and high recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Saller was so awesome. I took him for Statics last semester and his lectures were direct and easy to understand.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ if I could. He is great!”

📝

80/100

“ . Super fun class!”

😄 Class Vibe

90/100

“Great professor and funny guy!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Many of his 'lectures' turned out as conversations, giving practical life advice and insight.
  • He taught lots of different perspectives, so even if you have a different learning style it still made sense.
  • He gets straight to the point.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He never threw any curveballs on the tests
  • The but not too bad (questions were all from the textbook).
  • .

Theme 3

🔧

  • and collaboration
  • The .
  • The , and the report was graded very leniently.

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

17 consistent highly detailed in-person reviews with near-unanimous positive tone and 100% would-take-again support.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 11

B range

2

B+ 1 · 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