Eric Schwartz - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Professor: Eric Schwartz

Department: Engineering

College: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EEL3744
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

People say bad things about Schwartz, but he really drills into his students' heads that you wont learn anything without putting in work. I have learned more in Logic and MicroP with Schwartz than in any other class so far at UF. I agree that his lectures aren't the most helpful, but the way his labs are setup really guarantees you learn a lot.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EEL3744C
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Schwartz gives the worst quality lectures of any professor I have had at UF. All he does is sit back and writes over his already difficult to read power points. Then when the class does bad on the exam he tells us we are the worst class hes ever had. I had him for logic too and for both these classes, I have good grades and Im writing this review

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EEL3744
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Easily the worst ECE professor I've had yet. If you can make it through his two classes, then you'll make through to the end. However, Schwartz will literally make you contemplate if it's even worth staying in the major anymore. May the curve ever be in your favor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701C
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Schwartz projects so much negativity towards the class that many students who might otherwise succeed in a more supportive environment begin struggling. People who know him personally seem to really like him, but if you're just a regular student trying to pass his course, he will go out of his way to make you feel like a failure.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701C
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

A total ghoul that gets off on the failures of his students. Had a gruesome habit of reminding us that we were one of the poorer performing classes he's had, rather than considering that his useless lectures could in part be to blame. My impression from his class is that a lot of once aspiring electrical engineers now hate the field.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I have easily spent 250 hours on this course. 8 labs total, averaging 30+ hours per lab, Plus test prep. If you take this professor you will be completely at the mercy of the TA's in regards to learning. Currently I am on the border of passing the class, depending on how well I did on the final. I was warned not to take him. I didn't listen.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I spent 40 hours on lab 2 in order to earn 53/100 if that tells you anything about him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: EEL3744
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Don't expect to learn much of anything during lectures. Schwartz's approach to teaching is woefully inadequate and ineffective, and largely consists of messy powerpoint presentations coupled with his inarticulate and unfocused narration. However, the labs are generally very well devised, and most of the learning will happen here.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Too much material in the course. You don't have time to get in depth. Expect to gloss over every topic and memorize just enough to get by. Schwartz just reads powerpoint slides so lectures are useless although mandatory. Textbook is essential to actually learn anything.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Learned a lot. Cried a lot. Dr. Schwartz is a fun guy but his tests are brutal.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr Schwartz taught the most difficult class I've ever taken, Digital Logic, but it was also the most valuable class I've ever taken (especially as a computer engineering student). He was a joy to listen to- I never understood what he was talking to in class, but it all pulled together during the extremely difficult labs.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EEL3744
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Schwartz is a bad lecturer he just flips through powerpoints and I fell asleep every time I was in his class. That being said the way the class is set up is actually really great. The material he makes you learn is some of the coolest stuff I have done in my EE courses. He provides you with many resources to help with the difficult labs.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Schwartz has being doing this a while. His class runs smoothly. If you fall behind in the class, you fail the class. Hit the ground running in this course; you will need much of its content for your degree. Said day one that he gave partial credit, but it's extremely rare that he actually does. Read everything he writes, and read it literally.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I don't understand all the hate for Schwartz. I found him to be hilarious, attendance is mandatory, and his lectures are pretty useless. You will learn everything in lab, if you do well on the labs you will do well on the exams. Our 1st exam was curved 10 points, 2nd exam was curved by 1 point, beware the final it was curved 17 points for our class

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EEL4744
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Schwartz is by far the worst professor I have ever taken!! He just doesn't care about students. He just care about himself. I would not take him again if I can go back. He is just too cocky and talk bad about other professors, especially Dr. Gugel.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Schwartz is a great instructor and cares about whether his students learn the material. He posts the powerpoints of classes online, but the details are somewhat vague. You have to go to class to truly understand the content. The labs are very time consuming. Do not think you can wait until the last day to do it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I dont know why people say Dr.Schwartz is very hard. He is a nice guy and very good professor. Don't hesitate to take digital logic with him. We had 9 labs to do and it is time consuming. But its doable. And the lab grade depends on the TA. I had a good TA, so got good grade.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: EEL4744
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very difficult class. Theory and such is easy if you read the manuals and pay attention in class. START THE LABS EARLY. 1 week early is best. This gives you plenty of office hours to use. The labs will take up 90% of the time you spend for this course. Exams are almost identical to labs. If you did your labs properly, you will pass this class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Be prepared to work! The labs require a substantial amount of at home time to complete. There are lab quizzes that have to be completed during lab time. The exams are long so you will need to know the material well to finish the exams. Schwartz is a tough professor and expects a lot!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: EEL3701
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Schwartz is tough but I actually feel like I learned some useful things from his class. Come prepared to put in a lot of work on the labs and know the material very well because exams are long so if you take to much time on problems you will not finish. 3701 one of the tougher classes for engineers at UF!