Fred Terry - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Professor: Fred Terry

Department: Electrical Engineering

College: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG100
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I hate to say it but the the class just was not worth the effort put into it. Fred is a nice guy, very passionate and personable, but for the lectures in this class it did not matter. Exam material was random and never prepared for beforehand. The project expectations never were clear from the start which means no one really knows how there gona do

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGR100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Fred's a nice guy, but has no idea how to teach an entry level engineering class. He goes off topic during lectures and rambles about concepts that are much higher level than the class, like what he did in his professional career, yet he explains required material only briefly. On the positive side, he was interested in your labs and helped often.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGIN100
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A lot of people in my class had a problem with his teaching but I didn't think it was too bad. He covered topics pretty fast and I felt lost on a lot of the homework assignments but I also felt ready for the exams when they came around. It is true that he goes off on tangential topics related to higher level EECS courses though

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGR100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Would give him a zero if possible. The syllabus is extremely unstructured and lectures are confusing and boring. Decided to give me a B+ even though I received 90+% due to insufficient participation. There is no clear mention in the syllabus of how participation contributes to your grade so he can basically decide to increase or decrease your grade

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGR100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Fred Terry is a terrible professor for Freshman students. There is a complete disconnect between the information that he expects us to know and what we do know. He teaches us like we are higher level EECS students even though we are first semester freshman. All around his class was a terrible experience as he is also extremely boring.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGR100
• 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:

He's got an issue with being way too in the weeds. Everyone knows someone like that: the guy who can't stop talking about the weird minutia of how circuits work without actually saying anything educational. That's Prof. Terry. Nice, but can't get to the point to save his life. Just teach yourself circuits with the Internet.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGR100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The most boring man in history.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGR100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Was irrationally difficult for a 100 section. He didn't relate at all to college freshmen and babbled about things completely irrelevant to the course. Didn't answer questions when someone was brave enough to ask.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EECS215
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

You'll love your semester with Prof Terry. He's a kind and charismatic guy that makes you adore EECS (until later on!). He's extremely clear, and he was a major component of my happiness in being in EECS. Beware his final though, I love the guy, but his final dropped me down from an A- to a B+!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGR100400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Never have a clue about what he is "teaching."

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EECS215
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Because of long homeworks, it's easy to regret taking Terry's section of 215, but you will finish the semester saying that you learned a lot. The material is very important for future EE courses. It's easy to have a part of a problem in homework that you don't get to. First exam is easy, the rest are hard. The curve is fair.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EECS215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fred Terry is super cute. The circuits he draws are also cute. He's really into the subject, and sometimes has too much passion, but he keeps us laughing with his quirks. Homework becomes longer the further you get into the semester, but really help in understanding the material if you start early. Book is helpful but not needed

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: EECS215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Terry is a great professor. He really cares about your education and is super passionate about EE. He also cares about diversity and inclusion which is really refreshing in the EECS department. The homework assignments were fairly easy except for 2-3 that took me about 10-12 hours each. The exams are VERY generously graded with partial credit.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EECS215
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Homeworks are long. Start them early, and learn them thoroughly. Every problem contributes something to help build the whole concept in your mind. If you understand every homework problem, studying for exams will take no time at all. Put in the work and you will be rewarded. Terry is an outstanding and hilarious professor who really cares about you

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EECS215
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

FTJ (Fred Terry Jr.) is a funny, quirky dude who genuinely loves teaching EECS 215 and wants students to do well. 215 is not easy, but if you try decently hard you should be able to get an A. Weekly homework sets took me 3 hrs for easy ones, up to 12 hours for the hardest one. Exams are super forgiving w/ partial credit. FTJ is very helpful in OH

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: EECS215
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you do your homework, pay attention in class and go to office hours you will be fine. Homework is everything in this class. Every week's homework is long and difficult. He gives a lot of answers to homework problems in office hours though and is pretty solid at explaining how to do everything. Understanding the HW understanding the test.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EECS215
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Terry is actually a fairly good instructor to have for 215. Problem sets are tough and time taking, and you may regret taking the class with him, but you will look back and say that you learned a lot. Tests can be tough, but grades are assigned fairly. The class can only be curved in your favor, sometimes fairly generously.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: EECS215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He's a really great professor. He really loves what he does and is really willing to help anyone, you just have to ask. A lot of times he'll go off tangent just because he loves the subject so much so he'll talk about stuff not on exams, but it's still awesome. He's really the reason I stayed in EE, just seeing how much he loves it.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: EECS215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The way problem sets work is there are many problems that you can easily get done in about 4 or 5 hours altogether. Then there is the Terry question that itself can take up to 7 or 8 hours to do. First exam is usually easy. The next two are much harder, but the class is curved. You will leave the class confident in circuit analysis though.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: EECS215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really loved Terry as a professor. Nice guy, VERY passionate about electrical engineering and you can tell he really wants his students to learn. 215 is definitely a weeder class, but is not bad if you put in the work. (from reading previous reviews, it looks like he toned down the problem sets, none of them took longer than 10-12 hours max)