James Li - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Professor: James Li

Department: Engineering

College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MANE4050
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

James Li is a BAMF. May he get well soon, but this man is awesome. He had surgery and when the substitute professor was driving students away, he came back and saved some of us from failing the final. His jokes are classic too. He reminded me why americans are "special." RIP

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MANE4050
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor, and I'm glad I was able to take his course before he passed away.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MODCON
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor, one of the best I've had at RPI. He can relate to the students and keeps the material interesting.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MANE4050
• 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:

Excellent professor for modeling and control. Very sentimental and down to earth personality and presents the material with good examples. I hardly have opened the book, except to do the homework.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MANE4050
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

James Li is an excellent professor. I haven't opened the textbook since his notes tell me everything I need to know. I'm surprised at all of the negative reviews. I never took dynamics with him, but I sure wish I had. People who don't understand him are people who don't know how to listen. Overall clear, (very) entertaining, and fair professor.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGR4300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MANE4050
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a good person in class, covers all the material you need, but is not very personable. Overall he made the class decent and exams were fair.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MANE4050
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is a great teacher. He makes jokes in class and keeps it lively. to those who think that taking attendance is a drag, you are probably failing the class because you dont show up. so **** all of you who this he is not a good professor

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: DYNAMICSHELL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The RPI dynamics program is perhaps the most wretched of any. The tests are extremely unfairly graded, the TA's are retarded, and there is NO consistency between sections, tests, etc... while this class has a common test for all sections. Having a professor who knows almost nothing about dynamics (Li), makes it even more difficult.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: DYNAMICS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

great class!

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

The commodore, as we call him, is absolutely worthless. He devotes class time to going over the problems that are already done out entirely in the book. He also arbitrarily changes the syllibus throughout the year. He grades you on your class notes and takes attendence. He is worthless. Avoid him.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: DYNAMICS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A funny guy, but shouldn't be teaching a class which he has had no experience with since his sophmore year of college (he admitted to this). I've had to learn everything from Craig's or Tichy's review sessions a couple days before the tests.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

aaaaarpha. this man does not have 'L' in his alphabet. also he does not teach the asy method for anything. i end up learning all the material 2 days before the test in craigs review. however he is funny

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very boring in lecture, just reads slides. Tries to teach, but is hard to understand accent his accent. Take the class with Craig.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MODELING
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

pretty good teacher, hard class to teach to MANE students. homeworks hard, but similar content as tests. keeps you awake with pointless but funny stories about his life

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

funny and nice taiwanese instuctor

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Great teacher, real funny, his accent is easy to get used to. Homeworks and tests are tough but definitely doable with a few hours of studying prior to the tests.