Professor: Joseph Prahl
Department: Mechanical Engineering
College: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: EMAE325
- Grade Received: C
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Enjoys making his students suffer.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: EMAE325
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Prahl is a cool guy but one of the worst professors at case. His lectures are nearly impossible to follow and his tests are devastatingly hard. He expects students to know things that have not been covered. Reading the textbook is the only way to get an acceptable grade in his class.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: EMAE285
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Prahl teaches EMAE285 with Professor Mansour. He takes over lectures halfway through the class, and his lectures are very hard to follow and do not seem relevant to the labs. Attendance at lectures is not required and I did not gain much by attending. He is accessible outside of class and I would recommend going to him for advice.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: EMAE285
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Labs were not clear but may have had a lot to do with the fact that he had never taught this class before. He expects you to know a lot already and sometimes gets annoyed when you ask for help and you don't have all the proper background information.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: EMAE325355453
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Awesome professor once he knows he can throw a some more complicated math at the students. Appreciates participation in class and very knowledgeable in fluids/ thermo.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: ENGR225
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Attending lecture is non-mandatory, and completely useless as he spends it showing derivations of equations rather than actual problems relevant to the class and exams. The grading looks fairly lenient, but his exams are mind-numbingly difficult. I went into the final with >100% (after the test he lets you drop) and finished with 88.75%, a B.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: EMAE325
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Not an easy class. But a great professor. If you actually go to class and his office hours, you'll get a good grade.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: ENGR225
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Probably the worst professor that I have taken at Case, his lectures are always off tangent and provides nothing instructional, the only way to study for the class was to read the textbook and do hw, class test averages falls between 45 and 65, don't expect a good grade out of it.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: ENGR225
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome guy, hes really fun to talk to!
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: ENGR225
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Not a good teacher. Learn nothing in class. Tests are very easy but grading is ridiculous. I lost 12 points on a test problem even though I got the answer 100% correct.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: EMAE325
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
awesome person/ awesome professor. i had prahl ten years ago and he taught me not just how to be an engineer, but how to be a person. teach by example and prahl is a living one. to all his current students: get to know this guy and he may change your life.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ENGR225
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Possibly the smartest man in the Mechanical Engineering department, which is precisely why he was such a horrible Thermo professor. By his own admission, he didn't want to teach us plug and chug equations, and instead spent lectures on theory which wasn't tested on. Great professor for upper-level theoretical classes, horrible for intro classes.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: EMAE1
- 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:
His lectures will be all over the place. There is no way you are going to stick with the syllabus. This guy used to be an astronaut, so pay attention and you might learn something interesting.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: EMAE325
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Really smart, but shouldn't teach undergrads. It'd be a fascinating class if you weren't being graded. Go to the TAs for help.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: EMAE325
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He knows lots of things..but doesn't know how to teach. I really had a hard to understanding his lecture. Sometimes, I was pissed off because almost none of the problems in the HW appeared in the test. He is really unhelpful when you try to ask him after the class. Should avoid this guy if it's possible!
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: EMAE325
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I like Prahl, but the man should not be teaching undergrads. He should be teaching little stephen hawkings. If you try to follow what he is writing on the board, I think your head will explode. If you are able to take this class without Prahl, I recommend it.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: EMAE181
- 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:
One of the smartest men that I know. In class he is fast and he is hard to understand, but that's ok all you need is to talk to him one on one and he is more then happy to help you. I recommend him highley.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: EMAE181
- 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:
He's a great teacher if you can keep up. If not, good luck!
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: EMAE355
- 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:
thought process like no other, tough to follow at times, but amazing to witness
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: EMAE325
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good Class although somewhat disorganized.
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