Patrick Kelly - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Professor: Patrick Kelly

Department: Electrical Engineering

College: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECE313
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy course! Pat Kelly makes it easy!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECE313
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

think there are too much materials in this course for one semester. Basically all topics related to sampling and beyond , need their own separate course. Lecture notes help alot , but sometimes they are not coherently written. I had to read other books and recources which it took significant time. Exam prepration needs so much time to practice.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECE313
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kelly is such a nice guy, but the lectures don't always line up well with the homework or exams. I don't learn from lecture. I've sourced almost all topics elsewhere. Homework is beyond what is taught in lecture, period. Expect equally difficult exam questions. The quizzes serve no known purpose. Examples like the homework would help.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECE313
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He makes 313 look easy, until you take the tests and realize that what you are being tested on is multiple orders of magnitude harder than what he has been going over in lecture. The entire class is usually in a mass state of confusion about the material.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECE313E314
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kelly is one those guys who has a really good experience on teaching in an empty classroom with no student . Just leave him by him self there . It would not make any difference towards your learning. If there is no good text book for any class taking with him , you are screwed.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGIN112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awful experience, he stumbles through lectures and then he "teaches" us material in the homework question, making for absolute confusion and complete lack of knowledge in the subject.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGIN112
• 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:

Professor Kelly made interesting lecture topics extremely boring.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECE314
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

While Professor Kelly is a nice person, he discussions are usually not helpful at all. Mostly he just sums up what we've done in lecture in the week with no new insight or clarity added. Very little practice problems are done during the discussion. The only reason why most people attend the lectures is because there's an attendance check.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGIN112
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

So out of the three professors in Engin112 Kelly is often describe as being the most difficult. His material, signal processing + medical imaging, is the most extensive of all other modules. So although many blame Kelly for his material being hard, it is the material. His problems are always the most challenging by nature. Beware of his test Qs.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGIN112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Kelly teachers some of the most difficult material in the course so his homework is the most challenging out of the three ENGIN112 professors and his test problems are also challenging. If you following his module summaries, you can succeed on the tests. His slides are terrible walls of text as well, but he is good at explaining stuff orally.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECE564
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The lectures, homeworks, and tests are all very nicely related to each other. Material is presented very clearly in class; notes are always available online.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECE63
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good professor, challenging material. Very similar to Signal and Systems (ECE 313).

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECE313
• 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:

A good professor. You will write 3-5 pages of notes per lecture (for a Tu/Thurs). His notes are very complete..a little too complete. If you miss one lecture, you will miss a lot of notes. It's kind of dull for a Tu/Th but if you can pay attention and do all the homework, you will get an A.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECE313
• 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:

Prof.Kelly is my favorite professor in UMA. good grader! As the other people, his lecture is kinda fast. Anyway, he is great teacher.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECE313314
• 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:

Very clear and helpful.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECE565
• 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:

this professor never stops talking

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECE565
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

this guy is superman on the chalkboard, and sounds like batman (Adam West)! Also knows his**** cold.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECE563
• 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:

Kelly presents material coherently and logically. Unlike a lot of professors, he gets the job done. (By that I mean he gets through the syllabus)

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

he doesn't know how to teach. Don't take his class, you will be teaching yourself.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECE314
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Can't teach at all.