Suvranu De - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Professor: Suvranu De

Department: Mechanical Engineering

College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MANE4240
• 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:

he is boss

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CIVL4240
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MANE4240
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome professor! Best I ever had. Made learning finite elements very easy. Interesting class and challenging exams.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MANE4030
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

De definitely knows his stuff, but he doesn't keep you updated on what he is doing in lecture, so it is hard to follow at times. When ALL but 3 students got a subtle test problem wrong, he refused to take the blame himself, and instead lectured the class on how disappointed he was. Tests were generally fair, though, and homework reasonable.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MANE4444
• 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:

I took him for IFEM, he is a very nice teacher and helpful. He doesnt make you feel stupid even if you ask stupid question. He makes the class alot easier than it suppose to be. THe only thing about the class is that i wished he have given us more heads up on the Abaqus software. it was hard to learn/use

Rating # 6

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

If anyone thought that his IEA class was hard... you clearly should not be at this school. He did a fine job explaining things if you bothered to ask him questions and so far as I remember I left class late maybe once ever? Every other time I left at least 10-15 minutes early

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MANE4030
• 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:

He is among the most straightforward and helpful professors that I know. The class was a boatload of work, but I've heard this from everyone who's taken this course, with this professor or not.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MANE4030
• 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:

EMD is the 2nd class I've taken with De, IEA was the first. He was a great IEA professor - very clear and fair. I think its the way EMD is setup, but it seems scattered. His teaching is still pretty good, grading is fair, and he makes sense when you listen to him. He's intense so people might find him intimidating. Overall, I would recommend De.

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I really don't know what people see in this guy. He is the only professor I've ever had who will go through a slide show and skip the examples. He'll do a useless derivation and skip the examples. If you're someone who learns by seeing how things work and not from theoretical explanations I'd stay away from this guy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MULTISCALE
• 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:

Clear and intense.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: INTROTOFEA
• 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:

One of the best professors ever. Very clear and thorough in lectures. Helpful in office hours. Book not very useful, but he makes up for it. Go to class, and you should be fine. The TA was not a nice grader.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: IEA
• 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:

Best prof. he makes everything clear

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: IEA
• 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:

De was a great prof, by far the best I've had. His lectures were clear and he was very helpful during his office hours. He really cares about how his students are doing in the class. I highly recommend him for an IEA prof.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: IEA
• 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:

De was the best teacher I had so far. I'll recommend him for IEA.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Excellent teacher! Very helpful, kind and caring. Made IEA a really fun class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

De is a cold human being who only cares about his CV. He doesn't care about his students. He doesn't communicate, and just isn't honest at all. He is just about the worst advisor you could hope to have. He shows students no respect, ignores emails, yet expects you to show him the utmost respect. If he says 6 hours, he expects 30. STAY AWAY FROM DE!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MANE4240
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very scary and intimidating. Goes over material quickly which can make it hard to learn the stuff you need.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: IEA
• 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:

The guy is a moron. He doesn't care about his students, if you go to his office hours and ask him a question about the test even if it's not about your grade he tells you to see the TA. He never starts class on time and we always get out late. it sucked.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGR1100
• 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:

A very good professor. Sometime goes through lecture too quickly but is excellent for 1 on 1 help. I would recomend him for IEA.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Good professor. He is helpful at his office hours. He lacks the ability to motivate the students, but it is IEA. He did seem to care about our grades.