Venkata Ajjarapu - Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Professor: Venkata Ajjarapu

Department: Electrical Engineering

College: Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EE457
• 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:

I found class hard to follow. He uses "this" and "that" instead of the nouns they represents, while pointing to variables as he's describing how to calculate the equation which makes it hard to write notes because you have to watch what he is pointing at to know what's going on. He is very unorganized. I had difficulty finding assignments. ACCENT

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Ok, I just want to say that people here giving poor ratings are lazy. He has A LOT of things on his plate. He is an good professor, but he's stretched too far. Show up and take notes. If anything, pull up BB on your phone and copy the slides... I pass this course with an A. Tests: I was done in 20/55 mins even the final that was 1.5 hrs long.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Speech is sometimes hard to follow but just ask if confused and he will clarify. Exams properly test the material. Homework can be hard but is only 5% of your grade so it is not crucial.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Ajjarapu knows his stuff but sometimes lectures would often be scattered and I would walk out not knowing what we did that day. Tests are pretty easy but homework's are pretty long and tedious. Shouldn't be too hard to get a good grade in the class. If anything is confusing just go to his office hours and he clears it up pretty well.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Terrible, literally the worst prof I've seen. Never announce important info on BBL. Very strong accent, poor attitude towards teaching.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor is terrible, he never responds to email, he has a strong India accent which makes lectures hard to understand.He posted textbook required before semester started then after that he asked us to buy a different one, wasted me a lot of money. Also, he never gives partial credit for exams.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: EE653
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Perfect professor, knows his area very well, and teaching ability is also good. Very helpful and perfect adviser. Strongly recommended...

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof's lectures are dry and generally unhelpful, but that could be attributed to the class being at the crack of dawn and most of the semester being winter.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EE456
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I really like him,

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EE456
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible lecturer. Took 2 months to return tests. Only 3 homeworks during the entire course which didn't pertain to any exam material. Example: Average exam score on the second midterm was 45%

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I think i attended altogether 10 classes all through out the whole semester counting exams. Still left the class with a B+ in EE303....hated the course, and his teaching wasn't that great either. Power is a boring subject, at least for me it was, and to top it off, his lectures were really boring.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: EE456
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't know how to use the lights or projector. Class time is basically a joke. He just reads another professors scanned notes.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very nice guy that knows his stuff but has trouble teaching it. Has a thick accent. Very helpful if you go to his office hours. Tips: Study his slides like your life depends on it, the tests/quizes will be just like them. Go to class because you need your own notes to decifer his. Go to his office hours and he will basically give you the answers

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very poor instructor. Does not communicate material well at all. Completely unresponsive to emails. Most of the class never attends during non-quiz days. During the quizzes and final, it was apparent that a good portion of the class was cheating.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Talk about boring... if there isn't a scheduled quiz, about 25% of the class comes. Quizes aren't bad but sometimes pulls somthing out of left field. Watch out for the final.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EE303
• 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:

Was getting an A until the final. The average on our final: 25%

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: EE448
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I got an A in EE 442 with Patterson, then took 448 and failed both tests, dropped the class. Retook EE 448 with Patterson next sem and got an A.