James Renegar - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: James Renegar

Department: Engineering

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ORIE5370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The real deal in ORIE. Make sure to take his classes if you want to learn some good old mathematics. Took his 5370 back in 2016. Hope he still teaches the class. The guy has high level of seriousness in both teaching and research. Legend.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ORIE3300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Definitely take Optimization with Prof. Renegar. He teaches everything very clearly, goes over the underlying mathematical concepts and proofs, and gives very carefully designed labs, homework assignments, and exams. He is very approachable and intelligent.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ORIE3300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The course was kind of conceptual, but I think the professor did a good job teaching it. Grading criteria was very clear and fair, since he readily made changes to it after looking at the overall performance on exams. If he realised that kids are losing too many points for a small error, he made a new grading scheme for that question.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ORIE3300
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He teaches the material well, though lectures are very dry. Grades are fair and lectures are not too necessary. It's not going to be your favorite class you take, but it will go smoothly and won't be too difficult or time consuming.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ORIE3300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Would recommend taking Opt with Prof Renegar. He taught at a very reasonable pace and explained the concepts well. All the lectures were taped and put online this semester so attending class was not a big deal.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH2940
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very dry and unclear lecturer. First exam was super easy, the other two, not as much. By the end of the semester, attendance was probably less than 50%. Should avoid if possible.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ORIE3300
• 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:

Awesome professor who really cares about his students.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ORIE3300
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Not sure why students from previous years complained too much. He's very clear in his expectations and keeps his word. Even if you can't follow in lecture he posts his power-points on blackboard. Overall I think he was a very good professor.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: OR320
• 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:

Suprised this guy can tie his shoes in the morning. He is a microcosm of teachers who are obviously bright (geniuses) but can't teach a lick. Big Jim can't hold a candle to a good professor like Trotter. Renegar is a joke.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ORIE321
• 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:

I had Jim very late in my college career -- spring semester, senior year (Spring 2000). It was an 8:40 AM class, and I still made it to almost every lecture. He presented topics clearly and was quite helpful. Homework assignments are done in groups, which helped a lot.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ORIE321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had Professor Renegar back in 1993. His class was the most challenging of all I had at Cornell and was by far the most rewarding. He forces his students to become better thinkers and to explore the mathematics behind many of the OR processes.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 320
• 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:

I was consistenly surprised that he made it to every lecture. He usually looks like he spent the night sleeping in some obscure broom closet in Rhodes. His lectures are useless, don't go. Do go to section though. He's not a bad guy, just a bad lecturer

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ORIE320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Jim R is at times afraid of his own shadow, but he seems to care about the students and is willing to help kids understand the difficult material he didn't go over too well in lecture, which is most of it. Pretty weird dude, but an ok teacher.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: OR320
• 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:

He is one of those professors that should have NEVER left the lab! He somehow manages to make even the material I already know from section seem confusing. Thank God for our TAs though - if it weren't for them, we'd all fail.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ORIE320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures many times become very confusing. Homeworks for the most part aren't that bad because the TAs help us out alot. There is no doubt he is very smart, but he has a hard time coming down to the students level to teach effectively

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ORIE320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Makes what should be easy incredibly convoluted and verbose

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ORIE320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

you have to go to section to do well in the course.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ORIE320
• 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:

The assignments are actually not that bad, but the tests are very awful and the lectures aren't very good. Usually it's the TAs that actually teach the material in section. He's a nice enough guy, but he's just not a great lecturer.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ORIE320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

IAny of his TA explains the material better than he does. He makes way too many mistakes in class that it makes understanding hard at times. I feel like I am failing this class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: OR320
• 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:

he is rather confusing sometimes and his lectures are unorganized... but he's a little better now. his prelims and assignments are also very abstract and super hard... the mean for this class is a B- :(