Yoav Peles - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Professor: Yoav Peles

Department: Engineering

College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: TF1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

awesome class

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGR2250
• 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:

Great professor, easy to understand, cares about students. One of the better Thermals professors you can get.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGR2250
• 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:

Professor Peles is a fantastic person and teacher! His lectures are some of the best lectures I have ever had; He explains the material very well, can answer questions thoroughly, constantly ngages the class to participate and most important, patient and loves his students. Go to his office hours! They help so much.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGR2250
• 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:

Very clear and straightforward lectures. He repeats concepts and formulas often so it sticks in your mind. Tests and quizzes were right out of the book.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MANE4710
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Peles was really and truly the best teacher I have ever had. I had virtually little or no interest in the subject, but he made everything so simple to understand. He is very fair and encourages questions. He teaches so well. Take a class with him if you get a chance.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MANE4710
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MANE4710
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is knowledgeable in the subject, tries to make you understand the basic concept and teaches at a good pace

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: IEA
• 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:

Yoav is an instant classic. I took IEA with Yoav freshman year (now a senior) and still remember it. He was really helpful, clear, and showed a real personal interest. Even over 3 years later he still says "Hi" and is always available to talk about anything. Great professor, great mentor, great guy.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: AHT
• 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:

I didn't go to class. I taught myself the material during the tests. I did well. Most did not. I didn't go to class because he didn't teach well. He waited so long for people to answer boring questions that he never taught anything by the end of the class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MANE4710
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Class is retelling of the book. It doesn't help with the homework or tests at all. The class is how well you can teach yourself.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGR1100
• 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:

Peles is very nice, helpful. good for IEA

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: IEA
• 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:

peles doesn't speak english! he's sort of helpful if you talk to him one on one, but you really have to rely on the ta's and other students to learn the material

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: IEA
• 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:

i dont know how he taught in the past but last spring he was horrable. He explaniations were unbalanced, taking forever to explain simple things and skiming over complex concepts. Hes a nice guy but had a lot of people lost. My section had the lowest avg . Best bet is to learn with friends and do the homework

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: IEA
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Peles is damn smart, but he is HORRIBLE at explaining stuff. Use the TA's and fellow students that have taken the class to keep up. He blazes through the presenations. Best suggestion: bring your 'top so you don't get left behind. Best thing about him: His accent is funny, he can't say clockwise.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: IEA
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Peles is an amazing professor, very clear and far too smart.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGR1100
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good guy, seemed to care about the students and learning. Powerpoint presentations are awesome!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: IEA
• 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:

He is an awesome teacher, my favorite at RPI. He explains everything so well and is very willing to help, especially if you have questions. He uses powerpoint lectures to teach the material so the homework is a lot easier. He also does practice exams so the tests are a lot easier!

Rating # 18

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:

It is not a french accent but whatever..His class has the highest average on the exams, which reflects how he is teaching. He may seem to not get the point across, but the tests prove that wrong. He is helpful after office hours even if you are not his student.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

sometimes his french accent is a little hard to catch up to, but he's always willing to explain something to you (even if he's not the best at explaining it).

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGR1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor had highest averages of all the classes. Teaches fairly well, but you will hardly ever get points back on a test (even if you should)