Leonid Roytman - City College of New York

Professor: Leonid Roytman

Department: TBD

College: City College of New York

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGR204
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Wonder man. If you want to learn engineering, then he is the person...

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EE311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Roytman is a professor who equips his students with the skills necessary to survive in the real world. With 25 min breaks before and after class, and questions to reinforce learning, Roytman teaches students the importance of self study among many other skills. Highly recommended for the CCNY EE Dept. experience.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGR204
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This was the most ridiculous class I have ever taken. Professor Roytman does not know how to teach, he always shows up 20 minutes late to class and leaves 20 minutes early, and no matter how many people are in class he'll 'teach'. You have to teach the material to yourself, if you need to know the material for future classes, don't take him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGR204
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Only real engineers understand the unequivocal power of checking your pockets for money to find the current, voltage, resistance, power, inductance, phasor, and energy of the circuit.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

IF YOUR AN EE MAJOR OR COMP ENGR I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU NOT TO TAKE ROYTMAN PLZ. HE WILL NOT HELP YOU. TAKE ANYONE ELSE AND YOU WILL LEARN. NOT WITH THIS DUDE PLZ SAVE URSELF FOR GODSAKE

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Does not explain anything. Has such a thick accent that you can't understand him even when you ask him questions. If you are in EE, DO NOT take this class... You won't learn a thing. Only good thing about this class was the crazy curve. I barely passed my exams and ended with a B+

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGR204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

insane curve. Honestly just try your best. Got 30/50s on each exam including the final and got a B

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGR204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You will have a great time if you are a phd in Electrical Eng. He never stayed full time, comes up to the board solves two exercises and leaves, never really explained anything. Every class ended the same way, everyone looking lost as hell as he left in 20/25 mins. Final is worth 70% of the grade. He isn't a bad guy, but he is not a good professor.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EE204
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I honestly thought he was trolling us the first few classes. I figured there was a hidden camera somewhere. Nope. He's just the worst professor you'll ever have in your life. Kim Kardashian could do a better job. Skip class, get old exams, skim the textbook.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EE204
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Roytman is the worst professor. He barely teaches the material of the course. It is all up to the student to study themselves in order to pass class. The TA comes prepares you for the test. The tests are hard because prof roytman barely taught any of the quenstions. He says "You understand You understand??" with heavy russian accent.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGR204
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

An exercise in studying alone. Find someone who has older tests and study from them. It'll be the easiest A of your life.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGR204
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Going to class is completely optional. Get the midterm dates. Know the general chapter they're on. Proceed to do every homework problem in the book. He's actually a funny guy, if you can bear the accent. His teaching and examples and handwriting leave much to be desired, but good intent. Don't rely on it. Rely on the textbook, 100% of the time.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

After I shows up in his class. You will ask yourself a a question in your mind like: Am I really in College?

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGR20400
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He always gets to class 20 minutes late, and leave 10-15 minutes before class ends. I will summarize all his lecture in one sentence: "If you have $5 in your left pocket, and $10 in your right pocket, what is the voltage and current?" - Congratz you have earned the credits for this course. Avoid if possible, or just self-learn the material.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGR204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

We have two midterms (each one is 15% ) and final is 70%. Get ready to read and solve all problems in the textbook. Most exam questions come from the textbook. Make sure you know when the TA comes. He is the one do the review.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGR20400
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Self-studying. That's what the class is. Get the book, do all the problems from the end of each chapter (literally all of them), he will provide in the syllabus which sections to practice. The material is easy, but you gotta solve the problems in order to pass. Lots of partial credit and don't even bother to show up for the lectures.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGR204
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you feel you can pass a class solely using a textbook and doing practice problems, this is the professor for you. Try to do every type of problem in the book. No point in attending lectures as they are basically useless. Try to do well on the midterms but prepare extra for the final, worth 70% of your grade. Partial credit is generously given.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG204
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

You don't need to show up to get an A. Make sure u study for the final its 70% of your grade and the questons from the text book. Old finals are online but they do not help.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG204
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is like doing a puzzle without being given the inside pieces. He skirts around the topics and doesn't do well explaining any examples. Comes 20 minutes late, leaves 20 minutes early, and even on the final, we started 20 minutes late. Tests are difficult if you do not study/have no clue whats going on, but the curve is legendary

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGR204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class was easy until the final. I got a 50/50 on both the first 2 tests but the final killed me. I asked the TA after class and he said its because the final was on the last day of finals week. Dude, I was studying for other tests the other days. But like everyone else said, tests are easy, lectures are useless. Prepare for the final.