Norman Scheinberg - City College of New York

Professor: Norman Scheinberg

Department: TBD

College: City College of New York

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EE241EE342
• 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:

Professor Scheinberg is one of the best professors at CCNY. I left his class with both an understanding and passion for analog design. He is retiring soon; if you have a chance to take a class with him, do it. You won't regret it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EE241EE342
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Class is not hard, he explains very well. You are not going to get a high grade unless you understand every device in detail. Has all lectures available. Compare to other EE professors he is definitely in top 10% . However, people who are bad with circuits do worse.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EE241
• 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:

Prof. Scheinberg is one of the most knowledgeable professors in the EE department. Has real experience with research and industry. One of the few professors who would spend time telling stories to motivate and inspire students. I just enjoyed being in his class!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EE342
• 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:

One of the toughest classes, if looking for easy A without studying avoid him. Tests are on fridays, because it is unlimited time. Review 241 because he expects you to know it, especially FETs and BJTs. He puts all his notes online, missed too many classes but can study off that. Notorious for design questions so truly understand material.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EE241
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a very smart guy who teaches by drawing a ton of graphs and circuits on the board trying to help you develop an intuition. Test 1 is easy, but 2 and 3 are harder. His tests are like is HW problems which are unlike the text problems. Lots of tangents about history of the industry and other random stuff that I enjoy but not everyone did.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: EE241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His motto is "when you're wrong, you're wrong". Completely pathetic and merciless. Rants about random things during lecture which have NOTHING to do with electronics. Some class sessions were a complete waste of time. He likes to put crazy questions on the exams that only an experienced engineer can solve. Take someone else for electronics!!!!!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: EE241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He always managed to get on my nerves with his teaching and grading methodology. It was even a pain to wait and find out my grade. He might know his stuff (well obviously because he's been doing it for 40 years) but as a teacher, he's sub-par. Goes on tangents too often and makes it so easy to lose focus. Loves hearing the sound of his own voice.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: EE241
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Master of drawing circuits and going off on long tangents during lecture. Does not "believe" in partial credit. Also, has the best combover I have ever seen.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EE241EE342
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Took him for 241 & 342. It was basically a year of hell. I had a severe headache after each exam and couldn't sleep for entire weekends. I used to have a strong passion for electronics and now I lost every single bit of it. Beware of the harsh grading! Not a good choice for GPA worshippers who are commonly found in this so called college.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EE342
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He changed his style now. Exams are all design problems, so for those who have old exams will not help now.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EE241
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Try to understand lecture notes thoroughly and do homework to understand the material because he likes to ask design questions. Grading comes from his preprogramed calculations.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EE241EE342
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best EE professor in the whole department. His style of teaching isn't for everyone though. Lecture isn't manatory but highly recommended. He loves to give design problems on exams so you can essentially make your own answers but you need to really understand the topics. Loves to go on tangents but it gives you extra time to take notes.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGR101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is one of the good professors I had in CCNY! He has a lot of knowledge in his field! It is a class where you have a chance to do hands on experiment! After the motor and light bulb experiments, you have to write a report! He grades the report as either a okay or redo, he will let you redo his papers until you get it right! Don't skip classes!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EE241
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took electronics I with him during summer . He knows everything he taught and with unlimited knowledge about electronics. His exams were predictable and you should be fine if you understand the assignment upside down. He will gave few points to the whole class if some questions are hard, but no general curve!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EE 241
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of three people in the EE department that can actually speak English. Honest and sincerely wants students to learn. Enjoys hearing the sound of his own voice and makes simple things unnecessarily confusing. If this is supposed to be the standout professor of the EE deparment then I think that speaks to the low quality of the program.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: EE342
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Overall a very funny guy and his lectures demonstrate his strong knowledge of the material. He did waste about 3 classes goofing around with the wannabe class clown on topics having nothing to do with electronics. Helpful during his office hours. If you master the homework assignments, you shouldn't have any problems with his exams.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EE241
• 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:

Very knowledgeable about the material and explains everything clearly. Tends to ramble during lectures with anecdotes which at times are pretty funny. His notes are much more useful than the text which is confusing. If you understand the HW very well, his exams are a cakewalk. Only complaint - never does examples in class as he only teaches theory.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: EE342
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Gives students an intuitive understanding of the material. But if you don't fully understand the concepts you will get destroyed on the exams. To do well you have to understand the material perfectly.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGR101
• 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:

great professor. i took a workshop class and his assignments are cool. he got me more interested in the engineering field. alot of hands-on stuff. some lectures can put you to sleep but i recommend you sit in the front to stay active in class. if you get on his good side, he'll keep you in mind. easy class if you just pay attention and ask qustions

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: EE241EE342
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors in EE. Explains very well and has a passion for what he teaches. You must attend classes and make sure you understand his lectures if you want an A. He explains simpler than the book. You will need to understand all the concepts since his exams are mostly design problems and he doesn't repeat old exams. Hand in all HW