Kenneth Sobel - City College of New York

Professor: Kenneth Sobel
Department: Electrical Engineering
College: City College of New York
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: EE371
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Excellent professor, the only class this semester I enjoyed. Just make sure you don't miss any of his class because you will fall behind. His notes are the key to get a A in his class, so make sure your never late to his class because sometime he write too fast and erase very important notes on the board to write more. Also no cheat sheet in exam.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: EE371
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Straightforward course expectations, no real curveballs on exams. The problems are a bit tedious and he isn't very forgiving of calculation errors, but no one can say he isn't fair.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: EE371
  • Grade Received: C-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
If you're even 5 min late, the board is already full and he's already erasing. Writes microscopically, is very organized, speaks really softly. Don't try to take pictures of the board, he'll stop the class and tell you to put the phone down. DO THE HW and get past exams and practice. 5-6 pgs of notes per class. Show all of your work. DON'T SLIP UP!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: EE371
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
One of the best professors in EE
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR20300
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Best professor in my opinion. Very clear grading policy, 25% for four exams, the final also 25% however is cumulative in a sense. Just study the in class examples, study the homework (which arent graded), and do practice problems in the book to ace every test. He will try to put some tricky problems, KNOW everything. Talks low, and can be funny.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR204
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Sit at the very front as he speaks very low and writes very small. Understand the first 2 chapters very clearly as it is the basis for everything else. His notes are clear but the textbook offers more detail. Speeds through lectures very quickly so it is difficult to follow. Exam problems often have a twist so be familiar with different approaches.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR204
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This teacher is the epitome of stupidity at best. He can't lecture properly because he mumbles all the time. He doesn't give mandatory hw which would help the class but the biggest issue was his grading policy. He grades harshly and the fact that he regurgitates all his notes from the textbook and the lack of interest makes him a bad professor.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR204
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
easy course if you have fundamental knowledge. take attendance , speaking quiet , should sit at front of the room, take notes in whole class, suggest hw but not mandatory. All in all, the course is easy.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: EE371
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Takes attendance every class and writes very quickly on the black board so be prepared to have multiple pages of notes every lecture. He is very soft spoken and monotonic, review the hw and in class examples to pass.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Monotone, soft spoken and writes very small on the board, so sit at the front. Expect to take a LOT of notes during each class session. Homework is assigned, isn't collected, but do it because potential exam questions resemble homework problems. No calculator allowed on midterms. 3 midterms, 1 final. Every exam is 25%. Take him if you are EE major!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: EE456
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I didnt like this class. Unlike EE371, where you get an intuitive sense of the steps being taken, it felt as if he just threw formulas on the board and we had to follow them blindly. Exams were no surprise if you understood the HW and examples covered in lecture. Computer assignments are a bit tough. Overall though, the material is interesting.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: EE371
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
An excellent professor! He's a bit robotic at times, but his mastery of the subject is obvious and he teaches everything in a very clear manner. This class covers a ton of material. If you can handle the HW and the examples covered in class, you should do well in the exams. I'm very glad Prof. Sobel taught the class this semester!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: EE221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
A very poor professor with zero communication skills. Despite being an experienced lab instructor, he seemed totally clueless when asked any sort of question. His lack of guidance made the experiments much more complicated than they really were. He was not very harsh when grading lab reports. However, I would recommend any other instructor.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: EE371
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Sobel is strange professor with below average teaching skills and a bit harsh in grading. There are alot of useless stuff that he covered in the class. it is not recommend it to take this class.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: EE426
  • 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:
DO NOT TAKE HIM FOR LAB. When grading, he checks details, quality, and quantity. I once gave him 60 pages just to get a "B" in the report. He marked off all my grammar, spelling, and style errors. He likes to call this "Professionalism" when writing reports.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: EE371
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Easy class. Just make sure to practice the homework and previous exam problems, and you'll definitely do fine. Don't miss class since attendance is required (or he'll drop you) and it's definitely harder to learn the material from the book as opposed from class notes.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: EE456
  • 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: N/A
Comment:
I was always late in his class... he did not give me that evil look... but he gave me a C-... His exams are no surprise. I screwed up because I didn't study for the final. and for them midterm... I did really good.. and studied only 1 day before exams. His notes are very complete. If you do his hws and study class notes..you'll be fine.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: EE371
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I don't understand why students r complaining about sobel, he is a great professor, notes r great & clear, show up on time to his class for the first month or 2, and he wouldn't give u any evil look later. I'm doing great in his class and i only study right before the test. It depends on the student tho, if u like schinberg, sobel isn't ur guy.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: EE371
  • 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:
As everyone else said, don't be late for class because he's the biggest nerd on the planet and will evil eye you for 5 minutes. That being said, he's very organized, although his tests are difficult. However, he gives a good review for the exams, so you don't get any surprises. Take him to learn the material, but it's not an easy A.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: EE456
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
awesome
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