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Timothy Horiuchi ENEE303H Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/15/2023	I took ENEE303H last semester with Professor Horiuchi His in-class lecture is very useful, and he was very helpful in office hours. The PSPICE hw for the honors section was nice, especially since 205 has moved more towards Circuitlab. Very knowledgeable and helpful professor
Robert Newcomb ENEE303H Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/11/2018	Professor Newcomb teaches this class like a grad class, which is why a lot of undergrads seem to be complaining about his lecturing style. His lectures can be cryptic at times, but if you actually read the textbook and work problems on your own, you'll understand the material. A lot of the people who are complaining are likely not putting much effort into the course. The way he teaches the class puts much of the burden of learning on the student. If you want a professor that will facilitate your learning every step of the way, pick another professor.
Danilo Romero ENEE303H Expecting an A zamkov 12/02/2015	I am surprised Romero has this many bad reviews. I agree that his course was really hard (hardest course I had in UMD), but he "does not care if students learn" is a COMPLETE lie. He set up extra office hours, moved exams and homeworks, and went over concept multiple times if we said we didn't understand them. Yes, the book is also ridiculously hard, but it is the accepted standard (Sedra & Smith) and it is helpful being taught at its level and not babied. So if you want the easy grade and the basic, take Franklin. If you want a challenge and knowledge, take Romero. A/D electronics is really hard - our TA considered our course way to easy and showed us some of his past assignments - if you want the easy way out, you will just be behind everyone else. EDIT: So I took him for both 303 and 381. He was pretty good for 303. For 381, on the other hand, he was pretty lenient and didn't really teach much concepts, too much focus on just plugging in numbers. So take him for 303. Don't take him for 381 unless you are lazy.
Robert Newcomb ENEE303H Expecting an A Anonymous 12/23/2013	He is a very nice guy, just completely past his prime. He cannot teach whatsoever. The class becomes a mess, where few people know what they're doing, and you have to teach yourself. Don't put yourself through this teacher, even though you might somehow find yourself to an A.
Danilo Romero ENEE303H Anonymous 12/18/2012	Single-handedly ruined my interest in a/d electronics. He's a nice guy, and makes it more or less impossible to fail his course, but I learned absolutely nothing. Lectures consist of long derivations that are usually not finished by the end of class or just straight incorrect. The assigned homework all consists of designing complex circuits from scratch instead of actually letting us practice basic concepts before hand. Also, the book more or less assumes you are some sort of electronics wizard going into it. You get a formula sheet for all of the exams, so you can pass by blindly writing formulas.
Danilo Romero ENEE303H Expecting an A+ DB SUCKS 12/09/2012	You need the solutions manual to do any of his homeworks otherwise you won't be able to do any of them. And don't even try to study for quizzes...YOU WILL FAIL!!!! On the first quiz over half the class got a zero. He puts the textbook pages on pdf's and reads them to you in class. Complain to him about stuff though. He moved a test, canceled a homework and moved another homework because we complained. Oh and make awesome formula sheets. He doesn't have set office hours you always have to make an appointment. He never replies to email. He just plain sucks.
Martin Peckerar ENEE303H Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2010	He is a good professor. He is certainly not as bad as other reviewers have posted comments about him. No doubt his handwriting is bad but if you pay a little attention you will understand what he is trying to teach. He really teaches microelectronics well. I would suggest to take this professor for ENEE303 if you really want to learn Microelectronics.
Robert Newcomb ENEE303H Expecting a ? Anonymous 03/29/2009	His lectures are too difficult to understand unless you've taken ENEE313 or read ahead in Sedra/Smith. Everything I've learned about transistors is from the book. How much work you do in the class is really dependent on the TA. I heard from previous semesters that the TA would just give out the answers. But our TA graded hard, didn't help us prepare for the test, and didn't have office hours. The tests are absurd. The midterm was open book, open notes, and with calculator, and people only finished (guessed on) about half of the test. If you're interested in research, it may be a good idea to take him and ask to work with him on a research project cause his research is amazing.

Timothy Horiuchi
ENEE303H

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/15/2023

I took ENEE303H last semester with Professor Horiuchi His in-class lecture is very useful, and he was very helpful in office hours. The PSPICE hw for the honors section was nice, especially since 205 has moved more towards Circuitlab. Very knowledgeable and helpful professor

Robert Newcomb
ENEE303H

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/11/2018

Professor Newcomb teaches this class like a grad class, which is why a lot of undergrads seem to be complaining about his lecturing style. His lectures can be cryptic at times, but if you actually read the textbook and work problems on your own, you'll understand the material. A lot of the people who are complaining are likely not putting much effort into the course. The way he teaches the class puts much of the burden of learning on the student. If you want a professor that will facilitate your learning every step of the way, pick another professor.

Danilo Romero
ENEE303H

Expecting an A
zamkov
12/02/2015

I am surprised Romero has this many bad reviews. I agree that his course was really hard (hardest course I had in UMD), but he "does not care if students learn" is a COMPLETE lie. He set up extra office hours, moved exams and homeworks, and went over concept multiple times if we said we didn't understand them. Yes, the book is also ridiculously hard, but it is the accepted standard (Sedra & Smith) and it is helpful being taught at its level and not babied. So if you want the easy grade and the basic, take Franklin. If you want a challenge and knowledge, take Romero. A/D electronics is really hard - our TA considered our course way to easy and showed us some of his past assignments - if you want the easy way out, you will just be behind everyone else. EDIT: So I took him for both 303 and 381. He was pretty good for 303. For 381, on the other hand, he was pretty lenient and didn't really teach much concepts, too much focus on just plugging in numbers. So take him for 303. Don't take him for 381 unless you are lazy.

Robert Newcomb
ENEE303H

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/23/2013

He is a very nice guy, just completely past his prime. He cannot teach whatsoever. The class becomes a mess, where few people know what they're doing, and you have to teach yourself. Don't put yourself through this teacher, even though you might somehow find yourself to an A.

Danilo Romero
ENEE303H

Anonymous
12/18/2012

Single-handedly ruined my interest in a/d electronics. He's a nice guy, and makes it more or less impossible to fail his course, but I learned absolutely nothing. Lectures consist of long derivations that are usually not finished by the end of class or just straight incorrect. The assigned homework all consists of designing complex circuits from scratch instead of actually letting us practice basic concepts before hand. Also, the book more or less assumes you are some sort of electronics wizard going into it. You get a formula sheet for all of the exams, so you can pass by blindly writing formulas.

Danilo Romero
ENEE303H

Expecting an A+
DB SUCKS
12/09/2012

You need the solutions manual to do any of his homeworks otherwise you won't be able to do any of them. And don't even try to study for quizzes...YOU WILL FAIL!!!! On the first quiz over half the class got a zero. He puts the textbook pages on pdf's and reads them to you in class. Complain to him about stuff though. He moved a test, canceled a homework and moved another homework because we complained. Oh and make awesome formula sheets. He doesn't have set office hours you always have to make an appointment. He never replies to email. He just plain sucks.

Martin Peckerar
ENEE303H

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/18/2010

He is a good professor. He is certainly not as bad as other reviewers have posted comments about him. No doubt his handwriting is bad but if you pay a little attention you will understand what he is trying to teach. He really teaches microelectronics well. I would suggest to take this professor for ENEE303 if you really want to learn Microelectronics.

Robert Newcomb
ENEE303H

Expecting a ?
Anonymous
03/29/2009

His lectures are too difficult to understand unless you've taken ENEE313 or read ahead in Sedra/Smith. Everything I've learned about transistors is from the book. How much work you do in the class is really dependent on the TA. I heard from previous semesters that the TA would just give out the answers. But our TA graded hard, didn't help us prepare for the test, and didn't have office hours. The tests are absurd. The midterm was open book, open notes, and with calculator, and people only finished (guessed on) about half of the test. If you're interested in research, it may be a good idea to take him and ask to work with him on a research project cause his research is amazing.

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