ENMA150 | PlanetTerp

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Robert Briber ENMA150 Expecting an A+ grizzlybean 05/04/2023	some of the other reviews capture it better, but Briber is pretty chill and he is very very experienced in the field and can answer all questions. however, he often times went into detail that you don't need to know, but he wouldn't tell you what. the material you really need for the test is simple and was provided on the study guide, really just understanding properties of materials and guest lectures which were cool. you have lab reports to do in this class but he lists out the requirements pretty specifically for all of them, and it isn't hard to teach yourself how the properties or how to use excel works with a little bit of research, it just takes time. my reports were around 4-5 pages but i honestly enjoyed writing them. calculations on exams are pretty simple too and review sessions are available before exams.
Robert Briber ENMA150 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2022	I will try to make this review short and sweet. -Briber is a chill and cool professor but he sometimes goes into too much irrelevant detail that confuses you. -Lectures are usually boring (even for a STEM major such as myself who actually enjoyed the class). -The material is easy to learn and you will be fine as long as you pay somewhat attention to lectures. -There are a few writing assignments that are a bit long but are easy as long as you manage your time. -The guest lecturers are incredibly cool and interesting. By far the best part of the course. -There's 1 midterm and 1 final that are pretty easy as long as you go over everything in the very detailed study guides. I studied the night before the midterm and got an A so there's nothing to worry about. -You do some simple calculations here and there but if you were confused like I was at first, Briber posts the lecture notes which are easy to follow. Overall: Take this class if you can get your work done on time and are at least a little interested in STEM. It can be boring but the information is very applicable to the real world. It is a great gened and prof Briber is a good teacher. I highly recommend this class but keep in mind it is NOT a history class.
Timothy Foecke ENMA150 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/13/2022	I wasn't a huge fan of his teaching style, lots of bullet points and if you miss something and look at the slides you won't understand it. His tests are long but fair. He is a great person and very understanding, always listen for little things he says are important or you should remember it might be extra credit. He has great stories and this class taught me a lot about our world and the materials in it great class.
Robert Briber ENMA150 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/08/2012	This class is a decent amount of work. Professor Briber writes tons of notes during the lectures but he puts up power points online for kids who missed class. He is a really nice guy and is willing to work with students if they need help. The TAs are really nice too. I loved this class at the end because I really learned somethings about engineering and it was completely do-able without any prior knowledge except for basic math concepts. I recommend this class for people who are good at memorizing though, the tests are a lot of definitions.
Robert Briber ENMA150 Expecting an A slacker1307 12/18/2009	This class was just to fill a non-lab CORE. The material is a little dull, you really have to force yourself to study it when the exams come. Briber himself is great, he's really passionate about his work and you can tell. He brings in lots of hands on materials, so we can experience things for ourselves. If you can sit through the dull lectures and take notes, you should definitely take this class. Not that I'm going to remember anything after the final, but he's a great guy, really personable and approachable outside class.
Robert Briber ENMA150 Expecting an A+ pookie 12/20/2008	Briber is super boring in lecture. However you kind of need to go in order to get the information needed to pass the exams. there are two exams each worth 15% and 3 labs each worth 15%. there is a final paper worth 15% and hw is 10%. Basically, the labs are REALLY easy but time consuming. the HW is incredibly easy as well and the final paper is a restatement of wikipedia. the TAs grade really leniently too and give you partial credit for almost anything. you can essentially get C's on both exams and still have an A if you hand in your work on time he usually includes a bonus on the exams too. and sometimes in the homeworks. Its not uncommon to get over 100% in the class. If you can't get an A you actually have to TRY: meaning you don't attend a single lecture and turn in your stuff late if not at all. this class is almost all memorization for the exams and there are only three math concepts you need to know. which by the way are simple algebra (plug in the variables) the exams are all written so you do need to know the material. but honestly a middle schooler could ace this class not to mention a university student. its a great class to take if you need a CORE non lab science. but the overall course work is a bit much, not hard just time consuming
Robert Briber ENMA150 Anonymous 11/11/2008	This is one of those classes that you sit in for an hour and a half and have no idea what the professor is talking about!! No so much a bad thing because the break-down of the class is fair. Lecture is boring and exams are pretty much worth nothing. you can fail both the mid-term and final assuming you do everything else right and still walk away with an A!!! Fairly easy class, somewhat interesting!!!

Robert Briber
ENMA150

Expecting an A+
grizzlybean
05/04/2023

some of the other reviews capture it better, but Briber is pretty chill and he is very very experienced in the field and can answer all questions. however, he often times went into detail that you don't need to know, but he wouldn't tell you what. the material you really need for the test is simple and was provided on the study guide, really just understanding properties of materials and guest lectures which were cool. you have lab reports to do in this class but he lists out the requirements pretty specifically for all of them, and it isn't hard to teach yourself how the properties or how to use excel works with a little bit of research, it just takes time. my reports were around 4-5 pages but i honestly enjoyed writing them. calculations on exams are pretty simple too and review sessions are available before exams.

Robert Briber
ENMA150

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/19/2022

I will try to make this review short and sweet. -Briber is a chill and cool professor but he sometimes goes into too much irrelevant detail that confuses you. -Lectures are usually boring (even for a STEM major such as myself who actually enjoyed the class). -The material is easy to learn and you will be fine as long as you pay somewhat attention to lectures. -There are a few writing assignments that are a bit long but are easy as long as you manage your time. -The guest lecturers are incredibly cool and interesting. By far the best part of the course. -There's 1 midterm and 1 final that are pretty easy as long as you go over everything in the very detailed study guides. I studied the night before the midterm and got an A so there's nothing to worry about. -You do some simple calculations here and there but if you were confused like I was at first, Briber posts the lecture notes which are easy to follow. Overall: Take this class if you can get your work done on time and are at least a little interested in STEM. It can be boring but the information is very applicable to the real world. It is a great gened and prof Briber is a good teacher. I highly recommend this class but keep in mind it is NOT a history class.

Timothy Foecke
ENMA150

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/13/2022

I wasn't a huge fan of his teaching style, lots of bullet points and if you miss something and look at the slides you won't understand it. His tests are long but fair. He is a great person and very understanding, always listen for little things he says are important or you should remember it might be extra credit. He has great stories and this class taught me a lot about our world and the materials in it great class.

Robert Briber
ENMA150

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/08/2012

This class is a decent amount of work. Professor Briber writes tons of notes during the lectures but he puts up power points online for kids who missed class. He is a really nice guy and is willing to work with students if they need help. The TAs are really nice too. I loved this class at the end because I really learned somethings about engineering and it was completely do-able without any prior knowledge except for basic math concepts. I recommend this class for people who are good at memorizing though, the tests are a lot of definitions.

Robert Briber
ENMA150

Expecting an A
slacker1307
12/18/2009

This class was just to fill a non-lab CORE. The material is a little dull, you really have to force yourself to study it when the exams come. Briber himself is great, he's really passionate about his work and you can tell. He brings in lots of hands on materials, so we can experience things for ourselves. If you can sit through the dull lectures and take notes, you should definitely take this class. Not that I'm going to remember anything after the final, but he's a great guy, really personable and approachable outside class.

Robert Briber
ENMA150

Expecting an A+
pookie
12/20/2008

Briber is super boring in lecture. However you kind of need to go in order to get the information needed to pass the exams. there are two exams each worth 15% and 3 labs each worth 15%. there is a final paper worth 15% and hw is 10%. Basically, the labs are REALLY easy but time consuming. the HW is incredibly easy as well and the final paper is a restatement of wikipedia. the TAs grade really leniently too and give you partial credit for almost anything. you can essentially get C's on both exams and still have an A if you hand in your work on time he usually includes a bonus on the exams too. and sometimes in the homeworks. Its not uncommon to get over 100% in the class. If you can't get an A you actually have to TRY: meaning you don't attend a single lecture and turn in your stuff late if not at all. this class is almost all memorization for the exams and there are only three math concepts you need to know. which by the way are simple algebra (plug in the variables) the exams are all written so you do need to know the material. but honestly a middle schooler could ace this class not to mention a university student. its a great class to take if you need a CORE non lab science. but the overall course work is a bit much, not hard just time consuming

Robert Briber
ENMA150

Anonymous
11/11/2008

This is one of those classes that you sit in for an hour and a half and have no idea what the professor is talking about!! No so much a bad thing because the break-down of the class is fair. Lecture is boring and exams are pretty much worth nothing. you can fail both the mid-term and final assuming you do everything else right and still walk away with an A!!! Fairly easy class, somewhat interesting!!!

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