Calin Belta | PlanetTerp

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Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/13/2026	Lectures: Pretty good, sometimes are a little confusing, but that's more due to the course covering rather difficult topics (linear algebra & differential equations). One thing I enjoyed was whenever he had students volunteer to do practice problems in class, which was pretty cool. Professor posts notes on canvas, however would recommend still going to lecture as his handwriting is pretty hard to read, and I found that listening to him was more effective than reading his notes. Homework: Weekly assignments, don't really take that long and are very similar to the exam questions. Discussions: For me, discussions were mostly just doing practice problems that were very similar to the homework questions, just with different numbers. Would recommend going to these if you struggle with the homework. Projects: This semester he didn't do any projects so can't comment on this. Exams: 2 midterms and a final. Very easy and open-note, but if you make a conceptual mistake you'll most likely lose quite a lot of points. His exams also don't have many questions so each one is weighted heavily. I've heard other people have lost a lot of points due to small mistakes, though that may be due to the TA's grading harshly, since in lecture he claimed small mistakes wouldn't cost a lot of points. Overall: Pretty recommendable, he makes this class fairly easy, though I will say that don't slack on this class just because of the professor reputation. Linear algebra & differential equations are hard topics and they are worth studying even when the exams are easy, since again small errors may cost you some points.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 01/09/2026	Goat professor. Lectures notes are uploaded, open notes exams (Even final) that are basically hw problems but a little bit harder. I didn't go to lecture or discussion at all so you could easily get a good grade if you put in effort. I will say the TA this semester was really harsh with the grading, as if you make a small mistake and subsequent problems that build on the answer would lose you a bunch of points, but reach out to the professor directly for a regrade request, he gives points back in this case as it happened to me multiple times.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/28/2025	genuinely goated prof. all midterms (including the final) are open notes and open computer. there is never anything you havent seen from homeworks or class problems. He is such a nice guy too and just wants his students to do good. 10/10 zero complaints.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/23/2025	Worst professor ever, even though his exams are fine his TA's are the worst in terms of grading. He's also not a man of his word, he said he would curve at the end of the semester but he didn't do shit. One of the worst professors don't take him at any cost. Take goldhar instead i made a huge ass mistake by choosing this guy over goldhar.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Anonymous 12/23/2025	One of the shittest professors he curved for all the times he taught at umd but didn’t for this sem. Can’t say anything and his TAs are the worst graders of all time. Don’t take calin
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/20/2025	This guy is the goat. Exams are very fair without any curveballs. Basically same as homework/lecture problems. They are also open notes(even the final) so you really just gotta understand hw problems and ur set. I never went to lecture or discussion but lecture notes are posted and fairly easy to follow. Should be an easy A if you put in a little effort.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Anonymous 12/10/2025	Good professor, but his grading is messed up. Like one small mistake would cost you a lot of points. BAD TA'S BAD GRADING. CHOSE ANOTHER PROFESSOR
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 03/07/2025	I had Belta last semester and I'm writing this review to let everyone else know that Belta is a great professor with open note tests. He also teaches the foundations and explains the concepts really well.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/30/2024	Great professor. I didn't go to many classes, but his teaching ability seems alright. His midterms and final are very fair, just straight up homework problems. They are also open note so you're not pressured to memorize anything. He had small hw set once a week which only takes a couple hours max a week. Also had 2 matlab projects which were pretty easy. If I put in a little more studying, definitely could have ended with an A, but I barely went to class and didn't study until a few days before each midterm/final. 100% recommend him.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/19/2024	Love this professor. He doesn't want to trick you and just wants to make sure you understand the content. All exams are open note even the final. There is no practice problems but exam questions are the same exact format as lecture and discussion problems. He also gives a lot of time for tests. Attendance isn't mandatory and he posts slides and worked out problems on elms but recommend you go b/c sometimes his handwriting isn't clear and he does a good job explaining step by step. There was hw once a week but they were pretty doable as well as 2 Matlab projects which were hard to understand but in the end weren't bad.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2024	GOAT. Everything's open notes and even though his lecture slides aren't super helpful and he isn't that easy to follow in class, his class is easy if you put in the work. Content is relatively easy, nothing super hard. Final and midterms were very fair even though there weren't any study guides or practice exams.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/15/2024	He is an absolutely amazing professor. He is very considerate and caring towards his students. I absolutely recommend him when taking ENEE290. He actually cares about his students and wants them to pass. All his exams were fair and open-note, and the answers were posted within a few hours after the exam was finished. All of the slides are posted beforehand and the worked-out examples are posted after class in ELMS. If you happen to struggle in class, I recommend you to watch videos on YouTube or go to his office hours. His office hours are extremely helpful and will try to explain to you step by step on questions or concepts you're confused about. Your workload is manageable, with weekly homework and about two projects, each with a two-week deadline. Side note, his handwriting sometimes is hard to read, but other than that, he is a great professor!
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/11/2024	Calin always engages with the students in his class and tries his best to help students understand the content. He went at a good pace and was always willing to stay a few minutes after lecture to explain the material or offer help at office hours. As others said, he always posted notes and slides on canvas and communicated frequently. The 2 open-note exams - based on homework and classwork problems - were so straightforward that I barely had to use my notes during the actual test. I would totally recommend him.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/10/2024	Extremely good professor. Really tries his best to engage with and talk with the class, and is very good with communication. Great professor and posts all notes and lectures. Will always take time to explain concepts to you.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/18/2024	New to UMD, but definitely takes the time to make sure he explains the proofs behind relevant material and lets us know what to expect on exams. Everything is open note, and you can even have pdf note files on your computer. Makes sure to try and have people engaged and posts all the whiteboard work after classes. Slides are posted too before classes for students to follow along or get an idea of the material in advance. If you don't understand any of the material, he'll take the time to try to help you out in class, or you can ask him about it after class or in his office hours. 10/10 great experience so far.
Calin Belta ENEE290 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 11/16/2024	This guy is so awesome. Exams were fully open-note and answers were posted promptly. He posts all lecture slides and examples done in class. No practice exams but I never needed them.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/13/2026

Lectures: Pretty good, sometimes are a little confusing, but that's more due to the course covering rather difficult topics (linear algebra & differential equations). One thing I enjoyed was whenever he had students volunteer to do practice problems in class, which was pretty cool. Professor posts notes on canvas, however would recommend still going to lecture as his handwriting is pretty hard to read, and I found that listening to him was more effective than reading his notes. Homework: Weekly assignments, don't really take that long and are very similar to the exam questions. Discussions: For me, discussions were mostly just doing practice problems that were very similar to the homework questions, just with different numbers. Would recommend going to these if you struggle with the homework. Projects: This semester he didn't do any projects so can't comment on this. Exams: 2 midterms and a final. Very easy and open-note, but if you make a conceptual mistake you'll most likely lose quite a lot of points. His exams also don't have many questions so each one is weighted heavily. I've heard other people have lost a lot of points due to small mistakes, though that may be due to the TA's grading harshly, since in lecture he claimed small mistakes wouldn't cost a lot of points. Overall: Pretty recommendable, he makes this class fairly easy, though I will say that don't slack on this class just because of the professor reputation. Linear algebra & differential equations are hard topics and they are worth studying even when the exams are easy, since again small errors may cost you some points.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
01/09/2026

Goat professor. Lectures notes are uploaded, open notes exams (Even final) that are basically hw problems but a little bit harder. I didn't go to lecture or discussion at all so you could easily get a good grade if you put in effort. I will say the TA this semester was really harsh with the grading, as if you make a small mistake and subsequent problems that build on the answer would lose you a bunch of points, but reach out to the professor directly for a regrade request, he gives points back in this case as it happened to me multiple times.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/28/2025

genuinely goated prof. all midterms (including the final) are open notes and open computer. there is never anything you havent seen from homeworks or class problems. He is such a nice guy too and just wants his students to do good. 10/10 zero complaints.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/23/2025

Worst professor ever, even though his exams are fine his TA's are the worst in terms of grading. He's also not a man of his word, he said he would curve at the end of the semester but he didn't do shit. One of the worst professors don't take him at any cost. Take goldhar instead i made a huge ass mistake by choosing this guy over goldhar.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Anonymous
12/23/2025

One of the shittest professors he curved for all the times he taught at umd but didn’t for this sem. Can’t say anything and his TAs are the worst graders of all time. Don’t take calin

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/20/2025

This guy is the goat. Exams are very fair without any curveballs. Basically same as homework/lecture problems. They are also open notes(even the final) so you really just gotta understand hw problems and ur set. I never went to lecture or discussion but lecture notes are posted and fairly easy to follow. Should be an easy A if you put in a little effort.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Anonymous
12/10/2025

Good professor, but his grading is messed up. Like one small mistake would cost you a lot of points. BAD TA'S BAD GRADING. CHOSE ANOTHER PROFESSOR

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
03/07/2025

I had Belta last semester and I'm writing this review to let everyone else know that Belta is a great professor with open note tests. He also teaches the foundations and explains the concepts really well.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/30/2024

Great professor. I didn't go to many classes, but his teaching ability seems alright. His midterms and final are very fair, just straight up homework problems. They are also open note so you're not pressured to memorize anything. He had small hw set once a week which only takes a couple hours max a week. Also had 2 matlab projects which were pretty easy. If I put in a little more studying, definitely could have ended with an A, but I barely went to class and didn't study until a few days before each midterm/final. 100% recommend him.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/19/2024

Love this professor. He doesn't want to trick you and just wants to make sure you understand the content. All exams are open note even the final. There is no practice problems but exam questions are the same exact format as lecture and discussion problems. He also gives a lot of time for tests. Attendance isn't mandatory and he posts slides and worked out problems on elms but recommend you go b/c sometimes his handwriting isn't clear and he does a good job explaining step by step. There was hw once a week but they were pretty doable as well as 2 Matlab projects which were hard to understand but in the end weren't bad.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/18/2024

GOAT. Everything's open notes and even though his lecture slides aren't super helpful and he isn't that easy to follow in class, his class is easy if you put in the work. Content is relatively easy, nothing super hard. Final and midterms were very fair even though there weren't any study guides or practice exams.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/15/2024

He is an absolutely amazing professor. He is very considerate and caring towards his students. I absolutely recommend him when taking ENEE290. He actually cares about his students and wants them to pass. All his exams were fair and open-note, and the answers were posted within a few hours after the exam was finished. All of the slides are posted beforehand and the worked-out examples are posted after class in ELMS. If you happen to struggle in class, I recommend you to watch videos on YouTube or go to his office hours. His office hours are extremely helpful and will try to explain to you step by step on questions or concepts you're confused about. Your workload is manageable, with weekly homework and about two projects, each with a two-week deadline. Side note, his handwriting sometimes is hard to read, but other than that, he is a great professor!

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/11/2024

Calin always engages with the students in his class and tries his best to help students understand the content. He went at a good pace and was always willing to stay a few minutes after lecture to explain the material or offer help at office hours. As others said, he always posted notes and slides on canvas and communicated frequently. The 2 open-note exams - based on homework and classwork problems - were so straightforward that I barely had to use my notes during the actual test. I would totally recommend him.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/10/2024

Extremely good professor. Really tries his best to engage with and talk with the class, and is very good with communication. Great professor and posts all notes and lectures. Will always take time to explain concepts to you.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/18/2024

New to UMD, but definitely takes the time to make sure he explains the proofs behind relevant material and lets us know what to expect on exams. Everything is open note, and you can even have pdf note files on your computer. Makes sure to try and have people engaged and posts all the whiteboard work after classes. Slides are posted too before classes for students to follow along or get an idea of the material in advance. If you don't understand any of the material, he'll take the time to try to help you out in class, or you can ask him about it after class or in his office hours. 10/10 great experience so far.

Calin Belta
ENEE290

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
11/16/2024

This guy is so awesome. Exams were fully open-note and answers were posted promptly. He posts all lecture slides and examples done in class. No practice exams but I never needed them.