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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 12/11/2024	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 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
12/11/2024

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.