Robert Bonenberger

This professor has taught: ENES102, ENES220

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Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/15/2024	Take him! He explains concepts very clearly, uploads clear and concise lecture notes to ELMS, and is always enthusiastic about answering student's questions.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2023	Great professor and fair with exams and grading
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting a B+ Redacted_Username 11/27/2023	Great professor. He coherently explains the example problems and posts them on ELMS after class is over if you want to review them. It is my understanding that the exams/homework assignments are the same regardless of who you take the class with.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/07/2023	Excellent in every manner, great lectures, great notes, appropriate amount of homework, doesn't waste time, and will always try to help his students succeed.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/05/2022	You can tell that he is extremely knowledgeable on the topics discussed in class. Notes are very clear and do a great job at explaining difficult concepts. Highly recommend him for 220.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/02/2022	I really liked professor Bonenberger, his notes are very clear and he does a great job of explaining difficult concepts. He also posts an agenda and the lecture notes for every class which was very useful. The exams and course content were challenging, however, he does his best to make sure that his students succeed. If you are struggling, go to his office hours!! They are very useful
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 10/12/2022	Awesome professor. Really intelligent, and provides very clear and concise note for the class that are great for studying. Highly recommend taking him for 220, as he wrote the textbook for the class (and gives you an online copy for free). Lot's of office hours available throughout the semester if you need help.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Anonymous 07/18/2022	Felt like his teaching style was good. Lectures would be posted and include an example problem every class that would be helpful to follow for HW and studying. While he probably is one of the harder graders for 220, the tests are absolutely reasonable. I would recommend taking him.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/08/2021	Bonenberger is the best teacher for 220. He may seem a little intimidating but his lectures are thorough and helpful. I'd highly recommend him.
Robert Bonenberger ENES102 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/21/2018	His notes and lectures are detailed and easy to follow. However, he never responds to emails and never posts anything on elms, you won't know your grade until he puts it on your transcript after the semester is over.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/02/2018	My absolute favorite ENES professor. I had him for ENES 102 and 220. He explains things very well and his lectures are extremely detailed and easy to follow. Literally. This man has beautiful handwriting in chalk and is very organized. He does a ton of step by step examples in class, which were helpful for doing the homework. The exams were fair and straightforward. He gives practice problems from past exams with answers (but not solutions). They are very close to what will be on the exam, so do them! The ENES professors also always hold review sessions before exams and will go over all of the practice problems. Some of the exam problems required a bit of thinking, but weren't impossible. Some exams were definitely easier than others.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/02/2015	Professor Bonenberger is an amazing professor for engineering statics, both ENES 102 and ENES 220. He writes everything you need to know on the chalkboard and goes over multiple examples for each topic. He is very helpful during the groupwork problems and isn't a harsh grader, often giving lots of partial credit. If you go to class everyday and take notes, you will do great in this class. His lectures aren't boring at all and the exams are very fair. Overall, he is one of my favorite professors here at UMD, I highly recommend you take him.
Robert Bonenberger ENES102 Anonymous 05/26/2015	Terrible teacher. Writes bad notes on the chalkboard. Doesn't do practice problems that even relate to the homework or tests. Tried emailing for help and it took the entire semester for him to respond. Highly discourage taking him if it's your first semester in college
Robert Bonenberger ENES102 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/19/2014	The man! He is the best professor I have had thus far. He is a very effective teacher. From the beginning of enes102, I had no idea what a free body diagram was and was awful at basic physics. Bonenberger did such an amazing job illustrating material to the class. He uses real-world examples to apply the material he teaches in class. Bonenberger uses a step by step approach to teach class. Does a lot of example problems and numbers each step! Great guy overall. However, his grade distribution is not as good as other professors.
Robert Bonenberger ENES102 Anonymous 07/15/2013	Very nice guy, explains stuff well. However, the exams were NOTHING like the homeworks and examples. The best way I can explain it is, the homework and quizzes were like riding a bicycle on a flat road (easy, straightforward). However, the exams were like mountain biking down Mt. Everest (vaguely relating to biking on a road, but about 10 times tougher.
Robert Bonenberger ENES102 Expecting a C cheesecake 05/01/2013	Good teacher, but the class was just really tough for me. My TA graded the homework problems surprisingly tough. I often got points taken off even though, I had the answers to the homework online. Tests were not really hard, but there was always one problem on every test that was just extremely hard. Most people would mess up on that problem and end up having the highest possible test grade a B or C.
Robert Bonenberger ENES102 Expecting a B soheikitsune 08/28/2012	Great professor, explained things very thoroughly and made sure that his students got the information they needed for exams/quizzes.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A Anonymous 02/03/2012	Fantastic professor. His notes are extremely neat and detailed which are very helpful for doing the homework and organizing formula sheets for the exams. He is happy to clarify any questions students have during class, and helpful during office hours.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/26/2012	I also took ENES102 with him (received a B). That said, Dr. Bonenberger is an absolutely phenomenal teacher, even if he's a bit of an engineering stereotype -- extremely methodical. He does have a sense of humor and cares for his students, but he is also so subtle that I didn't fully appreciate it until my second semester with him.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting a B Anonymous 01/18/2012	There is no doubt that dr bonnenberger is a good teacher and if you go to class regularly you will get everything you need to know through the notes. That being said he can be really boring to have to listen to and moves at such a fast and robot like pace that most of the information is not understood. Also he is a bit awkward and hard to approach outside of class and otherwise. I prefer beigel or fourney they convey the same amount of information yet teach class in a manner that is more conversational and more involved for the students rather than writing all of the notes on the board and not giving you enough time to copy. Also besides Chang he is probably the harshest grader. On many occasions I would lose large amounts of points for simple calculation error which essentially caused me to get aetter below what I expected. If you can get a different professor, not Chang, take them instead, but if you're stick with him then it's not the end of the world
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/24/2011	Dr. Bonenberger is very good at teaching; he is methodical, clear, and helpful. As long as you do your work in the class and ask for help when you need it, he's a great professor.
Robert Bonenberger ENES102 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/29/2011	Love this guy. He wrote the textbook and he really knows his stuf. Super methodical, bordering on obsessive but it works. Theres no way to take bad notes in his class he writes everything out on the board and explains everything hes doing very well. If u have any questions go to his office hours or ask after class cause hes not great with responding to email. Very fair with extra credit as well. One of the best teachers ive had at UMD by far. Do the work and study for tests and you should be fine.
Robert Bonenberger ENES102 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/09/2011	Bonenberger moves incredibly quickly, but is easy to understand, as long as you pay attention and take good notes. In one class period, you can expect to learn a lot of information. Not much of a personality; I think he's made an attempt at humor twice this semester. Overall, I would definitely recommend him, great professor.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A MooseNinja 12/13/2010	Not particularly exciting, but he explains the material well. Also his in class test reviews consist of telling you what to write on your formula sheet. (which is about half the battle in ENES classes)
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/23/2009	Dr. Bonenberger is one of the best professors I've had so far. He co-wrote the textbook, so he definitely knows what he's talking about when it comes to Mechanics of Materials. However, he's also able to effectively communicate his knowledge to his students. He teaches in a very organized, linear, and methodical manner and explains every step and concept as he writes it on the board. Unlike some other mechanics professors, who show up to class late and delude their students into thinking they actually learn something in 20 minutes, Bonenberger teaches you for the full 50 minutes so that his students know the right way to solve mechanics problems, not just shortcuts you can throw away as soon as you leave ENES220. The only downside is that he actually grades how well your beam does in the competition, and he nitpicks on the design report, so make sure you check your calculations and design your beam right! Overall, if you like an all-business professor who does not waste your time and teaches you all that you need to know, then this is the guy for you.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/24/2009	This guy is all business. He's a great teacher and does every example problem step by step. If you happen to come across the solutions to the homework you can tell they're done by him by how neat and organized they are. If you pay attention and write everything down that he does there's almost no way you don't get an A. He actually has given out extra credit. In my class he gave everyone in the class a bunch of extra credit just for everyone completing the professor reviews at the end of the semester. On the one time he cracks a joke during the semester he will immediately apologize. He doesn't like nonsense and has almost no personality. One last thing, if you're one of those people that likes Beigel, be warned, he hates the guy. So when the exam review comes around he takes a lot cheap shots. All in all, if you want to learn the material and don't need excitement in your class, pick him.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A+ azn12icefarme12 04/08/2009	Good teacher. Teaches everything step by step, which is really easy to follow. The 2 hour discussion period consisted of finishing that weeks material followed by doing 2-3 group problems. He was also very helpful with the problems. Homework solutions are "around". Look for them. To do well on the exams, just study the practice problems he posts up. If you can do all of them and understand those problems, you will DEFINITELY get an A or B because the exam problems are just variations of the practice problems.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/29/2009	Really good teacher. Teaches in a very methodical manner which is generally easy to follow, though a bit slow at times. I personally did a crossword in class most days and still did well. And surprisingly, he gave extra credit if you were there the day before Thanksgiving or if there was a lot of class participation on the UMD Course Evals.
Robert Bonenberger ENES220 Expecting an A- dlangis 10/28/2007	The good: The guy knows his stuff and if you are serious about your studies, take notes and do all your work, you will do well. The bad: He doesnt joke about anything, or talk about anything besides the class, and hes got some OCD so hes really picky on homework and tests. The ugly: Besides his gigantic glasses, he will never curve anything, gives no extra credit and takes an more delight than ive ever seen in seeing students not do well or fail tests/quizzes. Suggestion: If you take him, just do the work and dont take it too lightly. The material isnt really very tough for Statics or Mechanics but if you mess anything up, dont expect any sympathy from this guy.