Martin Peckerar

This professor has taught: ENEE303, ENEE313, ENEE416, ENEE480, ENEE601

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Martin Peckerar ENEE313 Anonymous 09/03/2012	Anyone calling him a douchebag because his lecture is too hard to follow, may got to look in the mirror and realize that the problem isn't with the professor. Peckerar comes to class without notes because he is smart, intelligent, and knows the course plan by heart. If he is lazy, he would have reused a powerpoint presentation and gave you the same exam from previous years. Peckerar is absolutely the most passionate professor in the ECE who actually cares about his students. Two short anecdotes about Peckerar. I once asked him my grade in the hall way when he was ready to go back home. He plopped down on the hall way floor to open up his labtop in order to look up my grade for me. He once had a medical issue in front of the class while teaching. He asked us to give him 5 min break while he knelt on the floor. He then proceeded to finish the lecture sitting on a chair. Weather his handwritting is legible or not, or at what level he teaches his class, his is not a bad professor and definitely not a douchebag. It should be us, students, to step up our game when professors have a higher expectation of us.
Martin Peckerar ENEE313 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/26/2011	Prof Peckerar is not a bad professor. His handwriting isn't that messy..he just goes through the material very quickly. In general if you want to well in the class you need to relatively proactive. The textbook for the most part is useless, you need to actually go in for office hours and you need to use the internet to learn the materials. If you're someone who doesn't like to go to class and you don't like keeping up with the class as it goes along...then don't take him.
Martin Peckerar ENEE313 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/17/2011	This guy's definitely not as bad as people make him out to be. His class is very difficult, no doubt about it but he's most certainly not a bad professor. It just depends what you're looking for. Cons: Studying the book, doing homework and practicing for 30 hours may still not be enough to (without the curve) get you an A. Let's face it, the man ideally wants you to know everything. Also, I can guarantee you that he NEVER repeats exam questions. Every exam is brand new, with at least one new twist/situation or never-before-seen scenario that can seriously mess with your head. Pros: Hard test = Low average = HUGE CURVE, a famous EE equation. It's no different here. Got an A without ever actually getting an A on an exam. His curve is pretty sweet: a B- if you're at the average (which is quite often a 45-50%). Moreover, he puts you at a graduate school level. Yes, that seems like it should be a con but again, you need to figure out what you want. Bottom line is you must give yourself A LOT OF TIME otherwise you'll just find a C on testudo and come rage on ourumd. To put it bluntly: 15-18 cr. workload = No time = Iliadis 12-14 cr. workload = some time = Peckerar
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.
Martin Peckerar ENEE303 vbury 12/18/2009	Listen to the reviewers before me, because they're all correct. He is a very intelligent man. He definitely knows what he's talking about, but he can't teach for crap. I've never seen anyone with a low-volume, high-pitched mumble like he has. It was kind of like having Milton from Office Space teach you electronics. Sound like fun? Yeah, I didn't think so. It's a real pity that a large group of the ECE professors can't even teach to save their lives. The man's handwriting is indecipherable. Like one of the reviewers said, most times I couldn't tell if that little squiggle is supposed to be a resistor or a ground. As a result, I barely paid any attention in lecture and learned everything from the book. Which sucks, because half of the stuff in the book he doesn't even test you on. That being said, if I didn't have the book I would have already failed the class. Now, I will say that this class is tough in itself, and there wasn't the best choice of professors teaching it this semester. However, I know that there are ECE professors who can teach. Bottom line is do what you can, and if you can, avoid Peckerar.
Martin Peckerar ENEE303 Anonymous 05/21/2009	Avoid this douchebag at all costs just like the other reviewer said. He comes to class without any preparation and scribbles some circuits on the board. He assigns homework that does not relate to his lectures nor his exams. Half the time, im trying to figure out if the part of the circuit is a resistor or a ground. If you can read the book, learn on your own go a head and take him. If you need a little lecture to serve as an introduction to the material, this guy is not for you. you will fail.
Martin Peckerar ENEE307 Expecting a B stereodan 12/17/2008	People need to relax. He is a good professor. These people who didn't like him are obviously not in college for the degree. He is a GOOD PROFESSOR, he teaches you what you need to know and is a really nice guy. He is enthusiastic about making sure everyone knows the "basics" that engineers need to know upon graduating. The "A" material is NOT hard, he's just looking for a little extra research on the topic to add on the end of the lab, I did mine from wikipedia and got A's on most of my labs. So RELAX. The only thing I didn't like about the class wasn't him, it was the 9am start time.
Martin Peckerar ENEE307 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/02/2008	The worst professor I have ever chanced upon in a university. This guy just redefines bad in every way. Messy, minuscule writing on the board, he talks quietly, and really high pitched (which is INCREDIBLY annoying), and he is just a total douchebag when it comes to assignments. He forces people to do extra work for a TWO CREDIT class, by which I mean you have to come in on your own time, and do an extra experiment and discuss it for an A on your labs. The lab was another horrifying experience; the equipment was mostly broken, 90% of the shit in there doesn't work. We had a total of ONE lab bench in the entire place that worked consistently for the whole semester, and it was pretty much a first come first serve all-out war to get it every week. Peckerar also kept us working up until finals actually started. He actually MADE UP A LAB because we should have finished 1 week early (as was common for every other semester). Overall, this was the worst collegiate experience of my life aside from Francis Goochlick.
Martin Peckerar ENEE303 haxxor 03/20/2008	Avoid this douchebag at all costs. His lectures are extremely boring and not approachable, he threatened to fail anyone who leaves early, he gives pop-quizzes just to force people to show up, and its hard to get an A. The other reviewer is right, you need to do "something extra" to earn an A, but you have to decide what the "extra" will be on your own, Peckerar doesnt make suggestions. Bottom line, do not take this class with Peckerar.
Martin Peckerar ENEE307 Anonymous 02/13/2008	-Threatened to fail anyone who leaves his lectures before he finishes (he actually went 5 minutes over when someone left) -Excerpt from his syllabus: "The grading policy is as follows. Performing all necessary measurements and providing “hard copy documentation” of these measurements is satisfactory and, by itself, assures the student of a C grade. An inability to perform required measurements places a lab in the D-F range. Correctly answering the “interpretation” questions as presented in the lab moves the lab into the B scoring range. To get an A, the laboratory must contain some “unique” element, not specifically called for in the lab text. As an example, in lab 0, students may examine the concepts of “measurement accuracy and precision.” An interesting project would be to look up the definitions of these terms and find ways to quantify these concepts (using statistical concepts, like standard deviation). A REALLY interesting project would be to quantify the measurement uncertainty (for the measurement of a resistance, R), and from that extract the degree to which the component parameter ACTUALLY varies in light of measurement uncertainty." If you want an easy A, Id suggest avoiding this guy at all costs. He makes life way harder than it needs to be.