Gary Pertmer

This professor has taught: EDSP652, ENES102, ENES102H, ENES232, ENME201, ENME472, ENME489V

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Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting an A Wgervase 01/15/2024	Professor Pertmer is old school. He sometimes has trouble hearing/understanding questions in class but he never means any harm. Most of the learning is going to take place from doing the homework and trying your best to put together his notes.
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/24/2021	Dr. Pertmer was a great professor! Exams were very fair and directly reflected what was taught in class. Lectures were easy to follow. His class was also very well adapted to the online environment, and the way it was structure helped you learn the material better without stressing over quizzes (because there are no quizzes!) while also getting somewhat familiar with him and your classmates. Highly recommend him!
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/26/2020	Pertmer is a nice, funny, and thorough professor. His notes are clear, and straightforward. The only downside is that his example problems are more simple than in the homework and exams. Pertmer curves the class by dividing all grades by the highest percentage in the class which is really nice. Friday in class problems are difficult, but if you do the homework problems beforehand, it'll be easier. All ENES 102 classes are taught the same content at the same time, so you can go to any teacher for help.
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/03/2020	I thought this dude hated me for the first month of classes. I'd ask questions - not understand his answer - then he'd be done with me. Once he just completely ignored my question in class and waved me off. But I went to his office hours and turns our he's nice. Teaches really well.
Gary Pertmer ENES102H Expecting an A Anonymous 03/25/2020	Covers the material well. Makes the typical physics jokes. He is helpful with explaining concepts after class if you did not understand something. Made the course fun and engaging.
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/21/2019	He’s a great guy, really understanding and he explains concepts relatively well. He’s really generous with partial credit but unfortunately the exams are graded by many professors (Young is pretty stingy with partial credit). During class, pertmer’s examples can get a little drawn out and boring, but overall the class was good.
Gary Pertmer ENES102H Expecting an A zhang 06/04/2015	Great professor, as all of the other reviews said so I will not elaborate. Teaches by example, which is great. Will always answer questions and is very approachable. No curve (well, he normalizes the grades so the highest grade becomes the new 100, but grading is pretty easy so the highest grade is probably 98+). No +/-, but that's true for all 102 sections, at least when I took the class. Take Pertmer, he's great!
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/24/2015	Prof. Pertmer is definitely the professor for ENES102. He is approachable, personable, and never gives the impression that he takes himself too seriously. He will make jokes during lecture (some of them are subtle but still quite funny). The material itself is not that hard, and Prof. Pertmer never makes it harder than it has to be. Lectures can sometimes be a bit dry (I had the 2 pm lecture and every now and then I would zone out a bit), but they are not too long (50 min vs. 75 min) so this is usually not a serious issue. The HWK is through Mastering Engineering and generally is free of errors (which can be a serious annoyance on online HWK). It varies from being relatively simple in the beginning to somewhat time-intensive (though not impossible). I would give it a range from 1-4 hr per week. I went to his office hours once to check my HWK because I had to miss a class, and he was very helpful and willing to answer all manner of questions. There are two tests and a final; Prof. Pertmer posts a ton of review questions for every topic, and those questions alone are usually plenty for the exams. The two tests he made for us during the semester were not bad and he allows an equations sheet. The final exam (joint for every ENES102 professor and section) was tougher, but still fair. There are no +/- grades, and generally speaking getting an A is not too hard if you've had some physics in HS and do not mind some math. It's not a free A, but Pertmer removes most of the roadblocks. If you need to take 102 and he is an option, take his class.
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/28/2014	Dr. Pertmer is incredibly approachable, thorough, and funny. He teaches by example, which makes it very easy to learn. He goes at a good pace, and explains well. I never used the textbook. The weekly Mastering Engineering homework isn't fun, but really helps you learn the material. It took me 2-4 hours. The class is not really curved, and he does not give +/-, so I really earned a B+ but got a B.
Gary Pertmer ENES102H Expecting a B+ nbarshain 02/26/2014	Great professor! Good at explaining concepts, and has a good balance in class between equations and example problems. Good review sessions in discussion every Friday. We did in-class problems in groups of three. Exams were fair, and the practice problems he posted were extremely helpful when studying. Homework was handled very well. We had five problems online for practice and the sixth one was graded online, but the five practice problems had to be written out and handed in during class for credit. This allowed instantaneous checking of answers, but then forced us to write out the whole process, which ultimately helped me on the test. The only reason I am not expecting an A is because I took the class at 9 AM and I failed to turn in some assignments because I woke up late.
Gary Pertmer ENES102H milk 12/16/2012	Pertmer is nice and incredibly understanding. I've had a few issues I had to address to him, like taking up a make-up exam, and he was always very approachable and easy to talk to. As a teacher, he's competent, covers all the material you need (I know a couple of other teachers miss some things that Pertmer makes sure to cover), and makes sure he teaches you in the simplest way possible. He makes the material very easy to understand as long as you pay attention, which isn't too hard because he doesn't drone and makes occasional jokes if he's in the mood. That being said, if I could go back in time, I don't know if I'd take the H-version of this class. There's not much difference in the teaching, but there's a huge difference in the curve at the end. If you have a strong background in vectors, go for it - if not, I'd probably go for 102 regular.
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Anonymous 05/25/2012	Dr. Pertmer is an awesome professor. He was always very approachable and seemed to actually care about his students. He makes some funny jokes in class, and lectures are usually interesting. He covers the material very well. For each new topic he starts by introducing the topic, giving an outline of how to solve the kinds of problems for that topic, and does many examples (with the examples becoming progressively more complicated). I really enjoyed his class and would recommend that you take a class with this professor. You will always feel like you know what you're doing in this class, and can ask him for help any time you don't understand something.
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting an A pat 10/30/2011	I took this class 2 years ago, but I am in the mood to do this so here you go. Pertmer is the Chuck Norris of statics. If I had to sum up one class where I SINCERELY feel like I got my money and time's worth out of, it would be statics with this guy. He is incredibly thorough with his notes, lays everything in a step by step manner, prepares you very well for exams and homeworks, and is actually very witty and hilarious if you listen close (he makes subtle jokes that most people miss.) You will really learn a lot if you put in the time here. I 1000 percent recommend.
Gary Pertmer ENES102H Expecting an A Anonymous 07/17/2011	I felt well prepared for all the tests in this class. He goes over examples thoroughly and is very willing to answer questions (either related specifically to the course or engineering in general). He also spends the class before tests going over key topics covered in the course so students know what to include on their formula sheets. Often, one can find examples in the textbook that look exactly like the homework problems. note: the only difference between ENES102 and ENES102H (as far as I can tell) are the two weekly in-class problems that you do with a group, so definitely take the Honors version.
Gary Pertmer ENES102H Expecting an A Anonymous 12/02/2010	Pertmer is a great teacher. Though sometimes the material is a little dreary, his examples are great and he really helps you understand what you are doing. The in class problems can be challenging, but he is happy to help out. The class overall is quite challenging and the homeworks are long and graded for accuracy. (harsh graders). Overall, I think he is a fantastic professor and I would recommend him to anyone who needs to take statics, and if you listen carefully you will notice that he is actually very funny.
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/18/2010	This professor is great. He's not the most boring teacher, he throws in small jokes periodically that are usually subtle and hard to catch. He teaches everything you need for the tests and is a reasonable grader. I've never needed to use office hours but I wouldn't hesitate if I wanted to ask something. definitely recommend him.
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting a B Anonymous 10/13/2010	Pertmer is very helpful. His lectures mostly consist of showing you how to derive an answer and one or two numerical problems. This worked fine with me, and only once or twice did I ever need to really go for help but the background he provided really made it easy to move on from there. He's also very willing to answer a lot of questions, and usually does very well.
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Anonymous 10/12/2010	Not the most exciting teacher, but covers the material adequately enough. The stuff he does cover he covers well, he just tends to not cover everything assigned on the homework which is frustrating. Really nice though, and very approachable. I know everyone always tries to get Biegel but my friend took beigel at the same time and he gave her much more homework-he would add on to the regularly assigned stuff and pertmer would take stuff off that he thought was a waste of our time. pertmer also gives lighter homework after exams which is very appreciated.
Gary Pertmer ENES102 sgewirtz 03/09/2010	Dr. Pertmer really is a great teacher he is willing to stay late and answer your questions as well as explaining the material clearly and succinctly. Also he is willing to work with you and make allowances if you need a reasonable amount of extra time to turn in an assignment or something
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting a B Anonymous 08/25/2009	Nicest man. Fantastic teacher...even though I was miserable in the class he made things understandable. I would say that that in and of itself shows how fantastic he must be!
Gary Pertmer ENES102 Expecting a B Anonymous 02/06/2009	Dr. Pertmer teaches the material very well. He is very straightforward, explains things clearly, and uses class time effectively. He provides plenty of example problems in class and is willing to take time to answer people's questions. The material in ENES102 isn't difficult conceptually (it's an entire semester on vectors), but Pertmer will definitely help you out if you're having trouble. Although he's not as funny as Beigel, it's not a huge loss.