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Classes are not mandatory, but help to understand the material for the homework.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1688335","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:57.970246+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MDY5MDY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:289783","instructor_name":"Jay Samuel","course_label":"ME601","course_id":"ME 601","course_uid":"course_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f","review_date":"2008-02-04 02:21:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"drinking with dr j is an awesome class.  the material is extremely interesting and useful for ME's going into manufacturing or materials science, and the tests, group projects, and homeworks are pretty straightforward.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/289783","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:57.970246+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDcyNjA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:289783","instructor_name":"Jay Samuel","course_label":"ME601","course_id":"ME 601","course_uid":"course_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f","review_date":"2004-05-07 15:42:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Drinking with Doctor Jay","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/289783","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:15.903593+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NDkwMDk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:491250","instructor_name":"John Moskwa","course_label":"ME601","course_id":"ME 601","course_uid":"course_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f","review_date":"2015-03-23 15:16:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"He may have a lot of experience with powertrains but no much skill in relaying concepts. Tests and homework are tough and go way beyond what is discussed in lecture: forced to learn most concepts via youtube. Class on a curve but averages are normally below 50% on tests. Overall a very discouraging and unclear professorlecturer. Avoid if possible.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/491250","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:15.903593+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTQyMDE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:491250","instructor_name":"John Moskwa","course_label":"ME601","course_id":"ME 601","course_uid":"course_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f","review_date":"2005-05-13 15:26:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Only man that can take a subject like powertrain and make it boring. Going to his office hours with a question generally yields a "I think you're on the right track" rather than answers and lecture seldome hits very close to what he's looking for on the homework","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/491250","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:13.179076+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4OTUwOTEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:927521","instructor_name":"John Pfotenhauer","course_label":"ME601","course_id":"ME 601","course_uid":"course_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f","review_date":"2011-08-25 08:20:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is one awesome instructor. What I love about John is that he is extremely humble, yet very knowledgable. He is super polite to everyone and just one lovely person in general and in my opinion!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/927521","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:38.927526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMTc0OTU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2952057","instructor_name":"Xiaobin Xiong","course_label":"ME601","course_id":"ME 601","course_uid":"course_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f","review_date":"2025-12-11 13:21:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"The course is challenging because he put quite a lot of stuff into a single course. I found that while some of the math were complex, they were quite manageable with a bit of extra effort outside of class. He also post pre-view videos and recorded videos, making it accessible. Impressed by high quality final projects. I recommend this course.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2952057","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:38.927526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMDY0OTg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2952057","instructor_name":"Xiaobin Xiong","course_label":"ME601","course_id":"ME 601","course_uid":"course_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f","review_date":"2025-12-06 00:20:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"601 is hard. The TA is nice. The midterm is impossibly hard. The syllabus is too full and very math dense and not related to the homework. But the grading is okay, as there are extra credits. He is a very research guy. If you want to do some research on robotics this is definitly a good class to take and Xiong is a good researcher to talk to.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2952057","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:38.927526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDEzNTgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2952057","instructor_name":"Xiaobin Xiong","course_label":"ME601","course_id":"ME 601","course_uid":"course_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f","review_date":"2024-12-22 04:35:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"The course is really challenging. Fortunately, it covers enough topics in robot motion like modeling, planning, control, estimation. Prof. Xiong and his student worked really hard to create and provide this course. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2952057","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:38.927526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTY2MzYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2952057","instructor_name":"Xiaobin Xiong","course_label":"ME601","course_id":"ME 601","course_uid":"course_49f4cc81838176c2180ea21f","review_date":"2024-11-17 23:34:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"This course is likely to be the only math deep ROBOTICS course in this university. The course is very difficult to me since I am a first year ms student with no robotics background. Prof. Xiong wants to present as much as he could, so a little too much math I guess. Be prepared. I never regret taking it.  ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2952057","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0}]