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He doesn't care for his students well-being and says he is pushing them to be good engineers, but in reality, he pushes them to fail.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2702661","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:40.232382+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NDMwMTYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2953123","instructor_name":"Ramathasan Thevamaran","course_label":"EMA405","course_id":"EMA 405","course_uid":"course_63981d631c5570b7f9e27753","review_date":"2023-11-22 17:37:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Turns a practicum class into a boring, lecture-heavy slog. If this class wasn't required for many engineering majors, I'd say it's infinitely more useful to just learn the program ANSYS ADPL completely on your own. Every homework is done in pairs. Theoretically a very easy class, but extremely boring and way too time-consuming for what it teaches.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2953123","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.479150+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDcyMTI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:725492","instructor_name":"Robert Witt","course_label":"EMA405","course_id":"EMA 405","course_uid":"course_63981d631c5570b7f9e27753","review_date":"2016-02-20 16:44:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Witt is the bomb.  He is super funny and really wants you to understand the material.  He gives really good feedback on your homework so you know what you did wrong.  I would recommend going to his office hours,  he will help you out.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/725492","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.479150+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NDU0MjE1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:725492","instructor_name":"Robert Witt","course_label":"EMA405","course_id":"EMA 405","course_uid":"course_63981d631c5570b7f9e27753","review_date":"2015-11-19 16:23:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bob is the epitome of tough love. He isn't going to make the class easy on you, but by the time you get through it, you'll know what you're doing. The sort of person who thinks knowing the material is more important than the grade you're getting. Will give you help when you ask for it, but can make you feel like you should already know it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/725492","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.479150+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0ODI5NDY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:725492","instructor_name":"Robert Witt","course_label":"EMA405","course_id":"EMA 405","course_uid":"course_63981d631c5570b7f9e27753","review_date":"2015-05-14 12:18:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"A lot of criticism from 201 students, but I found Witt to be excellent in this course. He was very patient and interactive with the students, kept lectures (demos) interesting, and interacted with students more as a peer than a superior. Always gave feedback on HW and exams, but often seemed overly disappointed in the results. Lenient grader though","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/725492","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.479150+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NjgyNTM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:725492","instructor_name":"Robert Witt","course_label":"EMA405","course_id":"EMA 405","course_uid":"course_63981d631c5570b7f9e27753","review_date":"2015-04-27 22:02:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great teacher. Good at answering questions if you ask them specifically. Lenient grader as instead of grading only your report, he will look through your finite element model to see where you went wrong and what you did correctly to give you credit. Lectures are very optional, you can learn from the PDF's on moodle. Also he makes some decent jokes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/725492","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:03:17.374857+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2NjQzNjA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2061829","instructor_name":"Sonny Nimityongskul","course_label":"EMA405","course_id":"EMA 405","course_uid":"course_63981d631c5570b7f9e27753","review_date":"2016-05-24 12:19:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great teacher that truly wants to help students understand concepts.  On top of having a PHD, he is a baller as well.  Loves to snowboard and talks to students about non-school related topics occasionally.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2061829","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]