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He gets way too technical and makes what could be an interesting topic very complicated.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1988409","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:34:33.004513+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0OTc2MTY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1988409","instructor_name":"James  Schauer","course_label":"ME446","course_id":"ME 446","course_uid":"course_680ca52f0196b3fed29c9d15","review_date":"2015-06-18 10:53:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"So glad I made it into Professor Schauer's class. He has incredible real world experiences spanning the globe and was always working to help students whenever he could. Many seniors took his class and he was straightforward about the expectations and graded fairly. Take a class with him if you can. He is an effective teacher and a great inspiration","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1988409","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:15.903593+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDQ0MTk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:491250","instructor_name":"John Moskwa","course_label":"ME446","course_id":"ME 446","course_uid":"course_680ca52f0196b3fed29c9d15","review_date":"2014-12-11 21:38:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Excellent","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/491250","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:15.903593+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzNjgzOTEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:491250","instructor_name":"John Moskwa","course_label":"ME446","course_id":"ME 446","course_uid":"course_680ca52f0196b3fed29c9d15","review_date":"2014-10-22 18:53:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hardest professor I have ever had in my 5 years in college.  The homework are near to impossible without over three hours a night on it, and the exams are not much better.  His grading does not help people who are not good test takers.  He grades the homework and exams so that barley anyone gets over 50% on anything.  IMPOSSIBLE CLASS.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/491250","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:15.903593+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3ODAwNDgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:491250","instructor_name":"John Moskwa","course_label":"ME446","course_id":"ME 446","course_uid":"course_680ca52f0196b3fed29c9d15","review_date":"2010-11-21 13:56:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Smart guy, but a horrible professor.  Cares more about his research than his students unfortunately.  I took him for control theory and highly regretted it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/491250","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:15.903593+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3NjM1MzM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:491250","instructor_name":"John Moskwa","course_label":"ME446","course_id":"ME 446","course_uid":"course_680ca52f0196b3fed29c9d15","review_date":"2010-10-06 12:39:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"Smart guy, according to his resume... Overall terrible teacher. Learned more from wikipedia than his lectures on control theory.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/491250","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:21.288417+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNzIzNDY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1118831","instructor_name":"Michael Zinn","course_label":"ME446","course_id":"ME 446","course_uid":"course_680ca52f0196b3fed29c9d15","review_date":"2025-10-16 16:05:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good professor. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1118831","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:21.288417+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNTUzNzE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1118831","instructor_name":"Michael Zinn","course_label":"ME446","course_id":"ME 446","course_uid":"course_680ca52f0196b3fed29c9d15","review_date":"2025-08-06 21:37:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very dedicated, Great Lecturer, and knows what he is teaching. He cares about the successful transfer of the knowledge to the students and is very responsive to any questions. He encourages questioning rather than being rude.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1118831","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:21.288417+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTY2NDAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1118831","instructor_name":"Michael Zinn","course_label":"ME446","course_id":"ME 446","course_uid":"course_680ca52f0196b3fed29c9d15","review_date":"2024-11-17 23:43:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"The course material is quite tedious, and it does not seem to be updated. Many techniques seem to be very old. I wish there are more state-space methods. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1118831","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:21.288417+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MzQzNTAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1118831","instructor_name":"Michael Zinn","course_label":"ME446","course_id":"ME 446","course_uid":"course_680ca52f0196b3fed29c9d15","review_date":"2023-11-05 20:06:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"I love prof. Zinn! Amazing lectures with real world applications. He was aware that most students did not have the prereq of dynamic systems, so he spent over a month reviewing. Exams are like the homework and he is very honest about what each exam problem will entail. You can truly tell his passion for controls and teaching. Super approachable.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1118831","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]