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Tough class over all, but Martin is a decent prof.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/927519","quality_rating":4,"difficulty_rating":3},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:58.882035+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1ODE0MTc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:927519","instructor_name":"Jay Martin","course_label":"ME363","course_id":"ME 363","course_uid":"course_feae6ebc37f0d3966d3c3359","review_date":"2009-05-11 19:17:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tries to actively encourage student learning; however, he definitely has some personality issues and can be prone to polar mood swings, as mention in another post.  However, the homework doesn't require too much time, and the tests are reasonable.  He even let us resubmit our graded tests for some extra credit points.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/927519","quality_rating":4,"difficulty_rating":3},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:58.882035+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MDg5MzAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:927519","instructor_name":"Jay Martin","course_label":"ME361","course_id":"ME 361","course_uid":"course_c30972f318c82dcee2e70be3","review_date":"2008-02-12 13:20:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good all around teacher. I felt he administered the class very well. Lectures need a bit of rounding off, but you can tell he tries hard and cares about our learning. Tests are about average difficulty, but totally manageable as long as you do the homework he assigns, which isn't too hard at all. 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