RODWELL M J

Mark Rodwell

25 reviews
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ECE 137A
50 / 77 Enrolled
Circuits and Electronics I
Mark Rodwell 2.6
M W
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
31.7% A
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ECE 145B Rodwell M J Winter 2024 Total: 5
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ECE 145A Rodwell M J Fall 2023 Total: 10
ECE 218A Rodwell M J Fall 2023 Total: 7
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ECE145C . Rodwell M J 7 Months Ago

Rodwell is the worst professor I have had in my entire life. HWs do not reflect on class material. Notes are full of useless information and do not reflect on the exam stuff. I can't stress enough how awful lectures are. He covers stuff fast, illegible handwriting with no references to look up. Absolute worst. He is impossible to talk to.

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ECE137B . Rodwell M J 1 Year, 4 Months Ago

I would say Rodwell is definitely an acquired taste- you either enjoy his teaching style, or not at all. Although his homeworks, tests, and projects are extremely time consuming and difficult, he definitely cares about his students, atleast from my experience. I'm glad I'm done taking the 137 series but it was a worthwhile class nonetheless.

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ECE137A . Rodwell M J 2 Years Ago

He is a strange man I will admit, but beneath that he really just cares that all of us learn and do well. He seems like he wants to make you feel dumb for asking questions but really he just wants you to ponder your question before he answers it. Does extra class to explain the labs which is so kind of him and even brought us pizza for one of them

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ECE137A . Rodwell M J 2 Years Ago

I love Rodwell so much. I can understand why people say hes scary or condescending but really its just because he cares so much about how we are learning as students. Hes a crazy guy so that can also make it hard to tell that hes not actually annoyed with you, its just how he talks. Great lecturer and very reasonable exams. Take his class!

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ECE137A . Rodwell M J 3 Years Ago

Makes students feel dumb if they ask a question yet gets upset that nobody wants to respond to him during lecture when he asks a question. Have gone to his office hours a few times and they are a complete waste of time. He rambles on and on. Also, again, humiliates students if they ask a question. Besides that, I guess his class was fine.

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ECE145C . Rodwell M J 5 Years Ago

Mark Rodwell is such a person you would never want to talk in front of him because he never stops judging. The most intimating person I have ever seen that no matter what you are talking, he treats you as an idiot. The class material is easy but he makes it sounds difficult. He doesnt know how to teach at all.

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145A . Rodwell M J 5 Years Ago

Course content is great. Nice introduction to high speed circuits. Exams resemble homeworks. On the personal level, I can easily say most stressful, intimidating person I have ever seen, with many trash talking and gossips.

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145A . Rodwell M J 5 Years Ago

flying over the course material in class. Homeworks are good to understand the topics. Though, he is tough, intimidating and hard to communicate with.

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ECE145C . Rodwell M J 8 Years Ago

mark rodwell is such a professor that whenever you talk in front of him, he just treats you as an idiot and talks nonsense. He is tough to communicate with. No one wants to mess up with him but in his mind, no one has the honor to talk with him although he is not a Nobel Prize owner.

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ECE137A . Rodwell M J 9 Years Ago

Lectures were clear if you could keep up with his pace. They are full of info; too full since he goes over time often. Assignments are long and quite difficult, but are extremely helpful to study for tests. Midterm was easy, final was hard (mostly because it was so long no one finished). The 4 hour slot per week for lab is not enough.

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ECE2C . Rodwell M J 13 Years Ago

Awesome Prof. Pros: He is very passionate about what he does and is enthusiastic in lecture. Got an A by reviewing hw before exams. Exams completely resemble hw and the material covered in class is the easiest of 2 series. Cons: Moves too fast in lecture and has horrible handwriting so note taking is impossible. But his online notes are amazing.

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ECE2C . Rodwell M J 13 Years Ago

I felt that he is pretty intimidating to talk to. Don't get me wrong though - he is a very nice guy. Class is pretty straight forward. Knows his stuff and you will too if you attend lecture and do what he says. Labs were fun. Lecture can get confusing with all his approximations.

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