Smith is a very good teacher and an expert in matrix analysis. Lectures were very polished, however some of the in-class examples were very difficult to understand. Seems that he has changed the format of this class and homework/tests are quite reasonable. Watch out though, the final had a lot of computation.

Smith is one of those rare professors who knows how to bring real-world experience to the classroom. He really knows his stuff and is an awesome instructor.

Don't buy the textbook. Lots of drafting that is based on cleanliness, and precision. Project due every week, time consuming, not really worth the 2 credits. Should be worth 4 for all the work. Ron was cool, super bald, I'd take a class with him again but I don't want to do the work.

--worst professor i have seen.--teaches maths with powerpoint. can you imagine you being taught matrices and linear algebra using ppt slides??--ridiculous.

Expects A LOT from students, and assigns massive home works that really demands a lot of work. Seems a little out of touch with the academic level of the students. Not too hard on grading.

Expects A LOT from students, and assigns massive home works that really demands a lot of work. Seems a little out of touch with the academic level of the students. Not too hard on grading.

Smith is a bada$$ and takes no crap from students. Knows material very well and has a lot of experience to put it into a practical context. Doesn't seem to care if students understand, however uses this leverage to put more (advanced) interesting ideas forth. Assigns a lot of work-prelabs to be turned in before lab. Tests are absolutely insane.