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NICE GUY...BUT SLOW DOWN!!!

He's unbelievably fast. He'll squish 3 days of lectures into 50 minutes. This makes it hard to keep up when taking notes.

you will take notes until your hand falls off, but his test are easy if you go to class and take notes.

This guy is super fast in speech and writting. If you're slow and can not keep up the pace. Read the book b4 you go to class. The projects are hard, but you learn alot if you are a programmer.

Great Professor and advisor.

Good guy, class sucks.

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Kassab likes to teach this subject like its too easy for the students. He writes too fast and speaks even faster. The projects are some of the hardest out there, especially if you don't know your programming front and back. He's a great guy, just not a great teacher.

Get your coffee because you'll be up all night doing the porjects. The test are worst becuase they're webct and there' no partial credit. The only light in this class is that the TA, Kevin, will help you with most everything. Other than that, pray for a programmer that can code the projects!

Kassab talks way too fast, leaves notes up just long enough for you to read the titles, and assigns projects that few are able to do correctly. If you want to pass, you need to be in a group with one of those few. The tests are difficult, but they are curved. Ask for his notes after class, he just throws them away.

Dr. Kassab keeps you the entire class and writes notes way too fast, but make sure you go and take those notes-- the entire test (on webCT) can be completed correctly if you took good notes. Find 3 or 4 friends (1 or 2 good programmers) and take the class together-- the projects are tough and good teamwork is necessary. Make friends w/ Kevin!

I applied myself in this class, and I learned a lot. He's a pretty good professor if you can stay awake and keep yourself interested in the material. I think out of all my engineering classes, this one might be the most useful, since it deals with solving a problem outside of the ideal applications we are used to seeing.

Was concerned from the comments I heard here. But I must say I rather enjoyed the class. I thought he was a bit funny sometimes, especially when he has problems with the tegrity projector. Don't expect to be spoon fed or coddled as a grad student. Do your HW, keep up with the classes. Don't slack. Overall I thought it was a good class.

This class is hard. The projects are long and there are around 8 of them. The quizzes have strange questions, and the tests are 3 or 4 questions on webCT, so no multiple choice. Kassabs teaching is pretty good, only problem is he goes over alot of concepts and does not do enough examples. The class is curved at the beginning, then curved again

Great teacher, goes over all the material extremely well and clearly. Never seen such a great math teacher! However, still a tough grader and tons of weekly work. That should be expected in this level of class. Always responded to emailed questions.

Dr. Kassab is a good teacher if you're a good student. YOU HAVE TO GO TO LECTURE AND TAKE THE NOTES, even if he's writing fast, just write, they will help you when you're lost. READ THE BOOK. I read the book and it's incredibly good, not technical BS, but a lot of theory. SEEK THE TAs also, you WILL NEED THEM!!!

I think my hand had cramps during every lecture because I was copying notes so fast but Dr. Kassab is the best professor I have had so far at UCF. There was a lot of homework but most of the questions came from his lectures. I thought he explained the subject VERY well and I can't wait to take another class taught by him.

Dr. Kassab will be one of the smartest people you'll ever meet. Modeling Methods is fairly simple as long as you put time into it. Start your projects EARLY. When studying for the test, make sure you know where everything is in your notes. Being efficient on the test will get you a good grade. Take good notes! It will be on the test.

you better warm up your fingers before class because you'll be taking notes the entire lecture nonstop. Homework is out of the book, makes up 10% of your grade. 45% from exam 1, 45% from exam 2 (half take home/half in class). The exams are open notes/book/laptop, very fair and shouldnt be any surprise if you follow lecture and do the homeworks.

Class will be easy if you have prior programming experience. Read all his notes you take in class, they will help on exams. Interesting class, not hard if you study and practice all the information. An "A" is achievable by all means.

Class was well taught at a fast pace (make sure you can get the notes down). Most people tend to complain, but I doubt they can really become legitimate "engineers". Kassab is very fair on the grading and makes sure to answer all of the students questions. People who complain just want to put no effort into the class and get a grade, pathetic.

I really enjoyed this class. Dr. Kassab is very passionate about what he teaches, but his lack of inflection can make it seem like he isn't. I hear people walk out of the class talking about how much they hate it, but if you're going to whine about every math class you take (this is a class on numerical methods in math), you're in the wrong major.

He speaks VERY fast. Luckily, UCF masters courses are all presented online as well as in class so i was able to go back and watch the recording of class (at 34 speed!!) and could keep up. DEFINITELY go to class and take notes. He knows his subject well, is a fair grader, and is happy to help in office hours. He's tough but I would take again.

This was probably the most challenging class yet at UCF but what you end up learning is incredibly useful material. Lectures were definitely intense but notes as well as all his codes were all posted online. Exams are a balance of concept/vs working out code. Go to town on your formula sheet and you should be fine. Programming experience helps too!

Expect a code/project due every other week with lab quizzes (60% project grade) on due date. 5 question iClicker quiz every week. Formula sheet for every test. Do well on projects and all quizzes and you'll be fine. Exams are super easy. Easy to mess up on quizzes and have your grade suffer.

Make sure you write down everything from his lectures since quizzes are open notes. His handouts on webcourses are amazing help for the projects. Lab quizzes are 50% of project grade, prepare for those. Also gives extra credit. Reading the book and doing suggested hw does help for the test. Overall manageable A if you put in enough effort.

Pay attention in class and write every single thing down. Tests are based on notes. He uploads the notes after class but his handwriting sucks so write the notes as hes speaking. Study for the in class quizzes and don't skip any because together they count more than 1 test grade. It's possible to get an A but paying attention in class/labs is key.

Alot of people give this guy grief in their reviews. To be fair the subject matter is tough be ready to use alot of calc and diff eq knowledge. Overall Id saythe class is fair. If you pay attention and think critical its very doable. If you actually go to class and engage in the subject it becomes easier.

You're going to work for the grade in this class. The material is so simple once you've got it down that you may forget to study it. Try to sift through the lecture and just pull out the key things. Numerical methods guy videos will be your saving grace if you just don't get it.

The coding projects are handed to you on a silver platter by the TAs during lab. So don't be one of the bozos who skips lab and then begs for help the day before it's due when the TA literally DID IT FOR US during the lab!!!! Oh and take the IClicker quizzes seriously, they're worth a decent chunk of the grade and will wreck you otherwise.

Dr. Kassabs handwriting is barely legible at best. Youre better off reading the concepts before class and then just listening to what he has to say. Very interesting class and Kassab is very intelligent. The coding part of the class is basically given to you. Know the concepts and methods by hand well and this class will be a breeze.

The content of the class is very confusing and his lectures are a nightmare. He goes super fast and his handwriting is terrible. That being said, he's a very good professor to reach out to after class if you're having trouble. He's great one-on-one.

Dr. Kassab was a great professor. His lectures are hard to follow and at times you can feel lost trying to decipher his hieroglyphic handwriting, but it still is interesting material. The introduction to Mathcad and matlab proves useful. His tests are fair; review his notes and YouTube videos and you'll be ready to go. Yeet that wheat baby!

This class will be easy if you are acquainted with matrix and linear algebra and programming in general (you will use MATLAB). Dr. Kassab is incredibly knowledgeable, and all of the information you need will be on his slides. The exams and quizzes are straightforward and simple. The coding assignments are done by the TA's during the labs.

Kassab's class isnt the easiest but if you put a decent amount of effort you'l realize the class is an easy class shrouded with the illusion of complexity becuase of Kassab's use of complex (albeit correct)choice of words. Kassab is always there for you if you ever need help don't feel shy to reach out he really cares about his students doing well.

Very smart, knowledgable and he will go out of his way if he sees that you are actually willing to learn. We're lucky to have him here at UCF.

I never attended the lectures once and was able to get an A. However, I read the notes posted carefully and combined them with other online resources to make sure I understood the material. I feel some concepts can be better explained by the professor. Nonetheless, he really does care and is incredibly knowledgeable. Labs are extremely important!

Class content can be very boring and hard to understand at times, but prof tries to relate everything to real-world applications. He's passionate about what he teaches and cares about his students. He's very knowledgable and helpful if you ask questions Exams are very fair w/ weekly quizzes (taken in summer so faster pace). Labs are annoying though

Pretty solid professor there were 3 tests but there were no tricks on any of them and the formula sheet he provided was insane. The EPC Quizzes will kill your grade I got an average of a 68% on them by the end of the semester. Projects were annoying but nothing too hard. I suggest you take this class with people you know it helps a lot.

Dr. Kassab is a beloved legend at UCF, and other ratings dont reflect that. The grading criteria was clear, the webcourses was well organized, all of the content in his lectures directly translated to homework, quizzes, etc. Read the slides before lecture, he moves fast, but it's entirely doable. This is numerical methods, not "the MATLAB class".

Conduction Heat Transfer: The best and MOST knowledgeable professor I've had in the department. Don't let the negative reviews fool you, if you want to learn Heat Transfer the right way, this is the class to take. I would take Dr. Kassab for every class if I could. A true GEM in the Engineering department!

Not sure why this guy's RMP score is so low, dude's a great guy. You can tell he's passionate about this stuff. Lecture slides available on canvas. Expect weekly quizzes in the EPC and Matlab projects. Learn Matlab prior to this course, saves you a lot of hassle. If you do your work and study the lecture slides, you'll pass.

Kassab knows how to efficiently use his time during lecture and presents the theory in an interesting way to a wide variety of engineering applications.