Overall, Ritz is a clear, her class difficulty is fair, and she is a pretty good lecturer. Instead of giving prelims, she gives ~10 (relatively easy) pop quizzes over the semester (I liked this policy). She does give a final. The final project was a lot of fun. My TA (Anoop) was the best TA I have ever had. Labs were fun.

A bit strict for a freshman class, but overall very straightforward and helpful. A good lecturer, plus has very generous "quizzes instead of prelims" policy.

AMAZING!! Funny, clear, helpful!!! Great class, great professor!

Ritz is a great math teacher! She is really clear and helpful when explaining topics and is really funny too! Great teacher, and from what I've heard, the best professor if you are taking 1910. The prelims are fair (I don't think she makes them though..) and the content is about what you would expect from an engineering calc class.

Ritz is a pretty decent teacher. She's really helpful. She'll answer anything you have trouble with and she loves it when students come to her office hours. She's a really fair teacher. She tests her students on their knowledge, doesn't really seem to try to trick us. I really liked her! Take this class!

I would say that Ritz is a great math professor. She is very helpful and open in office hours. However, the class is definitely a challenge... as are many of the first engineering math classes. Tests were written by the other professor, who was definitely a lot worse than Ritz. She also coined the term "Math Happens"!

She is an amazing teacher! Humorous and also absolutely nice! Her lectures are very organized and clear. Although sometimes the materials are difficult, if you go to lectures and study hard, you will be fine! Prelims are fair (although prelims are not written by her). She gives me a good start in engineering math in college!

Amazing teacher with a genuine concern for her students. She Encourages participation in class, is open to many different views, and facilitates engaging discussions in her classes. Count getting her as a professor as a christmas present.

Prof Ritz is an excellent lecturer - very clear and concise. She moves a bit quickly sometimes, and can seem intimidating, but overall a great professor. The tests for 1910 are very difficult.

She likes doing examples on the board, always pay attention to it. Doing them yourself helps you really learn the material. Also, don't be scared to ask questions in class, she'll answer and help you learn. Especially if you sit in the front like me. 1910 isn't always easy, going to her lectures will help. So please, don't skip, even if an 8 am!

Really enjoyed this class. Lectures were usually enjoyable and the material was interesting but not too difficult. Labs can be very frustrating but the final project is a lot of fun. Good overview of mechanical engineering.

Class super easy except the final design project takes up way too much time fore a 1000 level engineering course. Doesn't really lecture and just goes over problems in class, which is really a better class structure.

She cares about her students but often struggles to get a hold of their attention. Not a lot of work with the exception of the final project which takes way too much time for the course's level.

Good lecturer. Lecture included participation which is unusual and helpful. She would give example problems in class and have you solve them, and give you time to work as she walked around the room to make sure people understood on an individual basis. Was glad to go over things that students didn't understand.

I was wary of Statics, but Ritz was a fantastic professor who really made me interested in the material. The class is hard but not unmanageable if you put in the work - OH are very helpful! Lectures were above average and the exams were fair (although difficult). Homework sometimes seemed like a lot but the problems were worthwhile.

Great lectures, definitely worth getting up before 8am for. Could actually do the hw on my own. Unfortunately, the exams were written by a different professor so that wasn't too great. Very good at explaining complicated topics in an understandable way and very patient.

One of my favorites at Cornell! She really cares about teaching, and is great at explaining things, both in lecture at office hours. She was very approachable and made lectures interesting. The class is undoubtedly hard, and you'll have to work for your grade, but there's a high level of support, and expectations are clear. Highly recommend!

Great professor

Prof. Ritz was the best engineering professor I had at Cornell. She is VERY knowledgeable, very organized, and was using digital resources effectively even before the pandemic. She doesn't take nonsense from students, but is also not abrasive or hostile to students. She will simply teach you the subject matter clearly and effectively.

She is terrifying. But go to office hours for the homework (it's basically impossible without OH or some other kind of help). She has very high but clear expectations and posts good videos to help with difficult concepts. The exams are hard but straightforward so do the practice problems.

I was often confused during the semester because the material was difficult, but the lectures were so organized and help was so available that it was not difficult to catch up when I fell behind.

I took diff. eq. with Ritz under her new grading system, and unlike the majority of the class thought it was awesome! The grading scheme not only made it extremely easy to do well in the class, it also helped with learning and retaining the material. Ritz is a great lecturer who explains concepts well and addresses any and all question in lecture.

The psets are tough but doable for the most part. The content starts out alright but suddenly gets difficult toward the end. There's a harsh curve (median B-) for the overall course grade, and I literally did one std above the mean for prelim 2 and the final and still got a B+. There is "online homework" in addition to the pset, which are annoying.

I have never learned as much as I did in this class. The homework and material IS very difficult. Ritz asked for feedback multiple times throughout the class and actually applied what she received; it's obvious she cares about students' learning. She is amazing at summarizing the material in approachable ways. Does a good job mixing in examples.

really easy class, easy grading scheme

The class is graded by mastery which is an interesting adjustment to make. However, I enjoyed this grading style. While some of the assignments were very difficult the overall stress around exams was lessened and I believe I performed better on them because of this. Dr.Ritz is also very kind and super willing to help in office hours.

Not one to ever use this site, but wanted to publish a review for Professor Ritz. I truly enjoyed my time in MATH2930 with Hadas Ritz, and I truly believe that this is the most that I have ever learned from a math class. Her lectures are incredibly understandable, and while the grading system may seem odd, she is very fair and it helped me learn.

Ritz is the best lecturer I have had at Cornell, for both ENGRD 2020 and MATH 2930. Her classes are definitely tough, but she is always there to support her students and wants to see them all succeed.

I will not understand the hate against Ritz, she is mega caring and extremely accessible outside of class. You can tell she cares a lot about her students. For context, her canvas home page has a pep talk for the students. I truly enjoy the grading for this class and it is not as terrible as everyone says: just make sure to not fall behind.

For statics ritz has always been very transparent about all of the resources and the criteria to do well in her class. She is more than willing to help you in any way you need to succeed, if only you reach out to her. It's a hard class so make use of the resources.

Prof. Ritz is able to teach course content with clarity, providing students with plenty of opportunities to ask questions in lecture and review material. She uses interesting demonstrations during lecture (i.e., MATLAB scripts) to describe the physical behavior of differential equations. Overall, I really enjoyed this class with Prof. Ritz.

Do not understand the hate towards this professor. The LO grading system is okay if you put in consistent effort across the entire semester and all quizzes and exams. This professor was wonderful in her office hours and her lectures were quite informative even if you don't read the book.

I don't know what the hate for Ritz is. She gives amazing lectures, and really cares about her students. Sure the tests are hard; just study well.

This was my first math class where I didn't teach myself from the textbook. Lectures are pretty. It helps to "clear" LOs so that you don't have to worry about them later in the course but sometimes their timing and order fo testing was weird. Slightly frustrating near the end when no practice questions were given on non-homo PDEs.

Whatever happened in past semesters Prof Ritz turned it around. Lectures where amazing. Web work was eh, didn't feel like I got a lot out of it but also not much work. I liked the checkoff system a lot. Felt way less stress over the course of the semester. Focusing on a specific topic without worrying about many others made them easier to master.

The most frustrating part of this class was the rubrics for assignments and tests — they felt over penalizing for small things. Some HW was too long. Good lectures, the course structure / content was overall enjoyable and well taught. There was good access to support like office hours. Professor Ritz is nice if you talk to her, overall good class.

Professor Ritz gives really great lectures that you can get a lot out of if you pay attention to them and work on the practice when she gives time to do so. She also genuinely cares a lot about students and our learning, so if you take the time to talk with her, you will get a lot out of that. Exams are tough but definitely fair if you study.

If you understand the grading system from the beginning - then it's your average engineering class. I Lecture's were also great. Not a lot of review material available to practice, so join an AEW, do webworks, optional textbook questions, textbook readings, lecture readings.

Ritz got a bad rep a few years ago, but I think she is great. She is organized, and will ask for feedback consistently. I was terrified of participating in class, but I still got a lot out of lectures. Her exams are fair, but you definitely need to study. Problem sets are hard, but help is accessible.

Ritz made DiffEq a great experience for me. I looked forward to class and enjoyed learning the content. The content itself can feel disconnected and a bit abstract at times but Ritz made it easy to learn. She made her expectations clear, had good, thorough notes, and was very efficient and effective during office hours.

I heard lots of things about Dr. Ritz before coming to the class, but to be honest throughout the class she was very generous with grading and such. She's pretty funny and makes an effort to be fair and reasonable. Although the course structure is a little strange, overall it's more helpful than it is hurtful.

I'm not sure why she has such a bad rating, maybe she's just better with Statics than with DiffEQ, but I think she's a great teacher, takes the time to learn student's names. Homework is difficult, but it makes Prelims so much easier. I also think the prelim grading is quite generous as I don't deserve a lot of the points I get on them.

She's great at explaining things and doesn't move too fast in lectures. The homeworks are really long though, so go to office hours. She's sometimes quite blunt when answering questions but she's helpful.

She was genuinely a wonderful professor for statics. Very caring and took effort to learn all of our names in a large lecture. Homework was tedious and difficult but her office hours are incredibly helpful and accessible. Prelims difficulty was very reasonable given what was covered in lecture and homework.

Really clear lectures with helpful lecture notes. Not too much homework. The "outcome-based" grading system (look it up) is innovative and really rewards student effort. This professor got a bad reputation a few years ago, but has improved a ton since then. I would highly recommend taking math with them.

Love the grading system of this course. It's an easy A if you put in the bare minimum. Go to class, take notes, that's it. Honestly. I didn't even do a single textbook problem set until we started PDEs.

In defense of the LO system: This system ensures that if you actually have a strong conceptual understanding of the class, you will be fine. You can revise algebraic/integration mistakes, and can discuss revisions in office hours. You will do well if you consistently put in effort, which is very manageable when spread throughout the semester.