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Difficulty25%
Would Retake88
Reviews25%
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“Kettering's worst professor hands down”
EE310 - 1.0 rating“Avoid, His class is a game show”
EE310 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
18%
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ELECTROMAG
5.0
(1)EMCCIRCUITSII
5.0
(1)CIRCUITSII
4.5
(2)EE348
4.0
(2)FIELDSII
4.0
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ELECTROMAG
5.0
ENG
5.0
CIRCLAB
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EE210LAB
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Reviews (88)
Intelligent; Funny; energetic; Weird assignment and tests and grades very tough
Kmart sucks
whoaaa Buck! Slow down and teach
He expects you to know what he hasn't even taught yet. So don't take your chance
does not care about students at all
I don't really feel like I learned much past the "one line solution."
Quite simply: the worst professor ever. Do not ever take this professor...
If you are even thinking you can work hard through his class, DON'T EVEN TRY!
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Kaiser is worthless
Is out to fail students instead of teaching them - Not helpful!!!
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You guess the answers to your own questions. He fails you on what he won't teach
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Talks faster than the MicroMachine Man! Loves to prove hes smarter than you.
Spawn of Satan. This is the only professor I tuly hate. DO NOT TAKE HIM
Does not teach material, but expects you to know it his way or its wrong.
you wont understand a thing if you have someone else for lecture.
He might be a robot....but definetly a horrible horrible man
Rainman revisited. 24ohms,d-definitely24ohms. Horrible prof
He checks off items from the lab manual, 30 checks = 100%. Quiz for each check.
Only thing worse than a prof can't speak English? One that speaks English so fast that you can't understand him. Tests/quizzes are basic knowledge, if you can somehow decipher and comprehend his lectures. I've seen him make students cry. Honestly!
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Kaiser quote This lab WILL be harder than you class . He should only teach Grad students because of his pace and attitude. I'm passing and I still say He is the worst teacher in KU history
Plenty of examples. If you study and understand your stuff, you will be fine. DO THE EXAMPLES.
His method of teaching is as follows: He puts up a hard problem on the board and proves he can do it, then tells you how stupid you are for not being able to do it.
This man wasted three months of my life for his benifit and should go back to the land of pain and anguish he came from. Save your soul and repent before taking this professor.
the guy who said that Kaiser was the spawn of satan was being too nice
Two words: Stupid Book
Three words: Stupi d Book
If you pay attention, study hard and apply yourself, you can make it through just fine. He is very straightforward and you know what to expect. You have you want to learn to be taught, as always. Education isn't a cakewalk.
The guy who rated kaiser great is a kiss -ass. Hard is one thing, but this guy enjoys your suffering. He feeds off of it!
Check out a couple ratings down. "You have you want to learn to be taught, as always. Education isn't a cakewalk". Keiser rated himself. easy 2, helpful/clear 5. BU!!SH!T
Very intense and very hard prof. Has absolutely no qualms about failing students. Has a serious ego problem.
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Class has a bell curve that forces everyone to compete against each other. The exams cover so much that you must spend hours studying only to get a low grade pre-curve. He moves so fast through examples that it's hard to follow. Avoid if at all possible
Kaier's book is written well for students and it allows you to teach youself. There may be a lot of material on tests, but he lets you know exactly what's on them with no surprises.
He makes tests so the class average will be ~50%, your grade is based on how you do compared to everyone else, you have to play his mind games: mass back stabbing!, sprg04: wntr04 has answers to your take home final!(but its only half of the final exam)
Take home "Edit my book" final was BS. He thinks students should have no life, just study all the time. He also rips on students, even in his book. And since Kaiser reads these, please man, stop forcing your book on students and just teach!
Bottom line: Do not take this professor.
Grading procedure is obsurd and he's a jerk to students in class. Bell curves around a 79 mean, which would put you on probation if you got that in all your classes (and eventually kicked out of school). See him at office and he's a nice guy. Go figure
Arrogant and insane. All he talks about is how smart his son is and how stupid we all were. Paces around the classroom with a nervous tick. Not friendly... doesn't care about the students. Avoid him!
If I wanted to be a book editor I would have went to a liberal arts school. I didn't pay $2000 to edit his book. His test was mindless memorization and 2 years later I can't remember one thing about Fields which screwed me later on. Thanks Kaiser!
It doesn't matter who you are, don't think you can work hard to get through this class. If you get switched into his class, go take something else immediately. If you are slightly below average, you pretty much fail after everyone drops.
He is the worst professor I have seen. He wants you to correct his dumb book n find as many mistakes as you can. Your whole grade is based on how many mistakes you can find so that he can publish his book. The EE department knows that they cannot get rid
it makes me wonder when circuits 1 lab has been my hardest class at KU so far as an ME taking it as a senior I, this guy lives off failing students and isn't shy about it, ask any EE at the school
Over half the class either dropped or failed. Incredibly arrogant and unfair, avoid at all costs. All he cares about is his stupid book.
This guy sucks. Don't think you can just 'try hard' and make it. He must have got his PhD out of a box of Crackjacks.
Expects students to study 24/7. Do not take him for anything.
The absolute bottom of the barrell. Learned nothing in his class and man did it screw me royal for Feedback. The class could only do half of the assessment exam at the end due to his biased-towards-his-stupid- book approach to this class. DO NOT TAKE.
Very easy to talk to.He was definately not as bad as poeple had mad him.Go to his office if you have questions...he helps you with everything.Then when he grades he remembers you. I got a 92 in this class and I certainly don't think it was because of my mental ability.He is pretty cool when you take
Kaiser grades tough, but he does curve. He's not nearly as bad as everyone makes him out to be. He's helpful and gives good lectures. He always works multiple examples of problems and tells you exactly what will be on the test. He really knows his stuff. Overall he's one of the better EE profs. Most
Rule of thumb for Kaiser: Take for electives, avoid at all costs for core courses. Although this class was hard, he didn't try to screw us like in Fields I.
Simply: The embodiement of evil. He could probably bring Hitler to his knees by making him try and pass this class.
He talks way to fast and spits when he talks
I don't see why his rating is so low. He gives you an excellent crib for each test, works out many examples, gives a lot of partial credit, and he drops your lowest test score. What more can you ask for? He talks really fast and slurs words, but he is understandable. I would take him again. If Mclaughlin is Mr. Burns, then Kaiser is Mr. Smithers.
Doesn't bother with useless/boring crap, so you learn the concepts quickly then he cements them in with tons of examples. Raiting has improved since he's done making the book.
Kaiser has a really bad repuation after all his Fields students died when they had to "review" his book (Now a CRC handbook - really great book). He's a really good teacher though. Allows lots of opportunties for extra points for quizzes/tests. Not hard - just GO TO CLASS. I passed with above an 80 after failing Circuits II twice before!
He knows his stuff, and he knows how quickly he has to teach it to get through all of it by the end of the term. A little intimidating, but will answer you questions. Does MANY examples in class which are all you need. VERY intelligent and if you want to know it, he will share all his knowledge.
The class was a mockery of the educational system. I was in a class that corrected the unfinished book. By the time my class got to it though there was little left to correct. Lecture was too fast to understand as most stuggled to keep up with the notes. I should have joined the other 90% of the class that dropped.
I am a disabled student. I have advanced multiple sclerosis. Kaiser is a very smart man; unfortunately he is full of himself. He seems to feel as though I am only disabled to make his life more complicated. He has to learn compassion. Like a lot of us at Kettering he was a geek. Now that he is in a place of respect he is letting it go to his head.
Truly struggled understanding his quick-fire teaching approach. Perhaps my own fault for being too intimidated by him to ask my questions. Passed both classes w/ flying colors and the help of a tutor.
Dr. Kaiser is a fast speaker, but emphasizes the objectives of the course very well. Don't takes this class just to get good grades, but rather to learn the material thoroughly. Take this class, and Signals & Systems will make a lot more sense. He was also very helpful after class, almost everyday, and clearly explains concepts during office hours.
Started off strong in his class even though he is hard to understand. Content is all Calc III mathematics - felt like he covered very little theory. Attendance is mandatory and he will call roll every day. Pretty fair grader, gives opportunity to get points back that were missed on tests. His final killed my grade.
Horrible prof. In th syllabus he clearly was not requiring any computer program and assigned problems that where only geared toward a particular program. I would have done better if he required the program and ketterinng provided it. Stiff grader, assigned problems that he didn't teach the topic, and would skip steps that where crucial.
Teaches one thing, then gives a test on something completely different, or an obscure topic he only discussed for a short time. You will not be quizzed on what he teaches, but what thrills him at the moment.
Circuits II; He is just ok. Not terrible since he gives you opportunities to pass test problems well before the test, drops the lowest test, AND lets you go back and retake tests at the end of the term. However, his speech is so fast it is gibberish sometimes, and his attendance policy is ridiculous. 2 missed classes = failing grade
This guy is extremly smart.....But if I have a choice I will NEVER take him again. He gives you multiple opprotunities on tests but you probably won't learn anything from his teaching.
Avoid, His class is a game show. No theory is taught. He provides the cribs and you review them in class every day until the exam. The material isn't terrible but, the time constraints drop your grade. Take Palmer or Rust. His class is an expensive waste of time. He is one reason some student hate KU by the time they Graduate.
He is very smart, just a terrible teacher though. I think Kettering keeps him around so he can fail students after the refund date. Good guy, just very twisted. Sorry, very poor quality prof. Gives KU a bad rep.
His class is rather easy to pass no matter what anyone says. All you do is practice his test questions and you're done. However, that is all his class feels like. Since he goes over the material super fast (doing Test 3 material before Test 1 is done), I believe he would benefit greatly from filling some of the time with deeper explanations.
Kaiser is not for everyone, but he is NOT a bad professor. He teaches strictly through application, with minimal theory. Theory light classes must be supplemented with reading the book and doing example HW. You will earn the grade you deserve if you put the time into the class required to fully understand things. You WILL learn though.
Final exam questions from the Professional Engineering Exam. Second final exam required to attempt an A. Virtually no partial credit: Exponential scale of point deductions. In-class ex's riddled with errors. "Well you guys can work through it and find the error", giving you no correct examples to learn from. Most D's were to keep his fail % down.
Weekly quizzes are tough: he will use a lot of trick questions. Greater than half of the class was failing after midterms. It is all theory in EMC, and the questions are of applications. The issue is that he dosn't provide any CORRECT examples. They all have major issues and he moves on and ignores them. Never miss a class or you'll regret it.
Professor Kaiser's class is awesome. A lot of people complain about it being too fast or too difficult, but that's what this school is about, doing it at a fast pace. I think he does a great job explaining the content and presenting it. He does it in a way that once he is done talking, you can actually understand what's happening. Absolute genius.
If you did very well in circuits 1 then getting Kaiser for circuits 2 isn't the end of the world. He's a decent professor but you have to be willing to put in the time outside of class to really learn the material. All of his old tests are online and I highly recommend you study from them and study for every in class opportunity.
His lectures consist of about 100 example problems, conveniently not explained for the sake of doing more example problems. Your questions will be greeted by more example problems which I can only hope you will understand if you had/have to take him. There is no homework. No feedback until after you take a graded example problem.
Circuits should not be difficult and Kaiser finds a way to make it nearly impossible. Tests are impossible the first time around, but he offers make up tests at the end of the semester. Finish all the material in 7 weeks and had 4 weeks for "review." Had a study group outside of class and managed an A, but I was 1 of only 2 out of 60+ students.
Kaiser is by far one of the worst professors that I have ever had. Terrible at actually teaching, he only starts out with examples, moves way too fast, and is very unreasonable. It is a joke that Kettering has allowed this type of a person to remain at the university for so long.
If you end up having Kaiser as your Professor for EE 212, good luck passing the class. Your grade is based purely on exams and the final, no solutions are ever posted for any. Very bad at actually teaching useful information. The only thing you get from attending class is example problems which he races through at a speed you cant retain anything.
Kaiser took an easy class and made it extremely difficult, half of the class had dropped at the end term, and some students still failed after that. If you can take this class during other term where he isn't teaching it, DO IT! The man makes no sense and it takes maximum effort on the students part in order to pass. Kaiser will fail you real Fayst
Any class where the prof will give a student a B+ because they could not guess the right answers on the A final even if you have 100% in the class going into the final and did well on the B final is no friend of his students. Be prepared to be insulted and have to deal with this man constantly boasting about his achievements and intelligence.
Work hard and he isnt too bad. Youve gotta put in a lot work to get a good grade. I certainly feel I learned a lot however.
Kaiser is a prime example of why a Ph.D. is not equivalent to a teaching degree. His teaching method is throwing things at you as fast as possible without pausing to make sure that you understand what you are doing. Also didn't let a class pass without lauding himself for how difficult his class is. Kettering's worst professor hands down.
This is baby circuits and he know it. Lectures are solely him working through problems from tests and quizzes. Then, the day before the quiz or test, you have a chance where if you can do the problem perfectly you get credit for it on the test. focus on the pre-tests and you'll only do 1/3 of the questions on each test and get an easy A.
He is the best professor in ECE department. But honestly, his tests are really difficult.
Took him for fields and continuous systems. Definitely a hard prof. Go to his office hours, study all the previous tests, and don't slack off. Finals are curved. For fields, I went in to the final with an A. Out of 5 questions, I only semi-answered one, and I still got a B+. He will not take pity on you if you don't try or reach out to him though.
Professor Kaiser's idea of teaching revolves around throwing as much content at your face in the shortest time possible, and hoping you keep up. There is next to no theory taught in class. He does example after example by himself on the board, does not pause to take questions, does not encourage student participation, and does not hand out notes.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
18%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.72 avg changeRatings by Course
ELECTROMAG
5.0
(1)EMCCIRCUITSII
5.0
(1)CIRCUITSII
4.5
(2)EE348
4.0
(2)FIELDSII
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
ELECTROMAG
5.0
ENG
5.0
CIRCLAB
5.0
EE210LAB
5.0
EE211
5.0