Unorganized lectures, takes 10 points off if you don't use pencil. Awful

DO NOT TAKE HIM. He does not care for his students nor does he grade his final and assigns random grades and doesn't answer to emails.

What an terrible professor. Showed up to every class and still told me that I should give up on the material. Never available for help. Expects everyone to get the material first try. He is arrogant and intitled. Do not take his class.

The only grades we got were from the 4 or 5 tests we took during the semester. You can tell that man just did not want to be there. Not very understanding of peoples situations during COVID. Specifically told us to not email him. The only good aspect of having him was that lectures covered everything you needed to know for tests.

Professor Sharpe never responds to emails, and publicly embarrasses you if you ask a question he thinks is "unnecessary to answer." He has acknowledged that online learning is difficult especially for test-taking and does nothing about it. Instead, he increased the grading scale to make the class even harder to pass. He does not enjoy teaching.

Professor Sharpe, while a decent teacher, is one of the worst people I have had the displeasure of interacting with. He lacks basic decency and compassion for his students. Avoid him at all costs if you care at all about how your interactions with him will go. I would have rated him a 0 if i could.

By far the worst class I have taken so far, largely due to Mr. Sharpe's teaching incompetencies. Sharpe does not care about you or your grade---he's there for the paycheck. Show's 0 compassion and will not work with you to fix issues that arise from internet, sickness, etc (no make-ups!). An A in his class is 95% or above. 4 Tests at 23% each :)

Dr. Sharpe is the worst communicator I have ever met. He does not teach well, does not care if you learn anything or pass. He will not email you back and his in person communications are like talking to a wall. He has no care for his job and responsibility. The class is a simple subject but with him teaching it is the hardest class I've taken.

I have had Dr.Sharpe for ME 202 and ME 321. In both classes I struggled and was not given help despite seeking it. He brags that he ALWAYS responds to emails, but he has never responded to mine. The exams occasionally reflect homework problems, but often are over things he mentioned once off-handedly. Some people love his teaching style. I do not.

Sharpe is the most difficult grader I have ever had. There were a total of four grades in the class that were all exams, and a 30% deduction on makeup exams(even with doctor's note). He rarely responds to emails. It is possible to pass his class but not easy. Do homework when assigned even though you don't get credit. Make sure you know your units.

One of the most selfish and arrogant people I have ever come in contact with. He seems to enjoy being the most knowledgable person in the room and wants to keep it that way. It is obvious that he does not enjoy teaching. He doesn't care for his students understanding or success. I went to his office hours and he basically told me I don't try enough

One of the worst professors I have had. He told our class getting excused from an exam was almost impossible by mentioning that getting in a car accident wasn't reason enough to be able to retake an exam without getting a 30% deduction. Would not recommend.

Very bad professor on a personal level. If he is your only option, you can definitely get through his class if you study hard and work har though. He just totally lacked compassion when I took his class. He attempted to make it where no one could take make up tests. In the middle of covid he attempted to make it where no one could take make up test

He is uncompassionate and has a total lack of empathy for his students. 90% of your grade are exams and he is a tough grader. He is inaccessible outside of class, and it is very hard to get a response from emails. If you have no other choice, he is funny and a good lecturer. His class is not impossible but he is harder than most other professors.

total psycho, inaccessible outside of class, rude, no effort as a professor. take anyone else. seriously he must be depressed.

Some professors want you to succeed, and then there's Dr. Sharpe.

This class was a disaster. Lectures are pretty disorganized and unintuitive, and Dr. Sharpe expects you essentially memorize every little detail of equations/concepts. You have to memorize tons of various long equations for tests that should be given on an equation sheet. The textbook is a far better teacher than Dr. Sharpe. Take someone else!

Only grades in this class are exams and he is the hardest grader I've ever had. There is no extra credit. He lectures fast and doesn't post anything online, you're also not aloud to take pictures of the board or record anything to study or write down later if you're a slow writer. Take anyone else you won't learn anything from him anyways.

Sharp is the hardest grader for someone whose only grades for the class are exams. He will also sometimes ignore a question in class saying things like "I'll tell you later." He has a snarky tone and has even claimed in class he will rarely ever admit he is wrong. If you have the option, take another professor. If I could write more I would.

This is the worst professor I've had so far. I went to office hours to get help w/ the homework, and he provided little to no help. It felt like I was being berated by him for not knowing the material well enough. He is arrogant and shows no interest in teaching. Also there are 3 exams that are 30% of your grade each and the grading scale is HARSH.

This man is the absolute worst and could not care less for the students in ME 202. Class is not insanely hard but do not expect any real help from him.

Avoid at all costs

Do not take this professor. He is impossible to contact outside of class, never responds to emails or any of the discusrsrion pages, and if you go to him after class for a question, he is very mean and rude, and doesn't actually help you. Instead, set up appointments with the study center- they're you're best hope. Worst professor I've ever had.

Horrendous both as a professor and an empathetic human being. You do not matter to him. Unreachable outside of class. I have had all A's in the honors engineering program until his course I currently have a 40 in. Can't say something without it being snarky. Microwaves his pillow each night before crawling in bed. Eats plain oatmeal for breakfast.

PLEASE DON'T TAKE. Whole class is made up of exams. Average for first exam was a 57 and the second was a 63. He only gave a +12 percent curve on the first exam. You need a 70 in the class and currently more than half of the class is failing. He always has a smug look when telling those exam averages as if he enjoys his students suffering.

Class is 100% weighted on exams. Exam averages are never higher than 65. Most people drop/fail. The man is a good teacher but the hardest grader I've ever endured. The homework is optional and he doesn't even post keys to it.

Anyone that says just come to class and pay attention is blatantly lying to you. The averages for the exams are all failing. Around 30% of the class dropped for the final, and I imagine another 10-15% after grades are in. Yes, there are those who can succeed in this class, but they are so few compared to the majority that will fail under Sharpe.

I'm convinced all the positive reviews must be from Sharpe's alt accounts.

Dr. Sharpe generally does the bare minimum as a professor. He wont respond to emails, so the only way to access him is to go to office hours even for a simple question. His class is graded by 90% exams, there's 3 and they are like 5 questions each. So you screw up one exam question it dramatically drops your grade. He is also very tough at grading.

He just has a sour attitude to him. I was not a fan of his teaching method and it ended up not working out for me. He's a very harsh grader and kind of rude about it as well. The class average for the first exams was in the 50's... however, I do know his way of teaching is beneficial to some.

Sharpe is one of the worst professors you will likely encounter. He will not help you succeed, nor does he care about his students in general. He truly is as "sour" and "disrespectful" as others are saying on here. You can know your material and still fail this class. I believe only 20 of us passed his class... most people were wise and left early.

He has to be the laziest professor I've taken. Whole class is made of exams and the final. He posts questions for homework, but never takes the time post the solutions, just the answers from the textbook. The only way I passed was going to his office hours and he basically told me what problems were going to be on the exam. Doesn't answer emails.

Plenty of other reviews of this prof have already been left that sums up what I experienced, so I'm not gonna go into detail. Experience was so bad that I'm a 3rd year engineering student that has never cared to leave a review but I'm coming back to do this one after having no option but to interact with him again for ME 321. Take someone else.

Exams are 90% of your grade. Exams are usually easier questions than HW or textbook problems, and less than 5 questions. He can be rude during lectures; you're better off teaching yourself. I highly recommend checking out Jeff Hanson's statics playlist on YT if you have this prof.

The worst professor I've had. I had COVID and a bad migraine for the last exam of summer semester and sent him an email that included my pharmacy test results that asked to make it up. He then accused me of cheating and didn't email me back again for a week and a half. He then scheduled it for 7:00 on the first day of fall classes. So frustrating

He says to do the homework and pay attention in class but the content he puts on the exam is nowhere near the homework and class content. The average for the first exam was in the 50s... and the lowest grade was a 7. Sure, a select few may not know what they are doing but I think the grades are more of a reflection of him than of the students...

So nice, had to take him twice.

If the only section available is taught by Larry Sharpe, DO NOT TAKE THE CLASS. Majority of the class fail, no curve, he will talk all class but doesn't teach. He has a good personality but he is NOT meant to be a teacher. Take any of his classes with another professor and you'd pass 50x easier, take it from me and everyone else.

Poor teaching, Asking him for anything is less helpful than cheggs. DOES NOT POST ANYTHING FOR EXAM STUDY, DO NOT EXPECT ANY HELP FROM HIM. Usually don't even have a good explanation for what he is doing, freshman year professors were way better, idk how we got a downgrade

Exams are 90% of the grade which isn't normally an issue, the issue comes when the class average is a 56 and the other sections are in the 70's and 80's and he doesn't offer a curve. Take any other professor and you will be much better off for it.

Worst experience with a prof. Exams=90% of your grade, no curve even when the CLASS AVERAGE IS A 56. Genuinely attempts (and succeeds) in making this class hard and agonizing. When he found out the online homework (which sucks) offered explanations for problems he removed it. Can't teach. Do not take this prof if you value your GPA or your sanity.

3 exams including the final worth 90% of the grade. No curves on midterm exams even with class averages being 56 and 57. He talks all "lecture" but solves problems independently with little class engagement or taking questions. When someone asks a question, he answers it very vaguely and points you to other sources to figure it out.

Makes a easy class so much more annoying than it needs to be. Very dramatic and disrespectful. 90% of your grade is exams. I would recommend avoiding this guy.

will lecture about something once then will never answer questions about it again and will say he "doesnt lecture twice" or "the answers in your notes already." hes fine if you know what youre doing but if you dont he is horribly unhelpful.

He is frankly awful, and I envy the students who have had good experiences with him. At many times he seems to desire to be as unhelpful as possible, he is beyond tough with grading. He curved our first two tests by over 10 points each, because having a class average in the 40's for those assignments looks bad, according to him.

He is an awful professor, doesn't explain well in class found YouTube videos more helpful than his lectures. Not recommending his class.

he is creepy towards girls

Easily the worst teacher I've ever had. They don't teach, barely explain anything, and expect students to magically understand. The homework is absurdly difficult, way beyond what's covered in class. Grading is unfairly harsh, and they seem to enjoy making students struggle. On top of that, they're rude and dismissive. Avoid this class if you can

He'll ask if anyone has questions. If a female raises her hand, he'll ignore her, but only answer male's questions????? I find that very odd. Is he bias?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH. no no no no no no no no no.

Don't do it you will be miserable. Each test is 3-5 questions and worth 30 percent of your grade, the homework is far beyond what we learn in class or that could be explained by the textbook. I had to teach everything to myself because he's all over the place in lectures and erases the board before you can understand what is going on.

Avoid Larry Sharpe at all costs if you value your GPA or your sanity. His lectures are completely incoherent he just rambles at the board while muttering equations without explaining where anything comes from. He is the hardest grader I've ever experienced, the class average on exams was close to 40%. This should not be right, avoid him if you can.

Larry Sharpe is by far the worst professor I have ever come across. He hates his students and feeds of their doom and despair. If you value mental health and GPA DO NOT TAKE. He makes everything difficult, my life improved dramatically after dropping his class.

Don't take, I'm begging.

Just... do not take him. you wont get anything out of it.

DO NOT TAKE. Get any I MEAN ANY different teacher. He does not know how to teach. He claims he wants his students to succeed, but does not make the effort to do so.

Should be fired but he has just been there so long so he has immunity. Do not take 0/100 he sucks, would never take again. If you are a student studying engineering and have to take his class, drop out and go to a different school. The school does not care enough to hire better teachers. He should not be a teacher.

Please do yourself a favor and never take this guy. Honestly, he made me question my worth as a student over a course that most people can easily pass. DO NOT DO IT. SERIOUSLY EVER.

One thing about Sharpe is that all of his notes are written on ONE whiteboard that he constantly erases to write more. If you try to take a picture, he yells at you for using technology. He posts no notes or practice tests online. The homeworks are convoluted. You have three tests (30% each) and the homework (10%). Take anyone else for this class.

He is the worst for ME 202, he lacks manners and also bad at teaching. look for somebody else.

Absolutely would never take again. Not a fair grader, no power points or textbooks other than homework problems.

Very strict grader. Getting every question right and showing adequate work isn't enough to pass the exams if you don't include little things that he wants but doesn't tell you. Lost 20% for not including something that didn't relate to the question even though I got the answer right. Avoid at all costs.