Does not come prepared to class. Possibly One of the worst instructional professors in the entire school. He is absent 57% of the time - leaving the lectures to be taught by teacher assistants. On the other hand, His test are taken from the text book.

Nice guy, BAD professor

His class is a joke. He does not teach anything. All tests are open book, open solutions and notes and his test questions come straight from the book. Easy A.

I've never seen a lazier professor. He simply does not care about the students.

He is always late or absent. He never teaches and makes weird analogies to money and aliens. He leaves the class to talk on his phone. If you want to teach yourself the entire course take the class otherwise stear clear from him and his toupee. The majority of the class only attended for exams.

just take him and do study by your own. do the problems from the book (after every chapter), you will see the same diagram on the final means easy A.

Like everyone else said, he's rarely there, doesn't bother to teach, really puts zero effort into the class. If you can take someone else, by all means do it. If you do take him, make sure you get a solution manual from somewhere, otherwise you're going to be completely on your own.

very nice guy but that doesn't help to learn the material avoid him. he knows a lot the only problem is that he doesn't know how to teach.

Worst. Teacher. Ever.

O man, don't take him. He will give you a easy A, But it will screw you over when you take the more advance circuit courses. He comes in LATE and dosen't Teach.

Don't take him! You need to study everything yourself, he doesn't give homework, qizzes, nothing! But easy exams so if you've taken this class before or happen to have an understanding of circuits it should be easy for you.

He can not teach at all. You need to study the material on your own. Attendance is not mandatory. He only gives you two exams and a final. For his exams make sure you solve a lot of problems in the text book. Overall it is a pretty easy class.

Honestly you don't learn a thing from him. You have to rely totally on the textbook to learn this stuff. The only good thing is that his TA comes in frequently to do a lesson or a review before the tests and basically gives you a round-about idea of what questions will be asked. Overall the class material isn't that hard to understand though.

Horrible attitude, has no idea how to teach, shows up 20 minutes late to each lecture and runs out the door at the end of class. It will be up to you to learn the material on your own. Obviously has no desire to teach, and you will be much better off with another professor. Do not take him!

Disgustingly terrible teacher. His TA does all the grading and testing. He gives a TON of partial credit. As long as you do some studying on your own and attend the review sessions, the course is pretty much a free A.

learn on your own!!! lectures are useless. I NEVER attended class except for review sessions and exams. easiest A of my life

He's famous for his pocket examples. If u take him you will know what i am talking about

His lectures are useless and you're better off learning by yourself from the textbook. His exam questions are based on the textbook end of chapter questions and are easy. Overall the class is easy if you just read the textbook and learn on your own.

Horrible professor. Can't reach for his life. You need to self study from the textbook in order to understand the material.

this guy does not know how to teach it is much better to study the textbook instead of going to the lecture the exams can be simple if you most of the problems from the textbook

Self study all day. He only teaches his left and right pocket for the whole semester.

just horrible

Unfortunately everything everyone says about him is true. Always 20 minutes late to class and leaves 20 minutes early. At times he seemed as if he was inebriated. TA grades all the tests which are not difficult and he will curve. If your an EE major take someone else. The fact that someone like this is allowed to teach is appalling.

I never thought about my pockets until I took this class. Every time I take out my wallet, I remember Roytman's examples. He might be more qualified to teach economics but definitely not electrical circuits. Pocket examples make circuits more confusing to understand. Please stop using pocket examples and teach properly. Thank you!

The class was easy until the final. I got a 50/50 on both the first 2 tests but the final killed me. I asked the TA after class and he said its because the final was on the last day of finals week. Dude, I was studying for other tests the other days. But like everyone else said, tests are easy, lectures are useless. Prepare for the final.

If you feel you can pass a class solely using a textbook and doing practice problems, this is the professor for you. Try to do every type of problem in the book. No point in attending lectures as they are basically useless. Try to do well on the midterms but prepare extra for the final, worth 70% of your grade. Partial credit is generously given.

Self-studying. That's what the class is. Get the book, do all the problems from the end of each chapter (literally all of them), he will provide in the syllabus which sections to practice. The material is easy, but you gotta solve the problems in order to pass. Lots of partial credit and don't even bother to show up for the lectures.

We have two midterms (each one is 15% ) and final is 70%. Get ready to read and solve all problems in the textbook. Most exam questions come from the textbook. Make sure you know when the TA comes. He is the one do the review.

He always gets to class 20 minutes late, and leave 10-15 minutes before class ends. I will summarize all his lecture in one sentence: "If you have $5 in your left pocket, and $10 in your right pocket, what is the voltage and current?" - Congratz you have earned the credits for this course. Avoid if possible, or just self-learn the material.

After I shows up in his class. You will ask yourself a a question in your mind like: Am I really in College?

Going to class is completely optional. Get the midterm dates. Know the general chapter they're on. Proceed to do every homework problem in the book. He's actually a funny guy, if you can bear the accent. His teaching and examples and handwriting leave much to be desired, but good intent. Don't rely on it. Rely on the textbook, 100% of the time.

An exercise in studying alone. Find someone who has older tests and study from them. It'll be the easiest A of your life.

Professor Roytman is the worst professor. He barely teaches the material of the course. It is all up to the student to study themselves in order to pass class. The TA comes prepares you for the test. The tests are hard because prof roytman barely taught any of the quenstions. He says "You understand You understand??" with heavy russian accent.

I honestly thought he was trolling us the first few classes. I figured there was a hidden camera somewhere. Nope. He's just the worst professor you'll ever have in your life. Kim Kardashian could do a better job. Skip class, get old exams, skim the textbook.

insane curve. Honestly just try your best. Got 30/50s on each exam including the final and got a B

Does not explain anything. Has such a thick accent that you can't understand him even when you ask him questions. If you are in EE, DO NOT take this class... You won't learn a thing. Only good thing about this class was the crazy curve. I barely passed my exams and ended with a B+

IF YOUR AN EE MAJOR OR COMP ENGR I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU NOT TO TAKE ROYTMAN PLZ. HE WILL NOT HELP YOU. TAKE ANYONE ELSE AND YOU WILL LEARN. NOT WITH THIS DUDE PLZ SAVE URSELF FOR GODSAKE

Bruh, do not listen to these 5 star ratings. This guy just comes to class and puts on a video lecture of himself from last semester. You literally cant ask questions or anything. I just mute the "lecture" and learn on my own. Luckily the exams are easy if you study using the online site for HW. Hes understanding but cant teach to save his life.

As others said, you will not learn well in this class, but it is not difficult.

You will barely learn from him. the class itself isnt very difficult and you can teach yourself entirely through the textbook and the online hw. the online hw is very helpful to learn the material on your own. he's a nice guy, has an accent, but cant teach very well (at least not online). you can still pass though. his exams are reasonable.

Took his class online. To be short, this guy is a joke. He played the recording of his past teaching, and in that video, he writes with his mouse so whatever he writes, its illegible. Don't expect anything from lecture. It's difficult, but study on your own. I asked him a question at the end, and he just ended the meeting.

Does nothing but playing some recordings and everything else is online. He doesn't care about students at all.

I suggest you try to get an epermit for ENGR 20400 so you can learn electrical circuits properly. messy handwriting on blackboard. I am happy I passed with B-. I would try epermit at BMCC.

Pick another professor or do an e-permit

Don't expect to learn anything, All he does is show pre-recorded lectures. When he tries to annotate the screen his writing is worse than chicken scratch. All problems in hw, quizzes, and exams are copied from the book; if you have to take the class, just download the teacher's copy of the book for answers.