Great professor. Truly knows the material. Extremely helpful and wants students to do good in class. Be sure to attend all classes and labs, he rewards students for showing up always and participating. Do all the homeworks and lab reports. Exams can be a little tough but if you do the assignments and study you'll do fine. Powerpoint notes provided.

He knows his material well and cares a lot about his students. If you want to learn, you will do well. If you want to do the minimum, you will get lost.

He will give you as much, help, advice , and extra time as you need. Lab reports can take a long time but everything you could need is in the class notes or the textbook.

It’s a tough course, if you don’t try. There is a lot of material to learn in this course. However, his ppt condenses the most important points you need to know. If you truly try to understand the material and do the assignments, you will get a good grade. In all, great teacher, knows the material well. Rewards effort, not laziness.

its a tough course, but his class notes are very helpful.

The class is difficult but the prof sends out powerpoint slides that help in doing problems. The prof is also helpful in office hours and very willing to assist you in things that you're not understanding. Also, he's a fair grader. Work hard and go to office hours and you should do well in the class.

The prof is a nice person that is very willing to help his students. The course requires hard work but it gives you a good experience in technical writing. I'd definitely advise his students to go to office hours for help. The prof is a fair grader and really tries to work with students so that they can get the most out of the class.

He is a good professor, and tries to be helpful, as well as has an interesting background. However the course is very work intensive. Make sure to pay attention in class and do all the homework and labs if you want to pass with a good grade.

Good Professor always willing to provide extra help for students and wants to see them succeed. The book for this class is full of errors which can be frustrating but understanding the concepts and equations are what is important for success. I would recommend professor Samarazic to anyone who is willing to put effort into his class.

Professor does his best to help students. However, he does not show thorough knowledge of the course material, and has multiple times copied wrong solutions from the book to the board. The class takes effort, and homework is important if you want to do well. The professor is a really nice guy, so go to him if you need help.

The prof is a nice person that is very willing to help his students.It’s a tough course, if you don’t try. There is a lot of material to learn in this course.but if you go to class pay attention you will be OK.

I took ME 407 last semester and definitely Dr. Samardzic is one of the best teacher at NJIT , he gives power points to help you with the chapters and he is always glad to help you out any time.

The prof is a nice person that is very willing to help his students.It’s a tough course, if you don’t try. There is a lot of material to learn in this course.but if you go to class pay attention you will be fine.

Professor Samardzic has actually worked in the industry and provides a ton of knowledge to his students. The class was enjoyable, make sure you show up to the lecture, so you can do well. overall awesome class

The class is quiet challenging. He provides very good lecture slides, however reads right off them. He is very knowledgable and is willing to help, but has high hopes. Don't take him if you are not willing to put in the work, and do a LOT of reading.

Dr. Samardzic does a good job of scraping together a lab course that hasn't been updated in years. He's very willing to help if you show interest and brings decent insight to the lab material. He has some pretty great stories as well.

Attendance is important, and try to be on time. If you follow instructions and keep up with the assignments, you will have no problem. He is a fair grader and always willing to offer extra help. I would highly recommend taking prof. Samardzic for ME lab II.

Even though at times there may be a good amount of work to do, the professor is always willing to help. Exams for the ME Lab 2 class are completely reasonable and cover material learned from each of the lab experiments.

Heat transfer can be quite a challenging class but the professor puts a lot of effort into making and presenting slides during lecture on the course material. Just like in his other classes, Prof. samardzic is always willing to help students. Anyone who is having trouble with the course materials should always seek help from him during office hours

Lab 1 is a fairly straight forward class. The prof is very friendly and willing to help students. Keep up with attendance, learn the lab material and go to the prof for help and you should not have a problem doing well in class.

Quite possibly one of the smartest professors that I have ever had the privilege of knowing. He has a passion for the subjects that he teaches, and has impressive field experience. Could not suggest a better professor-IF YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO LEARN. If you are lazy and have no passion for what you are doing, do not bother.

A professor who has an in-depth knowledge what he teaches. His exams are hard but only because it requires you to use applied knowledge which will help you out in the long run.

Dr. Samardzic was a great professor. He seemed to genuinely care about the class and how much we understood about the subject he was teaching. Whenever I saw him after class, he was always more than willing to help and re-explain the subject. I also enjoyed when he told us about his previous experience in the field.

Great Professor. He makes great power points with all the information needed to learn each topic. If you are eager to learn the material, he will give extra help during his office hours to give you a better understanding of the topic. One of the few professors who will actually help you and has enthusiasm about what he is teaching.

Very good professor. He has interest in the material he teaches and tries to fill his students with that interest. May be harder than some other professors but if you are interested in gaining a full understanding of the material, he is the guy to take. Also, he is lenient with deadlines as long as you submit good work and don't abuse the system

After failing this class with another professor, i got into this class back in 2012 when he first started teaching it. I received an A+. He is very serious about your academics but extremely helpful and an awesome guy. He knows everything about the material and i loved the class. I would recommend him to any student!!

Dr. Samardzic is a great guy. He has a lot of knowledge and experience with Material Sciences. If you show that you care and work hard, he will work with you to help give you the best grade you deserve. He has expectations for his students, so don't disappoint him, he'll remember your name.

He does what he can with a boring class that you're required to take. As a teacher and as a person he expects effort out of you. If you have the right work ethic you'll be fine in his class, and will probably find the course simpler. He's very approachable and helpful to those who reach out and prefers that you do. Overall a very good professor.

I really learned a lot in his class, very knowledgeable about materials, makes sure you understand the topics and shares valuable real world experience as well.

Professor Samardzic is a top-notch professor. He is very knowledgeable, very passionate about engineering, and very professional. He pushes his students to be professional and is very supportive and helpful. He also has a great sense of humor. I have had him for several classes and I always love the class, even difficult subjects like Metallurgy.

Great professor. He tries to include real life knowledge in a class that is mainly based on learning definitions for a bunch of different terms. Made what could have been a boring class bearable. Good sense of humor, and he will talk to you with respect and like a mature adult if you do the same. He actually cares if you learn, not just a grade.

The professor expects you to fully learn and understand all of the information presented. Many students get upset because of the poor grades they receive. There are no complicated mathematics, just conceptual understanding of metal material science. Only take this class if your really want to learn, not just to breeze by. BTW the project is fun

He is a really nice guy if you have a problem he will work with you to try and fix it. His test are difficult because they cover A LOT of material from the book and from his slides so PAY A LOT of attention to the slides and the homework do it 2 or 3 times!

Grades fairly, and knows the material well. The exams make sense and are pretty easy if you do the homework (assigned from the textbook). If you have to take ME 215, take it with this professor.

Samardzic is an amazing professor! Don't get overwhelmed by all the material from the booklectures, he will tell you EXACTLY what you need to know for the exams. Homework problems are also a lot of help, expect to see lots of those on exams. Powerpoints can be found online, huge help. Great teacher, definitely taking him for Mech lab in the future

Overall a great professor. Very clear and concise when explaining any topic and grabs your attention. He expects a lot out of each one of his students and did his best to allow everyone to do as well as they could.

The guy is pretty nice. He has some funny jokes here and there. Make sure you read and write down the things he emphasizes on. Expect some extra credit questions to come from home work problems.

Very well prepared lecture. Easy to follow.

Heat Transfer is not his specialty. He is a very good teacher and a cool guy. You can go to him whenever you need help and he will try his best to help you. His tests are easy if you know the material. He does grade tough but the curve evens things out. If you are not the typical NJIT slacker you will be OK.

Awesome Professor. Knows his stuff. At the end of the semester you will get what you deserve.

Dr. Veljko is a good guy. He uses slide to teach and he is straight forward. Exams are closed to lecture notes and homework. He takes too many points off. Don't even try to cheat !!. I like him very much. I had two classes with him and I got B for both.

The grading for the labs was fair. A lot of the semester the equipment was busted, but those portions of the lab were cut or he would give us data to use. Reasonable professor ad will compliment you for doing well in his class

Professor Samardzic is a very knowledgeable and respectable professor. He points out the things you need to know for the test and skips over the things you don't need to know. However, it is also very important to read and make your own notes. I would take him again for another course.

He is very knowledgeable of the course material and he wants you to do well, but you must put in some effort (weekly homework, study before exams). Lab attendance is mandatory. Lecture attendance is recommended but he just reads off the PowerPoints that you can find online (his are very thorough). Dont be afraid to ask him questions.

Took this prof over the summer (5 weeks long). He's a good prof. who lectures from his slides, and gives hints as to what to study b/c it could be on the test. Lots of hw, 3 research assignments (which are not hard), and 6 labs. In order to pass the class, study the slides and skim through the textbook and do well on the labs and you'll pass.

Cool prof., but his lectures are boring, he reads from the slides and doesn't do practice problems on the board. You will have to do a project in class. The exams are similar to hws and problems in the slides. It's open book and notes. Just do the hws, study for exams, and do the project and you'll pass!

great professor put in the work and you will pass

I feel Professor Samardzic is a good choice for heat transfer. For the most part, he explains the topic quite thoroughly. You can use a notesheet, slides, and the book for the exams. The best way to prepare is to read the book and do problems. The project is a lot of work so prepare for that. My issue with him is he takes too long to grade stuff.

Best professor ever take him so easy

i took with him Mech Lab 2 and heat transfer, he might seems rude, but if you show him that you are trying your best you will get A, in heat transfer their is a lot of homework and exams, got 70s in all exams including the final, 80% for the grade and got an A, he curves so good, do the work & try to stay above average. Lab 2 only 2 labs & 2 exams

Professor Samardzic is genuinely a good guy. Just resist asking dumb questions and you'll be fine. I honestly believe he doesn't know he comes off rude sometimes. If you show him that you're interested in learning he will rake notice of that. Honestly if you're reading this you don't rly have another choice. I think he's the only prof for this

The biggest part of this class is a group project, and you work on it all semester. It is 30% of the total grade, and when I had a problem with my group, I only emailed him, and he raised the grade. The midterm and final are hard, because of all of the information from the lectures (the averages for them were around 50-60), but he does curve.