Abdelkader Khattab at California State University Long Beach | Rate My Professors (2024)

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• MAE305

  May 25th, 2024

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  5.0

  MAE305

  May 25th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Grade

  : Rather not say

  Textbook

  : N/A

  There isn't enough bad things to say about this professor. He is an incredibly picky grader, marking off 20 out of 25 points per exam question even if you have a page of work, but also doesn't give feedback. Lectures are on a google doc and he doesn't explain well. Hardly a curve even though he grades so harshly. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

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• MAE371

  May 23rd, 2024

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  5.0

  MAE371

  May 23rd, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Grade

  : Not sure yet

  Textbook

  : Yes

  I wanna start by saying he is arguably the worst professor in the MAE department. His lectures are based on screenshots of the textbook that he probably took 10 years ago. On top of that, he gets somewhat lazy with his lectures and blames the students for doing bad on exams. AVOID HIM AT ALL COST.

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• MAE305

  Feb 2nd, 2024

  Quality

  4.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  MAE305

  Feb 2nd, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : C

  Textbook

  : Yes

  Prof Khattab gets a has a bad rep but honestly don't see what the problem is. In MAE 305 he goes through lectures which are yes boring and dry but if everyone just pays attention and listens there wouldn't be a problems. He's just a very straightforward old fashioned prof. so maybe thats what ppl dont like? Just follow his rules and study! Youtube!

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• MAE305

  Jan 1st, 2024

  Quality

  2.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  MAE305

  Jan 1st, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Grade

  : A

  Textbook

  : N/A

  The class was easy, he provided pretty nice canvas notes so you don't have to pay attention to lectures, if you want to be bored out of your mind you could (his lectures are horrible!) Homeworks do a great job of preparing you for exams (old versions can be found on CH, he doesn't change them much)He doesn't post grades on Canvas so keep your work

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• MAE305

  Nov 15th, 2023

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  MAE305

  Nov 15th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Grade

  : Not sure yet

  Textbook

  : N/A

  While not the worst professor you will take, he is definitely the most boring. I walked out of his lectures feeling 20 years older as they consist of nothing but random slides. On top of this, you have to turn in your code by printing it on a piece of paper as he claims he does not know how to open a dropbox on canvas.

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• MAE371

  Nov 15th, 2023

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  1.0

  MAE371

  Nov 15th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : Rather not say

  Textbook

  : Yes

  He is not the best Professor, but he is a good Professor to take dynamic. His lecture is clear and will be on the exam. You need to redo the sample to get the highest score on the test. He willing to help his student out for homework or whatever you want to know. He gives us real applications for the future job.

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• MAE305

  Sep 15th, 2023

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  MAE305

  Sep 15th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Grade

  : B

  Textbook

  : Yes

  This professor is the absolute worst. If you have the opportunity, crash another course or take another professor. He never programs in a programming class. After a couple weeks most people ditch since its so depressing in there. If you have no other option just make sure you don't fall behind your classmates and you'll pass with the final curve.

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• MAE305

  Dec 23rd, 2022

  Quality

  3.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  MAE305

  Dec 23rd, 2022

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Not sure why so many people hate on this guy. Took him for 305 and would tell us to redo the examples we went over in class. If you actually redid the examples, the exams were easy. He grades tough but there's no surprises on the exam. He is beyond boring and you will probably fall asleep but just save the files he covers and study it for easy A.

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• MAE305

  Dec 9th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  MAE305

  Dec 9th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Grade

  : A

  Textbook

  : No

  This is the worst professor you will ever take. This guy does not care about your learning experience he is only there to get a paycheck. He does not know how to use beachboard and you will have a hard time learning from the notes. If you get this guy drop his class immediately unless you don't care about learning the material and want an easy A.

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  MAE330

  Nov 16th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  5.0

  

  MAE330

  Nov 16th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Grade

  : Not sure yet

  Textbook

  : Yes

  Online Class

  : Yes

  Took his MAE 371 class. He is just as bad a professor in MAE 330. Same old monotone lecture, random pop quizzes, and rude attitude towards his students who are trying to learn. I guess the moral of the story is that he can "teach" anything. Bad news for us aspiring engineers though.

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  MAE371

  Aug 24th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  

  MAE371

  Aug 24th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Grade

  : C

  Textbook

  : Yes

  Online Class

  : Yes

  God awful teacher, he is way too old and computer un-savvy to be teaching an online class. His lectures are just him reading off Word docs. He doesn't solve any problems in class, he shows pictures of examples from the book. He can be an unfair grader for quizzes and tests, doesn't take feedback well, and doesn't change much upon request. Terrible

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  MAE305

  May 25th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  

  MAE305

  May 25th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Textbook

  : No

  Online Class

  : Yes

  Doesnt use textbook & teaches with his own confusing notes. Teaches with word doc. Doesnt have Matlab on his computer so he wont show any coding/examples. Assigns hw late & randomly. Never grades on time and posted final grades late. His beachboard is disorganized. Lectures are tedious & end abruptly. Takes off points on exams with no explanation.

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• MAE371

  May 24th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  MAE371

  May 24th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Textbook

  : Yes

  The worst lecturer. Uses Microsoft Word Docs with screenshots to teach. Wont teach anything himself or do example problems (if you ask he'll tell you its not possible). Grading criteria is vague; he takes off lots of points on exams with no explanation. HW is never assigned on time. Pop quizzes (some easy, some hard). Grades were posted late too.

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  MAE305

  May 11th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  

  MAE305

  May 11th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Grade

  : B

  Textbook

  : No

  Online Class

  : Yes

  This professor is not good. He forgot to post homework for 4/8 assignments. In one case, he gave 3 assignments in a week and then gave us the test the next class. No one did well. Grading Criteria very unclear, took off up to 20% of the test grades for minute errors or even if an answer was "vague" or "written poorly". Overall do not take.

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  MAE305

  May 11th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  

  MAE305

  May 11th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Grade

  : Not sure yet

  Textbook

  : No

  Online Class

  : Yes

  I'm sure he is a good man, but when it comes to be a professor, he is the worst I've had. His lectures consist of screenshots posted on a Word Doc with him reading, verbatim, what is on there. The 'examples' he solves in class are pretty much useless. Ask him for help and he'll get defensive; wont help you. Exams are short but his grading : wack

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• MAE305

  May 9th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  MAE305

  May 9th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Textbook

  : No

  Everything that is said is true barely grades homeworks and gets mad at you for asking questions. He very defensive and rude when you try to talk to him. Test are like the hw but alot of times he wont grade anything. Please avoid ends lecture after 20 mins

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  MAE371

  May 4th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  1.0

  

  MAE371

  May 4th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Grade

  : Not sure yet

  Textbook

  : Yes

  Online Class

  : Yes

  I've never seen a professor that is more uninterested in his job. He even admits in a meeting that he doesn't like teaching. Lectures are basically slides badly put into a word document. Is somewhat uncaring and disrespectful when students ask questions. Tests give next to no feedback on where to improve or what you got wrong. Avoid please.

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• MAE305

  May 4th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  MAE305

  May 4th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Grade

  : Not sure yet

  Textbook

  : No

  Worst MAE professor ever to exist. Check out his salary on transparent California salary and let me know if 140k is earned for the crap students are put through in his class.

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  MAE305

  May 4th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  

  MAE305

  May 4th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Grade

  : Not sure yet

  Textbook

  : No

  Online Class

  : Yes

  Doesnt know how to lecture. Attacks students in class. Will remove points for you if he didnt like how u solved a problem. Removes 15pts on test problems like its nothing. Procrastinated grading eerything, currently a week before finals with 2 hwks graded only. DONT TAKE HIM. Im surprised he still has a job

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  MAE305

  Apr 29th, 2021

  Quality

  1.0

  Difficulty

  4.0

  

  MAE305

  Apr 29th, 2021

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : No

  Grade

  : Not sure yet

  Textbook

  : No

  Online Class

  : Yes

  Worst professor ever, trust me his reputation is too nice on him. Doesnt believe in office hrs? seriously? during online school? says hes online 30 mins before class, never is. Doesnt give a crap about his students. Everytime he is asked a question he gets VERY defensive and starts attacking the student. will stress u out and ruin ur gpa

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