Reviews for Robert Joseph Bonenberger
Average Rating:| Anonymous Course: ENES220 Grade Expected: A February 3, 2012, 4:51 pm | Fantastic professor. His notes are extremely neat and detailed which are very helpful for doing the homework and organizing formula sheets for the exams. He is happy to clarify any questions students have during class, and helpful during office hours. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES220 Grade Expected: A January 26, 2012, 5:14 pm | I also took ENES102 with him (received a B). That said, Dr. Bonenberger is an absolutely phenomenal teacher, even if he's a bit of an engineering stereotype -- extremely methodical. He does have a sense of humor and cares for his students, but he is also so subtle that I didn't fully appreciate it until my second semester with him. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES220 Grade Expected: B January 17, 2012, 9:46 pm | There is no doubt that dr bonnenberger is a good teacher and if you go to class regularly you will get everything you need to know through the notes. That being said he can be really boring to have to listen to and moves at such a fast and robot like pace that most of the information is not understood. Also he is a bit awkward and hard to approach outside of class and otherwise. I prefer beigel or fourney they convey the same amount of information yet teach class in a manner that is more conversational and more involved for the students rather than writing all of the notes on the board and not giving you enough time to copy. Also besides Chang he is probably the harshest grader. On many occasions I would lose large amounts of points for simple calculation error which essentially caused me to get aetter below what I expected. If you can get a different professor, not Chang, take them instead, but if you're stick with him then it's not the end of the world |
| Anonymous Course: ENES220 Grade Expected: A December 24, 2011, 2:50 pm | Dr. Bonenberger is very good at teaching; he is methodical, clear, and helpful. As long as you do your work in the class and ask for help when you need it, he's a great professor. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES102 Grade Expected: A May 29, 2011, 10:29 am | Love this guy. He wrote the textbook and he really knows his stuf. Super methodical, bordering on obsessive but it works. Theres no way to take bad notes in his class he writes everything out on the board and explains everything hes doing very well. If u have any questions go to his office hours or ask after class cause hes not great with responding to email. Very fair with extra credit as well. One of the best teachers ive had at UMD by far. Do the work and study for tests and you should be fine. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES102 Grade Expected: B+ May 8, 2011, 8:22 pm | Bonenberger moves incredibly quickly, but is easy to understand, as long as you pay attention and take good notes. In one class period, you can expect to learn a lot of information. Not much of a personality; I think he's made an attempt at humor twice this semester. Overall, I would definitely recommend him, great professor. |
| MooseNinja Course: ENES220 Grade Expected: A December 13, 2010, 3:51 pm | Not particularly exciting, but he explains the material well. Also his in class test reviews consist of telling you what to write on your formula sheet. (which is about half the battle in ENES classes) |
| Anonymous Course: ENES220 Grade Expected: A December 23, 2009, 9:25 am | Dr. Bonenberger is one of the best professors I've had so far. He co-wrote the textbook, so he definitely knows what he's talking about when it comes to Mechanics of Materials. However, he's also able to effectively communicate his knowledge to his students. He teaches in a very organized, linear, and methodical manner and explains every step and concept as he writes it on the board. Unlike some other mechanics professors, who show up to class late and delude their students into thinking they actually learn something in 20 minutes, Bonenberger teaches you for the full 50 minutes so that his students know the right way to solve mechanics problems, not just shortcuts you can throw away as soon as you leave ENES220. The only downside is that he actually grades how well your beam does in the competition, and he nitpicks on the design report, so make sure you check your calculations and design your beam right! Overall, if you like an all-business professor who does not waste your time and teaches you all that you need to know, then this is the guy for you. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES220 Grade Expected: A October 23, 2009, 11:20 pm | This guy is all business. He's a great teacher and does every example problem step by step. If you happen to come across the solutions to the homework you can tell they're done by him by how neat and organized they are. If you pay attention and write everything down that he does there's almost no way you don't get an A. He actually has given out extra credit. In my class he gave everyone in the class a bunch of extra credit just for everyone completing the professor reviews at the end of the semester. On the one time he cracks a joke during the semester he will immediately apologize. He doesn't like nonsense and has almost no personality. One last thing, if you're one of those people that likes Beigel, be warned, he hates the guy. So when the exam review comes around he takes a lot cheap shots. All in all, if you want to learn the material and don't need excitement in your class, pick him. |
| azn12icefarme12 Course: ENES220 Grade Expected: A+ April 8, 2009, 9:27 am | Good teacher. Teaches everything step by step, which is really easy to follow. The 2 hour discussion period consisted of finishing that weeks material followed by doing 2-3 group problems. He was also very helpful with the problems. Homework solutions are "around". Look for them. To do well on the exams, just study the practice problems he posts up. If you can do all of them and understand those problems, you will DEFINITELY get an A or B because the exam problems are just variations of the practice problems. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES220 Grade Expected: A+ January 29, 2009, 6:10 am | Really good teacher. Teaches in a very methodical manner which is generally easy to follow, though a bit slow at times. I personally did a crossword in class most days and still did well. And surprisingly, he gave extra credit if you were there the day before Thanksgiving or if there was a lot of class participation on the UMD Course Evals. |
| dlangis Course: ENES220 Grade Expected: A- October 28, 2007, 6:07 pm | The good: The guy knows his stuff and if you are serious about your studies, take notes and do all your work, you will do well. The bad: He doesnt joke about anything, or talk about anything besides the class, and hes got some OCD so hes really picky on homework and tests. The ugly: Besides his gigantic glasses, he will never curve anything, gives no extra credit and takes an more delight than ive ever seen in seeing students not do well or fail tests/quizzes. Suggestion: If you take him, just do the work and dont take it too lightly. The material isnt really very tough for Statics or Mechanics but if you mess anything up, dont expect any sympathy from this guy. |