Reviews for Kevin Michael Calabro
Average Rating:| Anonymous Course: ENES100 Grade Expected: May 11, 2012, 7:27 pm | Calabro is a pretty good lecturer. He knows how to teach the material very well. This thing is that he is a bit quiet and dry at times, especially if you have prior knowledge of the material. Calabro gives out a lot of 4/5’s on parts of reports if they are not perfect, which, in almost all cases, they aren’t. Our team got a 77 percent on the first report, and that was the highest grade in the class. He will rip apart your report and presentation for all possible flaws. Its for your own good though. You have been warned… Don't think that just because there are 50% A's, doesn't mean you can slack off in this class. The hovercraft project is a pain at first. You will easily spend hours with your team planning the hovercraft, building it, and testing it. It helps a lot to have someone who can program on your team because it is difficult to learn about programming if you have no knowledge. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES221 Grade Expected: B April 11, 2012, 1:57 pm | Kevin is a great dynamics teacher. I also had him for statics and he was great at teaching that as well. His notes are precise and easy to follow. He works plenty of examples in class that are extremely helpful. Exams were tough but fair. Just do the homework and you will be successful. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES100 Grade Expected: B November 30, 2011, 5:20 pm | This class is quite easy and Calabro is a pretty good teacher. I should have gotten an A in the class, but I played the points game and really didn't care about doing the homeworks, when I should have and it has come back to haunt me... Anyway, Calabro is a nice guy and easy to talk to about any questions or concerns you have. He is, however, as stated in another review extremely harsh when grading presentations and design reports, you most likely will not get an A on these assignments, because he is very nit-picky. For example, in my preliminary design report, I got so many points taken off for formatting in regards to where captions should be for a table versus a figure. But overall, nice guy, and you should at least learn the necessaries of the courses, not really detailed material |
| Anonymous Course: ENES100 Grade Expected: A December 15, 2010, 1:27 am | "Calibro" is a really nice guy, and a decent teacher. He really cares about his students, and is very down to earth. He almost seems more like a TA than an actual lecturer at times, but he is definitely well qualified to teach the class. He does, however, grade very harsh on presentations and the Design Reports. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES100 Grade Expected: A October 3, 2010, 3:42 pm | Good teacher. Really cares about his students which is nice. He focuses more on getting you prepared for the mid-term than the hovercraft, but he's reasonably helpful with the hovercraft as well. He's very thorough on design reports, which is nice because you get a ton of helpful feedback for future reports. Homework was gradely a little harshly but it doesn't affect your grade to much in the end. |
| zhangsta Course: ENES102 Grade Expected: A+ September 12, 2010, 5:45 am | Kevin's a pretty good statics teacher. his notes are easy to follow and understand. he also explains concepts pretty well. for the most part, if you do the hw and the practice problems, you should do fine in the class. |
| fiddlerkrt Course: ENES102 Grade Expected: A March 1, 2010, 2:49 am | Calabro is definitely a decent statics teacher. Lectures are pretty helpful even though it was hard to stay awake (I had his class at 9 am). ENES 102 is a fair amount of work towards the end of the semester. Do not underestimate the class just because the majority of material on the first exam is mostly review. Also, make sure you do as many practice problems as possible before the exam to get a good grade. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES100 Grade Expected: A+ February 21, 2010, 9:07 am | The course material isn't very hard and Kevin does do a good job explaining everything. He does go the extra mile to help you on your hovercraft. As other people have said the presentations are graded pretty harshly, for me I got a B on every single one but I still ended up with an A+ in the class. As long as you work hard in the class you should be able to get an A. Just a note he is a mechanical or aerospace engineer, I forget so he isn't very proficient on programing or electronics design however he will try his best to help answer your question or refer you to someone who knows the material. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES100 Grade Expected: A+ January 3, 2010, 12:40 pm | Be ready to work hard in this class. The first half of the semester in enes100 was very time consuming between required special lectures (outside of class), homework, and team meetings (designing the hovercraft). Depending on how productive your team is, meetings can take huge chunks of your time. When the midterm comes around, study hard, it is important. The second half of the semester is great. Class time is reserved for working on your hovercraft, and you probably need very few, if any, team meetings. Kevin really cares about how well your team does and is happy to help if you ask him. He grades presentations and the PDR harshly because there is plenty of room for improvement. Regardless, it doesn't really destroy your grade. If you put in the effort on your team and show that you care about the project, you'll do well, and probably enjoy the class. |
| Anonymous Course: ENES100 Grade Expected: December 22, 2009, 7:58 pm | he grades really hard on your group presentations. plus the midterm is extremely hard. I failed the midterm and did average on the presentations. I got a B in the class. he emphasizes how your hovercraft team and their evaluations have a huge impact on your grade but it really doesnt affect it that much. He is the hardest enes100 teacher. |
| thehaus Course: ENES102H Grade Expected: A November 24, 2008, 1:09 pm | Calabro is a relatively good statics teacher, but some people have a hard time with him. He talks in a monotone, but if you pay attention, his lectures are really good and you can learn everything in class. I have never had to study outside of class. The exams are not that difficult if you know the material. If you can get Fourney, go for him, but otherwise Calabro is good choice. |
| cityazndan Course: ENES100 Grade Expected: B May 16, 2008, 10:45 pm | Arguably the most difficult ENES100 teacher. Just do your HW, do decent on the midterm, and well on your hovercraft. |
| wudan Course: ENES100 Grade Expected: B February 1, 2008, 9:22 am | Probably the hardest ENES100 teacher. Grade really depends on how well your Hovercraft group does on its presentations. |
| stanleyj Course: ENES100 Grade Expected: B January 21, 2008, 7:19 am | He is a good teacher. He does grade much harder and thoroughly than the other teachers. Kevin (as he asks to be called) probably prepares you best for the midterm, which is a major chunk of your grade. |