*Courses and Ratings*

 

Stanford University Classes (M.S. Mechanical Engineering)

Winter 2002-2003 Classes
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Ratings
MUS422 Perceptual Audio Coding Marina Bosi-Goldberg E***
M****
P***
ENGR297B Ethics of Development in a Global Environment: Trade & Environment Various speakers E*****
M****
P
ME314 Good Products, Bad Products David Beach E*****
M***
P****
ME210 Introduction to Mechatronics [Audited only] Thomas Kenny
Matthew Ohline
E
M****
P****
ME112 Mechanical Systems Design [Audited only] Chris Gerdes
Gunter Niemeyer
E
M*****
P*****

 

Fall 2002-2003 Classes
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Ratings
ME331A Classical Dynamics Stephen Rock E**
M****
P****
ME323 Modeling and Identification of Mechanical Systems for Control Chris Gerdes E***
M****
P*****
ME354 Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics [No lab] Juan Santiago E***
M**
P***
ME103D Engineering Drawing and Design Craig Milroy E*****
M****
P****

 

Spring 2001-2002 Classes
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Ratings
ME310C Design Project Experience with Corporate Partners Larry Leifer E***
M*****
P****
ME297(x) Leaders in Design Innovation n/a E*****
M****
P
ME227 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Chris Gerdes E***
M*****
P*****
ATHL90 Posture Betsy Weeks E*****
M****
P*****

 

Winter 2001-2002 Classes
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Ratings
ME310B Design Project Experience with Corporate Partners Larry Leifer E***
M****
P***
ENGR207A Applied Quadratic Control of Dynamical Systems (Modern Control I) Sanjay Lall E**
M**
P*
EE261 The Fourier Transform and Its Applications Lambertus Hesselink E****
M***
P***

 

Fall 2001-2002 Classes
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Ratings
ME294 Design Forum n/a E*****
M***
P
ME310A Tools for Team-Based Design Larry Leifer E**
M****
P***
EE263 Introduction to Linear Dynamical Systems Stephen Boyd E**
M***
P****

 


Princeton University Classes (B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering)

Spring 2000 Courses
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Ratings
GEO 220a Weather and Climate Samuel Philander E*****
M*****
P*****
MAE 412 Microprocessors for Measurement and Control Michael Littman E***
M****
P****
MAE 440 Senior Independent Work with Design  Seymour Bogdonoff
Jeremy Kasdin
 
SOC 241 The Social Basis of Individual Behavior Abigail Saguy E****
M****
P****

 

Fall 1999 Courses
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Quotation Ratings
HUM 207 The Bible in the Western Cultural Tradition Michael Sugrue   E****
M****
P****
MAE 330 Engineering Dynamics Minh Phan "Just use Matlab and invert the matrix."
"Now I print all day."
E*****
M***
P*****
MAE 433 Automatic Control Systems Michael Littman "S+1 upstairs, and S-2 downstairs." E***
M****
P***
MAE 439 Senior Independent Work with Design  Seymour Bogdonoff
Jeremy Kasdin
   

 

Spring 1999 Courses
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Ratings
EAS 447 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics Seiichi Makino E****
M*****
P*****
MAE 324 Structure and Properties of Materials Barrie Royce E****
M***
P***
MAE 444 Modern Control Naomi Leonard E****
M*****
P***
MUS 103
(PDF)
Introduction to Music Simon Morrison E*****
M****
P*****

 

Fall 1998 Courses
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Quotation

Ratings

CIV 205 Mechanics of Solids Peter Lee "Is that clear?"

E****
M**
P**

MAE 321 Engineering Design Dan Nosenchuck "Compressor stall"

E**
M****
P**

MAE 423 Heat Transfer Richard Yetter "Back out an h."

E****
M***
P*****

MAE 427 Fossil Fuel Energy Conversion:
Mobile Power Plants
Frederick Dryer "It's just too damn hot."

E***
M*****
P***

PSY 322
CIV 322
Human-Machine Interaction Joel Cooper (PSY)
Jack Gelfand (PSY)
Gilbert Harman (PHI)
Robert Jahn (MAE)
Philip Johnson-Laird (PSY)
Alain Kornhauser (CIV)
"Uh, uh, you know."

E****
M***
P***

 

Spring 1998 Courses
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Quotation Ratings
ELE 212 Principles of Applied Electronics Christopher Staloff

"We're all experts now."

E****
M***
P***

JPN 306 Integrative Advanced Japanese Junko Hino  

E***
M***
P***

MAE 206 Introduction to Engineering Dynamics Naomi Leonard  

E**
M****
P***

MAE 221 Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics Richard Miles  

E**
M***
P*

MAE 306 Mathematics in Engineering II Luigi Martinelli  

E*
M***
P***

Fall 1997 Courses
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Quotation Ratings
HIS 325
EAS 322
China, 1850 to Present Ruth Rogaski  

E***
M****
P****

HUM 250
THR 250
World Theaters Ginger Strand  

E****
M***
P***

JPN 305 Integrative Advanced Japanese Junko Hino  

E***
M***
P***

MAE 222 Mechanics of Fluids Alexander Smits "Reynolds Numba"

E****
M****
P*****

MAE 305 Mathematics in Engineering I Harvey Lam "Just plug it in."

E***
M**
P*

 

 

Spring 1997 Courses
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Ratings
COS 126 General Computer Science Andrew Yao

E**
M***
P*

FRS 114W The World of the Computer Michael Mahoney

E**
M**
P***

JPN 107 Intermediate Japanese Yoshiko Jo

E***
M****
P****

MAT 204 Advanced Linear Algebra with Applications Rodriguez Villegas

E**
M**
P****

PHY 104 General Physics (Electricity & Magnetism) Pierre Piroue (lecture)
Gordan Cates (class)

E***
M***
P**

 

Fall 1996 Courses
Ratings: E = Easiness; M = Material; P = Professor

Course Description Professor Quotation Ratings
JPN 105 Intermediate Japanese Yoshiko Jo   E***
M****
P****
MAT 203 Advanced Multivariable Calculus Almut Burchard "Am I being stupid?" E**
M****
P***
PHY 103 General Physics (Mechanics) Edward Groth (lecture)
Robert Vogelaar (class)
  E***
M****
P**
PSY 255 Cognitive Psychology Anne Treisman   E****
M****
P****