Classes

*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**