The best parts of this course were the practical and hands-on applications that helped students understand the material. The negative aspects were that the labs often didn’t match up with the lecture content and there was not timely feedback on the lab reports. Students suggested more coordination between the lab and lecture concepts, in addition to better feedback on lab reports. This is a typical lab course with only three labs, which are not too time-consuming. Students are encouraged to attend the lab lectures for guidance on writing lab reports.

Students felt that the best aspect of this course was the hands-on approach to learning fluid mechanics. However, students found the laboratory reports to be difficult and time consuming, and the grading was harsh as well. Suggestions for improvement included adding more labs while examining the difficulty of existing labs. Prospective students should know that the labs took up a significant amount of time and shouldn’t be put off.

Students praised this course for including interesting lab experiments. Students’ issues with the course included a belief that the lab reports could take an extensive amount of time to complete and that finishing them was tedious work. Suggestions for improvement varied widely. Multiple students saw nothing to change with the course. Other students wanted the course to include additional labs so students would have additional opportunities to practice concepts they learned during the lecture. Prospective students should know that students found the course involved a lot of lab work and that it was important to have a background in MATLAB and Excel.