The best aspects of this course included the flexible lab hours, hands-on experience, the focus on the technical-writing aspects of lab reports, and the opportunity to complete a lab by oneself. Some students felt that it took way too long for the instructor to provide them with feedback. Students also 196 felt the lab reports were too lengthy and rigid. The most common suggestion for improvement was making the lab reports a group effort. Prospective students should know this class consists of only three labs so it’s important to do well on all of them.

The best aspects of this course were the practice writing lab reports, the relatively low number of labs, and the immediate connection between concepts in lecture and practice in the lab. The worst aspects of the class were the detail expected in the lab reports and the time spent waiting for data during labs. Suggested improvements to the class included giving students more freedom in writing lab reports, more interactive experiments, and more fire. Prospective students should know that this course is very similar to previous Mechanical Engineering labs. There are not many reports, but they each take a good deal of time to write and there is a lot of waiting while gathering data.

The best aspects of the course included the labs that reinforced concepts learned in class and the engaging TA’s. Students felt that labs were boring, most of lab time was spent waiting, and the lab reports were time consuming. Suggestions for improvement included using lecture time to explain concepts, incorporating group problem solving sessions, decreasing the length of lab write-ups, and making labs more interesting and involved. Prospective students are encouraged to take this course only if required by major and to start lab reports as early as possible. There are significant amounts of