The best parts of this course were the professor’s clear and straightforward lectures. Students also liked learning CES software. The negative aspects were that lectures were sometimes boring and the textbook was not useful. Students’ suggestions for improvement included using a different textbook and making the labs more interesting or relevant. This is a fairly straightforward, interesting class with a typical workload. Students are encouraged to take good notes since the textbook is not very useful. 208

The best aspects of this course included the enjoyable instruction and interesting group projects. Some students found the course relied too much on students memorizing facts and equations rather than testing to see if students understood concepts. Suggestions for improvement varied, as some students wished the course had a better text book, while others found the scope of the material covered by the course was too broad. Prospective students should know that attending lectures and taking good notes was essential since the textbook was less than helpful.

Students praised this course for covering information that was relevant and important to anyone interested in engineering. Students disliked that the course seemed to focus on tedious memorization. Suggestions for improvement included a belief that the course should focus less on having students memorize information and instead al ow students to use notes on exams. Prospective students should know that students found that the course required them to pay attention during lectures and take good notes.