Students enjoyed the interesting subject matter and the professor provided useful lecture notes. As for negative aspects, some students felt there were not enough preparation materials like reviews or homework assignments. In addition, many considered the grading policy unfair. Suggestions for improvement included giving partial credit on exams and more practice problems to do before exams. Students recommended buying the solutions manual and doing al the practice problems in the book.

Students praised this course for covering interesting material and for having a great lecturer who took questions from students. Many students disliked that their final grade was chiefly determined by the course’s final exam. Suggestions for improvement included a desire by more students that the instructor present information in a more linear manner. Students also requested more practice problems so they could better master the material. Prospective students should know that the course didn’t have much homework and that the course closely fol owed the textbook.

Students’ favorite aspects of this class were the interesting material covered and the small number of homework assignments. Students perceived that the biggest weakness of the class was that the range of concepts covered seemed disjointed and that there could have been a more coherent progression of material from lecture to lecture. Students thought the course could benefit from additional problems being offered in homework or class. They also felt it was valuable for potential participants to know that some knowledge of thermodynamics would be useful for this class.