The best aspects of this course included the intriguing material and lectures, as well as the instructor’s enthusiasm for the material. One student felt that posting grades/material on Blackboard would have been beneficial. Another student felt there could have been more feedback provided. Suggestions included incorporating example problems in class and creating a centralized class website for organizational purposes. Prospective students should know it is helpful to have a firm grasp of thermodynamics and statistics beforehand.

The best aspects of this class were the range of material it covered, the fair exams and homework, and the interesting material. The worst aspects of the course were the disorganization of feedback and communication, and the lecture style of reading the notes rather than adding any additional information. Suggestions to improve the class included requiring calculus and statistics as prerequisites, more efficient grading and communication, and clearer lecture notes. Prospective students should have a background in statistics and differential equations. The workload is fairly light, but the concepts are difficult.

The best aspects of the course included the interesting course concepts and opportunity to gain a better mechanical understanding of the cel . Students found the material to be chal enging, dense, and mathematically intense. Homework was difficult and required a lot of supplemental research. Suggestions for improvement included covering fewer topics covered more in depth, providing more supplemental material, and focusing less on derivations and more on applications of equations. Prospective students should be aware of the significant focus on mathematics and should be comfortable with statistics.