The best aspects of this course included the lectures, informative content, and relative course material. The worst aspects of the course included the hefty amount of assignments and untimely feedback on those assignments. The course would be improved if the workload were reduced. Students also believe the course title should be changed to match the actual content they go over. Prospective students should know that this is a useful course for understanding dislocation and mechanics of solids. Some background knowledge of dislocation theory is assumed.

Students praised this course for covering interesting material, although some students found the lectures disorganized and hard to follow. Suggestions for improvement included a desire from several students that the course’s area of study be focused by eliminating certain topics. Prospective students should know that students found that a background in calculus was helpful for success in the course.

Students praised this course for having an engaged instructor who delved into the interesting field of robotics. Perceived issues with the course varied. Multiple students thought the course could have moved at a faster pace so that more topics could be covered in the course. Suggestions for improvement included a belief by multiple students that the instructor should put more structure into the course so that additional topics could be covered. Prospective students should know that students found that having a background in Robot Operating System, C++ and linear algebra was helpful .