Introduction to the mechanical behavior of biological tissues and systems.
The class and exams are described as difficult but reasonable, with heavy Matlab content in labs and a requirement to complete coursework to succeed.
All recorded terms · compare terms & instructors
(E M A 303 or M E 306), or member of Engineering Guest Students
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Christa Wille is praised for her passion, kindness, and willingness to schedule alternate hours to answer student questions. Reviewers describe her as caring and effective at making difficult material accessible, though they note that exams remain challenging despite her support.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.64 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.63 GPA, 84.0% A/AB (n=100 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.49 GPA, 71.3% A/AB (n=87 letter grades).
No course-specific feedback yet.
No course-specific feedback yet.
No course-specific feedback yet.
Christa Wille is the current instructor, but reviews for historical instructors like Joseph Towles and Mitch Tyler show mixed experiences. Towles is praised for clear lecturing and helpful office hours, while Tyler is criticized for being unorganized and arbitrary. McGhee's reviews highlight poor organization and excessive lab work.
ALEXANDER MCGHEE is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CHRISTA WILLE is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DARRYL THELEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JOSEPH TOWLES is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 97 / 96 | 6 |
| LAB 301 | Classroom Instruction | 16 / 16 | 2 |
| LAB 302 | Classroom Instruction | 16 / 16 | 0 |
| LAB 304 | Classroom Instruction | 16 / 16 | 1 |
| LAB 305 | Classroom Instruction | 18 / 16 | 1 |
| LAB 303 | Classroom Instruction | 17 / 16 | 2 |
| LAB 306 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 16 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
Christa Wille is highly praised for her passion, kindness, and dedication to student support, with reviewers calling her one of the best teachers they have had.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 74.1% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.49 GPA, 71.3% A/AB (n=87 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.42 GPA, 70.3% A/AB (n=37 letter grades).
The class and exams are described as difficult but reasonable, with heavy Matlab content in labs and a requirement to complete coursework to succeed.
Students appreciate Wille's willingness to schedule alternate hours for questions and discuss exam answers, noting that lectures prepare them well for tests.
– average GPA
Approximate 80% prediction interval
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.18 GPA average error.
Through Fall 2026
Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels
GPA
Higher than % of other courses in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
letter grades
More recorded grades than % of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: letter grades.
1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.
Biomechanics
Recorded 2026-09-07[
{
"run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
"semester": "1272",
"observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00",
"offering_id": "1272:207:021232",
"course_id": "BME 315",
"course_uid": "course_5f39a96edc9ca90d8f1ec190",
"term_id": "1272",
"source_course_id": "021232",
"source_subject_id": "207",
"title": "Biomechanics",
"credits_min": 3,
"credits_max": 3,
"typically_offered": "Fall"
}
]Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.
Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.
Explore recorded gradesRecorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
{
"model": "nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4",
"model_revision": "1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5",
"task_version": "14",
"output_id": "8328bee1e99f230cf587bdde50c570ec5721bc118739ba603ffd19aece07658e",
"requirements_status": "needs_review",
"dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
"observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
}