Fall 2026

Solar Energy Technology

CBE/ME 567 covers radiant energy transfer, solar exchanger energy balances, and the theory, economics, and practice of solar energy applications.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Arganthael Berson3.9/5

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Historical reviews of Sanford Klein: Homeworks are described as extremely long, tedious, and time-consuming due to debugging EES software, while exams are fast-paced with insufficient time.

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Prerequisites

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(M E 364,CBE 326, or concurrent enrollment), or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

CBE/ME 567

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Fall 2026
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Raw average: 4.30/5 from 10 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.20 GPA, 53.3% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.60 GPA, 76.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.34 GPA, 67.6% A/AB (n=34 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

No reviews exist for current instructor Arganthael Berson. Historical reviews for Sanford Klein describe a polarizing experience, with students citing either strong subject knowledge and flexibility or excessive workload and rigid teaching methods.

ARGANTHAEL BERSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SANFORD KLEIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction14 / 480
LEC 001Classroom Instruction12 / 350

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews for Sanford Klein are polarized, ranging from praise for his expertise to complaints about his teaching style and course materials.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.20 GPA, 53.3% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.60 GPA, 76.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.34 GPA, 67.6% A/AB (n=34 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Sanford Klein: Homeworks are described as extremely long, tedious, and time-consuming due to debugging EES software, while exams are fast-paced with insufficient time.

Historical reviews of Sanford Klein: Experiences vary significantly; some find Klein caring and flexible, while others find him unhelpful, reliant on PowerPoint, and unwilling to accommodate student needs.

Topics

  • Radiant energy transfer
  • Solar exchangers
  • Energy balances
  • Economics of solar energy
  • Solar energy applications practice

Skills

  • Radiant energy transfer analysis
  • Energy balance calculations for solar systems
  • Solar energy theory, economics, and practice review

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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1320 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.

Sources & history

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CBE/ME 567 · Fall 2026

Solar Energy Technology

Recorded 2026-09-07
CBE/ME 567 · Fall 2026

Solar Energy Technology

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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