Spring 2027

Independent Study

Independent study course involving directed study projects arranged with the instructor.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Krishnan Suresh4.6/5Peter Adamczyk4.1/5Franklin Miller4.0/5 +14 more

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply basic physical and mathematical principles to complete an engineering project

  • Apply basic mechanical engineering principles to complete an engineering project

  • Communicate technical concepts to a diverse audience via verbal or written media

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ME 299

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Professors

Spring 2027

Krishnan Suresh

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Raw average: 4.91/5 from 54 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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Peter Adamczyk

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Raw average: 4.71/5 from 14 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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Raw average: 4.43/5 from 14 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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Raw average: 4.50/5 from 8 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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Raw average: 4.25/5 from 4 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 — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Raw average: 4.25/5 from 4 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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Raw average: 4.25/5 from 4 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 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

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Raw average: 3.36/5 from 28 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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Xiangru Xu

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Raw average: 3.07/5 from 14 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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Raw average: 2.00/5 from 5 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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Raw average: 1.00/5 from 4 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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Xiaobin Xiong

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Raw average: 1.93/5 from 15 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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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALEJANDRO ROLDAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CORINNE HENAK is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ERICK OBERSTAR is recorded teaching in Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JAMES PIKUL is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JINLONG WU is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOSHUA ROTH is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KRISHNAN SURESH is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LIH-SHENG TURNG is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAVANA PRABHAKAR is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PETER ADAMCZYK is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

SCOTT SANDERS is recorded teaching in Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WEIYU LI is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

XIANGRU XU is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

XIAOBIN XIONG is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YING LI is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. 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

Spring 2027

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IND 100Classroom Instruction0 / 50
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IND 112Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 020Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 090Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 054Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 124Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 056Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 117Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 129Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 104Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 128Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Directed study projects
  • Physical and mathematical principles in engineering

Skills

  • Applying mechanical engineering principles to engineering projects
  • Communicating technical concepts verbally or in writing

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2022— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
ME 299 · Spring 2027

Independent Study

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.

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Model & dataset provenance 
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