ELEMENTARY HEAT TRANSFER

ME 364

Course Description

Fundamental concepts of conduction, convection, radiation. Heat-exchanger principles.

Prerequisties

ME 361 and (ME 363 or concurrent enrollment), or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

ME 569 , ME/NE 520 , CBE/ME 567 , ME 370 , ME 461 , ME 564 , ME 471 , NE 536 , EP/ME 566 , and NE 411

Credits

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average

3.33

7.12% from Historical

Completion Rate

97.86%

1.6% from Historical

A Rate

19.29%

-11.94% from Historical

Class Size

140

25.51% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

Sorted by ratings from Rate My Professors

Weiyu LI

[email protected]

5.0

Rating

GREGORY NELLIS

[email protected]

4.7

Rating

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