Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.44 GPA, 62.5% A/AB (n=96 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Elementary Heat Transfer
Elementary Heat Transfer covers fundamental concepts of conduction, convection, and radiation, along with heat-exchanger principles.
Summary
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Students report spending considerable time on homework, which involves specific formatting requirements and debugging EES software rather than just conceptual application.
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Prerequisites
Course mapM E 361 and (M E 363 or concurrent enrollment), or member of Engineering Guest Students
- ME 361
- ME 363 · prior_or_concurrent
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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- Any of
- ME 361
- Any of
- ME 363 · prior_or_concurrent
- member of Engineering Guest Students
Professors
Fall 2026Allison Mahvi is praised for clear explanations, handwritten notes, and willingness to answer questions, with exams covering in-line content. Reviewers highlight her care for student success and accessibility of the difficult material.
Some students report that lecture examples poorly prepare for assignments and that homework focuses heavily on debugging EES rather than concepts. One reviewer criticizes the class for unclear expectations and grading issues, while another notes potential for improvement over time.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.21 GPA, 54.4% A/AB (n=125 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.22 GPA, 55.6% A/AB (n=81 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.04 GPA, 40.0% A/AB (n=80 letter grades).
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Allison Mahvi and Weiyu Li are unavailable. Past instructors like Gregory Nellis and Michael Cheadle were praised for helpfulness, though Cheadle was noted for a fast pace and introducing concepts quickly. Franklin Miller and David Foster received negative feedback for boring lectures and arrogant attitudes, respectively.
ALLISON MAHVI is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ARGANTHAEL BERSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DAKOTAH THOMPSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DAVID FOSTER is recorded teaching in Spring 2007. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
FRANK PFEFFERKORN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
FRANKLIN MILLER is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GREGORY NELLIS is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2018, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
MICHAEL CHEADLE is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
WEIYU LI is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. 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 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 89 / 96 | 1 |
| DIS 301 | Classroom Instruction | 31 / 32 | 0 |
| DIS 303 | Classroom Instruction | 32 / 32 | 0 |
| DIS 304 | Classroom Instruction | 29 / 32 | 0 |
| DIS 305 | Classroom Instruction | 31 / 32 | 1 |
| DIS 306 | Classroom Instruction | 29 / 32 | 0 |
| DIS 302 | Classroom Instruction | 32 / 32 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 95 / 96 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Reviewers praise Allison Mahvi for clear explanations, handwritten notes, and approachability, though they note the class is difficult and requires significant homework effort.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.16 GPA, 47.0% A/AB (n=149 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.38 GPA, 62.7% A/AB (n=193 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.89 GPA, 31.3% A/AB (n=150 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Students report spending considerable time on homework, which involves specific formatting requirements and debugging EES software rather than just conceptual application.
One reviewer describes the course as a disaster with rapid-fire lectures, unclear expectations, and unfair grading, contrasting sharply with positive feedback from others.
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Fall 2026 · Projected
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About this estimate
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 · 0.16 GPA average error.
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About this comparison
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.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
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Selected offering source records
Elementary Heat Transfer
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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