Thermal Systems Modeling
ME 461 teaches the analysis and design of thermal systems using thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid flow, and economics.
Summary
Historical reviews of Michael Cheadle, Sanford Klein: Homeworks require hard thinking rather than being tedious, and exams are tricky but fair if students attend class and study the relevant material.
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Prerequisites
Course mapM E 364 or concurrent enrollment, or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
- ME 364 · prior_or_concurrent
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
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- ME 364 · prior_or_concurrent
- graduate/professional standing
- member of Engineering Guest Students
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Sanford Klein: Sanford Klein is highly praised for fostering engineering thinking and engaging the class with relevant examples. Reviewers note he follows his co-authored textbook closely and provides fair, tricky tests that reward attendance.
MICHAEL CHEADLE is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
SANFORD KLEIN is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Michael Cheadle, Sanford Klein: Reviewers describe the course as highly recommended with excellent instruction, noting that professors engage students and provide relevant examples while maintaining fair but tricky exams.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.52 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2025: 2.72 GPA, 37.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.32 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Michael Cheadle, Sanford Klein: Homeworks require hard thinking rather than being tedious, and exams are tricky but fair if students attend class and study the relevant material.
Historical reviews of Michael Cheadle, Sanford Klein: Students appreciate professors who engage the class, provide relevant problem examples, and take time to walk through challenging concepts.
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Model & dataset provenance
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