Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Special Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
ME 964 covers special advanced topics in mechanical engineering, including design, manufacturing, and energy.
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Historical reviews of Allison Mahvi: Homework was challenging but not relentless. The course structure included two exams and a final project with presentations.
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Allison Mahvi describe her as excellent, with well-organized notes and strong subject coverage. She actively solicited class feedback. The provided evidence does not contain reviews for current instructors Lianyi Chen or Mike Wagner.
ALLISON MAHVI is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LIANYI CHEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, 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 001 | Classroom Instruction | 8 / 40 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 14 / 30 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Allison Mahvi describe an excellent course with well-organized notes and strong subject coverage. The experience included two exams and a final project with presentations.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.57 GPA, 70.4% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 96.7% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.76 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Allison Mahvi: Homework was challenging but not relentless. The course structure included two exams and a final project with presentations.
Historical reviews of Allison Mahvi: The instructor solicited feedback multiple times and covered the subject well. Notes were very well organized.
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Special Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Recorded 2026-09-07Metal Additive Manufacturing
Recorded 2026-09-07Sim/Optimal Control of Energy
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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