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Professor Mahvi is one of the best professors in the mech E department. She is super nice, really cares about student success, and does amazing hand written lectures. Exams are a tad difficult, I'd say so be ready for those. But still would highly recommend Professor Mahvi.Rate My Professors ↗
Heat transfer is a hard class but Mahvi does an amazing job making it as accessible as possible. Exams are difficult but fairly graded. Be prepared to spend a lot of time on homework. Handwritten notes for lectures are definitely a breath of fresh air from professors who just use slides.Rate My Professors ↗
Worst class I've ever taken. Lectures are just rapid-fire equations with zero explanation. Mandatory discussions spent debugging EES while learning nothing. Work graded like trash, points lost for stuff we were never even taught. Missing equations, unclear expectations—just a complete disaster. Total waste of time and a useless degree requirement.
Professor Mahvi is one of the best professors in the department. Her explanations of heat transfer was very clear and well documented. Her handwritten lecture notes were easy to follow, and she was always willing to stop and answer questions. Exams, although difficult covered content that was in-line with class. I highly recommended her for 364!Rate My Professors ↗
She's an alright teacher but this is a tough class and it could still use some improvements. Lecture examples often aren't great preparation for assignments, and homework has a lot of specific requirements for showing work. Some homework is more about debugging EES than actual concepts. Most of the issues will probably improve with time, though.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Mahvi was excellent. The notes for class were very well organized. The subject was well covered and she solicited feedback from the class multiple times. The course had 2 exams and a final project with presentations. Homework was challenging, but not relentless.Rate My Professors ↗
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Interdisciplinary experiential design project focusing on detailed design, fabrication, testing, and modification of systems.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Elementary Heat Transfer covers fundamental concepts of conduction, convection, and radiation, along with heat-exchanger principles.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Allison 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.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026ME 491 involves individual lab projects conducted under staff supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleME 790 is a directed study course for Mechanical Engineering graduate students to conduct research projects arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ME 890 is a PhD research and thesis course offering directed study projects arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ME 990 is a directed study course for Mechanical Engineering PhD students to conduct dissertation research and thesis work arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
MS&E 699 is an independent study course in Metallurgical Engineering requiring consent of the instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sample| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ME 352 | Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II |
| Fall 2026 | ME 364 | Elementary Heat Transfer |
| Fall 2026 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Fall 2026 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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