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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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No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
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Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
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| Spring 2026 | ME 364 | Elementary Heat Transfer |
| Spring 2026 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Spring 2026 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Fall 2025 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | ME 964 | Special Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering |
| Fall 2025 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2025 | ME 364 | Elementary Heat Transfer |
| Spring 2025 | ME 489 | Honors in Research II |
| Spring 2025 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Spring 2025 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | ME 489 | Honors in Research II |
| Fall 2024 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Fall 2024 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | ME 364 | Elementary Heat Transfer |
| Spring 2024 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Spring 2024 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2024 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Fall 2023 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | ME 964 | Special Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering |
| Spring 2023 | ME 364 | Elementary Heat Transfer |
| Spring 2023 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Spring 2023 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2023 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
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