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ALLISON MAHVI

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Raw average: 4.17/5 from 6 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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ME 364
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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ME 364
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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ME 364
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
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 eq… Read full reviewShow less
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.
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ME 364
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
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!
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ME 364
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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ME 964
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
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.
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Classes with ALLISON MAHVI

ME 364

Elementary Heat Transfer

3 credits

Elementary Heat Transfer covers fundamental concepts of conduction, convection, and radiation, along with heat-exchanger principles.

No offering record · Spring 2026

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Allison MahviDakotah Thompson

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Fall 2021–Spring 2026
ME 491

Mechanical Engineering Projects I

1–3 credits

ME 491 involves individual lab projects conducted under staff supervision.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Gregory NellisSage Kokjohn+11 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
ME 790

Master's Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

ME 790 is a directed study course for Mechanical Engineering graduate students to conduct research projects arranged with an instructor.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Gregory NellisDan Negrut+25 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Spring 2026ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2026ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2026ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2025ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 964Special Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2025MS&E 699Independent Study
Spring 2025ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Spring 2025ME 489Honors in Research II
Spring 2025ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2025ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ME 489Honors in Research II
Fall 2024ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2024ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Spring 2024ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2024ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2024ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2023ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ME 964Special Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Spring 2023ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Spring 2023ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2023ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2023ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ME 790Master's Research and Thesis

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