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Mechanics of Materials is a very difficult course, but Mikkelson is a great and engaging professor and teaches it in a way that makes it more simple and easier to understand. The lectures are early, but they are recorded. He goes through concepts and spends a good amount of time working on examples.Rate My Professors ↗
He is engaging in lectures and wants students to care and succeed. The lectures are all recorded and the slides are uploaded. He goes over lots of examples in class. He is funny and nice, and he clearly cares about the material.Rate My Professors ↗
Homework rubrics are never clear; grader takes petty amount of points off. Class exam should have been online or given more time. The exam practice question was way too simple for the midterm. The class is based on an outdated program that doesn't match what industry uses. I wouldn't recommend it for ME students.Rate My Professors ↗
I did not have Mikkelson as my professor, but after the first midterm, I started attending his lectures. And they were way better than my previous professor. He gives lots of examples, explains concepts well, and is a great lecturer overall. Exams are hard, but reasonable. It was well worth waking up early and attending his lectures.Rate My Professors ↗
Fun professor just a difficult classRate My Professors ↗
Engaging lecturers. Fast talker. Recorded lectures. Funny. Exams are hard, but for the most part fair. Required attendance in discussion.Rate My Professors ↗
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A laboratory course covering data processing, tension/compression tests, creep, fatigue, fracture, composites, combined stress, beam flexure, dynamic loads, and buckling.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Andrew Mikkelson
Andrew Mikkelson was described as a favorite professor who genuinely cares about student understanding. He explained concepts clearly, used many examples in his lectures, and maintained a great sense of humor during his teaching.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Undergraduate course teaching simulation of 1D-3D structural and thermal systems using commercial FE software (ANSYS) via GUI and APDL, focusing on model verification and thermal stress effects.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Andrew Mikkelson
Andrew Mikkelson was a great lecturer with a dry sense of humor who taught the course well, helping one student grasp the subject for professional use.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | EMA/ME 307 | Mechanics of Materials Lab |
| Spring 2027 | ME 460 | Applied Thermal / Structural Finite Element Analysis |
| Fall 2026 | EMA/ME 307 | Mechanics of Materials Lab |
| Fall 2026 | ME 342 | Design of Machine Elements |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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