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ARGANTHAEL BERSON

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Raw average: 4.30/5 from 10 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 340
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Berson is one of the best professors I've had in college and this is my 8th semester. He is clear, concise, knowledgeable, has a gauge of where the class is for knowledge, gives real life examples, and cares about his students. His lectures are amazing! He doesn't click through slides and he makes his own fill in the blank note sheets!
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ME 340
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Prof. Berson is very helpful outside of class and knowledgeable about the subject. Go to his office hour and he will try to help with all efforts. The only issue I could think of is him using sharpies for class notes.
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ME 370
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
This class is awful but I think he's trying to improve it. The labs all require a lot of work, but it's pretty hard to get a bad grade on them. He fixed the grading policy so that your grade is no longer entirely dependent on the final exam.
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ME 370
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
This is the absolute worst planned class I have ever taken. The TA shows up late to lab and there is zero communication with students. If even five minutes were taken by the professor to plan this class it would be better
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ME 361
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Berson is the best professor I have had. He is very knowledgeable and does an excellent job explaining difficult topics. He emphasizes having a good technique/strategy for solving problems, which has helped me with other courses as well. He is very accessible outside of class, very friendly, helpful, and easy to talk to.
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ME 361
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
He's a genuinely nice guy who cares about the subject and is willing to help you understand it. His lectures are pretty good, and he's very accessible. The textbook aligns with the course material very well, and EES is a lifesaver once you know it. Thermodynamics is a difficult course with rapid-fire homework, but I ended up liking it somehow.
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Classes with ARGANTHAEL BERSON

ME 340

Dynamic Systems

3 credits

ME 340 covers mathematical modeling and analysis of dynamic systems with mechanical, thermal, and fluid elements.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Arganthael Berson

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Fall 2021–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ME 340Dynamic Systems
Fall 2025CBE/ME 567Solar Energy Technology
Fall 2025ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2025ME 601Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2024CBE/ME 567Solar Energy Technology
Fall 2024ME 370Energy Systems Laboratory
Spring 2024ME 370Energy Systems Laboratory
Spring 2024ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2023CBE/ME 567Solar Energy Technology
Fall 2023ME 361Thermodynamics
Fall 2022CBE/ME 567Solar Energy Technology
Spring 2022ME 361Thermodynamics
Spring 2022ME 370Energy Systems Laboratory
Fall 2021CBE/ME 567Solar Energy Technology
Fall 2021ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2021ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2020CBE/ME 567Solar Energy Technology
Fall 2020ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2020ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2020ME 370Energy Systems Laboratory
Spring 2020ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2019CBE/ME 567Solar Energy Technology
Fall 2019ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Fall 2019ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2019ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Spring 2019ME 370Energy Systems Laboratory
Spring 2019ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2018CBE/ME 567Solar Energy Technology
Fall 2018ME 361Thermodynamics
Fall 2018ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2018ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Spring 2018ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2017CBE/ME 567Solar Energy Technology
Fall 2017ME 361Thermodynamics
Fall 2017ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2017ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Fall 2016CBE/ME 567Solar Energy Technology
Spring 2016ME 361Thermodynamics
Spring 2016ME 370Energy Systems Laboratory
Fall 2015CBE/ME 567Solar Energy Technology
Spring 2015ME 361Thermodynamics

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