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Hobbs is an amazing professor who cares about his field and students. Exams are multiple choice, and very difficult. Luckily, they aren't weighted terribly for the total grade. I got C's on all 3 exams and ended with an A.Rate My Professors ↗
Best professor I have taken so far. Franklin cares about students and truly is a great lecturer. MSE 350 was engaging and interesting. Lectures are interactive, and he has great hands-on ways to teach complex concepts. He brought great energy to class every single day.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Hobbs is an amazing professor! He really cares about your success and is an engaging lecturer.Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Hobbs was an awesome professor who really cares about his content. The class isn't easy due to the difficulty of exams and the homework/knowledge checks being graded on accuracy but Franklin was always willing to help before/after class and in office hours;He adjusted the grading cutoffs by one pointish-he didn't announce it, but did it in MyUWRate My Professors ↗
Professor Hobbs is a great professor who truly cares about the subject matter he is teaching. He is very kind and accessible outside of classes. Homework and quizzes were not difficult, however the exams were very hard. If you want to do well I think you have to go to office hours and make sure you understand everything covered in lectures.Rate My Professors ↗
MS&E 350 is a class that doesn't feel hard- the lectures are awesome, the homework is doable, but the exams were mildly difficult making his feel harder than it should be. Overall, loved Dr. Hobbs' class and would recommend it to any engineering majorRate My Professors ↗
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A non-mathematical exploration of the properties and structure of everyday materials, including metals, plastics, ceramics, glasses, and composites.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.68 GPA, 87.9% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.58 GPA, 85.4% A/AB (n=48 letter grades).
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Spring 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIntroduction to Materials Science covering basic structures and properties of solids, including phase equilibria, mechanical properties, failure, corrosion, and materials selection.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.17 GPA, 46.9% A/AB (n=211 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.35 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=210 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.12 GPA, 44.8% A/AB (n=221 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Distinct courses recorded per term
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