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Franklin Miller was one of my favorite professors in my college career. His lectures were well presented and there was a lot of homework every week. The homework is heavy, but crucial for your success in his course. Very approachable and really cares about his students. I would recommend Miller to anyone in the ME department. He knows his stuff.Rate My Professors ↗
3 homeworks per week are definitely worth the time(big chunk of grade). HW can be challenging at times but they're the most important thing you can do for the exams. Exams themselves are more comparable to the easier homeworks. If you understand the basics of the material, you shouldn't have any problems.Rate My Professors ↗
2 homework assignments a week, if you do them it is a lot of work, but you can't get behind in the class. Very knowledgeable about the subject, you can get a lot out of office hours. Lectures are very useful too, take notes! They help a lot with homework and exams. Textbook'll occasionally be useful for homework.Rate My Professors ↗
Miller is a fantastic professor - However, the homework is barely related to the lectures or the textbook, so if you don't automatically know how to do it, you won't be figuring it out.Rate My Professors ↗
One of the worst professors I have seen. He'll answer questions during the exam. That's good. However, his handwriting is so bad and the lecture is boring. Also he doesn't really care about his students or try to understand them, even just a little bit. Questions in the exam usually not related to lecture slides. Having a book is all you need to doRate My Professors ↗
Professor Miller was easily one of the best professors I've ever had. I went into Thermo with little interest and left with a fascination for the world. He REALLY knows his material and is remarkable at explaining it. Listening to him lecture can be truly inspiring, he is terrific at connecting the material to real-world applications.Rate My Professors ↗
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ME 491 involves individual lab projects conducted under staff supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleMECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS II is a continuation of ME 491.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleME 561 covers intermediate thermodynamics, focusing on phase and chemical equilibria, availability, and thermodynamic relationships.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.72 GPA, 88.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.83 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.77 GPA, 80.8% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025ME 699 is an advanced independent study course involving directed study projects arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.00 GPA, 0.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleME 790 is a directed study course for Mechanical Engineering graduate students to conduct research projects arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ME 890 is a PhD research and thesis course offering directed study projects arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ME 990 is a directed study course for Mechanical Engineering PhD students to conduct dissertation research and thesis work arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Fall 2026 | ME 492 | Mechanical Engineering Projects II |
| Fall 2026 | ME 561 | Intermediate Thermodynamics |
| Fall 2026 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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