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JASON OAKLEY

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Raw average: 2.21/5 from 58 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 331
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
I went to literally two lectures the whole semester because they were so pointless. Homework assignments take FOREVER, and often are changed halfway through the time we had to complete them. I had a great TA so my labs were the only thing that got me through this class. If taking 331, get started on hw assignments as soon as you possibly can.
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ME 331
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Aside from having handouts, he never seems prepared for lectures, and you rarely learn anything from them. He says his assignments are short, but they take HOURS of your week. There are also mistakes on every assignment that he usually discovers mid-week, meaning we have to redo 1+ problems. Thankfully I had a great TA, but avoid Oakley if you can.
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ME 331
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Reflecting on the pedagogical approach of Jason Oakley, it was a certainty in every session that one would encounter a heightened state of conceptual ambiguity. He demonstrated his mastery of educational agility by altering exam formats in real-time! I am giving a one-star rating solely due to the lack of a zero-star metric.#EducationalGaps
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ME 331
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
In terms of getting by in the class he isn't as bad as everybody makes it it seem but if you really want to learn it can be difficult. He also has a poorly done grading system.
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ME 363
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Great professor, you just have to turn up to lecture to really understand the class.
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Classes with JASON OAKLEY

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2026ME 331Computer-aided Engineering
Fall 2025ME 331Computer-aided Engineering
Spring 2025ME 331Computer-aided Engineering
Spring 2025ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2024ME 331Computer-aided Engineering
Fall 2024ME 361Thermodynamics
Spring 2024ME 231Geometric Modeling for Design and Manufacturing
Spring 2024ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2023ME 231Geometric Modeling for Design and Manufacturing
Fall 2023ME 331Computer-aided Engineering
Fall 2023ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2023ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2022ME 231Geometric Modeling for Design and Manufacturing
Spring 2022ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2021ME 231Geometric Modeling for Design and Manufacturing
Fall 2021ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2020ME 231Geometric Modeling for Design and Manufacturing
Fall 2020ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2020ME 231Geometric Modeling for Design and Manufacturing
Spring 2020ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2019ME 231Geometric Modeling for Design and Manufacturing
Fall 2019ME 361Thermodynamics
Spring 2019ME 231Geometric Modeling for Design and Manufacturing
Spring 2019ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2018ME 231Geometric Modeling for Design and Manufacturing
Spring 2018ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2016ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2016ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2015ME 361Thermodynamics
Fall 2014ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2013ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2012ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2011ME 361Thermodynamics
Spring 2007ME 363Fluid Dynamics

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