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KRISHNAN SURESH

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Raw average: 4.91/5 from 54 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 548
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
This class is very MATLAB-focused. Exams are pretty easy since they're take-home, but group projects are rough since MATLAB isn't good for collaboration. You don't really have to come to lectures but it would help, since he doesn't write very clearly or make powerpoints for his notes. Grading is lenient and workload is reasonable.
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ME 331
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
331 was a very poorly taught class for the last 5 years and Prof. Suresh took time to make the course interesting again. Content is extremely useful and applicable outside of class, and it is a very easy A as long as you check your work with a mentally competent partner. Exams were not proctored and 24 hours to take.
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ME 548
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I took it last semester, Prof. Suresh is absolutely a T0 professor in the ME department. The content is exciting and complicated, however, Prof. Suresh has the magic to organize the material and teach logically (he wrote the textbook). Overall I really recommend this course.
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ME 331
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He is one of the better professors I have had. He really cares about his students and wants to make sure they succeed. Although the topics could become boring, he continuously encouraged questions to make sure the entire class understood what was going on. I would definitely recommend him to others.
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ME 331
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Best professor I have had. He knows when students get confused and how to deal with them during the lecture. His tests are fairly reasonable.
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ME306 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Probably the best lecturer Ive had so far at UW-Madison. Incrementally increased difficulty thoughout the course and forced you to conceptualize how ideas built on each other.
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Classes with KRISHNAN SURESH

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026EMA 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2026ME 489Honors in Research II
Spring 2026ME 601Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Spring 2026ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2026ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2025EMA 890Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2025ME 489Honors in Research II
Fall 2025ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2025EMA 890Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2025ME 748Optimum Design of Mechanical Elements and Systems
Spring 2025ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2024EMA 890Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2024ME 548Introduction to Design Optimization
Fall 2024ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2024EMA 599Independent Study
Spring 2024EMA 890Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2024ME 299Independent Study
Spring 2024ME 331Computer-aided Engineering
Spring 2024ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2023EMA 890Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2023ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2023ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2023EMA 890Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2023ME 548Introduction to Design Optimization
Spring 2023ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2022EMA 890Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2022ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2022ME 748Optimum Design of Mechanical Elements and Systems
Fall 2022ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2022EMA 890Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2022ME 548Introduction to Design Optimization
Spring 2022ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2021EMA 890Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2021ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2021ME 748Optimum Design of Mechanical Elements and Systems
Fall 2021ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ME 448Mechanical Systems Analysis
Fall 2020ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2020ME 548Introduction to Design Optimization
Spring 2020ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2020ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2020ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2019ME 448Mechanical Systems Analysis
Fall 2019ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2019ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2019ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ME 489Honors in Research II
Spring 2019ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ME 331Computer-aided Engineering
Fall 2018ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2018ME 492Mechanical Engineering Projects II
Spring 2018ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2018ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2018ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2018ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2017ME 331Computer-aided Engineering
Fall 2017ME 492Mechanical Engineering Projects II
Fall 2017ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2017ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2017ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2017ME 492Mechanical Engineering Projects II
Spring 2017ME 601Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Spring 2017ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2017ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2017ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2016ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2016ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2016ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2016ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2016ME 331Computer-aided Engineering
Spring 2016ME 748Optimum Design of Mechanical Elements and Systems
Spring 2016ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2016ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2016ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2015ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2015ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2015ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2015ME 331Computer-aided Engineering

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