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.Rate My Professors ↗
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KRISHNAN SURESH
What students say
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with KRISHNAN SURESH
No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
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Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | EMA 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | ME 489 | Honors in Research II |
| Spring 2026 | ME 601 | Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering |
| Spring 2026 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | EMA 890 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2025 | ME 489 | Honors in Research II |
| Fall 2025 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | EMA 890 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2025 | ME 748 | Optimum Design of Mechanical Elements and Systems |
| Spring 2025 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | EMA 890 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2024 | ME 548 | Introduction to Design Optimization |
| Fall 2024 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | EMA 599 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2024 | EMA 890 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2024 | ME 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2024 | ME 331 | Computer-aided Engineering |
| Spring 2024 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | EMA 890 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2023 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2023 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | EMA 890 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2023 | ME 548 | Introduction to Design Optimization |
| Spring 2023 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | EMA 890 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2022 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2022 | ME 748 | Optimum Design of Mechanical Elements and Systems |
| Fall 2022 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | EMA 890 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2022 | ME 548 | Introduction to Design Optimization |
| Spring 2022 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | EMA 890 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2021 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2021 | ME 748 | Optimum Design of Mechanical Elements and Systems |
| Fall 2021 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | ME 448 | Mechanical Systems Analysis |
| Fall 2020 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | ME 548 | Introduction to Design Optimization |
| Spring 2020 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | ME 448 | Mechanical Systems Analysis |
| Fall 2019 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | ME 489 | Honors in Research II |
| Spring 2019 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2018 | ME 331 | Computer-aided Engineering |
| Fall 2018 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2018 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2018 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2018 | ME 492 | Mechanical Engineering Projects II |
| Spring 2018 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2018 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2018 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2018 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2017 | ME 331 | Computer-aided Engineering |
| Fall 2017 | ME 492 | Mechanical Engineering Projects II |
| Fall 2017 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2017 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2017 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2017 | ME 492 | Mechanical Engineering Projects II |
| Spring 2017 | ME 601 | Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering |
| Spring 2017 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2017 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2017 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2016 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Fall 2016 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2016 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2016 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2016 | ME 331 | Computer-aided Engineering |
| Spring 2016 | ME 748 | Optimum Design of Mechanical Elements and Systems |
| Spring 2016 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2016 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2016 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2015 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2015 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2015 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2015 | ME 331 | Computer-aided Engineering |
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