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Mario Trujillo

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Raw average: 3.75/5 from 20 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 573
Quality 5/5Difficulty 5/5
By far the best professor I've ever had. It's rare to see a professor who genuinely cares about their students learning and progress as much as Prof. Trujillo and he even went as far as to grade the homeworks himself so that he could give us feedback. He did a great job at making tough concepts feel easy to understand. 10/10
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ME 363
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
The way he teaches this class is strange, but effective. It's extremely focused on the fundamentals and derivations, but he's a good lecturer. He cares about the subject *and* teaching, which is a rare combo. Despite how intimidating the content looks, he doesn't grade very harshly.
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ME 363
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Your grade in this class is based almost entirely on how well you can memorize long equations. Take this class with literally anyone else if you want a grade that actually reflects your understanding of the material. I haven't had a single class here do the same kind of thing and no other fluids professor expects students to memorize this stuff
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ME 363
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
No textbook, no practice problems. All the theories and don’t care to explain.
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ME 363
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Before the class starts he sent a email says we have to attend the help session twice a week which was not mentioned in the course enrollment website and these help sessions are not listed in the course schedule. AND he said if we cannot attend the help session, be prepared to FAILE the class or DROP the class. Most arrogant Professor ever seen.
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ME 573
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
His grading structure basically says your grade is based on one final exam only. Be prepared cause there is no final exam review (He went through all his slides and that is it). LUCK is the only key to success his class.
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Classes with Mario Trujillo

ME 363

Fluid Dynamics

3 credits

Introduction to fluid mechanics covering velocity fields, forces, stresses, conservation laws, Bernoulli equation, boundary layers, hydrostatics, and internal/external flow solutions.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Mario Trujillo

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
ME 491

Mechanical Engineering Projects I

1–3 credits

Mechanical Engineering Projects I involves individual lab projects under staff supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Gregory NellisDan Negrut+40 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027EMA 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2027ME 489Honors in Research II
Spring 2027ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2027ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2026EMA 599Independent Study
Fall 2026ME 573Computational Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2026ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis

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