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Patrick Flannery

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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 3 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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ECE-355 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Amazing professor if you can take him, he's very accessible outside of class and very understanding if things come up. The class was well structured and he often gives options for extra credit or makeups.
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ECE 411
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
His notes were very clear and the explanation was brilliant! Explain complicated concepts in a simple way that you can understand. 6 home works and a final project and 3 exams
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ECE 411
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
Nice guy, difficult class. He allowed for test corrections on both exams, as both averages were in the 60s. Also had extra credit questions on the exams. If you don't like MATLAB, don't take this class with Flannery.
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Classes with Patrick Flannery

ECE 355

Electromechanical Energy Conversion

3 credits

Covers energy storage/conversion, force/emf production, and coupled circuit analysis for systems with electrical and mechanical inputs, applied to motors, generators, and transducers.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.41 GPA, 70.5% A/AB (n=88 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.57 GPA, 82.2% A/AB (n=73 letter grades).

Patrick Flannery

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026
ECE 504

Electric Machine & Drive System Laboratory

3 credits

Laboratory course covering steady-state and dynamic performance of electric machines with power electronic converters, including parameter measurement, inverter drive evaluation, and embedded control implementation.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

Patrick Flannery

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027ECE 355Electromechanical Energy Conversion
Spring 2027ECE 504Electric Machine & Drive System Laboratory
Fall 2026ECE 411Introduction to Electric Drive Systems
Fall 2026ECE 512Power Electronics Laboratory
Fall 2026ECE 699Advanced Independent Study

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