Current instructor

Scott Sanders

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About this rating

Raw average: 3.36/5 from 28 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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What students say

Original student reviews · all captured dates

ME 3612023-10-12

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Scott is amazing his lectures are interesting and engaging. The material is kinda hard but if you show up to class and do your homework you'll be fine

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ME 3612023-05-11

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

Class is very homework heavy, with up to 6 assignments per week. Keep up with the homework assignments and you will do well on the exams. Lectures were recorded and posted to canvas during Spring 2023.

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ME 3612023-05-07

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Best professor I've had at UW-Madison. He presents the information very clearly and in an interesting way. Lots of homework but you learn a lot while doing it. Exam questions are weird but they are trying to test your understanding. Very helpful over email and in office hours. Can't ask for better.

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ME 3612023-01-30

Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5

His lectures will put you into a coma.

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ME 3612022-03-18

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

Prof Sanders is great at teaching the material. Exam questions are very fair and are similar to but often easier than the homework. Overall great class

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ME 3612022-01-27

Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5

Really good lecturer, nice guy, and very fair tests

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Classes with Scott Sanders

ECE 699

Advanced Independent Study

1–6 credits

ECE 699 is an advanced independent study course where students engage in directed study projects arranged with an instructor.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Eric Hoffman Irena Knezevic+79 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2023 · limited sample

ECE 790

Master's Research

1–9 credits

ECE 790 is a course for independent master's research work under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Irena Knezevic Dan Negrut+67 more

No recorded grade history

ECE 890

Pre-dissertator's Research

1–9 credits

ECE 890 is an independent doctoral research course for PhD students in Electrical Engineering.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Irena Knezevic Dan Negrut+74 more

No recorded grade history

ECE 990

Dissertator's Research

1–12 credits

ECE 990 is a doctoral research course for independent dissertation work under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Irena Knezevic Dan Negrut+67 more

No recorded grade history

ME 352

Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II

3 credits

Interdisciplinary experiential design project focusing on detailed design, fabrication, testing, and modification of systems.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Graham Wabiszewski Michael Cheadle+9 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

ME 491

Mechanical Engineering Projects I

1–3 credits

ME 491 involves individual lab projects conducted under staff supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Gregory Nellis Dan Negrut+36 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

ME 790

Master's Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

ME 790 is a directed study course for Mechanical Engineering graduate students to conduct research projects arranged with an instructor.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Krishnan Suresh Gregory Nellis+63 more

No recorded grade history

ME 890

Phd Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

ME 890 is a PhD research and thesis course offering directed study projects arranged with an instructor.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Krishnan Suresh Gregory Nellis+65 more

No recorded grade history

ME 990

Dissertator Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

ME 990 is a directed study course for Mechanical Engineering PhD students to conduct dissertation research and thesis work arranged with an instructor.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Krishnan Suresh Gregory Nellis+65 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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Fall 2026	ECE 699	Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026	ECE 790	Master's Research
Fall 2026	ECE 890	Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026	ECE 990	Dissertator's Research
Fall 2026	ME 352	Interdisciplinary Experiential Design Projects II
Fall 2026	ME 491	Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2026	ME 790	Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026	ME 890	Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2026	ME 990	Dissertator Research and Thesis

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