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Weiyu Li

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Raw average: 4.50/5 from 8 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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364 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Li first semester and she was awesome! One of my favorite professor at UW Madison. Her notes are awesome! She is so kind and really cares about making sure her students understand the content! Exams are straight forward. She is always quick to help although, I do wish she knew EES since all the assignments are EES... this is okay!
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364 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Li is one of the best professors I have had at UW-Madison. Content was incredibly well-explained, and the lectures were super engaging. The course is rigorous, but she made the concepts very understandable and provided interesting examples. Would definitely recommend her class to anyone taking 364.
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364 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Dr. Li is supportive and organized. The summary cheat sheet she prepares for us before exams helped a lot.
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364 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Li is very involved and passionate.There was attendance every lecture and discussion, but multiple drops for attendance, homework, and discussion assignments. The assignments were EES heavy, which was difficult to translate to written exams, but exam questions were broken up into a-f guiding you through the problem and giving room for error.
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364 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Li is very involved in the class and actually shows up to discussion sessions, which is really helpful. She answers questions one-on-one and explains things in a way that makes sense if you're stuck. She's patient and never makes you feel bad for asking questions.
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364 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
The course is rigorous, but fair, and she really cares about students understanding how the material connects to real engineering applications. If you put in the effort and ask questions, she will absolutely help you succeed. I learned a lot and would recommend her class.
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Classes with Weiyu Li

ME 472

Energy, Sustainability, and Technology

3 credits

Thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion systems focusing on efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, economic analysis, radiative exchange, and transportation sustainability.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.79 GPA, 97.2% A/AB (n=36 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Weiyu Li

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027ME 299Independent Study
Spring 2027ME 472Energy, Sustainability, and Technology
Spring 2027ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 364Elementary Heat Transfer
Fall 2026ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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