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Wei Wang

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Raw average: 1.00/5 from 6 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

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ME 376
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Dr. Wang first time taught this course but he could have done better by trying to understand the materials before the lecture. It seems the previous offering from the other two professors did a better job.
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ME 376
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Wei wang has an accent that is very difficult to understand during lectures and makes frequent mistakes. Lectures, mandatory readings, and labs rarely align, leaving students often confused and wasting time. He tried to make lectures mandatory mid-semester and received much backlash, so he stopped posting annotated lectures. decent grading scale
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ME 376
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Actually the worst professor I have ever had. Lectures are unclear and never align with labs or homeworks. No one every knows what is going on. Grading criteria is also super unclear. Anything I learned from this class I learned on my own.
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ME 376
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Lectures for this class were completely ineffective. Supplemental reading and outside resources were the only things getting me through each week. Labs are tedious and disjointed compared to the material. Spent far more time outside of the required credit hours preparing for exams. Overall a much more obnoxious class than it should have been.
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ME 376
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Strong accent and uses the wrong words.25% of what is written during lecture is incorrect. Tries to cover way too much in lecture and tries to compensate with 3-5 reading assignments per week. Labs and homework don't correlate to lecture. Never looks at lecture slides before coming to class. Attendance was so bad he had to make it required.
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ME 376
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Wei does not know how to teach. His accent is thick, he just writes equations on the board with no explination from where. Very bad at algebra in lecture. Readings due 3x week. Nobody was attending lecture because he couldn't teach, so he just made it mandatory and changed the syllabus. DO NOT TAKE CLASS WITH HIM
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Classes with Wei Wang

ME 376

Introduction to Mechatronics

4 credits

Introduction to mechatronics covering DC/AC circuit analysis, active/passive linear circuit design, digital logic, and programming for embedded microcontrollers with lab exercises.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Wei Wang

Wei Wang taught ME 376 with frequent lecture errors, unclear explanations, and a strong accent that students found difficult to follow. Mandatory readings (3-5 per week) and disjointed labs often did not align with lecture content, leading students to rely heavily on outside resources. Several students reported that the grading criteria were unclear and that the overall workload exceeded the required credit hours.

Wei Wang

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–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
ME 699

Advanced Independent Study

1–3 credits

Advanced Independent Study involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor, applying advanced physical, mathematical, and mechanical engineering principles to engineering research problems.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Krishnan SureshGregory Nellis+34 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027EMA 599Independent Study
Spring 2027ME 376Introduction to Mechatronics
Spring 2027ME 489Honors in Research II
Spring 2027ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2027ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2027ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2027ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 376Introduction to Mechatronics
Fall 2026ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2026ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2026ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis

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