Explore courses Spring 2027 Easiest courses↗ Hardest courses↗ All departments Spring 2027 Recorded offerings Tags Course details Schedule Grades Instructor 1active filters Instructor: Ramathasan Thevamaran Clear filters Practicum in Finite Elements covers elementary FE theory and uses a commercial computer program to solve practical mechanics problems, emphasizing modeling and result evaluation.
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Past student reviews · Ramathasan Thevamaran
Ramathasan Thevamaran turned this practicum into a lecture-heavy, time-consuming slog. The reviewer found the course extremely boring and noted that every homework assignment was completed in pairs.[1] Sources
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 Honors in Research II involves independent work and preparation of a thesis in aerospace engineering or engineering mechanics.
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Independent study involving directed projects arranged with the instructor.
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).[1] Sources
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Theory of Elasticity covers equations in curvilinear/rectangular coordinates, 2D problems, prismatic bars, variational methods, complex variables, and thermal stress.
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.62 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.60 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).[1, 2, 3] Sources
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Fall 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample Highly rated instructor
Directed study projects arranged with the instructor for master's research and thesis work.
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Pre-dissertation research involving directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
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Directed study projects as arranged with instructor.
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Introduction to Computer Aided Engineering covering CAD/CAE fundamentals, modeling, manufacturing (NC/3D printing), and structural/thermal analysis.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 Highly rated instructor
Master's Research and Thesis involving directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
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PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS involves directed study projects as arranged with instructor.
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Dissertation Research and Thesis involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
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MASTER'S RESEARCH AND THESIS involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
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Pre-dissertator's research for Ph.D. students prior to becoming dissertators.
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Research and Thesis involves directed study projects as arranged with the instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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