ME 002: INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 040A or PHYS 002A or PHYS 02HA or PHYS 040HA or PHYS 041A. An introduction to the field of mechanical engineering. Topics include the mechanical engineering profession; machine components; forces in structures and fluids; materials and stresses; thermal and energy systems; machine motion; and machine design.
Average GPA: 2.26
Grade distribution records: 1,877 students across 28 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 84 | 4.5% |
| A | 168 | 9.0% |
| A- | 158 | 8.4% |
| B+ | 153 | 8.2% |
| B | 146 | 7.8% |
| B- | 142 | 7.6% |
| C+ | 179 | 9.5% |
| C | 170 | 9.1% |
| C- | 149 | 7.9% |
| D+ | 89 | 4.7% |
| D | 85 | 4.5% |
| D- | 80 | 4.3% |
| F | 245 | 13.1% |
| NP | 7 | 0.4% |
| S | 3 | 0.2% |
| W | 19 | 1.0% |
Based on 1,877 student grade records across 28 terms and 5 professors.
Instructors
- Sundararajan Venkatadriagaram 442 students, Average GPA 2.18
- Thomas Stahovich 199 students, Average GPA 2.30
- Marko Princevac 167 students, Average GPA 2.24
- Akula Venkatram 134 students, Average GPA 2.83
- Farbod Khoshnoud 29 students, Average GPA 3.26