ME 018B: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL MODELING IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ME 018A, PHYS 040A with a grade of C- or better or PHYS 041A with a grade of C- or better. Introduces the concepts of computational modeling in mechanical engineering. Topics include formulation of mathematical models to solve problems involving vector analysis, complex numbers, linear algebra, and differential, and integral calculus. Explores analytical and numerical solutions to problems in mechanical engineering.
Average GPA: 2.91
Grade distribution records: 1,388 students across 25 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 104 | 7.5% |
| A | 202 | 14.6% |
| A- | 170 | 12.2% |
| B+ | 184 | 13.3% |
| B | 167 | 12.0% |
| B- | 150 | 10.8% |
| C+ | 119 | 8.6% |
| C | 90 | 6.5% |
| C- | 66 | 4.8% |
| D+ | 35 | 2.5% |
| D | 29 | 2.1% |
| D- | 14 | 1.0% |
| F | 51 | 3.7% |
| S | 3 | 0.2% |
| W | 4 | 0.3% |
Based on 1,388 student grade records across 25 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Bhargav Rallabandi 368 students, Average GPA 2.78
- Farbod Khoshnoud 348 students, Average GPA 3.37
- Sundararajan Venkatadriagaram 173 students, Average GPA 2.54
- Campbell Dinsmore 86 students, Average GPA 2.81