Instructor

S.V. Prabhu

Section

S2

Semester

Autumn 21

Course Difficulty

Difficult, because of the grading scheme, not so much because of the course content. The professor gave very less weightage for steps and in the instance of the final answer being wrong, only a maximum of 40-50% of the weightage of that question was given, regardless of the magnitude of the mistake

Time Commitment Required

3-4 hrs per week apart from lectures. Diligence in class is necessary for good performance.

Grading Policy and Statistics

40% quizzes (5-6 bi-weekly, with all being counted in the weightage) 25% midsem, 35% endsem. Fairly reasonable grades given.

Attendance Policy

None

Pre-requisites

Being comfortable with Fluid Mechanics (ME219) course content will be greatly beneficial

Topics Covered in the Course

Covers the topics in the following order: Conduction, Convection, Heat Exchangers, Radiation, Natural Convection. Reference book used: Cengel.

Teaching Style

Online live lectures, good teaching style with emphasis on writing things down. Comprehensive notes and slides.

Feedback on Exams

Exams were highly time constrained. Absurd examination style followed in the endsem, with each question having a time limit (6 questions each having 30 mins duration, with scanning and submitting 6 times in the whole 4 hr duration), which caused great difficulty to several students.

Review By: Soham Purohit