Gerald Recktenwald's Teaching Page

Current Teaching Schedule

During Spring 2009, I am not teaching any classes.

Teaching Philosophy and Advice

I have a separate web page where I discuss my grading philosophy and practice.

Dr. Richard Felder, Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University has some excellent articles containing advice for engineering students. In particular, I suggest you read:

And for some good ideas (some would say advice) on living life:

Engineering: What is it? What is it Good for?

Strategies for Studying

The University of Guelph has a nice collection of advice called Investing in Excellence for college students. Check out the podcasts:

Studying for, and Taking Tests

Staying Calm

Here's a list of tips for staying calm during a test that I borrowed and adapted from a a web page at Texas A&M University.

Making Good Use of a Practice Exam

Often I give practice exams. When I do, I usually provide the solutions.

If you have access to a practice exam use these steps to make the best use of it.

The basic idea is to simulate as closely as possible the experience of taking the real exam. Your study-only notepad is the exception. The study-only notepad allows you to have the experience of "If only I had studied that before the exam" before you actually take the exam.

Advice on Writing

Miscellaneous Notes

Internet Info

I've collected a few miscellaneous links about electronic communication and the Internet.

Courses with Web Pages

Notation: "F" = Fall Quarter, "W" = Winter Quarter, "Sp" = "Spring Quarter"

As Chair of the department my teaching duties are reduced.

Number   Title  Last Taught  Next Taught

EAS 361   Engineering Fluid Mechanics   F 2006    
ME 322   Applied Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics   W 2007    
ME 352   Engineering Numerical Methods   F 2008  
ME 441/541   Advanced Fluid Mechanics   Sp 1997    
ME 447/547 Transport and Rate Processes W 2000
ME 448/548 Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics W 2008   W 2010
ME 449/549   Thermal Measurements in Electronic Equipment Sp 2006    
ME 488   Design of Experiments F 2009    
ME 492-493 Mechanical Engineering Design Projects W, Sp 2003