Gerald Recktenwald's Teaching Page

Current Teaching Schedule

During Spring 2008, I am coordinating the graduate seminar.

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:

Strategies for Studying

The University of Guelph has a nice collection of advice for college students. In particular I recommend the page on Learning from Lectures, the Top 40 Study Strategies.

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   F 2009
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 492-493 Mechanical Engineering Design Projects W, Sp 2003