MECH&AE 107
Introduction to Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, two hours; outside study, five hours. Enforced requisites: courses M20 (or Computer Science 31), 82, Electrical Engineering 100. Introduction to modeling of physical systems, with examples of mechanical, fluid, thermal, and electrical systems. Description of these systems with coverage of impulse response, convolution, frequency response, first- and second-order system transient response analysis, and numerical solution. Nonlinear differential equation descriptions with discussion of equilibrium solutions, small signal linearization, large signal response. Block diagram representation and response of interconnections of systems. Hands-on experiments reinforce lecture material. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2022 - Tough class. Very tough class. It was the biggest mindfuck I've ever had. Franco is a fantastic professor and she explains concepts clearly. But the homeworks are so bloody difficult. If it weren't for the TA's office hours, I would've actually failed every homework. The midterm was fairly challenging, but the final was fair. I would certainly recommend Franco for 107, but it's a tough class (not her fault - just difficult material)/
Winter 2022 - Tough class. Very tough class. It was the biggest mindfuck I've ever had. Franco is a fantastic professor and she explains concepts clearly. But the homeworks are so bloody difficult. If it weren't for the TA's office hours, I would've actually failed every homework. The midterm was fairly challenging, but the final was fair. I would certainly recommend Franco for 107, but it's a tough class (not her fault - just difficult material)/
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Fall 2020 - TC is the worst professor ever. He's like the one who guarantees to give you $2000 stimulus check but ended up not even giving $1400. He doesn't even write anything during a 2-hour long class and only expects you to watch 4 hours of his boring, low resolution past lecture videos and they just keep coming(20 hours worth of videos in one week). May the God bless your soul when you are trying to understand him answering your questions. He'll always say everything is easy while skipping 200 steps. Honestly you will learn better and more in 171A than his garbage. Pray to have a god-tier TAs(Stephen and Tyler) to help you if you are lucky or you'll end up more confused.
Fall 2020 - TC is the worst professor ever. He's like the one who guarantees to give you $2000 stimulus check but ended up not even giving $1400. He doesn't even write anything during a 2-hour long class and only expects you to watch 4 hours of his boring, low resolution past lecture videos and they just keep coming(20 hours worth of videos in one week). May the God bless your soul when you are trying to understand him answering your questions. He'll always say everything is easy while skipping 200 steps. Honestly you will learn better and more in 171A than his garbage. Pray to have a god-tier TAs(Stephen and Tyler) to help you if you are lucky or you'll end up more confused.
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