MECH&AE 162A
Introduction to Mechanisms and Mechanical Systems
Course statistics
- Predicted GPA
- 3.56
- n = 406 · 4 terms · ± 0.027
- A range
- 64%
- of letter grades
- Taken P/NP
- 0%
- — of those passed
- D / F / W
- 1.0%
- incl. withdrawals
Sections in Fall 2026
Not offered in Fall 2026.
Enrollment history
Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.
- 9621F
- 9922S
- 9623F
- 11524S
Peak 115
Most recent
115
in 24S
4 terms on record
Grade distribution
- A+ 4 · 1.0%
- A 166 · 40.9%
- A- 90 · 22.2%
- B+ 64 · 15.8%
- B 46 · 11.3%
- B- 18 · 4.4%
- C+ 10 · 2.5%
- C 2 · 0.5%
- C- 2 · 0.5%
- D+ 2 · 0.5%
- F 2 · 0.5%
Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.
By instructor
| Instructor | Predicted | Raw | n | Terms | A range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHES, CHRISTOPHER STANLEY RUTTER | 3.61 | 3.61 | 310 | 3 | 68% |
| HOPKINS, JONATHAN | 3.39 | 3.37 | 96 | 1 | 52% |
“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.
By term
- 21F 3.37 n=96
- 22S 3.53 n=99
- 23F 3.52 n=96
- 24S 3.76 n=115