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Dibs Fall 2026

MECH&AE

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

123 courses on record · 26 with sections in Fall 2026

Live section data currently covers GE courses; the rest is filled in by a nightly pass, so this department is likely running more than is listed here.

123 courses

Lower division 6

Lower division courses in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Course Title Predicted GPA This term
1 Undergraduate Seminar no letter grades 1 section
19 Engineering for Good: Designing Solutions that Matter no grade history —
M20 Introduction to Computer Programming with MATLAB 3.83 n=855 —
M20P Introduction to Computer Programming with Python no grade history —
82 Mathematics of Engineering 3.45 n=753 1 section
94 Introduction to Computer-Aided Design and Drafting 3.70 n=662 1 section

Upper division 51

Upper division courses in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Course Title Predicted GPA This term
101 Statics and Strength of Materials 3.53 n=1,067 1 section
102 Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies 3.69 n=634 —
103 Elementary Fluid Mechanics 3.17 n=1,156 —
105A Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics 3.16 n=1,345 1 section
105D Transport Phenomena 3.18 n=862 1 section
107 Introduction to Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems 2.86 n=961 1 section
131A Intermediate Heat Transfer 3.54 n=97 1 section
C131G Microscopic Energy Transport 3.61 n=10 small sample —
133A Engineering Thermodynamics 3.22 n=388 —
C136 Energy and Environment 3.30 n=77 —
C137 Design and Analysis of Smart Grids 3.60 n=13 small sample —
CM140 Introduction to Biomechanics 3.94 n=113 —
150A Intermediate Fluid Mechanics 3.40 n=422 1 section
150B Aerodynamics 3.65 n=72 —
150C Combustion Systems 3.49 n=93 —
C150G Fluid Dynamics of Biological Systems 3.80 n=33 —
C150P Aircraft Propulsion Systems 3.44 n=103 1 section
C150R Rocket Propulsion Systems 3.49 n=67 —
154A Preliminary Design of Aircraft 3.84 n=81 —
154B Design of Aerospace Structures 3.67 n=52 —
154S Flight Mechanics, Stability, and Control of Aircraft 3.52 n=84 —
155 Intermediate Dynamics 3.37 n=12 small sample —
156A Advanced Strength of Materials 3.32 n=520 1 section
157 Basic Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Laboratory 3.81 n=572 —
157A Aerospace Design Laboratory 3.83 n=250 —
157W Basic Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Laboratory with Writing 3.89 n=247 —
161A Introduction to Astronautics 3.79 n=367 1 section
161B Introduction to Space Technology 3.73 n=448 —
161C Spacecraft Design 3.80 n=191 —
162A Introduction to Mechanisms and Mechanical Systems 3.56 n=406 —
C162A Introduction to Mechanisms and Mechanical Systems no grade history —
C162B Compliant Mechanism Design 3.31 n=211 —
162D Mechanical Engineering Design I 3.87 n=433 —
162E Mechanical Engineering Design II 3.86 n=433 —
C163A Kinematics of Robotic Systems 3.71 n=111 1 section
C163B Dynamics of Robotic Systems 3.67 n=37 —
166A Analysis of Aerospace Structures 3.54 n=241 1 section
166C Design of Composite Structures 3.68 n=110 —
M168 Introduction to Finite Element Methods 3.81 n=287 —
171A Introduction to Feedback and Control Systems: Dynamic Systems Control I 3.09 n=1,045 1 section
171B Digital Control of Physical Systems 3.76 n=53 —
172 Control System Design Laboratory 3.89 n=77 —
174 Probability and Its Applications to Risk, Reliability, and Quality Control 3.53 n=141 —
C175A Probability and Stochastic Processes in Dynamical Systems no grade history —
182C Numerical Methods for Engineering Applications 3.71 n=32 1 section
183A Introduction to Manufacturing Processes 3.53 n=664 1 section
M183B Introduction to Microscale and Nanoscale Manufacturing 3.63 n=268 —
C183C Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing 3.58 n=19 small sample —
185 Introduction to Radio Frequency Identification and Its Application in Manufacturing and Supply Chain 3.52 n=63 —
C187L Nanoscale Fabrication, Characterization, and Biodetection Laboratory 3.73 n=31 —
194 Research Group Seminars: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Seminar 2 no grade history —

Graduate 66

Graduate courses in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Course Title Predicted GPA This term
231A Convective Heat Transfer Theory 3.35 n=59 2 sections
231B Radiation Heat Transfer 3.64 n=39 —
231C Phase Change Heat Transfer and Two-Phase Flow 3.52 n=37 —
C231G Microscopic Energy Transport 3.58 n=31 —
233 Nanoscience for Energy Technologies 3.87 n=28 —
C236 Energy and Environment 3.59 n=16 small sample —
C237 Design and Analysis of Smart Grids 3.67 n=139 —
C238 Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics 3.70 n=11 small sample —
CM240 Introduction to Biomechanics 3.93 n=63 —
242 Introduction to Multiferroic Materials 3.81 n=25 —
250A Foundations of Fluid Dynamics 3.58 n=97 —
250B Viscous and Turbulent Flows 3.74 n=94 —
250C Compressible Flows 3.56 n=105 2 sections
250D Computational Fluid Dynamics for Compressible Flows 3.78 n=51 —
250F Hypersonic and High-Temperature Gas Dynamics 3.81 n=44 —
C250G Fluid Dynamics of Biological Systems 3.79 n=13 small sample —
250H Computational Fluid Dynamics for Incompressible Flows 3.84 n=45 —
250M Introduction to Microfluids/Nanofluids 3.81 n=15 small sample —
C250P Aircraft Propulsion Systems 3.46 n=57 2 sections
C250R Rocket Propulsion Systems 3.53 n=14 small sample —
250S Spectroscopy and Molecular Gas Dynamics 3.53 n=12 small sample —
252C Fluid Mechanics of Combustion Systems 3.64 n=12 small sample —
252E Data Science for Fluid Dynamics 3.77 n=42 —
252P Plasma and Ionized Gases 3.75 n=15 small sample —
M256A Linear Elasticity 3.63 n=126 2 sections
M256B Nonlinear Elasticity 3.74 n=39 —
256F Analytical Fracture Mechanics 3.93 n=62 —
259A Seminar: Advanced Topics in Fluid Mechanics 3.87 n=30 —
259B Seminar: Advanced Topics in Solid Mechanics 3.84 n=50 —
260 Current Topics in Mechanical Engineering no letter grades 41 sections
261A Energy and Computational Methods in Structural Mechanics 3.78 n=59 1 section
261B Finite Element Analysis for Solids and Structures 3.85 n=31 —
262 Mechanics of Intelligent Material Systems 3.75 n=37 —
C263A Kinematics of Robotic Systems 3.80 n=224 2 sections
C263B Dynamics of Robotic Systems 3.95 n=172 —
C263C Control of Robotic Systems 3.86 n=158 —
263E Bionic Systems Engineering 3.77 n=108 —
263F Mechanics of Flexible Structures and Soft Robots 3.93 n=63 —
265A Autonomous Aerospace Systems: Planning and Control no grade history —
M269A Dynamics of Structures 3.78 n=45 —
270A Linear Dynamic Systems no grade history —
M270A Linear Dynamic Systems 3.45 n=230 —
270B Linear Optimal Control 3.40 n=206 —
M270C Optimal Control 3.74 n=61 —
C271A Probability and Stochastic Processes in Dynamical Systems 3.59 n=61 —
271B Stochastic Estimation 3.60 n=61 —
271D Seminar: Special Topics in Dynamic Systems Control 3.92 n=87 —
273A Robust Control System Analysis and Design 3.61 n=26 —
C274 Digital Control and Learning of Physical Systems no grade history —
277 Advanced Digital Control for Mechatronic Systems 3.90 n=40 —
279 Dynamics and Control of Biological Oscillations 3.66 n=14 small sample —
279B Dynamics and Feedback in Biological and Ecological Systems 3.67 n=26 —
M280B Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Fabrication 3.66 n=97 —
281 Microsciences 3.64 n=48 1 section
285 Interfacial Phenomena 3.91 n=60 —
C286 Applied Optics 3.64 n=40 —
M287 Nanoscience and Technology 3.80 n=61 —
C294A Compliant Mechanism Design 3.64 n=170 —
C294B Introduction to Mechanisms and Mechanical Systems no grade history —
C296A Mechanical Design for Power Transmission 3.22 n=13 small sample —
C297A Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing 3.68 n=241 —
M297C Composites Manufacturing 3.61 n=191 —
298 Seminar: Engineering 3.92 n=222 —
495 Teaching Assistant Training Seminar no letter grades 1 section
597C Preparation for PhD Oral Qualifying Examination no letter grades —
599 Research for and Preparation of PhD Dissertation no letter grades —

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the department average, so a course taught once to a dozen students sits near the department mean rather than at whatever those twelve happened to get. The figure is always shown — small sample marks where it rests mostly on that prior.