Even without a textbook, the course feels complete because his explanations are so clear and well organized. Every assignment directly reinforces and is based on the material taught in lecture. His lectures are among the clearest I have experienced at UCSB.

Attendance isn't mandatory but a lot of the content he only covers in lecture. Homeworks make up most of your grade so not too difficult. Assignments are easy enough if you go to class.

Was enrolled in Math of Engr but the teacher put me in another Canvas CMPSC both about matrixes, resulted in a fully wasted quarter for this class, never answered to my mails. I recommend to double check that especially if its your 1st quarter at UCSB. Great guy and course other than that

Professor Gibou makes ME17 a somewhat unique experience. The class is graded by a few homework assignments and take home "exams" which are really just more projects. Some concepts can be hard to grasp but he is happy to answer questions and will help you succeed. Grading was somewhat unpredictable but never overly harsh. Try to attend lecture.

Homework is based on what is taught in class. Do NOT skip lectures in the last three weeks because the last assignment is MUCH harder than the previous ones. Picky yet unclear grading guidelines for formatting the homework reports, though it's not a big chunk of the grade. Good lecturer.

The majority of this class is a 1/5 in difficulty; the last week is a 5/5, and I did not procrastinate. I was actually ahead. Most of the hw and midterm is very easy, then all of a sudden for the last hw and the final he just goes crazy and makes it far, far harder than anything before in the class. Lectures are boring, and he is hard to hear.