Professor
Jonathan Hopkins
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Fall 2017 - Professor Hopkins is easy to understand, though sometimes he went through lecture slides pretty fast. He cares about students understanding the material and he is very knowledgeable about it. One issue I had with the course were the homework assignments given. I did not feel that lectures well-prepared students for them and I needed to turn to the textbook to learn the material. Overall though, Hopkins made the class enjoyable and I do believe that I learned a lot about mechanisms and mechanical design. His lecture slides are pretty detailed and I feel confident about turning to them in the future when I enter industry!
Fall 2017 - Professor Hopkins is easy to understand, though sometimes he went through lecture slides pretty fast. He cares about students understanding the material and he is very knowledgeable about it. One issue I had with the course were the homework assignments given. I did not feel that lectures well-prepared students for them and I needed to turn to the textbook to learn the material. Overall though, Hopkins made the class enjoyable and I do believe that I learned a lot about mechanisms and mechanical design. His lecture slides are pretty detailed and I feel confident about turning to them in the future when I enter industry!
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Winter 2022 - Lectures are prerecorded. There were also in person lectures for extra practice problems, and in person project meetings with the prof. Weekly HWs, 2 exams, and 1 project. Exam 1 was okay and exam 2 was difficult but curved. Going over all the practice problems he gives is probably enough to get an A. The project this year was a bit crazy - 20+ person groups. Hopkins himself said it's unideal but he can only handle 7 or so projects for the entire class. Projects were pretty interesting, but a lot of the group ended up doing very little. Overall workload is not too bad in comparison to other mechE classes. The class material is pretty interesting. Professor Hopkins actually created much of the stuff he's teaching, so he lectures on it well. I would def recommend this class as an elective, very interesting and not too hard.
Winter 2022 - Lectures are prerecorded. There were also in person lectures for extra practice problems, and in person project meetings with the prof. Weekly HWs, 2 exams, and 1 project. Exam 1 was okay and exam 2 was difficult but curved. Going over all the practice problems he gives is probably enough to get an A. The project this year was a bit crazy - 20+ person groups. Hopkins himself said it's unideal but he can only handle 7 or so projects for the entire class. Projects were pretty interesting, but a lot of the group ended up doing very little. Overall workload is not too bad in comparison to other mechE classes. The class material is pretty interesting. Professor Hopkins actually created much of the stuff he's teaching, so he lectures on it well. I would def recommend this class as an elective, very interesting and not too hard.
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Winter 2021 - This quarter he record all the lectures on Youtube, haha! He did not need to wake up early and give in person class, but postcard them all at the beginning of the quarter. It does not matter for we student, because I watch the record all the time due to the time difference. And he has office hour every week. The midterm is not very hard...even it is easy, very easy(But I got 93/100 lol). But the final is not very easy....Although I got 100, haha. But if you spend time read all the previous test and homework he provided, it is 100% enough to get 100. That is very very clear. It is fair, you spend time, and you can really get a high score. And for the project, he posted at the beginning of the quarter, but I think the best time to start is after midterm and you watch all the videos. Remember stuff after Lec 10 will not be on final, they only work for project. This year's final is to design a 6 DOF system. You can modify one of the structure in his slides. (Remember not to share with your classmate) Funny thing is, some students did not submit the project on time....?Prof feel that is unfair to previous student and others who on time, so....all the guys not on time get 0 for project. 30%! Generally the professor is amazing, he created all the knowledge in this lecture! I never met a teacher can do that. He is teaching what he created in MIT's master and PHD! Good thing is the stuff is clear and designing is interesting. If time goes back, I would take this course again.
Winter 2021 - This quarter he record all the lectures on Youtube, haha! He did not need to wake up early and give in person class, but postcard them all at the beginning of the quarter. It does not matter for we student, because I watch the record all the time due to the time difference. And he has office hour every week. The midterm is not very hard...even it is easy, very easy(But I got 93/100 lol). But the final is not very easy....Although I got 100, haha. But if you spend time read all the previous test and homework he provided, it is 100% enough to get 100. That is very very clear. It is fair, you spend time, and you can really get a high score. And for the project, he posted at the beginning of the quarter, but I think the best time to start is after midterm and you watch all the videos. Remember stuff after Lec 10 will not be on final, they only work for project. This year's final is to design a 6 DOF system. You can modify one of the structure in his slides. (Remember not to share with your classmate) Funny thing is, some students did not submit the project on time....?Prof feel that is unfair to previous student and others who on time, so....all the guys not on time get 0 for project. 30%! Generally the professor is amazing, he created all the knowledge in this lecture! I never met a teacher can do that. He is teaching what he created in MIT's master and PHD! Good thing is the stuff is clear and designing is interesting. If time goes back, I would take this course again.
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