Ratings and Reviews for Introduction to Thermodynamics: Transferring Energy from Here to There

Builds strong foundation in Thermodynamics

The course is excellent for review. The coverage is very balanced and it is easy to follow. Would recommend to all ME students studying the subject.

It was a very rich and practical period. The content was excellent and the teacher was very good at conveying the concepts. What I had learned in the past at university was re-taught and I learned many new points.

Excellent course!

The worst course I have taken. They say introduction to Thermodynamics, but it's far from being an introduction. There are many errors made by the professor so the video keeps on stopping to crrect them. Video are too long, we loose our attention, it is not well organized. Nothing is explained well.

The whole on-line leanring experience is fine, but for this course, it is highly recommended to have more working examples prior to the Quiz of the week. Also if you did something wrong within the Quiz, there's no feedback around how to solve the question around it which is a big nono...

Thoroughly enjoyed it.

nice

learnt lot of things.

I already hold a BSc in Aerospace Engineering but that was achieved several decades ago. Now that I am retired, one of my goals is to revisit the various courses that presented significant "challenges" the first time around. I wish I had Dr. Wooldridge as an instructor when I initially tackled thermodynamics; her presentation is not only straight forward and easily followed, but with a sense of friendliness and encouragement. Of course, what is new to this course is consideration to the impact of energy transfer on global warming. As Dr. Wooldridge suggested, the numbers overwhelmingly support the thesis that humans are forcing climate change. I was very glad to see this section added. It is one thing to know how something works, but another to appreciate the impact it is having on the environment. This turned into a wonderful review of so many things I had forgotten I had forgotten. Thank you.