Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

degrees awarded: B.S., M.S.

program: mechanical engineering

attended: 9/94 - 8/99

notes: RIT operates on a "quarter" system, 4 ten week class periods per year, with each period taking place approximately during a season. Freshman and sophomore engineers normally take classes 3 quarters per year (fall, winter, spring), while 3rd, 4th and 5th year engineers normally take classes 2 of 4 quarters per year while co-oping the other two.

notes: the first four digits of the course number represent the department, the next three the course level. 100-500 level are undergraduate classes, 600 are technical electives, while 700 and above are usually graduate level.

final GPA: 3.895/4.00

total credits: 238

Equivalent Credits - Transfer Credits/AP from High School
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
  English Literature X 4
  English Composition X 4
1011-208 College Chemistry 1 X 4
1016-251 Calculus 1 X 4
1016-252 Calculus 2 X 4
1018-200 Science Elective X 4
Fall Quarter 1994 - 1995
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-203 Freshman Seminar A 1
0304-211 Introduction to Graphics B 3
0304-343 Materials Processing(Lab included) B 4
1016-253 Calculus 3 A 4
1017-559 Special Topics: Concepts in Physics A 4
Winter Quarter 1994 - 1995
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-203 Freshman Seminar A 1
1011-273 Introduction to Chemistry of Materials A 3
1011-277 Introduction to Chemistry of Materials Lab A 1
1016-305 Calculus 4 A 4
1017-311 University Physics 1 A 4
1017-375 University Physics 1 Lab B 1
1111-056 Beginning Kung Fu A 0
Spring Quarter 1994 - 1995
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-336 Statics A 4
0304-342 Problem Solving with Computers(Lab included) A 3
1016-306 Differential Equations A 4
1017-376 University Physics 2 A 4
1017-376 University Physics 2 Lab B 1
1111-056 Beginning Kung Fu A 0
Fall Quarter 1995 - 1996
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-359 Dynamics A 5
0514-210 Introduction to Psychology A 4
1016-318 Matrices and Boundary Value Problems A 4
1017-313 University Physics 3 A 4
1017-377 University Physics 3 Lab A 1
Winter Quarter 1995 - 1996
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-344 Materials Science(Lab included) A 4
0304-413 Thermodynamics A 4
0304-440 Numerical Methods A 4
0507-301 Modern American History A 4
Spring Quarter 1995 - 1996
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0301-362 Introduction to Electrical Engineering(Lab included) A 4
0304-311 Computer Aided Design(Lab included) A 3
0304-347 Mechanics of Materials A 4
0304-348 Mechanics of Materials Lab A 1
1016-314 Statistics A 4
1111-032 Fishing S 0
Summer Quarter 1995 - 1996
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-499 Co-op #1 S 0
Fall Quarter 1996 - 1997
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-437 Machine Design A 4
0304-543 System Dynamics A 4
0304-545 System Dynamics Lab A 1
0304-870 Mathematics for Engineers A 4
0510-210 Cultural Anthropology B 4
Winter Quarter 1996 - 1997
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-499 Co-op #2 S 0
Spring Quarter 1996 - 1997
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-415 Fluid Mechanics A 4
0304-416 Thermal Fluid and Energy Lab 1 A 1
0304-464 Design for Manufacture A 4
0304-518 Advanced Computational Techniques(Lab included) A 4
0509-440 Philosophy of Religion A 4
1111-009 Billiards S 0
1111-032 Fishing S 0
Summer Quarter 1996 - 1997
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-499 Co-op #3 S 0
Fall Quarter 1997 - 1998
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-514 Heat Transfer A 4
0304-560 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering A 4
0304-758 Engineering Vibrations A 4
0509-210 Philosophy of Selected Issues A 4
1111-015 Ballroom Dancing S 0
Winter Quarter 1997 - 1998
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-678 Propulsion A 4
0304-682 Flight Dynamics A 4
0304-871 Mathematics for Engineers 2 A 4
0304-885 Advanced Mechanics of Solids B 4
0304-890 Thesis R 1
Spring Quarter 1997 - 1998
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-671 Aerostructures A 4
0304-673 Aeromechanics Lab. A 1
0304-675 Aerodynamics A 4
0304-816 Finite Elements A 4
0514-483 Social Psychology of Religion A 4
Summer Quarter 1997 - 1998
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-499 Co-op #4 S 0
Fall Quarter 1998 - 1999
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-620 Introduction to Optimal Design A 4
0304-630 Senior Design Project 1 A 4
0304-838 Ideal Flows A 4
0509-444 Buddhism A 4
Winter Quarter 1998 - 1999
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-499 Co-op #5 S 0
0304-851 Convective Phenomena B 4
Spring Quarter 1998 - 1999
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-631 Senior Design Project 2 A 4
0304-830 Introduction to CFD A 4
0304-890 Thesis R 4
0520-501 Senior Seminar A 2
Summer Quarter 1998 - 1999
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
0304-890 Continuation of Thesis R 0

 

Virginia Tech (VT)

degrees awarded: Ph.D.

program: aerospace engineering

attended: 8/99 - 5/2002

notes: the first digit of the four number course number represents the class level. A "4000" level class is an undergraduate technical elective which can often be taken for graduate credit. A "5000" level class is a master's level class, while a "6000" level class is a PhD level class.

current GPA: 3.867/4.00

total credits: 105

Fall Semester 1999
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
AOE 5024 Vehicle Structures A- 3
AOE 5214 Flight Dynamics & Controls A 3
AOE 7994 Research and Dissertation R 6
AOE 5944 Graduate Seminar P 1
Spring Semester 2000
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
AOE 4984 Fluid Flows in Nature A 3
AOE 5144 Boundary Layer Analysis A- 3
AOE 7994 Research and Dissertation R 6
AOE 5944 Graduate Seminar P 1
Summer Semester #1 2000
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
AOE 5114 High Speed Aerodynamics A- 3
Summer Semester #2 2000
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
AOE 4404 Numerical Methods A 3
Fall Semester 2000
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
AOE 6124 Computational Fluid Dynamics A 3
AOE 7994 Research and Dissertation R 9
AOE 5944 Graduate Seminar P 1
Spring Semester 2001
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
AOE 6024 Aeroelasticity A- 3
AOE 7994 Research and Dissertation R 9
AOE 5944 Graduate Seminar P 1
Fall Semester 2001
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
ME 5714 Digital Signal Processing A 3
AOE 7994 Research and Dissertation R 9
AOE 5944 Graduate Seminar P 1
Spring Semester 2002
Course Number Course Name Grade received Credits Received
AOE 7994 Research and Dissertation R 12
AOE 5944 Graduate Seminar P 1