CE 3300

Professor Ozbulut is a good instructor. The lectures could be a little dull at times, especially when we would work through one or two example problems that would take up the entire 75 minutes. Still, he was more than happy to students if necessary, and his lectures explained the material well. We had 7 homeworks over the semester, and each took maybe 4-5 hours to complete. The exams weren't too difficult and normally had high averages.

This is a required class. The first half is just a review on statics. The second half gets more into deflections, etc. The concepts seem easy to follow. However, I felt that there was too little time for the tests. He gave you 4 questions for a class period(75 minutes). Most people did not have time to double check their work. Anyways, the midterms were bearable but in the final exam(6 questions), I felt that he threw too many curveballs, which made completing the exam quite a challenge. Overall, not too bad of a class to take, but I'd rather not take it again if I could choose to.

The class is a repeat of Statics for the first half of the semester, and then new information on deformation and indeterminate beams. The course is structured with 3 midterm exams, non-cumulative, and a final project, as well as semi-weekly homework assignments. Overall, I found the concepts generally technical and easy to understand, but they're are instances where you will be tested on a subject that you had no practice/HW for.

As for the professor, Dr. Ozbulut is generally your average professor, however, he really pushes for student engagement. Participation is highly valued (and graded) and I would never recommend missing a class. Also, he is generally inviting of questions, but sometimes he gets on a role and would rather not be interrupted. Overall, he is not rude or mean like some say, but he sometimes can be a bit dry in lecture. Overall though, this class can be an easy A if you have strong statics and Strength of Materials skills. If you don't have these, I would recommend brushing up on them, as you will have very little time in-class to review and master these.

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