MECH&AE C162A
Introduction to Mechanisms and Mechanical Systems
Lecture.
Fall 2026: 1 section. It is open. The oldest of these readings was 3 hours ago.
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Workload and assignments
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What comes first
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Counted in courses rather than quarters: dibs does not know which of them a department lets you take together.
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Sections in Fall 2026
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Lec 1 TR 8:00am-9:50amOpen
Hopkins, J. and Tsao, A.
no grade history22 seats left. 118 of 140 enrolled medium risk
From the people who took it
Student reviews
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Seats over time in Fall 2026
How each lecture has filled since dibs first saw it.
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What a flat run means, and where a line starts
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Lec 1 · Hopkins, J. and Tsao, A. · 118 of 140 enrolled
Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 5.
How readings and alerts work
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