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MECH&AE M168

Introduction to Finite Element Methods

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.81
n = 287 · 4 terms · ± 0.032
A range
89%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
1.7%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 3622S
  • 4723S
  • 4624S
  • 3825S
Enrolment by term: 22S 36, 23S 47, 24S 46, 25S 38
Peak 47 Most recent 38 in 25S 4 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 49 · 17.1%
  • A 201 · 70.0%
  • A- 6 · 2.1%
  • B+ 5 · 1.7%
  • B 13 · 4.5%
  • B- 3 · 1.0%
  • C+ 2 · 0.7%
  • C 2 · 0.7%
  • C- 1 · 0.3%
  • D- 1 · 0.3%
  • F 4 · 1.4%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
GOYAL, VINAY KUMAR 3.82 3.82 287 4 89%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term