He is really sadistic and goes out of the way to be unhelpful. And this is not just my opinion but lot of other people in my class. He can be super unreasonable and his need to "prove a point" really takes the fun out of class.

I took this class in Winter 2013. This class was overall fairly simple. Professor Kim's lectures can get boring at times, since he normally just reads off his slides. The most interesting parts of his lectures were the stories he would tell about his life.

For exams, the book is a must. His exams involve multiple choice, short-answer, and problems. Read the book and understand every process, since most of his exam is from the book. You don't need to know every painful detail, but know the fundamentals, since he emphasizes understanding the overall concept. There is no cumulative final exam, and the last exam is usually 10th week of the quarter that is mainly new material after the previous exam.

The project is really simple. We chose our own groups, which had about 7 people per group. It just involves coming up with a product to manufacture using the waterjet cutter, 3-D printer, and EDM. Just make sure to follow all guidelines for the topic report, progress report, and final report/presentation, since my group lost a lot of points from not doing this.

Overall, simple class. A lot of reading/memorizing. So if you're good at that, then it should be an easy A.

Well organized, well prepared, and very knowledgeable. Despite the crazy amount of information delivered as one can see from the textbook, Professor Kim helps you stay on top and not lost by details. He seems busy with his research and not available outside the office hours. Once you make to his office hour, however, you can take advantage of his vast knowledge not just on the class subject but also the entire engineering issues.

His lectures were boring and pointless. But the tests, homework, and project were easy. Pretty much says it all.