I would like to give Professor Mohanty a better review because he is so nice and cares a lot, but he is just so unclear. His lectures are all over the place and really disorganized. I wouldn't say he is bad at teaching--he understands the subject matter well and can explain things decently, but he cannot organize information well. The class is a few homework assignments, quizzes, and exams. The quizzes are conceptual questions and can be kind of confusing. The exams are similar to questions we've seen before on the homeworks. I wouldn't say the class is hard, but there is a lot of material to understand in a short amount of time which is challenging.

First off, Dr. Mohanty is a great teacher who emphasizes learning rather than grades. He provides a plethora of material to engage students and helps them learn, and he is incredibly understanding of the challenges presented by COVID 19 learning. He actually scanned in copies of the textbook to give out to students for free, something which I highly appreciated. Grading is extremely lenient.
However, I would say that to those not taken other similar courses I would say the material is taught in a unnecessarily confusing way. I took AOS 104 which covers much of the same material, but in a clearer way. This does not mean that I wouldn't take this class again- I really like Dr. Mohanty!- I would just push for people unfamiliar to the topic to read up before class as not to get confused.

Very straight-forward. Each unit presents a handful of formulas, and then the homework applies it directly. Some of the problem statements can be a little lengthy, but as long as you can filter out the key information it can be plugged directly into your formula. Lots of the formulas are derived from differential equations, but none of the math requires any calculus. Very much plug and chug, and it’s even easier if you took Fluids or Thermo already since a lot of the control volume analysis is the same. If you’re an engineer taking this for a tech breadth or the minor it will be a snooze - unless you’re CS, you’ve probably solved these types of problems before. Midterm and Final are carbon copies of the homework. No funny business, no trick questions. Professor Mohanty is very nice, and will support you however needed: classwork, joining his lab, writing rec letters, etc. Discussion was completely optional. Participation is encouraged via in-class completion quizzes, and there were also bi-weekly take-home quizzes for a grade.

My lower than average grade in this class is definitely a reflection of me not investing as much time as I should into it, but with that being said I would still say this class was super unenjoyable. I am trying to be as nice as possible, but the professor was very difficult to understand and also didn't speak very loudly, and so they lectures were maybe the most unengaging of my entire college career so far. Combine that with the content not being intuitive AT ALL and I straight up couldn't ever pay attention, it was actively torturous. Also, because he got sick of people not showing up to class before this year, he started having attendance quizzes and an in-person midterm, which meant you HAD to go to the terrible lectures.
Overall this class wasn't that hard, but it was difficulty to ever want to invest any of my time into it. It is also worth noting that despite having no prerequisites, this class uses a ton of chemistry, differential equations, and physics, so make sure you are good with those subjects before going into this class, this isn't just a freebie.

The class was relatively easy because the midterms, quizzes, homework, and final were administered online with flexible scheduling. Some of the homework and test problems can be found online/older tests. Lectures were not very engaging, and the professor's slides aren't super helpful either. To do well in the class, you just need to know how to use the various formulas and the steps for solving the problems well. It really helps to have access to prior tests.

Mohanty is literally one of the nicest professors I've met here during my time at UCLA. His lectures aren't too bad, and he really does try his best to make things as clear as possible for us. He's super understanding and lenient with homework deadlines, and even offered to hold extra office hours if we couldn't make them. One thing to be aware of is that his homework and tests are pretty difficult. His homework took a lot of time to get through, especially because they were graded on correctness. The content that he covers in his homework and tests are difficult as well, especially on the tests because it was open internet, open notes, etc. I think he started getting the idea that we were really struggling, so he and the TAs started giving hints on the homework. Doing the homework and tests didn't leave me feeling that great, but I don't know how he curved the class or graded the tests because he definitely was very very lenient on all of us.

Real G here. He believed that engineering things could be found online so all exams are 24 hours online exam. His lectures are interesting but aren't that clear, so watch the previous quarter recorded lectures for more info. If you watch all lectures and study a bit, homework quizzes and exams will be easy af. Great class great professor shoutout to my TA Matthew and I would recommend him. 13/10

professor is super nice, easy class

Professor Mohanty is definitely one of the kindest engineering professors I've been able to have. While he isn't totally clear on a lot of concepts, he always gives you plenty of time & opportunities to ask for help & is not a harsh grader. He's also typically down to give extensions if students need them & always asks us if we need more time on understanding something.

I want to give this guy a good review, but I can't. Don't get me wrong, the class is pretty easy, but this guy is a disorganized mess. He consistently copied textbook example problems onto the slides incorrectly. Office hour hints were frequently wrong. Lectures are dull and disorganized. Tests are pretty straightforward, the questions are pretty much identical to practice exams he gives out. Very nice guy. Just not a good professor. If you're expecting to be taught something and not have to teach yourself, you're in the wrong place.