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Mayer, Hans

Cumulative GPA: 3.67/4.00 with 18 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 3.72
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 3.39

Mechanical Engineering Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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ME 347 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 3:13 am, Jul 18, 2009 Report Evaluation		I totally agree with lots of posts below. Hans is an amazing professor that truly cares about teaching, unlike some professors that got their phD and don't give a shit about students learning the material. To be honest, I could care less about the grade I got from his class. I had the opportunity to take Hans for Fluids I and II. It was the best choice I made. Ever.

ME 347 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 6:06 pm, Jun 23, 2009 Report Evaluation		Hans was difficult, but really puts a lot of effort to try to help you out. He hosted review sessions on weekends before midterms and multiple times before finals. His tests are very difficult, he makes them very hard to finish. he does this to teach people not to waste time on mindless number crunching. If you set up the problems and work through the solution in an organized manner you will get most of the points even if you dont write down a numerical solution. Hans will be gone for at least 4 years in UCSB, but when he comes back I would highly recommend Mayer for any class. If every professor was like Hans, life would suck, but you would know a ton about Mechanical Engineering.

ME 347 Senior Grade Earned: D Required (Major) 9:39 pm, Jun 19, 2009 Report Evaluation		As much as I like him for his dedication and eagerness for students to learn, I hate that he writes tests and quizzes so you cannot complete more than about half of it. My grade suffered as a result. It wasn't the best learning environment when he makes fun of you for saying something wrong, I mean all the stuff was new. Hasta la Vista Hans!

ME 347 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 9:03 am, May 15, 2009 Report Evaluation		I can't do this!!! this is ridiculous! I gotta get out of my bed!!!!!

ME 347 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 6:55 pm, Apr 2, 2009 Report Evaluation		Had him for 341 and 347. Far and away the best professor I have ever had. Hans is 100% dedicated to making you learn the material. His classes have made me a better engineer and I now feel so much more confident in my abilities. He is going away to get his PhD, but should be back in a few years as a tenured professor. Absolutely take him if you get the chance. His classes are quite the experience and I guarantee you will be a much better person from them. Thanks for everything Hans, and good luck in grad school.

ME 347 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 1:22 pm, Mar 29, 2009 Report Evaluation		Here is everything you need to know about Hans. First off, you will not find another teacher ANYWHERE at calpoly that cares more about his/her students. Hans offers easily twice the amount of office hours as any other prof. and if you cant make those he will arrange more. He will arrange review sessions before tests and finals. He will do anything in his power to help his students really learn the material. Hans spends more time in class, lab and in office hours than most ME students spend on all their classes (lab time, class time, homework, projects!) Secondly Hans knows his shit, and if there is ever something he does not know, which is almost never, he will come back the next class with a fully researched and thought out answer. People complain that Hans' tests are ridiculous...sure, they are, ill give them that. But the people on here that complain about the midterms averaging 20-30%, who cares!! If the average is a 20% then everyone who got a twenty percent has a C in the class. It is called a curve people!! If you are careful on a test and dont make any mistakes, but only complete 50 percent of the test, you will probably get an A or B. Hans does not like stupid mistakes, and he will ding you hard for them, so be careful and dont worry about finishing (he does not expect you to). Hans is overall a fantastic professor. He is hard, but he is smart as hell, knows how to teach, and is a super interesting guy to talk to about almost anything. He is going to grad school, but if he ever comes back, trust me, take him for every class you can, and you will be a better engineer for it.

ME 347 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:00 am, Mar 2, 2009 Report Evaluation		THE BEST M.E. PROFESSOR!!!



ME 341 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:21 pm, Feb 25, 2009 Report Evaluation		Hans is by far the best teacher at Cal Poly for engineering. He is a tough teacher, but has so much passion for what he does, and is extremely knowledgeable about fluids. If Hans taught every class at Cal Poly, I would not hesitate to take him for every course. Go to his office hours, he truly wants you to learn the material, and actually cares if you do. I highly recommend Mayer.

ME 341 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:57 am, Feb 6, 2009 Report Evaluation		I learned more from this professor's course than any other I've taken at Cal Poly. Let's students choose his office hours, which he has many, and often stays after. Well prepared, interesting, and a fair grader.

ME 341 Junior Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 3:30 pm, Dec 28, 2008 Report Evaluation		First off fluids is a tough subject. That being said Hans does a good job explaining it. Homework wasn't due but you need to do it to understand the concepts. The key thing about homework and this class would be to go to his office hours to get help and practice those problems. Once you know the methods and things Hans wants for each problem you will be able to do well on the tests. Tests are usualy a third concept and 2/3 written problems. The tests were on the harder side but if you go in for help on homework and concepts, the tests should be managiable. So to sum it up, Class is hard, Hans is good, Go to office hours definately before first exam to see what hans is looking for when he grades problems, and don't be discouraged when you do bad on exams. He curves.

ME 341 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 8:37 pm, Sep 24, 2008 Report Evaluation		Mayer is a great teacher. He is really hard and makes you work your butt off, but he is a really good teacher. I learned so much from his class and I am really glad that I took him. If you really want to learn the material, take him. If you want an easy teacher, don't take him. He is one of the best teachers that I have had at Cal Poly.

ME 347 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 1:12 pm, Apr 30, 2008 Report Evaluation		Hans was a really good teacher, he relates well to students and is very helpful during office hours. The lab was time consuming and sometimes tedious, but he recognized our effort and gave us credit for it.

ME 341 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 7:24 pm, Mar 18, 2008 Report Evaluation		First off, Fluid Mechanics sucks. Easily the hardest of the me courses required for CE majors. I had a sh*tty time trying to learn it. Mayer's lectures were really helpful. He didn't waste time reviewing unnecessary details. However, his tests were impossible. Based on the fact that the average score was 20-35 out of 100 for both midterms, it definitely wasn't just my bad study habits. So if you don't want to waste 3 units of registration thinking that you are going to have to take his class again because you failed the midterms... Don't take Mayer



ME 341 Junior Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 10:25 pm, Feb 27, 2008 Report Evaluation		this guys tests are rediculous. so hard no one ever finishes. he didn't collect homework, but you must attempt to even get passing grades. he ends up curving the grades because the averages are about 50%. i didn't apply myself all that much, and didn't really expect to pass but i got a d, so i called it good and left it at that. this guy needs to be in industry not teaching, he is way to smart for any students own good. good luck if you take his class.

ME 341 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:19 pm, Feb 19, 2008 Report Evaluation		If you want to learn Fluid Dynamics, Hans will teach you as much as you want to learn, and probably a bit more. Hans takes Fluid Mechanics extremely seriously... Frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if his Fluids books had sticky pages, if you get my meaning. He expects the same enthusiasm from his students... One way he attempts to achieve this level of edification to scare the living crap out of them from the beginning. Thankfully, he seems to be quite realistic when it comes to the final grades he presents to his students. This isn't at all to say that he's easy, but I don't feel he's unfair. Hint: Even if you feel you've done well on the quizzes/tests, it's a good idea to look up problems you think you might not have done well on before the next class... He quizzed us on the same exact problems the very next day.

ME 341 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 2:29 pm, Feb 18, 2008 Report Evaluation		Hans is the man!!! His enthusiasm and intimate knowledge of fluids allows you to learn it inside and out. Test are hard, but curved. Overall, the course is demanding but all expectations are reasonable.

ME 341 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 12:09 am, Feb 16, 2008 Report Evaluation		He really tries you teach you the material well, but Fluids was just too hard for me so i escaped with a C. His test are really hard, but he does curve. Attempt to do the hw and go to office hours and you will pass. Basically, if you really want to learn the material, take the class, if looking for easy teacher, then stay away

ME 341 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 4:20 am, Mar 19, 2007 Report Evaluation		A solid professor. He wasn't too confusing when deriving equations, and performed plenty of homework-like example problems in class. Standard medium-sized homework set due each week, which he actually grades. He posted the homework solutions each week as well, making studying for the test that much easier. He is also very helpful in office hours. Take him if you can.

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