Reviews of professor Brian Mercer

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
All he assigns is coding problems for a non-coding class. I can't learn the material through coding. He won't help you with coding. Then don't assign coding if you will not help. Coding is very frustrating when you are not good at it. I am focusing more on coding than the actual material that I need to learn. Waste of my tuition. Waste of my time.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Brian also offers amazing courses in computational mechanics and numerical method. He really emphasizes knowing the philosophy of engineering numerical methods and prepares students to apply it in real engineering settings such that I feel I really understand the takeaways from his course and could get 90+ if I take his test again XD.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very informative and easy to follow lectures, and always provides helpful answers to questions in class. Homework and tests are very fair, and obviously you have to put effort in to do well in a TAM class, but his lecture notes are always very helpful and provide a good starting point for tackling difficult concepts. Favorite class this semester :)

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Success in this class seems to be contingent on showing up to lectures, paying attention, and taking careful notes. Don't be afraid to ask questions; he's pretty nice about answering them.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good course that introduced me to the fundamentals of computational mechanics and numerical methods

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This online version of the class was mixed with a different professor, so the pacing of lectures and the class was very sloppy. In terms of tam 251, professor Mercer is your best bet. Sometimes lectures are very simplified and dont help with homework(at least the zoom version). But overall he knows what hes talking ab, the class is not easy though

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Mercer is a great choice. He is very accommodating and cares that his students understand and learn something. Organized and clear in his expectations. Highly respected. In terms of the course, this is the easiest of the "70" design courses. Two projects and ten weekly quizzes, then you're done.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Mercer is amazing. He is patient, kind, and really cares about the success of his students. This was my first and only ME course, and I am really grateful that I was able to take it with him! Easy and straightforward course, and Professor Mercer is fantastic at breaking down difficult topics.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Mercer is a good lecturer however the coding HW's are very difficult and time consuming. Make sure to go to OH to get help on the HW/Project as they are most of your grade. Final exam was pretty much impossible so make sure to study everything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amazing Lectures. Made me understand math easily. No easy task.