Coimbra‘s teaching method balances clear exposure of fundamental concepts and careful selection of exciting problems with one-on-one mentorship and research inclusion. His goal is to form stand-alone, confident engineers who can tackle any problem. When Coimbra started his academic career, he wrote out 10 important rules that he believed could transform an instructor into a great teacher. The outcome of applying these rules has surpassed Coimbra‘s expectations and is reflected in the impressive achievement of his mechanical engineering students.