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Mechanical Engineering · Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027, & Summer 2027

SDSU M E 350 — Thermodynamics

3.00 units 8 enrollment options

Basic concepts and principles of thermodynamics with emphasis on simple compressible substances. First and second law analysis, entropy, exergy analysis and state relations.

Course requirements

Prerequisites: MATH 150, MATH 151, CHEM 202 or CHEM 200, PHYS 195, PHYS 196, M E 200 or A E 200 all with a minimum grade of C (2.0) or better, MATH 252, and have an overall cumulative GPA of 2.7.

  • MATH 150, MATH 151, CHEM 202 or CHEM 200, PHYS 195, PHYS 196, M E 200 or A E 200 all with a minimum grade of C (2.0) or better, MATH 252, and have an overall cumulative GPA of 2.7.

Fall 2026 enrollment options

Seat status can change
Class # Format Status Seats Time Location Professor RateMyProfessors
4338 Discussion In person Closed — Tue/Thu 2:00 PM–3:15 PM OP 201 Joaquin Camacho 1.9/5 · 14 reviews Difficulty 3.5 · 13% take again
12330 Discussion In person Closed — Mon/Wed 5:00 PM–6:15 PM LL 406 Sungyong Park 3.0/5 · 1 review Difficulty 3.0 · 100% take again
10432 Discussion In person Closed — Tue/Thu 8:00 AM–9:15 AM M 265 Dorsa Elmi 2.2/5 · 13 reviews Difficulty 3.4 · 29% take again
4337 Discussion In person Open 100 / 101 Mon/Wed 2:00 PM–3:15 PM GMCS 301 Asfaw Beyene 2.3/5 · 35 reviews Difficulty 3.7 · 25% take again

Spring 2027 enrollment options

Seat status can change
Class # Format Status Seats Time Location Professor RateMyProfessors
5677 Discussion In person Open 0 / 60 Mon/Wed 2:00 PM–3:15 PM LSS 248 Asfaw Beyene 2.3/5 · 35 reviews Difficulty 3.7 · 25% take again
8167 Discussion In person Open 0 / 49 Mon/Wed 10:00 AM–11:15 AM PSFA 310 Lingping Kong 1.7/5 · 15 reviews Difficulty 4.1 · 13% take again
5678 Discussion In person Open 0 / 60 Mon/Wed 3:30 PM–4:45 PM LSS 365 Subrata Bhattacharjee 2.9/5 · 58 reviews Difficulty 3.3 · 41% take again

Summer 2027 enrollment options

Seat status can change
Class # Format Status Seats Time Location Professor RateMyProfessors
1529 Discussion In person Open 0 / 60 Mon/Thu 10:00 AM–11:40 AM GMCS 314 Alexander Lehman 4.1/5 · 53 reviews Difficulty 3.4 · 80% take again

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