CHME 2320 — Engineering Thermodynamics
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonLive CastTraditional
Covers the first and second laws of thermodynamics and their application to batch and flow systems, heat effects in chemicals, and physical properties/real fluids. Applies basic principles and mathematical relations to the analysis and solution of engineering problems.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 75% | 5.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 36 | 70 | 51% | 17.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 47% | 20.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 60% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 39 | 43 | 91% | 4.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 31 | 38 | 82% | 7.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 22 | 25 | 88% | 3.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 63 | 70 | 90% | 3.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 36 | 38 | 95% | 2.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 59% · T 11% · W 67% · Th 55% · F 0%
Common patterns: MWR (37% of sections), W (25% of sections), M (14% of sections), R (10% of sections), T (7% of sections), MTWR (4% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Srirupa Chakraborty (49% of students) · reviews
- Brian Lejeune (25% of students) · reviews
- Ming Su (19% of students) · reviews
- Behrooz Satvat (7% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Brian Lejeune (79% of students) · reviews
- Ming Su (21% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Adam Ekenseair (45% of students) · reviews
- Behrooz Satvat (31% of students) · reviews
- Ming Su (24% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
CHME 3305, CHME 3322, CHME 4625, CHME 4626
Courses that list CHME 2320 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (CHME course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All CHME courses · Plan it at numap.app