[EAEE E3901] Environmental Microbiology

Professor Chandran is a kind, intelligent guy.

This class is a bit odd, though.

NOTE: This is not a review of Chandran in the context of a core EEE class. This is for EEE 3901 Environmental Microbiology, which I took as a technical elective.

The class is pretty easy overall. Lectures cover A TON of information, but you should not fret. Honestly, unless you never come to class or read his powerpoints online, you'll be fine.

Again, Chandran moves very fast and covers a large chunk of Biology and Environmental Engineering very rapidly. The good thing is that the work load is very small, and therefore it essentially only skims the surface of all the material.

The textbook helps for the latter few problem sets, but other than that, his powerpoints (posted online) and general google searches will provide all the other information you need.

The lectures toward the end of the course get very complicated, very fast. But again, don't fret. The last problem set or two, and the final exam feature some Bio-sludge reactor design problems, but they're pretty straightforward and follow textbook examples pretty closely.

NOTE: There is no need to have prior knowledge of Biology, EEE, nor Microbiology.

Overall an enjoyable and manageable class. I certainly learned a lot. It ended up not being very interesting to me, but I rarely dreaded going to class. Chandran asks the class to check understanding about every 6 minutes, but then just continues on unless there's some grave objection.