Very helpful, pleasant demeanor

Very nice, work is relevant. Fun class!! Enjoyed it very much!!

I believe she was an excellent prof and i would have her again if i could!

Does a great job teaching the class and answering questions. Lots and lots of superficial material and grades hard though. Overall not too bad of an experience.

Her class is not the difficult, She really cares about her students if you take the time to talk to her. She is approachable, but just won't take crap from students. I think that she is an excellent teacher and she has a difficult class to try to teach--it would suck to teach.

Probley not the best instructor to teach thermo-fluids,although she has work experience in the feild. She made a ton of typo's on her slides, but she fixes them as she teaches. So she should be pretty clear the next time she teaches. Over all she is there to help you succeed.

As everyone else has said she is very moody. Home work is long, repetative, stupid, but easy. Class usually gets out early. NEVER call her "MRS" it is "DR Hein" or just "Gretchin". Nice person though overall.

buy the class notes, they are very helpful. when doing homework work ahead and check the answers in the notebook. tests are not impossible, but make sure to study well. she is not bad, trust me it could be MUCH worse. the international edition of the book is a great deal

Strange- she seems to want her students to do well, but she is not a big fan of answering questions on the spot. A fair grader, but a pretty boring lecturer. The homework has to be done in a very specific manner, which makes the whole process very tedious, and assignments often take 5 or 6 hours to complete - find someone with a solutions manual!

Homework was easy. Exams given three times and none are too difficult. Gives bonus points on exams by doing in class quizzes, which are pretty easy to get the full 3 points. I liked the way she related everything into the engineering field.

I found some content within powerpoints to be useless. Although her examples are extremely helpful. Uses Canvas well! Gives quizzes to be used as extra points on exams. Very nice!

Great Teacher for First Year Engineers!

As long as you go to class and participate intellectually you will do fine. Dr. Hein is not a bad professor and I disagree with the other comments in that regard. She is also very approachable and can answer any question asked while providing an example for remembering how to apply problem solving to achieve said answer.

She does a lot of example problems, and while it may be somewhat difficult to ask questions during the lecture, she is very helpful if you go speak to her one on one. She's very enthusiastic about the subject, which makes the class actually enjoyable to go to.

One of the best professor's I have ever had. The material is challenging and the course moves very quickly. You have to work hard to pass, but she is helpful. Lectures, homework, and tutoring are key to pass. Exams are just like in class and assessment problems. Highly recommend this professor!

Dr. Hein was a great teacher to have as a Freshman. Her class challenges you but is nothing too extreme. She is always willing to help a student succeed and encourages students to ask questions and to stay in contact with her. If you utilize the opportunities for help, actually do the work, and study you will be happy with your grade.

Read the assignments. Then read them again. Then do the work, and you'll pass just fine.

Engaged with her students, always willing to help if we seeked her out.

Not a harsh grader, but reasonable, brings up real examples, a lot of work experience incorporated in class, and overall friendly/understanding instructor.

Dr. Hein is a good thermodynamics teacher, if you do the homework the exams are easy. She wasn't a good ENG 1101 teacher avoid if possible.

I had Dr. Hein for ENG 1101 and although she lectured a lot it was an alright class. What a lot of people forget is that ENG1101 is structured to be a lecture /work based class with a lot of homework and group work. It's not necessarily the professors fault. Additionally, she is one of the better Eng1101 professors because she keeps up with canvas

Dr. Hein loves to teach Thermo and it shows in her teaching. She always makes sure to relate the subject to every major and tells interesting stories to do so. Unfortunately, her lectures often feel rushed and her exams can be confusing and not representative of the difficulty seen in the homework and class examples. You never need the textbook.

Very passionate about the topic. Tests are HARD but she will curve, especially on the 3rd exam (class average is usually like 60% on that one). LOTS of extra credit (like 12% on each exam) if you do the optional online quizzes, and the tests are basically the homework.

She is a really good teacher and I highly recommend her. Thermo is very hard but she teaches it well. If you ever have any issues go talk to her she will help. Make sure that you do the homework or passing her already hard tests will be nearly impossible, she does curve them though. All things considered, She is a great professor.

Was very helpful when you needed it.

Didn't have her for 1101. She enjoys teaching the class and understands the material well. She even brings her duck to class. Exams are pretty tough, but DO THE ASSESSMENTS. You can get up to 9 points extra credit. No book, but print off slides and TAKE NOTES. For my exams, she was good about giving points back.

Pretty solid professor. She records and posts her lectures, so attendance is not mandatory, but definitely keep up. Lots of material is covered and you'll need to be able to navigate a pretty hefty exam packet of equations and tables. Don't fall behind and be sure to do very well on the homework and you'll be fine.

Really knows what she's talking about and is clearly passionate about the subject. Always available to help with homework or concepts and makes sure you're learning the content and not just memorizing a process. Exams are variations on homework problems which is why its so important to practice. I really feel like an engineer after this class

Professor Hein goes through example after example in class. If you skip you will not know how to solve it in her deriving fashion, which is what is required on the exam. If you ask for help outside of class, she will drop everything for you as long as you are respectful. You absolutely must keep up on lectures or you will be left in the dust.

Gretchen is awesome and one of the better professors at Tech. I had her for the Civil version of Thermodynamics. She stops to make sure everyone knows what's going on and holds the students accountable. Just go to class and pay attention, if you put in effort she will recognize it. But it's not a class you can blow off and manage to pull an A in.

Gretchen seems to be very passionate about thermodynamics and civil/environmental engineering in general. Print-out notes are provided and the textbook really isn't necessary. Her lectures are good, she will answer questions during and after class. She wants her students to succeed but will not make class easier in doing so. High quality professor.

Dr. Hein truly cares about her students individually. Everyone is set up to pass her class. If you go to class, honestly attempt the homework, do the practice exams you will walk out with atleast a B. She is a very generous grader. Dr. Hein looks to make sure you under the process of what you are doing, not necessarily if you got the right answer.

Gretchen is an awesome teacher. She gives great lectures with example problems and even brings a duck to class! Her class can be difficult, so if you are struggling I recommend going to her office hours. She is very willing to help and push you to do better. The textbook is expensive and I did well in the class without using it, so don't bother.

She's the ideal professor in my eyes. She constantly challenges students to make sure they understand what they're learning. She starts lectures with a real-life example related to the topic, then dives into the lecture, asking you questions about key concepts throughout, and then works through example problems to apply what you've learned. Awesome

Great prof and I highly recommend her. Thermo is hard but she teaches it well. If you have any issues, she or a TA will gladly help. Do the homework or passing her already hard tests will be nearly impossible, but the homework isn't that bad and the amount is good.

I thought Dr. Hein was a great instructor. She was engaging during class and made sure that everyone knew what was going on--typically by prompting the class to answer questions during the problem solving. Tests are similar enough to the HW that you don't feel lost, but it's still challenging. Great class!

After reading previous reviews on her and the course, I was scared to take it. It turned out to be one of the better class experiences I had. Lectures, quizzes, and exams are all straightforward and relevant, and she is a great, enthusiastic teacher. Simplifies concepts and makes tough concepts easy to digest

Awesome teacher, but gives the hardest homework I've had in a class yet. It's a serious time commitment to do well in this class. I'd recommend forming a study group for the homework and to study before quizzes because they're such a large portion of your grade. She really does cares about each student individually and will help if you reach out.

Great professor and lecturer. This is a difficult class, but she teaches it in a very understandable way. Make sure to understand the examples in class and ask if you have questions as they are very helpful for the homework and quizzes.

This is a relatively hard course, however Professor Hein makes it much easier, and interesting than it should be. the homework takes while, but its only given once a week, or sometimes even once every two weeks. She is clear about what she expects in your work, and gives you access to a formula sheet for quizzes/ exams. She also loves ducks.