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Quality1.7
Difficulty40%
Would Retake105
Reviews40%
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What Students Say
“This is an easy class but don't think that you only need to show up for the exams”
MEC280 - 3.0 rating“I would take it again, very easy class”
MEC280 - 3.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
55%
Textbook Required
91%
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A-
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3.7
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3.5
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Reviews (105)
This professor has some sort of Jamacian accent thats insanely hard to understand. I try to stay awake in his class, very boring. He just throws everything at you and expects you to know everything. Overall he is a good professor if you want to learn but passing his class is going to take a miracle. He is helpful when you ask questions.
This professor is great. Very clear and helpful. On a scale of 0--100 I would give him 108!
He is a great professor and truthfully, he is not only my best professor last semester but my best since I get to Stony Brook. He is friendly, expalin very well, helpful and make the subject very interesting, easy, and fun. I will recommend this class to everyone. Everyone passed in a class of roughly 65. You will always want to be in his lecture
Great teacher. He is very friendly, cool, make the subject very interesting and easy. I hope to have him next semester. Indeed one of the best in Stony Brook. His notes are very good and enough to pass the exams
This class was a complete joke. you would have to be a complete idiot to fail. The professor gives you all the questions that are going to be on the test. He's actually very nice and funny. Easiest class you could ever take.
he uis easy..take mec with him!
He is aindeed a great teacher. I admired him throught out the semester. He is well prepared, makes everything simple and very cool guy. He motivates his student and has very good relationship and very helpful during office hours. I will recommend him to anyone. You can learn so much from him.
he is the man!!! awesome accent that makes u pay attention...he knows his material and willl make sure you do as well..writes notes on the board, does problems, and very helpful during office hours...hws are challenging, tests are fair (from the hw)...i loved this teacher and recommend him to everyone!!!
Most easiest class you can think of. The Professor is very nice, helpful and well organised. I will recommend everyone to take this class. If you cant get an A, you will never get an A in your life. Try MEC280. I love the Professor.
AWESOME PROFESSOR. HE IS FUNNY. THE CLASS IS EZZZ. TAKE MEC280 FOR AN A!
class is so easy save it for when your GPA is really low and you need A's to pull it up. He literally gives you ALL the questions before the midterms. Go to class and try to stay awake during the movies. do good on the midterms and the final is OPTIONAL!
He's a genuinely nice guy, and wants all of his students to do well. IN Mec 260 he gave most of the midterm questions beforehand to ensure our success. He's a really funny guy and a real O.G., I would definately recommend taking his classes.
Simply awsome. Nicest man alive, so helpful and understanding. dont bother him too much!
He is a very smart guy and very friendly. He is very helpful and a very great professor. He is my best professor this semester and also in the engineering department. I will recommend him to everyone. You will definitely learn something from him.
He is a great professor. He is very friendly, helpful and makes life very easy for students. I will definitely get an A in this class. I will recommend this prof and class to everyone
This teacher was awesome!! He was funny, not to serious about the material and has an extracredit that was worth 10 pts towards final grade. All in All a great dec H.
If u dont get an A drop out.....
How can you not get an A in his class... I enjoyed his subtle jokes.
EASIEST DEC H EVER!! prob professor kincaid's protege? hes so funny in class. 3 midterms 1final(opt) just put a lil effort into the class u def will get A then u dont neda take final. all exams are mult choice. attendance isnt madatory but go there to copy notes from class and study it b4 exams. his accent is funny but understandable.
This guy is hilarious. He asked the class after the first test, "How can I structure the second test so it is easier for you all to get an A? I don't want you all to get an A-." Also loves to make subtle jokes insulting the class. Class is very easy, no point commenting on the material really. He literally tells you what questions will be on exams.
This class is SO EASY. Study the practice questions, the same questions will be on the exam as well. EASY CLASS>>> recommended for dec H and for whoever want an easy A w/o any effort!
Take this class! It is a DEC-H & a great GPA booster. Go to class, it's not smart not to. There's a movie every tuesday & a quiz about the movie every thursday. He gives u the questions that'll be on the tests. If u do well on the 3 exams, u don't have to take the final. The textbook is NOT needed. He's very funny. Take notes, it helps in studying.
Ok, so, he is hard to understand and has very sloppy handwriting. I felt intimated to ask a question, although it seemed to just be his personality. He does have a very funny accent though, also- He gives you the exam questions word for word. Overall, I definatly recommend taking this guy over anyone else teaching the same course.
EASY AND AWESOME PROFESSOR. USES NOTES AND SLIDES, SO GOTTA GO TO THOSE CLASS SESSIONS. EXAMS ARE STRAIGHT FORWARD, EVEN GIVES YOU HEADS UP FOR THE TESTS (KNOW WHAT I MEAN, JUST ASK. IF YOU CAN'T GET AN "A" IN HIS CLASS, THAN JUST GIVE UP, SCHOOL IS NOT FOR YOU. PEACE...........
I definitly recommend this class to anyone who needs a DEC H or just want an A for their GPA. Class is not mandatory but you should go since he gives you the questions that will be on your exam. If you get lower than a 20/25 then you may need to stop doing blow. Great class with EC oppurtunity that bumps your grade up 2 full grades!
If you wanna learn, don't take any class with him, You will learn nothing with him! But he is easy going and gives out the tests. However, I am screwed now cuz I got A for the class and know nothing about Statics!!!!!
He is a legend, like classical Beethoven !! what a handsome man !
Easily the easiest class in Stony Brook. Dr. Sesay gives you the test questions during the lecutres. A quiz takes place at least once a week- you can write the wrong answers and still get full credit for participating. The tests are so easy and an extra credit assignment is given just to take the class easier. I finished with a 103 final average.
OMG he is the best prof ever in the sciences! Everyone should take him. He is very kind and generous in terms of his grading system and basically giving you a christmas present for every test. BC he gives you the test ?s during class, copy them down & memorize them you'll get an easy A. There are 5 quizzes and an EC project which are giveaways! :)
Take this class if you haven't yet. Such an easy class. All you have to do is copy down the questions and answers during lecture because those are the EXACT question for the midterm. If you do good for the three midterms you don't have to take the final. EASY A.
Notice: Prof. Sessay may be good for MEC 280 in terms of free grades, but he is not recommended for higher classes. Overall he is not a very good lecturer. He brings a stack of paper and copies 10 pages of lecture notes on the board, without ever talking. His lecturing style is simply abysmal. You'll leave his class not being prepared for dynamics.
He's a great teacher. The class is so easy! It's an easy dec!
Indeed a very good professor. He makes everything easy and very clear. Easy to improve GPA
The reviewer a few posts down is correct. Showing up to lectures is pointless, better off just to read the book. The guy takes a stack of notes, and copies them directly on the board. Very unprofessional -- like he doesn't know what he's teaching. Thermodynamics isn't even his speciality, so I have no idea why he was teaching this course.
If your the type of student who wants to be take and interesting course and actually learn something useful, than this is not your course.If you just want to take a class to boost your GPA or take an easy dec, than this it. On the first day of class, the professor said if you can't get an A in this class, than you cant get an A in any class.
Easy A. Enough said
Challenging class, but if you write the papers, and study for at least 3 hours for each exam you can pull off a B+.
the man speaks a language incomprehensable by the human ear
I've been told he teaches badly on purpose to weed people out of the major. I would not be surprised if this was true. You HAVE to collaborate with people to pass this class.
This class is more hardthan Steve Carrel in the opening scene of the 40 year old virgin.
nice guy, he will take any question and i really do think he tries to help, it's just that for some reason what he's teaching never clicked, i never completely understood what he was doing. his teaching was 99.99% powerpoint. hard to stay awake.
Bud I think the word you're looker for it 'harder'
A very nice guy outside of class, but in class, He's awful. He likes to make everyone's life harder just because of a few talkative students. Also, He will say that attendance isn't mandatory and all notes will be on Blackboard. He's lying! He hardly posts on blackboard and some of the notes he gives out are wrong on purpose. Dissapointing.
There's a txtbook for this class? Man, I slept through class, crammed an hr before exams hr, skipped the final, EC, and got an A. I don't know how anyone can think its hard; its by far the easiest class ever for a DEC H, my 7 year old cousin can get an A. If you get less than an A for MEC280 and you tried, you should probably drop college.
Great professor, awesome. U learn a lot regarding basic fundamentals principles in mec or physics .Easy A. But u have to stay awake in the class and should be able to take down all the quiz questions he gives you.Once again Easy A..............A.
very nice guy! but can't really teach good. grade pretty much determined by efforts you put in instead of your personal intellegence.
This class is pointless. Attend lectures, as boring as they are. The material he posts online probably wont be on the tests, and neither will his review material. You will need a LOT of effort to get a good grade. Got a B+ after failing the midterm and working really hard from there onward.
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Professor Sessay is a really nice guy. I especially wanted to add my review because he teachers differently for different classes. Mec 101 was much harder, but also bc the students wouldn't be quiet in class. If you're respectful to him, he makes your life so much easier. Great guy
Took this class for a DEC requirement, completely useless. He gives you the answers and questions for the test in class, the quizzes are based off of some video and everyone just copies each other. The textbook do not buy didn't even touch it once, a waste of money. O, he also speaks his own language. Easy A if you need it
EASY A ... just take the class, helps raise your GPA ,and fulfills your H Dec.
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This class is soo easy even a 4th grader can get an A. But you have to show up for every class and simply copy his lec notes, take those easy quizzes and the tests are exactly his lec notes in multiple choice.And he gives u 10pts added to overall avg for e.c. if u show up.easiest class ever and gpa booster but u wont learn a thing in this class.
This is the easiest A I have ever gotten. just go to class and take notes. He gives an extra-credit of 10 points. Take him for a GPA booster
TAKE HIM. he is absolutly great and he really tries hard to give u an A. if u dont get an A theres seriously something wrong with u
Take for a DEC E!! Attendance is not mandatory but there are suprise quizzes and movies that will be on the exams! 3 exams (25 questions) Plus an optional final. EC opportunity (10pts) Very easy to get an A! Book is not required at all!!
I enrolled for the online course for the convenience factor.Big mistake. Not everyone has the time to sit in front of the computer to see whether videos are posted and what not. Prof is highly unorganized and the course is run on a highly disorderly fashion. Save yourself the trouble.
taking on-line over the summer. Horrible!! he is unorganized and unavailable! not a good professor at all! makes everything 10x more confusing and it is like pulling teeth to get help or a response from him! Unfair and should not be teaching on-line!!!
Horrible! taking on-line over summer. unorganized and unavailable! like pulling teeth to get help or responses on questions from him. unfair and should NOT be teaching an online course. extremely boring lecturer! horrible!!!!
horrible!! taking on-line over the summer. extremely unorganized! like pulling teeth to get help or even a response from him! doesn't answer e-mails?!?! horrible, would not recommend! does NOT care about his students!
Fully online format(just started,but could be cancel cuz of complaint)Slight confusion at times,but only simple common sense is needed to resolve issues.If u get past that-easiest course n Stony.Watch echo,all test questions are there,then take online test(3).Final optional.2 or3 short essay/7video quiz.If course not online nomore,dank complainers
Got a kick out of students whining,threatening,complaining in the discussion boards on this easy online class.Yes,there was confusion,but use your brains!All answers given out in echo format,didnt even watch,just copied notes.Essays needed more thinking.Quizes,u need to watch 20min clip(7) If u can't get A,please don't become a doctor!
The professor offers a syllabus and class schedule that is highly unorganized and that'll fail you if followed. You must carefully watch out for when he will suddenly require essays, midterms and post lectures. The exams are easy but you must be alert to the sudden changes. Two essays, about three midterms which he provides answers for.
Dr. Sesay is a decent professor. He has a thick accent and writes confusing emails and announcements, but he makes this class the easiest mechanical engineering course ever. An easy A.
YOURE A FOOL IF YOU DON'T GET AN A! Don't miss quizzes or tests and GO TO EXTRA CREDIT SIGN UP DO NOT MISS IT! AAAAA
Easiest class in Stony Brook, guaranteed
this professor is the nicest and easiest professor i have ever had in my whole college career he gives you all the notes you need to pass the exams and he is always available for help and also gives extra credit that you are guaranteed to pass.
I don't understand why school let him to teach a 300 level engineering class. Based on his knowlege and IQ, he only can teach mec101 or mec280. His lecture and homework are useless. He was so unorganized. We had our second midterm on the last day of the semester. Also a final couple days later. He said "the final will be impossible"
Easy professor, but mind-numbingly boring. Bring lots of paper to class so you can doodle.
He makes the class extremely easy to get a A, all you have to do is really show up and the days of quizzes, watch some clips and answer the questions. Most of the clips were actually really interesting, at least coming from an engineering student. He gives out exam questions in class, just memorize them before the exam and you will be fine.
This guy sucks....He is not even capable of teaching high school students. Plus he is the most retarded person i have ever know. he grades projects based on his feeling.... in our first 2 project everyone had decent grade no problems...3rd one he took of 30 pts from everyone for not doing something he didnt required us to do in 2 projects... idiot
This prof is a very strange lecturer. He bases his multiple choice exams directly from his lecture notes, but many of the things he writes down isn't clear. In the end, there was a huge curve so I don't think anyone failed (which is a blessing in disguise for a MEC class) He's a friendly person with a very laid back personality. Recommended.
You know this class is a joke if you didn't even qualify for an "A" and still got one. This class is sooo easy it shouldn't even be allowed to exist
Is really obvious that he doesnt know the material for 305 but hes teaching it anyway. Also doesnt know to answer questions if u ask him something on the spot. Exams are really hard and he takes questions from other exams. Dunno if he can pass his tests if he takes them himself.
so boring. prepare to learn nothing. terrible excuse for a professor. take only for the easiest A you've ever received.
Very easy A. As long as you go to class when he gives the quiz questions. The extra credit increases your COURSE GRADE by 10 points so definitely go to that. Memorize the questions he gives and easy, easy A.
Online summer class: Dates of assignments were alittle confusing bc he used previously recorded lectures. But everything else was pretty straightforward. Listen/watch the lectures and videos, do assignments and get a good grade. He even gave extensions on almost every assignment. And gave all questions beforehand for exams
hes the only teacher that teachs this class so ur basically screwed either way. make sure u memorize his notes cus his tests are almost impossible and he like to change his mind last min. ur gona have to dedicate alot time to do good in this class with this teacher
Sessay is cool if you show up to class and take good notes. You have to work for your grade but thats engineering on the whole. I didn't miss any classes took notes and I got a really good grade. His tests are tricky but once you study his notes they will be very doable. His accent is hard to understand at times but so is every professor at SBU.
VERY easy class. Great for a dec E. Not only is it an easy course, he is also a very genuinely caring and wonderful person. Definitely cares asbout his students and wants them all to do well.
Easy A. Have to go to class and take the quizzes but everything is so easy you just have to pay attention.
everyone knows this as an "easy A" class, but you really should go to class and pay attention. it's not that hard, just take notes (or take photos of the slides), especially the review question slides. he tends to go through the lecture and slides quickly, so you need to be active. has an african accent; not a problem for me, but maybe for some.
Easy A. Go to class and either write down or take a picture of the questions. THere are about 50-60 questions and 25 of them are on the exam. Doesn't get easier than this at stony. Thank god for this class!
Hands down, easiest class at Stony Brook. Way easier than Est 201, which as everyone knows, is also very easy.
Extremely easy class, took it as an online course for session 1 to get my gpa up. All the test questions are from questions at the end of the lectures he posts (recorded in 2009). He's very incompetent, doesn't answer emails, and hasn't posted a few grades from the beginning of the course. I would take it again, very easy class.
Take pictures of the questions on the slides and review them before the exams and quizzes. There are 25 questions on each exam and there is an optional final and two extra credit opportunities if you do not do as well on the exams. He makes class straight forward.
As everyone says, this class is VERY easy. Do not buy the textbook you will not open it once. You do have to go to class to take quizzes (8 in total), do extra credit, and to get the review questions which are the exact questions on the tests. Very easy class.
VERY EASY A I took both MEC 104 and MEC 280 over the summer and got A's in both classes. Both classes are very easy and especially if you take them online. Attendance is mandatory because of the quizzes after the lectures. He reviews everything that's on the test verbatim in class and don't buy a book. Stay away from his 300 level class its hard.
As the Professor would say himself, "If you cannot get an A in this class, you cannot get an A in any class."
Helpful. easy A.
This is an easy class but don't think that you only need to show up for the exams. Find someone with the questions who has taken the class, or take pics of the questions at the end. Check the schedule to know when the exams and quizzes are & go to the end of lecture before each exam. Come on time to the 10pt extra credit class with your 1pg essay.
What a easy A it is!
NEVER TAKE HIS CLASS
NEVER TAKE HIS CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The textbook is useless beyond the first two chapters, not worth the cost. Professor seems baffled that someone might ask a question when someone inevitably asks a question. Quizzes are only difficult because you have to observe and record information that passes VERY quickly while people talk over the audio. Absolutely no energy when lecturing.
Took online during the summer. Don't buy textbook! Lectures twice a week & last 3 hours, don't bother watching them. Skip to the end of lectures and take pictures of review question (save these for the 4 exams) . Watch quiz videos & ace all quizes. The internet is your friend with this class. An easy A just as the professor intended.
He's really, really bad with communication. I had him for a summer class and he didn't answer a single e-mail. I had a full time job while taking his class. His lack of communication made me jump my boss with asking for time off with little warning several times. His lectures are pretty much re-writing a textbook. Not worth it.
He definitely is never responsive to emails. The professor is incredibly disorganized during the summer course version with Blackboard. Tests and quizzes would come/go with people having technical issues. Class is easy, but preferable to take it during the regular semester, where he is more organized.
This is a GPA booster class. That is it.
THE WORST MEC PROFESSOR AT STONY BROOK PERIOD. LET'S Get to specifics: - Lectures were almost 4 hours long with no breaks in between. Talked to the ceiling instead of us - Exams were often filled with errors that the T.A's had to discover moments before giving out Final is take home though. He's said if you show up and do hw you'll pass.
Professor Sesay uses old lecture videos for this class. While he does not answer emails, the class is straightforward and there are good enough explanations on quiz questions, all of which he goes into prior to the quiz. The class feels way more distant than any online class I've taken, but it's an easy course. Worth taking for your GPA.
Professor Sessay is really an amazing professor if you do the work that he assigns. At the beginning of the semester, he said that he's going to make the semester as easy for us as possible so that everyone would be able to pass and he delivered! The course grade is mainly based on your Midterms and quizzes while homework is 10% so be sure to study
Professor Sessay has a unique teaching style, but if you put in the work, the class is manageable. Use resources like the textbook, study sessions, and tools like Unstuck study to stay on top of the material. Communication can be tricky, so be proactive.
His tests are exercises in tedium and futility. MEC 526 (Modern power cycles) is just thermo with cycles that require 30+ steps to solve. You must solve these large systems for his take-home exams, and any error will cost you. The time you will spend doing the homework and exams isn't worth the zero knowledge you gain.
I took this course as an SBC, and it was super easy! There were weekly quizzes which could be annoying at times but it's manageable. The lowest midterm grade gets dropped and the final is optional.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
55%
Textbook Required
91%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.64 avg changeRatings by Course
MEC210
4.5
(2)MEC260
4.2
(11)MEC363
3.7
(3)MEC280
3.5
(52)MEC495
3.5
(2)Difficulty by Course
MEC210
4.0
MEC102
4.0
MEC363
4.0
MEC101
3.4
MEC305
3.1