ENME406

Roller Coaster Engineering

Prerequisite: ENES220, ENES221, and ENME272. And ENME202; or MATH206. Corequisite: ENME400. Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department. Engineering of roller coasters including: specifications, concept creation, structural design, car design, and safety. Course covers biomechanics and rider kinematics as well as manufacturing aspects.

Spring 2026

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.50

Spring 2025

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.50

Past Semesters

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Average rating: 3.50

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Average rating: 3.50

4 reviews
Average rating: 3.50

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.22 between 211 students*

ENME406 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 11.37%
A: 18.96%
A+: 30.81%
B-: 6.16%
B: 9.95%
B+: 3.79%
C-: 2.37%
C: 6.16%
C+: 1.9%
D: 0.95%
F: 2.84%
W: 4.74%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.