Great teacher. makes lecture very interesting. i gain alot from going to the class. homeworks help prepare for tests very well.

A fantastic teacher who really makes learning about metals enjoyable and understandable. The tests are hard but the class is definitely worthwhile

This class is very useful for any engineering field you go into, and it's very interesting. Kelly is an excellent teacher and he makes lots of jokes. Definately take it with him if you have an option.

Kelly is a great professor. He tries to keep things interesting, and you learn the material well. Tests are hard, but every professor gives the same one.

Kelly is a great, very engaging professor. He provides easy to understand examples for difficult concepts, and covers all the information on the test. All the homework is graded for correctness, but he sends enough hints to make it easy.

This class is really applicable to any kind of engineering. Professor Kelly is fantastic and his analogies are priceless. He brings enough humor into his lectures to keep them interesting and does a short review of material at the beginning of each class. Tests are hard but fair. Be sure to ask Professor Kelly any questions you have about the homework because he will be sure to answer them. I highly recommend this class.

Lectures: Amazing. Short recap of previous lecture at the beginning of every class. Very approachable. Do participate in class, because it helped my grade. Participation is apparently 5% of the course grade? Because when you participate in class, he learns your name faster, and can give you preference/"benefit of the doubt" when you have a borderline grade like I did. Exams: 2nd exam is definitely the hardest. Final Exam was easier than the 2nd, but just a lot longer, so it felt harder as time passed. First exam was definitely the easiest, but that doesn't mean you don't have to study for it. Professor is very approachable. His printable powerpoint slides gives you room to write in your own extra notes.

Kelly is one of the best professors I've had thus far at UVA. The class was a lot harder than I anticipated, but Kelly is extremely enthusiastic and makes the class really enjoyable. The tests were long, and you'll have to work very quickly in order to get through most of the problems. The homeworks started out really easy in the beginning of the semester, but by the end they got kind of impossible (TA office hours were so helpful and saved my homework grade). Although its a tough class, I would recommend taking it just to have Kelly.

I LOVE KELLY

My best professor at UVA thus far! He uses analogies a lot which make relating stuff so much easier.