This is the webpage for CMSE 402 for the Spring 2026 semester.
View the Project on GitHub msu-cmse-courses/cmse402-S26-student
The core content for this course lives in the GitHub repository accessible on the left hand side of this page. In addition, here are some quick links to important course content:
Course assignments will be distributed via GitHub Classroom.
Course discussions will take place via the Microsoft Teams group set up for this course. You should be automatically be added to this group and should be able to access it using your MSU login credentials. For all general questions related to course, please use the “General” channel.
Section 001: Wonders Hall C215
Section 002: McDonel 38
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4:20 PM
Dr. Rachel Frisbie (Lead Instructor and Section 002 Instructor)
Graduate Program Director and Fixed-term Assistant Professor
Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering
Office hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-11am
Zoom link (Password: CMSE201)
Note: For now, these office hours are shared with CMSE 201, we will adjust if needed.
Email: salmonra@msu.edu
Dr. Robert Termuhlen (Section 001 Instructor)
Fixed-term Assistant Professor
Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering
Office hours:
Tuesday 10:30am-12:30pm
Zoom Link No password needed
Note: For now, these office hours are shared with CMSE 202, we will adjust if needed.
Email: termuhle@msu.edu
Graduate Teaching Assistants:
Section 001:
Brynn Roy
Office hours:
Tuesdays 10am-12pm in EB 1508A
Fridays 1-3pm
Zoom Link No password needed
Email: roybrynn@msu.edu
Section 002:
John Byrd
Office hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-10am and 1-2pm
Hybrid: EB 1508A and Zoom link (Passcode: 550994)
Note: For now, these office hours are shared with CMSE 492, we will adjust if needed.
Email: johnbyrd@msu.edu
Undergraduate Learning Assistant (Section 001 only):
Mia Kunath
Office hours:
Mondays 4-6pm
Zoom Link No password needed
More stuff might show up here later!