Who knew you could take a class at UC Berkeley called “Art and Science on Wheels?” Here, Benson Tongue, professor of mechanical engineering, expounds on the elegant design of the bicycle’s brake/shifting system. He is teaching the class for the Freshman and Sophomore Seminar Program, designed to give underclassmen access to top faculty through small-group pass/no pass seminars on special topics of the instructor’s choosing. This spring, Tongue was among several frequent faculty participants honored as the campus recognized the program for providing “pockets of intimacy for our undergraduates.” He has taught more than 20 freshman and sophomore seminars since 1997, including one on musical acoustics and another on birding. “By teaching these classes,” Tongue says, “I ended up teaching myself how to be a better teacher.”