2nd Year. Mat Sci. E10 vs. EE100. Question. Want Answers.

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<p>So I've applied to switch to Mat Sci, and the lower div requirements I still need to take care of are E7, ME C85 (which Panos said is possible to take with E7), and E10. </p>

<p>I've heard about E10, and it kind of seemed like a class more fitting to introduce freshmen. May be the wrong idea, but still. Not to mention I've already decided which engineering major I want to do. I was told that I could petition to substitute E10 with another engineering class, and thought about substituting E10 with EE100, as I will focus on Electronic Materials for MSE. I thought that the class can be very useful, and I'm a sucker for lecturers who get raving reviews. BTW, Physics 137AB and 141AB will count as my technical electives for the Electronic Materials option. </p>

<p>Problem? Workload and difficulty, I bet. Plus, the finals for E7, ME C85, and EE100 are on the same day (thanks Panos for recently changing the final exam group of C85...). Now, I'm interested in what each of the classes might behold, but this may be like licking a lit oven, or something. I do know that a combo of Chem 112A and E45 can potentially stress me out right now.</p>

<p>Then I saw some who's teaching E10. Apparently, Gronsky's listed for all sections, so he must have some role. I'm familiar with the structure of E10. First few weeks is general lecture. Then there are two modules (CE, ME, IEOR) over twelve weeks. Assignments, projects, and exams correspond to your modules. </p>

<p>Now, I know that I'd still have three finals on the same day, but surely an E10 final cannot be as hard as an EE100 final, right?</p>

<p>Any more information I need to know? Like what Gronsky would be doing for E10 (okay, fine, I have E45 with him and find him to be a very effective professor). Whether or not E10 will be useful to me? Does the E10 section you sign up for matter, given the module rotations? Given that I'll be taking upper div MSE classes related to electronic materials (e.x. MSE 111), will I really benefit from and love EE100?</p>

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<p>To be honest, your post was really long so I apologize for not reading your post more carefully.</p>

<p>E10 is a really easy (A) class. Workload is light for CE and ME modules for sure. But I heard the MSE module with Gronsky is tougher… but if you’ve had him for E45, it should be like taking AP Physics after taking Physics 7A kinda deal.</p>

<p>If you’re already set on MSE, it’s pretty useless because you won’t gain anything. What I gained from E10 was that I didn’t want to be Mech or CivE. Lol.</p>

<p>EE100 is harder than E10 by a factor of E10. Many people complain about the EE42/43 version of the class, which is the same class, because there are a lot of problems with the class structure. But if you like circuits, then I would take the class as an elective if it counts.</p>

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<p>E10 is going to bore you if you take it as a sophomore. More importantly, it is no longer an easy A class since they are enforcing bell curve to the class. They are now locked at ~15% A’s, so you cannot afford to lose any points from hw or tests. </p>

<p>If E10 can be substituted by any other upper division engineering courses, go for it.</p>