<p>What are the differences between EE 42 and EE 100? They both have different requirements, yet they are scheduled at the same time and with the same prof.. and EE 42 is 3 units with an option of the EE43 lab... hmm..is there any other differences besides the absence of the lab? ...im confused...</p>
<p>I'm actually taking EE42 this summer, so I figured I'd finally sign up for an account here to answer your question. As far as this summer goes they are actually the exact same class. Thus there is no difference as far as course content goes. I don't know if the Fall will be the same, but from the summer instructor's description, it sounds as if teaching them as the same class is now the standard at Berkeley.</p>
<p>So, going by this summer's standard, if you take EE100 then it includes the lab which you must take. If you take EE42 you can either take the lab, EE43, or not. Since EE43 is strictly P/NP it does not affect the grade for EE42 at all, whereas the EE100 grade is affected by the lab portion (although the lab grade is not a large percentage of the overall grade). Note that EE43 is the exact same lab as the EE100 lab. If you want, check out the syllabus for the course at <a href="http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/%7Eee100/su06%5B/url%5D">http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ee100/su06</a> to get an idea of how it works.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that EE42/43 and EE100 are both strictly for non-EE majors, but different majors recommend either EE42 or EE100.</p>
<p>ahh thanks for clarifying.. and also, EE100 counts as upper div and EE42 counts as lower div?</p>
<p>I would imagine that's the case based on the course numbers, but I never really checked out what the differences were in regards to upper div/lower div credit. All that mattered to me was that EE42 is a lower division requirement of the CS major, so I took that (not to mention it's cheaper to take 3 units over the summer instead of 4).</p>
<p>EE100 is upper div, EE42 is lower div. The rule is that any class 100-199 is upper div, any class 0-99 is lower div, any class 200+ is graduate. There are no exceptions.</p>