Lab Timing and importance of discussion

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Irvine
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<p>okay so i signed up for EECS 10 and by the time I registered the lab time I wanted was full. now I am forced to take a lab tuesday evening from 5-6:50. the lab time i wanted to sign up for was tuesday morning from 9-10:50. i keep checking if anyone has dropped out of that timing and no one has, i also can't waitlist for it, it just says FULL. I'm wondering how strict are the lab timings? is it possible for me just to go to the morning lab and do my work then? or can i only go to the lab timing i signed up for?</p>

<p>my second question is how important are discussion classes? i've heard people saying that they don't even go to certain ones because they're useless and then only go to a few. can I pick which discussions I attend and skip the others?</p>

<p>also school starts thursday and I dont actually have a class. I have two discussions. do I still need to go?</p>

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<p><a href=“EEE+ Home | UCI”>EEE+ Home | UCI;

<p>That link answers the majority of your questions. Basically you may attend which ever lab you want, but those who are <em>officially</em> enrolled have priority to a terminal.
Lectures and discussion attendence is mandatory.</p>

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<p>thanks you answered my questions. :D</p>

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<p>If you’re talking about discussions in general, not all discussions are mandatory, it really depends on the class. You’ll know the first day/by reading the syllabi for classes if discussion attendance is part of your grade.
Also, if your discussions are before your lecture on the first week of school then you most likely will not have to go to them - check your syllabi.</p>

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<p>that would be really awesome if i didnt have to go, one extra day of vacation… i will check. by checking you mean looking at the ones online like the other link listed above?</p>

<p>also is the text book listed that they’re using accurate because then I will start ordering my books now from ebay or something instead of the book store. i assume this is much cheaper.</p>

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<p>You can log on my EEE and they can tell you exactly what books you need:</p>

<p><a href=“EEE+ Home | UCI”>EEE+ Home | UCI;

<p>*Remember to change current term to Fall Qtr 2010.</p>

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<p>sorry wrong site: actually what I meant to say was to visit <em>Zot Portal</em></p>

<p>go to the Academics tab on the top
Academics > My Courses > Books
There you will see exactly what books you will need. :)</p>

<p><a href=“https://portal.uci.edu/uPortal/render.userLayoutRootNode.uP[/url]”>https://portal.uci.edu/uPortal/render.userLayoutRootNode.uP&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>But no books may show up yet, wait until September 1.</p>

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<p>thanks for the link and yea nothing is showing up right now i guess ill have to wait.</p>

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<p>yeah, online the prof normally posts the syllabi, and book information etc. if you want to make sure / ask about whether you can use an older edition you can always try emailing the professor directly.</p>