UCLA Engineering Q&A

<p>Any suggestions for classes for an EE undergrad major?</p>

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CS 31, Math 31A/31B/32A, Chem 20A. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>What is CS35L like? How time consuming is it? Difficulty?</p>

<p>I was thinking about taking CS35L, EE1, Math 33B, and Physics 4BL for the Fall quarter (as a second year).</p>

<p>However, it only totals to 12 units. Would it be a good idea to add another course..like Math 61?</p>

<p>EDIT:: If not Math 61, what other course should I add?</p>

<p>What's CSM51A like?
Can I do writing II at a community college?</p>

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CS 35L is like another Physics lab -- that's how time consuming is. I wouldn't recommend adding more courses even if you're taking 12 units in total. :rolleyes:</p>

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I don't know the answer to that. :rolleyes:</p>

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Can I do writing II at a community college?

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The site <a href="http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/sumrequiv.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/sumrequiv.html&lt;/a> doesn't say anything about it, only about Eng. Comp. 3, so I believe you can do so if the college allows transferable credits.</p>

<p>How many units is recommended while taking 4BL? Have you heard anything about Material Science 14/104 or any of the upper div thermodynamic classes? I'm planning to take those with Physics 1C in the fall, and hope that is managable.</p>

<p>hehe k thanks
Yeah, I emailed a counselor asking about writing II a while ago, but haven't gotten a response...</p>

<p>p.s. I couldn't get the physics for golfbot >.<</p>

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I would say that 14 units is good (including Physics 4BL), but I haven't heard of any Materials Science courses or thermodynamics courses. :rolleyes:</p>

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Golfbot is actually a variant of a popular interview question asked by a certain Computer Science recruiter, so if you can't get this... You have until midnight. Good luck. :rolleyes:</p>

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Shouldn't be a problem. Eventually you'll be taking 3-4 upper div a quarter. MSE 104/14 will be a lot of work mostly because of the amount of material that is covered. The text rambles on and on for pages for certain subjects. Just avoid Bescher for MSE 104/14. I never took him, but my friends hated him and they also agree with the stuff on bruinwalk about him. </p>

<p>Upper Div Thermodynamics, MAE 105A? That course wasn't too bad, it will be mostly stuff you learned already in physics.</p>

<p>if we're in the school of engineering (cse major) are we required to take a language placement exam at orientation? it seemed like it was just saying that that was for the general school not the engineering school</p>

<p>zer0c123:</p>

<p>How many hours per week does MSE 104 take? The website says 8 hours/week. It's hard to choose between that and MAE 105A as my fourth class.</p>

<p>I'm planning to do:
Physics 1C
Physics 4BL
MAE105A/MSE104
GE</p>

<p>Also, how would you compare a very basic thermo class (Chem20B) to MAE 105A?</p>

<p>I've taken MSE 104 with Lan. The homework is relatively easy, but there is too much material to cover. As for the hours required, it all depends if you chose to read the book and oh how fast you can absorb the material. The quizzes are usually based on homework, but the exams are more conceptual. The three labs are easy, the lab is conducted as a class in discussion, so that everyone will have the same data. The write-ups are usually done within an hour. Avoid Bescher, the TAs agree that his exams are harder than Lan's.</p>

<p>Also, how would you compare a very basic thermo class (Chem20B) to MAE 105A?</p>

<p>I took both classes already and think MAE 105A was actually easier than Chem 20B. Maybe its because I had Betsy Raymond for Chem 20B. Worst Professor Ever. You certainly will be well prepared for MAE 105A after taking Chem 20B though because you have to know the different types of processes (isentropic, isochoric, isobaric) etc. when you go into Carnot cycles and Chem 20B covers the basics of the 1st and 2nd laws of thermo.</p>

<p>I agree with GrassPuppet and automath. I took material science back at cc, where I had 9 labs and lap reports for each one. We used the same text as ucla uses (callister), so I know how much of a pain it was to read. Personally I would do MSE 104, just to get it out of the way. I have yet to use any material that I learned in MSE 104 in other ME courses.</p>

<p>lol. That's because MSE 104 is part of the "breadth" courses ME majors have take (I think EE 100 is one of these courses too) so that we can get exposed to other engineering courses outside our curriculum. I am actually applying what I learned in MSE 104 in my MAE 101 class right now..Elastic Modulus and Poisson's ratio.</p>

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No. The language placement exams are for those in the CL&S who want to test out of their Foreign Language GE requirement, which HSSEAS students don't have. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>niiiice =) thanks</p>