UCLA Engineering Q&A

<p>I've taken EE2,M16,101,102,103,110,113,161 and Math132 and can say that EE103 and Math 132 were my hardest classes so far. They're hard because the text used are lecture notes written by UCLA professors who tried to condense their text by omitting examples, hence most of the homework problems seem to have no similarity to the readings. This is especially true for the EE103 Vandenberg lecture notes.</p>

<p>The curve might make up for it since others might not do as well either, but I hate the poor quality of education in these kind of classes.</p>

<p>ee_stu you didn't have to take EE1? How's EEM16 like? Does my schedule seem hellish?</p>

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That's a 7/10 difficulty quarter. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>rasenganx, I transferred this fall so I haven't much experience with lower division classes. But I've heard that EE1 = 1st month of EE101. You should be handle to that courseload since you'll have tougher courses later in upper division. EEM16 aka CSM51A don't have insane projects like those CS31/32/33 series so this class should be very manageable. You'll study logic gates, inputs/outputs/functions of both combination and sequential systems, some binary arithmetic, and some logic level modules. And maybe write a little VHDL code. Make sure you come to class and seek office hours if you need help because the book for this class, although a published one, is among one of the worst written books I've ever read!!</p>

<p>Last CS33 project due tomorrow and just started...</p>

<p>Can't wait for Tuesday (specifically 9 PM) to pass. :D</p>

<p>For those that have taken it, is MAE 94 easier than MAE 20. I had a horrible time in MAE 20 and am hoping for a better experience with MAE 94 this summer with Professor Jan</p>

<p>automath:
What do you learn in MAE94? Matlab itself sounds doable, so does that mean CAD is extremely easy?</p>

<p>"Come to BH6426 for more information."</p>

<p>At orientation? I assume this is a building..? thanks</p>

<p>oops forgot the question mark in my previous post.</p>

<p>I heard that CAD isn't too bad.</p>

<p>I took graphics at a cc, and got credit for MAE 94. I thought engineering graphics was semi useless, and some professors told me its something you can use or not use. You'll learn drafting, orthographic projection, descriptive geometry (which i really hated) and other drafting techniques to view objects at different viewpoints. Basically useing the cad program is easy, but the theory can be difficult because of all the terminology. The only thing i get out of it was how to use AUTOCAD, which you can self study easily. Hopefully your text won't be Technical Graphics Communication by Bertoline. I hear you'll be using solidworks in the design courses like MAE 183, but they don't really teach you how to use it.</p>

<p>how does cs 35l compare with thr other lower div classes?</p>

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It's very easy, nothing like CS 31/32/33. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>what kind of projects will I be doing in CS31 (type of programming, etc) and should I try to teach myself some C++ or Java over the summer? I'll be taking CS31 in winter most likely, after the CS freshman own it in fall.</p>

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The CS 31 projects are either text-manipulation, or implementing the skeleton code for a game. Sometimes you just have to complete a stub function and write test code for it. Yes, you should learn as much C++ over the summer as possible. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>would i be taking cs 31/32/33 (any of them) my freshman year? and also would it be in 2nd/3rd quarter if i do?</p>

<p>just basing it off of typical cs/cse major's schedules</p>

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Yes, all of them. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>Fall: CS 31
Winter: CS 32
Spring: CS 33</p>

<p>If Nachenberg is teaching, get him!!</p>

<p>Nachenberg last quarter that it is most likely his last quarter teaching. He won't be back for awhile especially since he got promoted to a higher position at symantec.</p>

<p>wow, is CS31 really easier in the winter than in the fall due to less competition? what other classes are like this?</p>