For you EEs out there, does the coursework seem to get easier after 301? I have always heard that after ECE 200 it gets better, but 220 and 301 were just weirder and harder for me than the previous 200 level ECE courses. Any thoughts on this?

8/13/2006 5:07:31 PM

the hardest courses you will take are

301
302
303

8/13/2006 5:08:26 PM

That's not what I was hoping to hear. I have 302 and 303 this Fall. How about after that? Is it downhill from there?

8/13/2006 5:14:05 PM

^^i agee

^that is correct. 402, 406, 407, 305, 492k, and 420 were all significantly easier than 301, 302, and 303 and were on par with 211 as far as difficulty, IMO

8/13/2006 8:32:47 PM

so I need to prepare for ass-rapage this semester

301, 302, 306, 406

8/13/2006 9:54:18 PM

I don't know how you could say classes like 305, 402, and 420 are easier than 3XX. I think ECE just keeps getting harder. The 400 level classes build on the 300s so if you don't do well in them you just get fucked two semesters in a row.

[Edited on August 13, 2006 at 10:26 PM. Reason : ^ yeah that is a beast semester]

8/13/2006 10:24:42 PM

of course ECE keeps getting harder. it just depends on what you're good at really. for me, 302 sucked because 211 sucked. i hate circuits and microelectronics, but really love math and analysis, so 301, 402, 420, and 422 were a cake walk.

to be honest, 220 and 301 are the most fundamental of ECE courses at NCSU. _everything_ builds upon what you learn in those classes.

303 was tough, but thats also because i didn't quite understand how alexander taught. now i'm pretty solid w/ electrodynamics.

anyways, here comes ECE 513 and 584. fun times.

8/13/2006 10:32:52 PM

ECE doesn't get easier. The 400 level classes build on the basics so the material isn't "easier" - it's just more "familiar." Seeing and working with concepts the second time around simply makes things appear to be "easier."

Unless you took ECE 421 with Duel-Hallen last Fall...then that class truely was easy since it was a repeat of ECE 301 with one or two new concepts.

8/13/2006 11:08:14 PM

there are better teachers as the classes get higher

i found that i enjoyed the more complex classes far more than their lower counterparts and my grades reflected it

220 vs. 301
emag vs. lasers
211 vs. 302 to a lesser extent

etc.

the reason people think it is easier is that they have a broader freedom in choosing what they'd like to take, so they take things that mesh well with them

8/13/2006 11:14:41 PM

i thought 400's were easier than 300's. but then, i got to pick which 400's i took. 301,302,303 were all required.

8/14/2006 2:56:49 AM

Quote :

"Unless you took ECE 421 with Duel-Hallen last Fall...then that class truely was easy since it was a repeat of ECE 301 with one or two new concepts."

god that class sucked. she is teaching the class again this fall, too..

8/14/2006 9:04:40 AM

betcha she's better than Edmonson.....

8/15/2006 9:18:22 PM

302 is the hardest ece course and I would venture to guess in the top 10 hardest courses at ncsu.

8/15/2006 9:45:52 PM

^truth

8/15/2006 11:06:34 PM

^not the truth. 303 or 301 are harder

8/16/2006 12:44:22 AM

^agree to disagree

8/16/2006 10:26:28 AM

^^ lies

301 with snyder was fun. if you had a heart attack in class, you were safe.

8/16/2006 3:02:56 PM

I agree that

ECE doesn't get easier. The 400 level classes build on the basics so the material isn't "easier" - it's just more "familiar." Seeing and working with concepts the second time around simply makes things appear to be "easier."

I found the Dr. Yu did a great job teaching 302...if you can,take her class. She is organized, prepared and interested in student success. I have heard that both profs for 303 this fall are good.

8/16/2006 3:11:33 PM

I should have been an EE.

8/17/2006 12:34:36 AM

302 was a cake walk w/ Barlage this summer. take him if at all possible

8/18/2006 4:23:13 PM

Quote :

"I don't know how you could say classes like 305, 402, and 420 are easier than 3XX. I think ECE just keeps getting harder. The 400 level classes build on the 300s so if you don't do well in them you just get fucked two semesters in a row."

I stated that ECE 301,302,303 are the hardest because these are classes you are forced to take, most people will like one of these three classes and do good in it, and have a hard time in the other two.

My statment is based on the assumption that the 400 classes you will be taking later will be on topics you like or topics you are good at. If on the other hand you get a C in 301 and then take ECE421 (DSP) then my friend you are a dumbass and will obviously have a harder time in that class.

8/19/2006 2:02:26 PM

basically anything 300 is a bitch.

220 was my hardest by far. C walled that bitch by round-up

8/19/2006 2:29:48 PM

Quote :

"Dr. Yu did a great job teaching 302...if you can,take her class"

8/20/2006 3:53:05 PM