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I got a score in the low 70s on the first midterm, which was a little bit above the average of 66. For the second midterm, I got slightly below average, which was a 52. For the final, I got in the low 70s which was around the top 30% with an average of about mid 50s.
HWs = 10 points, Midterm1 = 15 points, Midterm2 = 25 points, Final = 50 points,
Bonus Project = 5 points.
One, or both of your midterms can be replaced by the final exam. Your grade is the best of the grading schemes.
The midterms often involved a few questions that were math/proof heavy. About 1/3 of the points would be determined by easier/more fair problems, but then 2/3 of the grade would be determined by a tricky proof like question, which was a bit unfair. The final exam was a little better and a little less weighted on the proofs and by then, we were a bit more used to the proofs.
Overall, the professor explains things pretty clearly. She is probably the best out of all the professors that teach this class and is probably the most generous in terms of grading. I know people who did average in the class or slightly below average and got a B+. The only thing I'd say I didn't like about the class was that the midterms were very math/proof heavy. Homeworks were hard, but I ended up getting pretty much full credit on all of them.
this class is bull shit. you can get 20 points on the first two midterms, skip hw and ec, and still end up with an A
horrible professor ... she had to curve like 5 letter grades cause it was just a crazy class
lecture was empty .. dont waste your time going
find a good youtube channel to study from and rely on it
Fragouli is a good professor. There are no pre-requisites for this class. Every lecture, she goes over a different concept of graph theory, roughly following the chapters in Graph Theory with Applications by Bondy and Murty. The textbook is not required: she posts PDFs of relevant sections. She starts off by describing the mathematical theory, sometimes proving a theorem, and demonstrating how the theorem can be applied in real life. Homeworks were mostly similar to graph-theory questions you might find in the GTWA text. There was one coding homework, and two graph-theory projects. The project guidelines weren't totally clear and getting started can be tough if you don't have experience with coding. Osama the TA was a bit slow to respond. Fragouli herself is a very good lecturer, though the class was recorded at 8AM and by the end of the quarter fewer than ten students were showing up to live lecture...
We had two quizzes, but the second one had a technical issue and the professor gave everyone full points. The projects seemed to be graded pretty leniently.
Highly recommended for any engineering major who is thinking of taking an EE tech breadth.
Very similar to her 102 class. Lectures are recorded and 6 homework assignments. Best of 2 midterms. Throws in a few tricky questions on the homework and final but overall not too difficult
records lectures, takes the best of your two midterms, final is half of your grade, curve seems generous
Interesting class that felt more like a math class than an EE class. The professor records classes, which is helpful. One of the midterms gets dropped too. Exams are usually slightly easier or about the same difficulty as the HWs.
I got a score in the low 70s on the first midterm, which was a little bit above the average of 66. For the second midterm, I got slightly below average, which was a 52. For the final, I got in the low 70s which was around the top 30% with an average of about mid 50s.
HWs = 10 points, Midterm1 = 15 points, Midterm2 = 25 points, Final = 50 points,
Bonus Project = 5 points.
One, or both of your midterms can be replaced by the final exam. Your grade is the best of the grading schemes.
The midterms often involved a few questions that were math/proof heavy. About 1/3 of the points would be determined by easier/more fair problems, but then 2/3 of the grade would be determined by a tricky proof like question, which was a bit unfair. The final exam was a little better and a little less weighted on the proofs and by then, we were a bit more used to the proofs.
Overall, the professor explains things pretty clearly. She is probably the best out of all the professors that teach this class and is probably the most generous in terms of grading. I know people who did average in the class or slightly below average and got a B+. The only thing I'd say I didn't like about the class was that the midterms were very math/proof heavy. Homeworks were hard, but I ended up getting pretty much full credit on all of them.
Fragouli is a good professor. There are no pre-requisites for this class. Every lecture, she goes over a different concept of graph theory, roughly following the chapters in Graph Theory with Applications by Bondy and Murty. The textbook is not required: she posts PDFs of relevant sections. She starts off by describing the mathematical theory, sometimes proving a theorem, and demonstrating how the theorem can be applied in real life. Homeworks were mostly similar to graph-theory questions you might find in the GTWA text. There was one coding homework, and two graph-theory projects. The project guidelines weren't totally clear and getting started can be tough if you don't have experience with coding. Osama the TA was a bit slow to respond. Fragouli herself is a very good lecturer, though the class was recorded at 8AM and by the end of the quarter fewer than ten students were showing up to live lecture...
We had two quizzes, but the second one had a technical issue and the professor gave everyone full points. The projects seemed to be graded pretty leniently.
Highly recommended for any engineering major who is thinking of taking an EE tech breadth.
Interesting class that felt more like a math class than an EE class. The professor records classes, which is helpful. One of the midterms gets dropped too. Exams are usually slightly easier or about the same difficulty as the HWs.