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Jacob Schmidt
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Winter 2021 - This class isn't as bad as some people claim. Lecture is lowkey useless. Prof. Schmidt's lecture is an awkward stream of consciousness, that MOST people can't follow in the first go-around. The best way to study is the drill the old exams, study sets, and pick out concepts from the slides as they come. He doesn't do that many example problems in class, so the practice materials are the best way to figure stuff out. A lot of people are scared of the EE part of this class, but it's not that bad compared to EE100 usually. (EE professors are scarier than BioE professors in general.) Fourier transforms and series aren't that bad, review integration stuff from AP calculus
Winter 2021 - This class isn't as bad as some people claim. Lecture is lowkey useless. Prof. Schmidt's lecture is an awkward stream of consciousness, that MOST people can't follow in the first go-around. The best way to study is the drill the old exams, study sets, and pick out concepts from the slides as they come. He doesn't do that many example problems in class, so the practice materials are the best way to figure stuff out. A lot of people are scared of the EE part of this class, but it's not that bad compared to EE100 usually. (EE professors are scarier than BioE professors in general.) Fourier transforms and series aren't that bad, review integration stuff from AP calculus
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Spring 2024 - This class was definitely one of the best electives I had and it is clear Professor Shmidt really knows his material and he is also very passionate about teaching this class. This class is a must if you like anything electrical/circuits-related. You have to pay about $60 but you get a box of electronic components and microprocessors to keep. There are about 7 HW assignments and a final group project however this year with all the annoying protests that happened we couldn't get to the final project. Prof Shmidt is also very helpful in office hours and will help you figure out any problems you have. The HW mini projects do take a good amount of time so it is very important not to leave it for the last minute. Additionally, it might be helpful to have a Windows computer but I personally used a Mac and for the majority of the class there was no problem.
Spring 2024 - This class was definitely one of the best electives I had and it is clear Professor Shmidt really knows his material and he is also very passionate about teaching this class. This class is a must if you like anything electrical/circuits-related. You have to pay about $60 but you get a box of electronic components and microprocessors to keep. There are about 7 HW assignments and a final group project however this year with all the annoying protests that happened we couldn't get to the final project. Prof Shmidt is also very helpful in office hours and will help you figure out any problems you have. The HW mini projects do take a good amount of time so it is very important not to leave it for the last minute. Additionally, it might be helpful to have a Windows computer but I personally used a Mac and for the majority of the class there was no problem.
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