This course covers a lot of aspects of wireless and mobile system design. Professor Abari is very knowledgeable in this area and can explain these notions clearly. However, if you haven't taken any signal processing (which is more important) or computer networking courses, some of the lectures might be hard for you. We have 3 homework, 1 midterm and the final project. The midterm is not very tough if you understand the materials well. The homework and final project can be done in group. And in Fall 2023, you can also choose to find a topic in this area that interests you and do a survey instead of doing a project. If you do so, the overall workload for this course is not too high.

Abari taught well and was very thorough in his teachings. His exams were very straightforward and some students may even say easy.

Taking m51A with Professor Abari was a great experience! His lectures were very clear, and he made every concept feel simple and intuitive. The midterm was very easy and straightforward, and almost everyone received an A. However the final was a lot harder than the midterm, which threw a lot of people off. Most of the final was straightforward, but the last few questions were pretty in-depth and tricky, so be prepared to study and do practice problems for the final. Overall, the homework was fair and not too time-consuming and the lectures were very helpful. The tests were fair and I found the class to be engaging and enjoyable.

I have a lot of things to say about this class. Weeks 1-8 of this class are a joke. Like seriously, some of the easiest topics and concepts are covered in this time frame. Midterm is ridiculously easy, but only worth 15%. He assigns 4 HW’s each worth 10%. The TA’s are for some reason very strict with grading and give almost no partial credit on things that are missed. I know people who got HW scores in the 50-60 range, for HOMEWORK. With that being said, make sure to check answers with some people to avoid this issue. The last 2 weeks of this class are hell, and make up ~90% of the final, which is worth 45%, which is also out of 45 points… So there is little room for error. The final was very difficult, and he only gave us 2 hours and gave out little to no partial credit. There are a group of students who bought the final from students who took Abari last year and shared it around with others which (from what I heard) was pretty similar to the final. I personally think its unfair but it is what it is. I realized that the easiest way to actually succeed in this class (especially the final) is to do the problems in the optional book. I looked after the final and there were a lot of pretty similar questions. No cheatsheet either, which is just so stupid. Memorize all the gates, flip-flops, and know how to implement all the hardware (MUX, Encoder, Decoders, etc) because it WILL be on the final. Abari is okay at best. This class gave me my first B at UCLA and the class itself isn’t even that hard — he just doesn’t prepare you that well. He continuously gives us reassurance that if we did the homework and MT just fine we should get an A on the final but that is not the case. He also lied and said he was going to curve when in reality he just gave everyone +1% which is just a survey bonus. I was at ~81.5 and ended with a B-. He does NOT curve. He sent an announcement to our class weeks after final grades were due complaining about our feedback on Bruinlearn trying to justify himself. Reviews from Covid are really outdated…

One of the most enjoyable CS classes I've taken. Abari goes through the class at an accommodating pace, and is a pretty fun lecturer. The material is not super difficult, but the difficulty increases as the class goes on. The class consisted of 4 homework assignments, a midterm, and a final. The homework was adequately difficult enough to prepare you for the exams and you have around a week to finish it.

It’s a hard class but Prof. Omid Abari makes it easy with his genius charm. He is always smiling when teaching this stuff which says a lot about his passion and knowledge of the topics. This is the only class I looked forward to attending lectures over Zoom. Prof’s smile is contagious, it gets you to smile and design gates in a happy environment. He teaches at a wonderful pace and asks at least several times if there are any questions before moving on. There are smart professors and there are great professors. Prof. Abari is both. He is smart and knows how to properly pass on his knowledge in a very friendly manner, making you smart as well. 10/10 would recommend, Prof Abari is a rare creature in a sea of monotone professors.

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This class was insanely straight-forward. Pay attention to lecture, do the homework, that's it. The homework is worth 100% of your grade and there are 10 of them. They vary in weight from 7%-12% of your grade depending on length. They were not tricky, but they were a challenge.

Abari is a really nice professor, though this was one of his first classes so he was still finding his groove. He is very compassionate towards students and was very helpful and patient when answering questions.

Taken during covid quarter. Ten homework assignments over the quarter, each about 10% of the total grade.

The professor was a really nice guy and he explains the material clearly. I highly recommend taking this class with him. I had no issues with him or my ta.

Great class :) No exams, only 10 hw which is assigned every week. The TAs were very helpful in explaining the concepts and giving hints. The professor is very understanding of the current situation we're all in and still be able to teach us some cool concepts.