Professor
Jacob Schmidt
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Fall 2021 - The class is taught by two TAs, who were very helpful and understanding. I say understanding because not a single rover worked properly. That was only due to the time constraint and lack of experience among classmates. The class is graded almost solely on participation. As long as you're working on your rover, you'll get an A. The instructions weren't very clear or organized, but it was a fun challenge to try to figure out what to do. I'd take the class again after experiencing it once and learning what to do and what not to do in building my rover.
Fall 2021 - The class is taught by two TAs, who were very helpful and understanding. I say understanding because not a single rover worked properly. That was only due to the time constraint and lack of experience among classmates. The class is graded almost solely on participation. As long as you're working on your rover, you'll get an A. The instructions weren't very clear or organized, but it was a fun challenge to try to figure out what to do. I'd take the class again after experiencing it once and learning what to do and what not to do in building my rover.
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Fall 2019 - This isn't a review for the professor, E96 classes are taught by students. The professor only comes in on the first day and drops in the last day to listen to your presentations. I thought the class was great! I really enjoyed making an electrocardiogram. There are only a few easy assignments the first few weeks and then you work on an extension project. There are clear presentations with slides that go over the technical side of the project and the theory behind it. It's really not hard at all, more people should take this class.
Fall 2019 - This isn't a review for the professor, E96 classes are taught by students. The professor only comes in on the first day and drops in the last day to listen to your presentations. I thought the class was great! I really enjoyed making an electrocardiogram. There are only a few easy assignments the first few weeks and then you work on an extension project. There are clear presentations with slides that go over the technical side of the project and the theory behind it. It's really not hard at all, more people should take this class.
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Winter 2024 - This was my first E96 class, and it was great! You spend three hours a week building a go-kart. You'll learn how to use CAD with SolidWorks and design and build the entire thing, then race it at the end of the quarter. It's completely taught by students. I'll be taking more E96 classes in the future, very fun!
Winter 2024 - This was my first E96 class, and it was great! You spend three hours a week building a go-kart. You'll learn how to use CAD with SolidWorks and design and build the entire thing, then race it at the end of the quarter. It's completely taught by students. I'll be taking more E96 classes in the future, very fun!
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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