Prof. Vandenberghe's lectures are not the most energetic, and at times it was hard to stay awake. Despite that, he was clear and straightforward, he ran like a well-oiled machine. Going to office hours was a humbling and inspiring experience; I felt smarter just talking to him. EE 133A was in some ways one of the most challenging, yet useful and interesting classes in the EE core curriculum! I also appreciated the fact that Prof. Vandenberghe wrote the textbook but was willing to give us pdf access for free, as well as an accompanying solutions manual. The material was well written.