Relatively easy class with great lectures. As a CS major who isn't very interested in hardware, I still felt like the class was worthwhile and I learned a lot. There were completion graded homeworks that were extremely relevant to the exams, and 3 in-class open-internet exams that felt very fair. There were 2 coding assignments, which aren't too difficult but are time consuming.

Cool and very understanding professor. Taught classes clearly and provides past HWs and quizzes that you can practice with.

Grading is based on two programming assignments, 3 quizzes, several homeworks, and participation. The homeworks are graded on completion but are very similar to the quizzes. The two programming assignments take less time to complete compared to other CS class's projects (118, 35L, 33, etc.). For participation you need campuswire points or to go to 70% of lectures.

The quizzes were very reasonable and Nader was (in my opinion), a very lenient teacher. He made the quizzes open-Internet/open-book. He extended project due dates because people asked for an extension on Campuswire. He drops a HW grade despite them being graded on completion. I somehow got an A- despite scoring in the 70s for all 3 quizzes (not because they were hard, but because I am stupid). Overall an extremely chill teacher who made the class material very engaging.

10/10s all around for this man. He is an amazing lecturer, breaks down complex concepts so well, and has one of the most forgiving grading schemes ever. He structures the class in a way where no single exam or homework would break your grade so that you always have a chance to recover in the class. He does not keep a final for the class, instead he breaks up the exams into 3 quizzes. Now the breakdown of the class:

PARTICIPATION: about 5% of your grade is based on participation but you can achieve that by either just attending lectures or discussion or answering and asking 2 or 3 questions on Campuswire

PROJECTS: together about 30% of our grade. Super clear, fun, and chill to do. The first one takes a bit of work (but it isn't hard at all) and the second project is very straightforward. Grading on these projects are also super student friendly where you can know your score on the autograder on Gradescope as soon as you turn it in and can keep turning it in to get a full score!

QUIZZES: There are 3 of them, 15% each. If you do the homework, the practice exams, and study the material well enough the quizzes should not be too bad! The quizzes are also open book and open internet.

HOMEWORK: Based on completion, not correctness! 1 is dropped too!

The best computer science class I have ever taken at UCLA without doubt.

This was a really great class, definitely one of the best EE Classes I've taken at UCLA.
I do that that 4 quizzes in a quarter is a little much, but, the quizzes are fair and if you study you can do really well on them.

The professor is seriously very entertaining and is willing to talk to you whenever. I always had a great time speaking with the professor and he was always super receptive to questions.

There are a few projects (there was actually going to be more but the Professor listened to us and pretty much slashed the last project) that are straightforward and help us effectively demonstrate what we learned.

All in all, take Nader's Class, I have already taken another class with him and he is a truly great instructor.

Initially I wasn't that interested in the course material, but I ended up loving this class because of Prof. Sehat. He takes feedback and genuinely cares about students. His expectations are really clear and his lectures are engaging- please take a class with him if you get the chance!

If you can take this class with Prof Sehat, then do it. You will not find a better professor for this course. Prof Sehat is very efficient with his lectures so you will learn a lot of topics. And he explains the material quite clearly. However, most of them should be familiar as you should have learned them in CS33. There are no midterms and final, but there were 4 quizzes (could change depending on your classes speed). The quizzes are fair and expect to use the entire allocated time to finish it. The homework isn't that bad, just make sure you understand the material. For me at least, the 2 projects weren't that bad. If you understand the material, you should be able to do everything in a day or day and day half.

Loved taking the class with Nader! He was a great professor, very good at lecturing, and gave a lot of extra credit opportunities for students to make up. Really enjoyed the class!

The materials are really heavy and hard toward the end of the class, but professor Sehat did an amazing job of teaching and tried to give out good grades as much as possible. TA Justin Feng was super helpful even though it was his first-time TA-ing. 4 quizzes (35%, drop the lowest quiz), each covers materials of every 2 weeks (ie no need to review the old materials for the next quiz). 2 projects (35%) that long so needed to start early and hw (30%) every 1 or 2 weeks that is basically a preparation for the quizzes. Overall, you will learn a lot in this class and I appreciate the professor for making this class enjoyable. He also gives a lot of extra credit.

Great professor. Very helpful.