EC ENGR 2
Physics for Electrical Engineers
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Requisite: Physics 1C. Introduction to concepts of modern physics necessary to understand solid-state devices, including elementary quantum theory, Fermi energies, and concepts of electrons in solids. Discussion of electrical properties of semiconductors leading to operation of junction devices. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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I agree with rating below. He does not teach. If you read the course reader you are in much better shape than going to lecture. Midterm is simple plug and chug, but final was a bit trickier and conceptual. I was ranked pretty low but still ended up with a B, so it isn't too bad if you are looking to just pass the class. Getting an A however is tough and you must work hard and understand what the course reader/book means. Jalali won't help in his lectures. Even when someone asks a question he hardly answers it. Self-study is the key for this class.
I agree with rating below. He does not teach. If you read the course reader you are in much better shape than going to lecture. Midterm is simple plug and chug, but final was a bit trickier and conceptual. I was ranked pretty low but still ended up with a B, so it isn't too bad if you are looking to just pass the class. Getting an A however is tough and you must work hard and understand what the course reader/book means. Jalali won't help in his lectures. Even when someone asks a question he hardly answers it. Self-study is the key for this class.
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Here is the thing with Professor Pan's class, you will get a good grade (meaning B or higher) but you will not leave the class knowing anything more than you already knew. I did HORRIBLY (was ranked 74 out of 100 or something) and got a B. If you are in the upper half of the class, you get an A. However, the material in EE2 is very complicated and difficult and even A students that I have talked to don't really know anything. The graders grade the exams very generously citing that they "could tell you were trying" by giving you a better grade. If you are a EE major, you probably shouldn't take this course because you will be screwed in the future if you don't know the material but otherwise, take it, learn nothing, and get a good grade. That is, unless you actually want to learn
Here is the thing with Professor Pan's class, you will get a good grade (meaning B or higher) but you will not leave the class knowing anything more than you already knew. I did HORRIBLY (was ranked 74 out of 100 or something) and got a B. If you are in the upper half of the class, you get an A. However, the material in EE2 is very complicated and difficult and even A students that I have talked to don't really know anything. The graders grade the exams very generously citing that they "could tell you were trying" by giving you a better grade. If you are a EE major, you probably shouldn't take this course because you will be screwed in the future if you don't know the material but otherwise, take it, learn nothing, and get a good grade. That is, unless you actually want to learn
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Fall 2016 - EE2 is a knowledge heavy class but it wasn't really difficult (more breadth rather than depth). It may seem overwhelming at first since you're being thrown Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Physics and basically 5 other topics at once, but as this is an introductory course, surface level knowledge would be sufficient to get you by. The point was to introduce the world of semiconductors and hopefully give students a feel for whether this is an EE field they'd specialize on or not. As long as you attended lectures and did the homework, you'd get the overall idea behind every topic and the math equations will start to make sense. At that point, the exams will be difficult to fail. Also, you will be using the book A LOT. Mr. Sokolich taught this class really well. His lectures were well organized and podcasted. His homeworks and exams were reasonable (he gives an accurate list of topics that would be covered in the exams). Most importantly, he's very passionate about the field and so he's really helpful both in and outside the class, and he's great at giving you the big picture behind all the complex maths equations.
Fall 2016 - EE2 is a knowledge heavy class but it wasn't really difficult (more breadth rather than depth). It may seem overwhelming at first since you're being thrown Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Physics and basically 5 other topics at once, but as this is an introductory course, surface level knowledge would be sufficient to get you by. The point was to introduce the world of semiconductors and hopefully give students a feel for whether this is an EE field they'd specialize on or not. As long as you attended lectures and did the homework, you'd get the overall idea behind every topic and the math equations will start to make sense. At that point, the exams will be difficult to fail. Also, you will be using the book A LOT. Mr. Sokolich taught this class really well. His lectures were well organized and podcasted. His homeworks and exams were reasonable (he gives an accurate list of topics that would be covered in the exams). Most importantly, he's very passionate about the field and so he's really helpful both in and outside the class, and he's great at giving you the big picture behind all the complex maths equations.
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Ben Williams is a great guy; I took EE 2 with him this quarter because he was teaching it (I took 101 with him last quarter). I love how he goes slowly during lecture so you have some time to process what he is teaching. He always answers your questions, and he knows what he's talking about. He always prepares lectures and posts them online afterwards.
Ben Williams is a great guy; I took EE 2 with him this quarter because he was teaching it (I took 101 with him last quarter). I love how he goes slowly during lecture so you have some time to process what he is teaching. He always answers your questions, and he knows what he's talking about. He always prepares lectures and posts them online afterwards.
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Spring 2017 - EE 2 is supposed to be hard. Professor Wong makes EE 2 ridiculously easy. Everything taught in this class was straight from the textbook. Lectures were a waste of time. You should go to lectures if you do not want to read the textbook. The midterm was easy, where the median was around a 95%. The final was extremely difficult, with the median around a 60%. Homework is extremely light. If you do not care about learning and want an easy A, then take this class. You will get nothing out of taking this class.
Spring 2017 - EE 2 is supposed to be hard. Professor Wong makes EE 2 ridiculously easy. Everything taught in this class was straight from the textbook. Lectures were a waste of time. You should go to lectures if you do not want to read the textbook. The midterm was easy, where the median was around a 95%. The final was extremely difficult, with the median around a 60%. Homework is extremely light. If you do not care about learning and want an easy A, then take this class. You will get nothing out of taking this class.
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Fall 2018 - If you decide take his class, that means you spend over five thousand dollar to learn nothing. If you insist on taking it, please spend most of time in self-learning. BTW, the equation he teach in the class is totally different from the textbook. Lecture is useless. None of lecture material will shows on the test. The TA can teach much better than him. Just go to the discussion session, question on the discussion will shows on the test. One last thing, the final is worth 100% and good luck!
Fall 2018 - If you decide take his class, that means you spend over five thousand dollar to learn nothing. If you insist on taking it, please spend most of time in self-learning. BTW, the equation he teach in the class is totally different from the textbook. Lecture is useless. None of lecture material will shows on the test. The TA can teach much better than him. Just go to the discussion session, question on the discussion will shows on the test. One last thing, the final is worth 100% and good luck!
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