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<p>Yep and it’s pretty common too.</p>
<p>Just need to take 6 additional courses since some requisites for the minor overlap with the engineering curriculum.</p>
<p>Thanks. Do I really have to have less than 135 units to be able to declare a double major?</p>
<p>Hello, engineering thread! I’m an incoming freshman with a mechanical engineering major, and I was just wondering what the typical course load of someone in my position would be. Just as an example, say it’s five 5-unit courses. How many of those courses would typically be dedicated to fulfilling general education requirements?</p>
<p>Here is the sample 4 year plan for a mechanical engineer which basically lays out a plan for all the classes you have to take. Typically you will only be taking 3-4 classes per quarter that are 4 units each with 5 unit classes being the GEs, etc. You’ll probably only take one GE during a quarter at a time, since you want to spread them out as much as possible. </p>
<p>4 year plan:</p>
<p>[Mechanical</a> Engineering — UCLA Engineering Office of Academic and Student Affairs](<a href=“http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/undergraduates/mae-department-curricular-reqs/mechanical-engineering]Mechanical”>http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/undergraduates/mae-department-curricular-reqs/mechanical-engineering)</p>
<p>Congratulations on graduating Deuces. I guess I’ll be taking my leave from CC soon as well. Good luck to all current and incoming UCLA students!</p>
<p>I have just finished the BSME curriculum. Here are my difficulty ratings for the courses I have taken. Lower division, technical breadth, and GE courses are not listed. </p>
<p>MAE 94: 7/10
MAE 101: 4/10
MAE 102: 9/10
MAE 103: 8.5/10
MAE 105A: 7/10
MAE 105D: 8/10
MAE 107/L: 9.5/10
MAE 131A: 8.5/10
MAE 133A: 7.5/10
MAE 156A: 7.5/10
MAE 157L: 8.5/10
MAE 162A: 5.5/10
MAE 162B: 7.5/10 (Time spent: 10/10)
MAE 162M: 7.5/10 (Time spent: 9.5/10)
MAE 171A: 8.5/10
MAE 182A: 9/10
MAE 182B: 8/10
MAE 183: 6/10
EE 100: 7/10
EE 110L: 9/10
MSE 104: 6.5/10</p>
<p>Almost time for me to step out, returning for a victory lap but not sure I’ll be on here much anymore</p>
<p>Quick question for EE majors…</p>
<p>Thinking about choosing the Solid State Pathway because of how much I enjoyed 121B last quarter, but I was wondering about the classes they listed. It states that you need to take 123A, 123B, and 124 in addition to the design/lab courses. But the problem is they didn’t offer 124 last year and it doesn’t look like they’re going to offer it next year. What class should I take instead… Any Solid State pathway students here?</p>
<p>is it an okay idea to take 33A and 33B concurrently? i’ll only be taking one other class besides this… EE M16</p>
<p>what’s a better fall quarter schedule??</p>
<p>Option 1) Math 33A, Math 33B, EEM16
Option 2) Math 33A, EEM16, EE 1</p>
<p>with these two options keep in mind my winter quarter would look like this with 1) ee 1, physics 4bl, CS32, or with 2) math 33b, physics 4bl, CS32</p>
<p>i guess my question boils down to which is easier – ee1 or math 33b?</p>
<p>gogiants,</p>
<p>I think there was a solid state person on here. I forgot her handle. </p>
<p>Anyway, I think you have the option of taking EE 123B or 124. However, I have noticed that you are better off sticking with the MEMS pathway because it is basically the solid state pathway but with more class options. From what I’ve been told, EE 122L is a condensed version of EE CM150 and EE CM150L. The only downside is that CM150 and CM150L both have quizzes and finals. EE 122L also has a midterm and final. You can also choose to take all of the solid state classes available while doing MEMS since they also fulfill the requirements.</p>
<p>thanks grass</p>
<p>I think i’ll just throw in the microwave circuits class to do the MEMS pathway, i don’t really want to take the intro to MEMS classes due to the large class sizes, i feel like i’ll do better in the smaller classes. </p>
<p>has anyone had Itoh or Candler before?</p>
<p>@GrassBandit: Any tips on the photonics pathway?</p>
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<p>The class size won’t matter if Candler is teaching. He’s one of the few professors that takes teaching seriously. He’s hard but fair. Here’s the [EE</a> CM150/L website](<a href=“http://micro.ee.ucla.edu/~jjudy/classes/intro_to_mems/doku.php?id=syllabus]EE”>http://micro.ee.ucla.edu/~jjudy/classes/intro_to_mems/doku.php?id=syllabus). Candler uses Judy’s stuff.</p>
<p>Itoh is an easy grader. I hope you have a good TA that knows his stuff because Itoh uses powerpoint. He is old.</p>
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<p>Try to find someone that has taken those classes. I haven’t met anyone that has done that pathway.</p>
<p>has anyone taken meyerson for cs 180? I heard hes good but I hear sarrafzadeh is amazing so im wondering if I should take meyerson in the fall or wait…</p>
<p>Also, any thoughts on these classes?</p>
<p>cs 174a with faloutsos
cs 143 with zaniolo</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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<p>Go with Option 2 - primarily because you’ll want a slightly easier time for Winter Quarter when you’re working on CS32</p>
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<p>GrassBandit is pretty much spot on. I tried doing the Solid State pathway this year but it wasn’t possible because EE124 wasn’t offered, as you stated. </p>
<p>I highly suggest not risking this pathway. Even if EE124 were to be listed, there’d be a high probability of it being canceled anyway and you’d be stuck with an incomplete pathway. I ended up doing MEMS instead and HIGHLY suggest you do so as well - you can still take the same solid state classes but have more options to choose from overall.</p>
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<p>Lol sorry for breaking these replies up, just makes it easier to address each point.</p>
<p>I took EECM150 this past Fall and it didn’t seem like a “large” class at all…my largest complaint would have to be the fact that Professor Candler catered the class to the grad students (even though the class was half grad and half undergrad). Or at least it felt that way. I had absolutely no background with this material prior to the class and it seemed like more than half the class already had plenty of background knowledge to get the work done. Thus - the thing to beware of with the MEMS courses is putting in a lot of time if you’re not already familiar with this stuff.</p>
<p>Professor Candler is really engaging in lecture and extremely helpful during office hours. I definitely wouldn’t hesitate to take any class with him. His exams (for CM150 at least) were extremely straight forward.</p>
<p>My friends who took Itoh for EE123 said the class was pretty easy since he didn’t really teach it.</p>
<p>one last question, thanks for all the answers :)</p>
<p>i’m thinking of doing the nanotechnology technical breadth, have you taken a class with kodambaka before? or heard anything about him?</p>