Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Power Electronics Laboratory
ECE 512 is a laboratory introducing measurement and simulation of power electronic circuits and semiconductor device characteristics.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Patrick Flannery
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The course is rated as very difficult by the historical reviewer.
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Prerequisites
Course mapE C E 412, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
- ECE 412
- graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
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- Any of
- ECE 412
- graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students
Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for instructor Steven Fredette describe him as arguably the best professor the reviewer has ever had, citing a five-star quality rating. The reviewer also assigned a five-star difficulty rating, indicating a challenging experience.
PATRICK FLANNERY is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 27 / 30 | 1 |
| LAB 301 | Classroom Instruction | 9 / 10 | 0 |
| LAB 302 | Classroom Instruction | 10 / 10 | 1 |
| LAB 303 | Classroom Instruction | 8 / 10 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Steven Fredette describe him as arguably the best professor ever, though the course is rated as very difficult.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.59 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.89 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
The course is rated as very difficult by the historical reviewer.
The historical reviewer had an exceptional experience with instructor Steven Fredette.
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Power Electronics Laboratory
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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