Spring 2027

Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering

A course covering advanced topics of special interest to students in various areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

offering recorded1–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Jennifer Choy

One student found the quantum mechanics content hard without prior background, noting that homework took a while to complete and prepared them for exams.

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Prerequisites

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ECE 601

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JENNIFER CHOY is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MIKHAIL KATS is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Jennifer Choy

Students described the course as great for optics, with in-depth lectures and helpful in-class demos using interesting materials.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.81 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.56 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.88 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Jennifer Choy

One student found the quantum mechanics content hard without prior background, noting that homework took a while to complete and prepared them for exams.

Past student reviews · Jennifer Choy

A student appreciated that office hours sparked lively discussions.

Topics

  • Advanced topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ECE 601 · Spring 2027

Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Recorded 2026-10-14
ECE 601 · Spring 2027

Power System Ops & Control

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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