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There is a reason she has such great reviews. 235 is a super math heavy theory course, and you really need to engage with the content to do well. The entire grade is 3 exams, but its curved such that an 85 is an A. HW is important to stay engaged and keep understanding quantum mechanics. Out of every EE professor I've had, she is easily top 3.Rate My Professors ↗
There's no way people actually like Irena Knezevic. She: - bases your entire final score on 3 test grades, except if you don't do the homework, where you'll lose 10% - consistently runs over time despite having 3 power lectures weekly - Gives abysmally long homework assignments and gets them out like 3-4 days before due. one of the worst EE profsRate My Professors ↗
Incredible professor. Goes into great detail in lectures and has a gift for teaching. I don't think I could have found a better professor for an intro to quantum mechanics class.Rate My Professors ↗
This was my favorite class but not anymore. We fell behind and instead of taking the appropriate measures to catch us back up, the professor just piled on more work. She assigned a long assignment with required readings during the last week. It sucks because the textbook is difficult to understand.Rate My Professors ↗
WOW! The most amazing professor. She lectures but is super prepared and adjusts to the class. She takes the time to explain everything and extended deadlines when needed. She learns everyone's names and really cares that her students succeed. There are not enough characters for me to go into detail about how amazing she is. BEST PROFESSOR AT UW!Rate My Professors ↗
Excellent professor, teaches very well. She did mention that most schools have 2 classes for electrodynamics while we just have 1. So this class is a bit compact. For me I think the speed was hard to follow, but not the professor's fault on that, just too much content. Also homework is very heavy, but that might be due to a lot of content.Rate My Professors ↗
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ECE 399 is an independent study course where students engage in directed projects arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026ECE 489 is an undergraduate honors research course where students conduct projects supervised by faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleECE 699 is an advanced independent study course where students engage in directed study projects arranged with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2023 · limited sampleECE 790 is a course for independent master's research work under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ECE 890 is an independent doctoral research course for PhD students in Electrical Engineering.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ECE 990 is a doctoral research course for independent dissertation work under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
MS&E 699 is an independent study course in Metallurgical Engineering requiring consent of the instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sampleMS&E 790 is a master's research or thesis course conducted under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
MS&E 890 is a supervised research course for pre-dissertator students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
MS&E 990 is a research and thesis course for Ph.D. students under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PHYSICS 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
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|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ECE 399 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 489 | Honors in Research |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 990 | Dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 699 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 790 | Master's Research or Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | MS&E 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
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