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Taking ECE 432 and 436 with him right now, he makes you use this program that he made in like the 90s, and it is so bad and hard to use and you don't learn anything in his classes, he's a nice guy but hes so old and is a terrible teacher and I'd never reccomend anyone to take his classRate My Professors ↗
437, not 436. Lectures are all handwritten and over two years old, confusing and awkward. I just took the first exam and feel confident on about 15%, and all 6 of the rest of us in the class feel the same way. Will answer questions enthusiastically. Really don't take 437 as I don't see any applications, barely can understand any of the material.Rate My Professors ↗
Honestly, I don't really know what happened in this class. Dr Milenkovic is very nice but a confusing professor. He would read off his slides and explain it but without examples it was confusing. The final project is confusing but he will walk you through it if you go to office hours. He is always more than willing to help.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor is a nice person. Homeworks and exams are just fine.. But the final project is really a disturbing case. I cannot even understand what the questions mean, and the experiments that should be conducted on TF32J (a java program) is also hard, the software itself is not hard but it is hard to get what the project wants us to do.Rate My Professors ↗
I am noticing a lot of people are talking down about the way he teaches ECE 376 which has been using flipped classroom format for sometime now and is not structed in a way that Paul gets to choose so no sense in complaining about that. In terms of ECE 436, he posts all notes and records all lectures. Will take time to answer any and all questions.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Milenkovic is a really good person. He is willing to answer any of your questions, and he is accessible by Email all the time. He also grades generously. But his lectures are a bit dry, and the lecture notes are not well organized. However, there is a textbook to follow, so it is not a big problem to me.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 432 is a Digital Signal Processing Laboratory focusing on implementing DSP algorithms like filters and FFT on hardware using assembly and high-level languages.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.55 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.57 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.46 GPA, 69.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCommunication Systems I covers modulation, noise analysis, synchronization, and sampling techniques.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Paul Milenkovic is accessible and generous, with students appreciating his willingness to help. However, his lectures are described as dry and his notes as disorganized, though some find the textbook sufficient to follow.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025ECE 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
ECE 999 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–Spring 2022 · limited sample| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ECE 399 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 432 | Digital Signal Processing Laboratory |
| Fall 2026 | ECE 436 | Communication Systems I |
| 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 | ECE 999 | Advanced Independent Study |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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