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ZONGFU YU

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Raw average: 2.00/5 from 4 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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ECE 742
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
IDK how Zongfu was for lower level courses, but as a grad student, Zongfu was a TERRIFIC 742 lecturer. Overall a great class, he elegantly boils down the core concepts and gives the knowledge you need at a great, easy pace so that you can 1) understand how commercial products work and 2) write your own code if you want to. Excellent course.
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ECE/PHYSICS 235
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
The most boring lectures I've ever had, and I've had many a boring lecture. Couldn't get myself to go to class because he was so boring. Talks in monotone the whole time. He posts the notes online afterwards, but they are impossible to understand. He's a nice guy tho!
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ECE/PHYSICS 235
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Doesn't explain concepts, just writes proofs for things that you don't know. Unorganized. Started off the first day of class with "Now I know most of you don't want to be here but this class is required so...". Class is titled Solid State Electronics, only talked about it for two weeks at the end, mostly a quantum mechanics class. Youtubelecture
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ECE/PHYSICS 235
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Worst professor ever. Can't relate to students and doesn't even speak English fluently. Avoid taking him if you can.
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Spring 2026ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2025ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2025ECE 742Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
Spring 2025ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2024ECE 222Electrodynamics I
Fall 2024ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2024ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2024ECE 742Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
Spring 2024ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2024ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2023ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2023ECE 219Analytical Methods for Electromagnetics Engineering
Spring 2023ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2023ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2022ECE 219Analytical Methods for Electromagnetics Engineering
Fall 2022ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2022ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2022ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2022ECE 742Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
Spring 2022ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2022ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2021ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2021ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2021ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2020ECE 219Analytical Methods for Electromagnetics Engineering
Fall 2020ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2020ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2020ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2020ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2020ECE 742Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
Spring 2020ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2020ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2019ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2019ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2019ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2019ECE 399Independent Study
Spring 2019ECE 742Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
Spring 2019ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2019ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2019ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2018ECE 220Electrodynamics I
Fall 2018ECE 399Independent Study
Fall 2018ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2018ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2018ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2018ECE 399Independent Study
Spring 2018ECE 742Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
Spring 2018ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2018ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2017ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2017ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2017ECE/PHYSICS 235Introduction to Solid State Electronics
Spring 2017ECE 742Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
Spring 2017ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2016ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2016ECE 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2016ECE/PHYSICS 235Introduction to Solid State Electronics
Spring 2016ECE 742Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
Spring 2016ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2015ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2015ECE/PHYSICS 235Introduction to Solid State Electronics
Spring 2015ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2015ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2014ECE 601Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fall 2014ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2014ECE 742Computational Methods in Electromagnetics
Spring 2014ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2014ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2013ECE 601Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fall 2013ECE 999Advanced Independent Study

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