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Manoj Franklin ENEE446 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 09/05/2023	If you told me this class didn't exist and that it was literally something I hallucinated, I would probably believe you. This class had a total of 5 grades: 3 projects distributed throughout the second half of the semester totaling about 25% of the final grade, and 2 exams, 1 right after spring break and 1 the week before finals, that were worth the other 75%. I attempted to go to a few lectures, but his demeanor and the way he presents makes it so boring that I'm about to fall asleep, and during the times where I put 100% of my energy into staying awake and paying attention, I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. This was within the first 2 weeks of the course as well. I eventually gave up and stopped going to class, but this apparently was the case throughout the rest of the semester according to the class GroupMe. He had maybe 2 sample exams available for each exam that were at least 10 years old, and usually only one of those had an answer key. I also don't believe he ever explicitly said what would be on each exam, considering everyone constantly seemed confused and nobody seemed to know what to study or expect. The projects were pretty useless, considering one of them was setting up the program to use for the other 2 projects, and the other 2 projects didn't seem to be relevant to what was on the slides he posted. In this class, I learned nothing, did nothing, and the only thing I got out of it was a requirement for my major. If there is another option for a class or a professor, do that instead of whatever this was.
Yavuz Oruc ENEE446 Anonymous 06/21/2022	He's very nice, although the course is a bit messy. He typed up notes for us as we went along, which is good, but also bad because all the homework problems came from the notes and these often had errors or were unclear which wasted a lot of time. Our final was quite difficult and covered concepts we hadn't practiced at all, but was also curved a lot. Also he had the class online even though I took it Spring 2022. Overall not a bad experience. He's a cool guy and eager to share more about the material if you're interested.
Donald Yeung ENEE446 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/24/2020	Tough course, but very good lectures and you will learn a lot. I also had him for ENEE150 and thought he was a good professor for that as well; certainly the best out of him, Hawkins and Qu.
Yavuz Oruc ENEE446 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/17/2019	Had him for ENEE350 as well, which he was a little better for. Oruc rambles a lot and doesn't explain anything clearly, which was ok in ENEE350 because it was a coding class and you could learn more by just running tests on the code, but ENEE446 is a theory class that actually requires a good lecturer. He's nice and it's not too hard a class, but you won't learn as much as you might with someone else.
Donald Yeung ENEE446 Expecting a B nailaoball 01/24/2019	Great professor who is extremely knowledgeable bout the subject matter. Lectures are extremely interesting as a CE major. It's a tough class but very rewarding. The projects in the class are extremely relevant and engaging but they do take a lot of time. Do yourself a favor and start early to get ahead of the curve.
Yavuz Oruc ENEE446 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/21/2014	Oruc is an incredibly interesting guy. He is extremely knowledgeable, very personable, and rather considerate. I would recommend actually talking to him, even if you don't take a class with him. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed ENEE350 with him and thoroughly disliked ENEE446. I thought 446 was uninteresting and rather difficult, as homeworks were long and REALLY tested your understanding of the material (as opposed to your ability to apply it) by asking you to design algorithms or methods. His notes seem to be incomplete, and there is hardly enough information to complete the homework. The first exam was difficult as the questions were unclear, and the final was a takehome, which took a very long time to complete. On top of that, I hardly feel like I learned anything from the class, and am extremely relieved that it is over. Oruc is a great guy and 350 is an interesting class that isn't very difficult IF YOU CAN PROGRAM WELL. However, I would recommend taking 446 with someone else.
Yavuz Oruc ENEE446 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/25/2013	I felt like this class was a waste of my time. The textbook was just a series of PDF files and slides that he wrote himself, and the material we ended up covering for the semester was not what he said we'd cover in the syllabus. I was able to do decently well on the homeworks and tests, but I definitely did not learn anything from this class. On a positive note, Oruc is an extremely nice and friendly guy. He was also responsive to student concerns, and extended the homework deadline once when no one could finish. I just wish he had been a better teacher.
Yavuz Oruc ENEE446 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/23/2013	He's not the best professor, but teaches a reasonable amount. His wording is terrible: homeworks and test problems are often unclear. If you really need to learn ENEE446 well, I would probably recommend against Oruc. You can get an A in the end, but won't learn as much as you should.
Uzi Vishkin ENEE446 Anonymous 06/14/2013	Lectures were dry and very text dense - think slides upon slides filled with 9 point font. There were about six chapters in the book, and each had its own 100-150 slide set provided by the publishers, which is exactly what was went over in class. Vishkin adds some notes here and there but it's more or less words words words. He skips very quickly over the book stuff in an attempt to get to his own research, which is fairly interesting, I suppose. He mentioned like 10-20 times over the semester he was researching so and so and we were encouraged to research under him. The book slides aren't fantastic for both this reason and the fact that they take, say, 10 pages to explain something that is in reality quite simple. The exercise are quite long, due about every three weeks, and they are annoying only because they range between very vague, open ended design questions to stupid common-sense questions. They were also not graded especially well by the TA. I had some of my solutions which were entirely incorrect get full credit and some solutions with a small typo get almost none. At a certain point in the semester I just started bullshitting the whole thing in an hour or two and getting the same scores as when I was spending 10 hours on each assignment. One test, one final, both straightforward. Some definitions, some simple calculations, and some open-ended thought questions. 75% of the class is more or less rehashed from the honors version of 350, so I pretty much got an A not studying at all and just remembering what I had already learned.
Uzi Vishkin ENEE446 Expecting a B jmistry3 05/23/2013	ENEE446 is a very insightful course, which in combination with Prof. Vishkin gets even more powerful. This course is not for the one's who just want to do exercise at the end of each chapter, but with this course students are expected to make equal effort as much as prof does on you. Prof. Vishkin has deep understanding and passion for the material required for this course and he delivers it at its best. The fact that he provides real life examples and current trends in computer industry makes his lecture very interesting. There's allot to absorb from the course and prof. Vishkin's lectures, so a constant effort interms of reading the material of textbook and attending the class lectures attentively is required. Final comment on this note is that my perspective towards pc have changed from what I had before taking this course and what it is after completion of this course, and am surely considering to make my career along this path.
Yavuz Oruc ENEE446 Expecting an A- unspokenkibbles 05/09/2013	Professor Oruc is one of the most agreeable and pleasant people you're likely to have the pleasure to meet. He's friendly, understanding, and takes interest in the well-being of his students. Also, if you have any interest in European history or culture, be sure to ask. As a professor, Oruc is what I like to call "aggressively competent." He really knows the material, and communicates it effectively and clearly, for the most part. He's also not prone to rambling or wandering off-topic like some other professors. Importantly, he doesn't take things too seriously, and has a sense of humor. That means that lectures can be downright enjoyable in addition to being fun. In summary: even though it wasn't the easiest, 446 was probably the most fun class I took this semester. If you've got a chance to take a class with Oruc, jump on it.