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Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/04/2024	He's named after a watch brand which is sick, but it doesn't translate to how good his teaching is. I had no prior coding experience (I was cooked from the start) which def made the class 100x harder. However, the TAs are the best for the class, as they have taken the class, and will help you with anything you need. As for the lecture, it's only good if you have programmed before. READ TEXTBOOK LOL.
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/03/2024	Good professor, willing to help if you show up. I enjoy his slides and formatting of lecture. All his exams are open note, you can have anything except electronics, which is super helpful. The textbook is so hard to read. Overall good guy, but the projects are insane, not worth a 2 credit course.
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/23/2024	This class should be 3 credits, I'm not sure why the department hasn't made it so already. His lectures aren't the most helpful, anything you learn in class is straight from the slides, which are online, or can be learned with online resources. The TA's are the biggest help by FAR, and help explain concepts much more. If you can do the homework, and go to office hours/discussions, its not that bad to do projects, People said the midterm was rough, but personally I just did the previous ones and did pretty well on it (91). The extra credit for projects is very helpful, if you do it the final is worth like nothing. He's a less than average prof, but the TAs all make up for his teaching. Definitely would find a friend who has already taken the course, too.
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/14/2024	TAs are the best resource in this class. I went to some office hours and most of the discussions as they were helpful for projects and exams. The weekly homeworks and reading quizzes were easy and didn't take much time. Projects are hard and take a long time, but they prepare you for the future workload. My TA was very good at explaining more difficult parts of the projects when I went in for help. There are only two exams (midterm and final) which were both straightforward and pretty easy. Lots of extra credit opportunities in this class for those that need it.
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting an A Anonymous 03/18/2024	I feel like while the class is a bit harder, the reasoning behind it makes sense. It definitely prepared me for the upper level ENEE courses, where the workload definitely ramps up. Tudor and the TAs did a great job, and I learned a lot from that course. Would take it again, had a great time in that class.
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/23/2023	Projects take too much time for a 2 credit course. His lectures are pointless, I went to 3 or 4 lectures and each time I regretted it. If you read the book and do the projects you'll be fine on the tests.
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting an A- Anonymous 10/24/2023	For a two-credit course, the projects take way too much time. Late to class often, and sometimes forgets to post coursework.
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/13/2022	For a 2 credit class, ENEE140 is a lot of work. Projects are very challenging and time consuming, as I found myself relying on TA's a lot despite having worked with C before. Projects are rewarding in the end, and I def learned something from them despite their rigorous nature. Lectures were pretty boring, as they only felt somewhat relevant and really only provided good information about half the time. Exams are fair and professor provides a lot of past exams (and answers to study). Use your TA's heavily and start projects early and you will be fine.
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/06/2022	ENEE140 is supposedly an "intro" class but I did not find this the case at all. There is a lot to learn and it doesn't feel like a 2 credit class at all. There are weekly homework, around 8 quizzes in the semester, and 3 projects. The homework are doable, but if you do not have prior coding experience, USE THE TA'S! They are very helpful. I personally did not use professor Tudor too often, as the TA's were very reliable for me. Make sure to make friends in the class as sometimes homeworks and projects become a bit much as the semester picks up and it is very useful to have people you can ask for help when the TA's are not available. The lectures went smoother as the semester went on, but at the beginning they were often confusing and went over lecture time. START EARLY on the projects. They are normally quite a lot of work. There are project help sessions the Friday before the project is due. These sessions last from 8am to 5pm. There are also weekly extra credit coding assignments and every project has extra credit on it. If you put in effort, you will see results. Just make sure to start things early and do not fall behind on the content.
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/05/2022	Good lectures, always helpful in answering questions and explaining topics. Projects were really hard and took a long time but were very well thought out and really got right to the heart of the concepts while also introducing other topics and giving a taste of how programming algorithms are actually used in the real world. Overall the class was a really good introduction to c and programming more generally and did great at preparing us for 150. Some people say the class was a bit too hard for people who have no prior programming experiences, but I think its about the same difficulty as other introductory programming classes .
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/24/2020	He’s a pretty good prof, but his lectures are a little disorganized. If you ask questions he’s good at clarifying though. He was consistently 5-10 minutes late and would hold us 10-15 minutes past the end of class, but this is likely just a online-learning thing. Overall nice Professor and not too hard of a class!
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/30/2020	Professor Tudor was very easy going and very approachable. I wish his lectures were structured a little better. The projects are ridiculously tedious for a two credit class, but I feel as it did prepare me for 150.
Tudor Dumitras ENEE140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/21/2018	Tudor's a pretty chill guy and a good teacher. He tries to structure his lectures around the concepts students find most difficult from assigned readings which helps. The homework he assigns for this class is fairly straightforward and ties in directly with projects he assigns for this class. His projects aren't too hard, but they take time.
Tudor Dumitras Anonymous 12/05/2018	best prof NA

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/04/2024

He's named after a watch brand which is sick, but it doesn't translate to how good his teaching is. I had no prior coding experience (I was cooked from the start) which def made the class 100x harder. However, the TAs are the best for the class, as they have taken the class, and will help you with anything you need. As for the lecture, it's only good if you have programmed before. READ TEXTBOOK LOL.

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/03/2024

Good professor, willing to help if you show up. I enjoy his slides and formatting of lecture. All his exams are open note, you can have anything except electronics, which is super helpful. The textbook is so hard to read. Overall good guy, but the projects are insane, not worth a 2 credit course.

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/23/2024

This class should be 3 credits, I'm not sure why the department hasn't made it so already. His lectures aren't the most helpful, anything you learn in class is straight from the slides, which are online, or can be learned with online resources. The TA's are the biggest help by FAR, and help explain concepts much more. If you can do the homework, and go to office hours/discussions, its not that bad to do projects, People said the midterm was rough, but personally I just did the previous ones and did pretty well on it (91). The extra credit for projects is very helpful, if you do it the final is worth like nothing. He's a less than average prof, but the TAs all make up for his teaching. Definitely would find a friend who has already taken the course, too.

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/14/2024

TAs are the best resource in this class. I went to some office hours and most of the discussions as they were helpful for projects and exams. The weekly homeworks and reading quizzes were easy and didn't take much time. Projects are hard and take a long time, but they prepare you for the future workload. My TA was very good at explaining more difficult parts of the projects when I went in for help. There are only two exams (midterm and final) which were both straightforward and pretty easy. Lots of extra credit opportunities in this class for those that need it.

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting an A
Anonymous
03/18/2024

I feel like while the class is a bit harder, the reasoning behind it makes sense. It definitely prepared me for the upper level ENEE courses, where the workload definitely ramps up. Tudor and the TAs did a great job, and I learned a lot from that course. Would take it again, had a great time in that class.

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/23/2023

Projects take too much time for a 2 credit course. His lectures are pointless, I went to 3 or 4 lectures and each time I regretted it. If you read the book and do the projects you'll be fine on the tests.

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
10/24/2023

For a two-credit course, the projects take way too much time. Late to class often, and sometimes forgets to post coursework.

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/13/2022

For a 2 credit class, ENEE140 is a lot of work. Projects are very challenging and time consuming, as I found myself relying on TA's a lot despite having worked with C before. Projects are rewarding in the end, and I def learned something from them despite their rigorous nature. Lectures were pretty boring, as they only felt somewhat relevant and really only provided good information about half the time. Exams are fair and professor provides a lot of past exams (and answers to study). Use your TA's heavily and start projects early and you will be fine.

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/06/2022

ENEE140 is supposedly an "intro" class but I did not find this the case at all. There is a lot to learn and it doesn't feel like a 2 credit class at all. There are weekly homework, around 8 quizzes in the semester, and 3 projects. The homework are doable, but if you do not have prior coding experience, USE THE TA'S! They are very helpful. I personally did not use professor Tudor too often, as the TA's were very reliable for me. Make sure to make friends in the class as sometimes homeworks and projects become a bit much as the semester picks up and it is very useful to have people you can ask for help when the TA's are not available. The lectures went smoother as the semester went on, but at the beginning they were often confusing and went over lecture time. START EARLY on the projects. They are normally quite a lot of work. There are project help sessions the Friday before the project is due. These sessions last from 8am to 5pm. There are also weekly extra credit coding assignments and every project has extra credit on it. If you put in effort, you will see results. Just make sure to start things early and do not fall behind on the content.

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/05/2022

Good lectures, always helpful in answering questions and explaining topics. Projects were really hard and took a long time but were very well thought out and really got right to the heart of the concepts while also introducing other topics and giving a taste of how programming algorithms are actually used in the real world. Overall the class was a really good introduction to c and programming more generally and did great at preparing us for 150. Some people say the class was a bit too hard for people who have no prior programming experiences, but I think its about the same difficulty as other introductory programming classes .

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
11/24/2020

He’s a pretty good prof, but his lectures are a little disorganized. If you ask questions he’s good at clarifying though. He was consistently 5-10 minutes late and would hold us 10-15 minutes past the end of class, but this is likely just a online-learning thing. Overall nice Professor and not too hard of a class!

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/30/2020

Professor Tudor was very easy going and very approachable. I wish his lectures were structured a little better. The projects are ridiculously tedious for a two credit class, but I feel as it did prepare me for 150.

Tudor Dumitras
ENEE140

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/21/2018

Tudor's a pretty chill guy and a good teacher. He tries to structure his lectures around the concepts students find most difficult from assigned readings which helps. The homework he assigns for this class is fairly straightforward and ties in directly with projects he assigns for this class. His projects aren't too hard, but they take time.