COM SCI M51A
Logic Design of Digital Systems
Description: (Same as Electrical and Computer Engineering M16.) Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Introduction to digital systems. Specification and implementation of combinational and sequential systems. Standard logic modules and programmable logic arrays. Specification and implementation of algorithmic systems: data and control sections. Number systems and arithmetic algorithms. Error control codes for digital information. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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I think it was her first time teaching the class because the midterm was way too easy and everybody got a's. She tries really hard and I thought she taught the class very well, the book is not that good but she does a good job teaching it. The final was WAY harder but it was curved so not that hard of a class.
I think it was her first time teaching the class because the midterm was way too easy and everybody got a's. She tries really hard and I thought she taught the class very well, the book is not that good but she does a good job teaching it. The final was WAY harder but it was curved so not that hard of a class.
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Winter 2019 - Miodrag is objectively the worst professor I've had at UCLA. He does almost no teaching during the course of the 2 hour lectures. Instead he passes the time by flipping through slides or going over needless administrative items. Almost none of the content that is on the exams can be learned from him. You must hope that your TAs cover the material or that the exams closely follow the pattern of previously posted exams (the only saving grace of this class). His total disinterest in our success in the class is revealed when he does such things as answer his cell phone during the midterm right by his microphone so that the Mong Learning Center reverberates with his voice. Perhaps this is already clear but I highly recommend avoiding him.
Winter 2019 - Miodrag is objectively the worst professor I've had at UCLA. He does almost no teaching during the course of the 2 hour lectures. Instead he passes the time by flipping through slides or going over needless administrative items. Almost none of the content that is on the exams can be learned from him. You must hope that your TAs cover the material or that the exams closely follow the pattern of previously posted exams (the only saving grace of this class). His total disinterest in our success in the class is revealed when he does such things as answer his cell phone during the midterm right by his microphone so that the Mong Learning Center reverberates with his voice. Perhaps this is already clear but I highly recommend avoiding him.
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Fall 2020 - Pros: - Only had 3 homework assignments, so there wasn't much outside work needed - Relatively easy to get an A - TA discussion section slides were helpful - We had slightly over 24 hours to finish both our midterm and final exams - The midterm exam was pretty easy (though tedious), and the final exam was very easy - Professor seems like a genuinely nice guy Cons: - Professor did a poor job at explaining concepts -- TA's did a better job in discussion section - Lecture recordings were posted extremely late - Professor often took too long at explaining an unrelated concept, and then would rush through more important material - The midterm was intended to take 2 hours, but took substantially longer - Not sure how prepared I am for future CS classes that may build on this material
Fall 2020 - Pros: - Only had 3 homework assignments, so there wasn't much outside work needed - Relatively easy to get an A - TA discussion section slides were helpful - We had slightly over 24 hours to finish both our midterm and final exams - The midterm exam was pretty easy (though tedious), and the final exam was very easy - Professor seems like a genuinely nice guy Cons: - Professor did a poor job at explaining concepts -- TA's did a better job in discussion section - Lecture recordings were posted extremely late - Professor often took too long at explaining an unrelated concept, and then would rush through more important material - The midterm was intended to take 2 hours, but took substantially longer - Not sure how prepared I am for future CS classes that may build on this material
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Spring 2021 - I really don't understand how this professor has such good reviews. A lot of them say that he is a very 'nice' and 'helpful' guy, but in actuality he is anything but. I don't even believe we had a single thing to hand in until week 4, which may sound nice but really isn't, as this is a topic that you really can only begin to understand through actually doing it. We only had about 6 things total due this entire quarter, including 2 exams and the final. During our final exam (which we had all of finals week to complete), the professor kept on changing his mind on certain guidelines in a very unclear way, and students rightfully kept on asking him to clarify what was and wasn't allowed on Piazza. In response to students asking questions, the professor essentially shut down Piazza for the final exam, by forcing you to read through 50 messages of his before asking a question, none of these messages which seemed to really clarify the questions at hand. Also, good luck making friends in this class to help you out with understanding things, as the professor has the strictest collaboration policy of any that I have seen so far in my time at UCLA. If you are caught collaborating on even a homework in any way, you get an immediate 0 in the course followed by a report to administration. All in all, I would recommend taking this class with a different professor.
Spring 2021 - I really don't understand how this professor has such good reviews. A lot of them say that he is a very 'nice' and 'helpful' guy, but in actuality he is anything but. I don't even believe we had a single thing to hand in until week 4, which may sound nice but really isn't, as this is a topic that you really can only begin to understand through actually doing it. We only had about 6 things total due this entire quarter, including 2 exams and the final. During our final exam (which we had all of finals week to complete), the professor kept on changing his mind on certain guidelines in a very unclear way, and students rightfully kept on asking him to clarify what was and wasn't allowed on Piazza. In response to students asking questions, the professor essentially shut down Piazza for the final exam, by forcing you to read through 50 messages of his before asking a question, none of these messages which seemed to really clarify the questions at hand. Also, good luck making friends in this class to help you out with understanding things, as the professor has the strictest collaboration policy of any that I have seen so far in my time at UCLA. If you are caught collaborating on even a homework in any way, you get an immediate 0 in the course followed by a report to administration. All in all, I would recommend taking this class with a different professor.
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