This class picks up where ECE 101A left off. Professor posted prerecorded lectures every week, leaving lecture time for questions. I studied primarily out of the textbook and didn't need to seriously review the lectures except for one specific topic (using transmission line model to calculate coating dimensions). Homework consisted of textbook problems, mostly fine but it's easy to overlook something and get dinged a few points. Exams were proctored on Zoom, you were allowed 1 side of 1 sheet of paper for the formula sheet on the midterm and 2 sides of 1 sheet of paper on the final. I thought the exams were alright. Most of the problems were computational but you needed to know the ideas behind the formulas to choose the appropriate one for the situation.

Midterm average was around 60% and the final average was around 80%. Professor didn't say if she was going to curve or not, but I'm pretty sure she either did curve or adjusted the grade brackets, so I wouldn't panic if the raw scores don't look good.

Overall I think this is a good core course if you were fine with ECE 101A and want to learn more about plane wave transmission, waveguides, and basic antennas.

The class is basically going through all the concepts and example problems that are SUPER helpful. Those problems most probably come out in the homework. If you go to her class, you will think that it is a little bit boring since she derives the whole thing. BUT, it is fun since you got to know where does the formula comes from and how to use it properly(especially the questions in this course look similar). Other than that, she is very lenient with grading. Make sure you did not leave UNITS in both exam and homework since they will deduct your point for leaving those precious alphabets. TA review session is the-must-go session. Believe me you would not want to miss that session.

The lectures are so boring no one pays attention. The derivations are a mess and she never says the final answer of what we did. She also just starts writing all over the place then erasing. The messiness makes it hard to follow. Just use the textbook. First class I had to read the textbook to understand. Exams were bs though. Midterm was 2 questions. First one had 13 parts to it and they all built off each other. Final was more straightforward but was mostly derivations and no actual solving of problems. Glad it’s over.

Every EE major knows this is the easiest class of all the other electives you could pick from. The entire material is comprised of 3 chapters from the E&M textbook used in EE 101A.

You have 5-6 homework assignments and all the answers are available online. Lectures were completely useless and slow. You are better off just reading the 3 chapters of the textbook and doing the homework and that would suffice for the entire quarter. No one attends any of the discussion sections.

Midterm was 2 questions, with the first question having 14 parts in it. Median was a 70. Final was 5 questions. The exams are not similar to the homework at all. The exams are similar to previous midterms from previous years. The Professor attaches similar exam problems on CCLE so it's recommended you study those for the exams.

Score at the median for the homework, midterm, and final and you will get a B+ or an A-.

I'll just dive into the realities of my experience with my class.
* Tests often parallel old exam questions. If they're not old questions, they'll test the same concepts. In preparation for the exam, pay attention to discussion questions and study old exams.
* Homeworks are just from the textbooks, and solutions can be easily found from online resources. Most people will get high marks on this. Homework is busy work and is often not in line exactly with lecture material. Don't bother studying for exams with HW.
* Lectures are very, very dry. Prof. spends time going through all math. Yes, all the algebra. Yes, every little step. Very hard to pay attention. Not engaging in lectures. Tests will not require in-depth derivation knowledge.
tldr; Jarrahi isn't a terrible professor. Class is dry. Having an amazing TA like we did helps.

Easiest engineering class I've ever taken! I honestly felt like she gave out 50% A+, A & A-
Her homeworks were straight from the book, but the exams are nothing like the homework problems. She spends 1 lecture before the mid term to go over problems that are very similar to the exam questions. If you can understand those, you're golden!

Pros:
clear lectures
straightforward exams
fantastic curve
you're more likely to get an A than to get eaten by a shark

Cons:
sometimes messy equations on board
if you want to learn deeper into this subject, this class isn't for you unless you go to office hours

The course material only consisted of three chapters. The midterm and final were computational problems rather than deriving proofs. Homework was basically straight from the textbook. For this quarter, all the lectures were pre-recorded for understandable reasons, but that made it harder, at least for me, to stay on top of things. So while the final and midterm both tested reasonable and expected concepts , I didn't study enough to do well on the exams.

As long as you actually study and don't rush through the homework and put in the effort to understand the material then getting a solid A is a guarantee. I got pretty lazy and really dropped the ball in the last few weeks which made my grade drop to an A-.

To me at least, I didn't find the material difficult and it was fairly straightforward. It's not as interesting and advanced math-heavy like 101A however. The midterm is fair, only 3 questions and as long as you do the homework and understand the information given from the question, then you will do good on the midterm. When I took this class there was no final due to the COVID-19 situation growing and my class just had a 2-page research report.

Overall, it's a chill class and nothing difficult as long as you do the work (and it's not much). Oh I also skipped all my discussion sessions and I was able to do fine, but I do encourage going to them if you are having trouble. If not, there's no need to go and they aren't mandatory.

Jarrahi's lectures are a very dry recap of the textbook with useful problem examples. Homework's are incredibly easy and have a limited connection to the exam. I think the TAs make the exams so really pay attention in discussion, review sessions, and OH to see what material and problem types are focused on.
imo textbook + discussion > lectures.

Professor Jarrahi is a very nice professor her lecture is very engaging , she lectures straight from the book so you do not have to worry about taking a note, home works are from the book so doing it help to understand the concept, when comes to exam, her exams are supper fair if you attend class and go to discussion you definitely get a good grade.