Moloudi is a hard-ass. Look below and you'll get a feel for how a lot of students felt in the class. I both agree and disagree with the other reviews. I got an A (which it doesn't sound like he gave many), so listen up if you want to know how to do well.

He is in the top tier of EE professors in his lecturing. He teaches a lot by analogy instead of by proofs, which I found a good change of pace.

I didn't read the book much except for a little reference. Take very thorough notes in class - this is the key to doing well in his classes. You must do the (4) homeworks although they take 5-10 hours each because they are the practice problems you need to know how to solve for the tests.

The distribution on his midterm and final was basically 20 people each got in each decade. So ~20 people got 0-9%, ~20 people got 10-19%, ~20 people got 20-29%, etc. I thought the midterm and final were completely reasonable and he taught us how to solve every of the problems. His grading was tough though, so you must put in the time taking good notes during class and doing the homework outside of class.

His grading scale is worse than Abidi's but he does examples and you learn a lot, and he cares about students and responds to emails, I like him, hard but good

While I was surprised at his grading scale (C- average or so) from hearing about grades from other classmates, if you do well on the final and show a big improvement from the midterm, he WILL give you what you get on the final as your overall grade. I pulled off an A- even though the my rank in the class put me somewhere at the 24th percentile just by getting an 88% on the final (from a 38% on the midterm, which was just below the 40% average). He will reward you if he sees you putting in the effort to improve!

Professor Shervin Moloudi has been the BEST lecturer I have had at UCLA (currently a 3rd year) _BY_FAR_. During lectures, he'll pause and tell you to put down your pencils and just absorb whatever explanation about theory or other transistor-y things he's about to tell you. He also uses a lot of analogies, explains the motivations behind why we’re learning about the circuit components we run into in class, and in general explains things very clearly (and often times with humor), making the intro analog circuits class very pleasant. I would highly suggest attending every lecture as well because sometimes he strays from the Razavi textbook (like in chapter 4 where BJTs are introduced through the exponential model versus the in class piece-wise linear model) and for the homework and exams you’re expected to do what he teaches in class. He also calls on people a lot, but does it in a friendly and guiding way if you don’t know the answer, so don’t worry if you’re a socially awkward penguin whose heart rate skyrockets to 300 bpm when called on in class, so take it as a learning experience if you don’t know the answer.

The TAs I interacted with (Hao and Amrutha) are very, very helpful and knowledgeable as well, so attending their discussions/OHs is probably a good idea, especially when you’re confused about material or stuck on homework.

The homework assignments are pretty dang long, but really doing the homework (i.e. not copying the solution manual or friends) definitely prepares you for the exams. Always do your homework and try to start it early if possible so you don’t wind up staying up super late the night before and then turn into a zombie during class after you turn it in. One complaint I have about how Professor Moloudi handled the homework would be how for the first midterm, we had to turn in a homework set (8am) the day of the midterm (6pm) and had minimal time to review the homework solutions (although because of the giant class, I’m guessing it was a hassle to reschedule a time and place for a midterm where we could all fit in every other seat, so it might’ve been difficult to push back the midterm from Tuesday to Thursday). There was also a Pspice design project that was pretty straightforward, but try to start that before the day before its due as well or you may run into complications with how it works on the SEASnet lab computers (the project itself is very easy, but getting it to run can be ridiculously frustrating for seemingly no good reason).

The exams are definitely fair, although it is clear that the vast majority of the class just copies the solution manual for the homework and never puts the time into learning the material (40% average on the midterm). Just took the final today, but I’m guessing the class behavior will be roughly the same. By being familiar with the last 3 homework sets and doing the examples he suggested us do on our own from the textbook, you should be able to cleanly get at least 75% of the final correct.

While I know that most people crammed into this class (175 students out of an enrollment cap of 100) to avoid Abidi (47 students out of an enrollment cap of 100 in Fall 2011), I think some people expected a cakewalk because they lucked out by dodging the Abidi bullet and just didn’t put any effort into the class, which is unfortunate because with just a bit of work, the course is a very easy “B” and a reasonable “A”, especially with such a huge class.

Overall, two thumbs up for Moloudi. Even considering taking EE 115B because of him and this how 115A went (despite not being in the IC pathway).

Lectures are extremely worth it. This man is a teacher. He does his job very well.
His lectures are clear and he presents the material extremely well. He went slower at the beginning of the quarter to ensure we would have a good foundation for the rest of the material later on. Other professors like to rush in the beginning of the quarter, thus creating a disparity from the beginning.
Easily, one of the best professors I've had at UCLA.

Honestly the BEST EE teacher I've had and I'm 5 years deep here. Moloudi actually cares about teaching and every aspect of his class reflects that. Speaks clearly, interacts with the class, explains everything very well.

I went from understanding almost nothing about circuits after taking 110 to mastering transistors. Thanks Moloudi.

Homeworks take a long time... Like 5 hours+ easily. Sometimes more like 12. If you actually do them you'll do very well in the class.

Yes, he is great at teaching and lecturing. He does explain concepts well and his tests wouldn't seem difficult if you go to class and study.

However: I regret not attending most the lectures (only went to 4 or 5 since its too damn early), or taking time to thoroughly read the material. I only skimmed through problems and a bit of the book. I was personally disappointed for ending up at the 44% of the class. Naturally, I expected a B... but he gave me a C+! After asking around, I heard people at the 25% got B-, so should I be happy with my C+? Also people at the 80% got D-'s. I like him as a professor and all, but if I knew how UNgenerous he is with semi-decent grades, I would've forced myself to wake up for class, or take 115A later. And I'm really hoping these grades are an April fools joke.

I took EE110 with Moloudi in Winter 2017.

Moloudi was probably the best EE professor I ever had so far, together with Lorenzelli's EE102 class.

The cons to taking him were the 8AM lectures, and the fact he doesn't give many A's (he doesn't curve). Now keep in mind I don't know anyone else's grades, but he said that he wouldn' t give anyone below 80% an A. I did OK in the class considering I bombed the midterm. Also note that he very rarely post his lecture notes, unless they're math-based equational notes. The TA's didn't post notes until later in the quarter, so try and find a friend.

Now for the pros. If you go to lecture, chances are you will understand the material fairly well, since Moloudi is such an excellent lecturer and fails to leave out even the most miniscule of details. This could actually be a bit of a bad thing since everyone in the class felt they were on a level playing field in terms of understanding the material. The homework, which isn't too tricky minus one BS problem on the second homework, is excellent preparation for the exams, which are tricky but not too hard if you understood the homework.

Actually I took his EE 110. He is by far the best lecturer in EE department.

He writes everything on board and doesn't post lecture notes. But that's not a problem if you attend his lecture. His lectures are so clear and effective. He can cover up to twice the stuff that any other professor could cover in one lecture, which makes students really concentrate (there's no time for cell phone). The attendency was around 90% for every lecture, which is very impressive for an 8am class. He really cares about students and can remember most of their names. Also he doesn't seem to be so sarcastic now.

His hws and test are time-consuming and not easy, but definetly doable. The tests are homework typed questions and are really straightforward, not tricky. If you make sure you understand homework solutions and go over the homework , you should be fine. Doing extra exercises from the textbook before the test is helpful.

As for his grading, it sounded scary when he said he wouldn't curve. But I think either he curved in the end or I did extremely good on the final (which seems unlikely because I know for sure I got 2 of the questions wrong). The median for the midterm was 55 and I got 70, according to him, I would ended up with a C range. But since I got A-, and I know friends who did worse than me also got A range, I think his grading is not that horrible.

Anyway take him if you can. His lectures are extremely clear and helpful and his grading is not that bad (I would say normal).

Professor Shervin explains the material very clearly than any resources so going to the class is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT !! Do the home and practice them before the test especially before the mid term because the mid term questions are mostly related to the homework still do not get lost on the concepts. The final is hard but still doable if you get enough practice on the homework. I don't think professor Shervin curves the grades so if you did bad on the mid term, you have to be ready to scarify your self for the final.