From 04884f3ca460481406825a17b2947f8dddf4e56d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dchowe-2 Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:54:21 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update ECE313.md Removed info about quizzes (not used anymore). Edited info about homework --- docs/Course Wiki/ECE Course Offerings/ECE313.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/Course Wiki/ECE Course Offerings/ECE313.md b/docs/Course Wiki/ECE Course Offerings/ECE313.md index 28beef2..12c975f 100644 --- a/docs/Course Wiki/ECE Course Offerings/ECE313.md +++ b/docs/Course Wiki/ECE Course Offerings/ECE313.md @@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ Electrical engineers are advised to take this course the semester after they tak ## Course Structure -During the semester, ECE313 assigns 12-13 written homeworks, due weekly. There are two midterms and one final. In the most recent semester (Spring 2025), quizzes were also introduced, with one quiz every 3 weeks. +During the semester, ECE313 assigns 12-13 written homeworks, due weekly. There are two midterms and one final. Many students find the start of ECE313 light, since the axioms probability are often facts they've seen before. However, it will continually ramp up throughout the semester, with each topic building upon the previous one. Do not let this course blindside you: it can be extremely dangerous for your grade. -The homework sets are generally not too difficult and will contain calculations and fun scenarios. Students have found that each week's homework can take very different amounts of time, from under an hour to upwards of five hours to complete. +The homework sets are generally not overly difficult and will contain calculations and fun scenarios. Students have found that each week's homework can take very different amounts of time, from around an hour to upwards of five hours to complete. The course will have two midterms and a final, which each exam ramping up from the previous one. There are usually a large bank of past practice exams. However, probability can be notoriously tricky: the questions on the actual exam can look nothing like past practice exams. Students are allowed to bring one double-sided 8.5x11 cheatsheet to each exam. Students are highly recommended to reuse cheatsheets from prior midterms, but this is not enforced. @@ -84,4 +84,4 @@ Probability theory forms the basis of communications, control systems, theoretic ## Resources -Professor Hajek's textbook is awesome. The pdf should be linked on the course website and can also be found [here](http://hajek.ece.illinois.edu/ECE313Notes.html). You can learn the entire course from it. Use it. +Professor Hajek's textbook is awesome. The pdf should be linked on the course website and can also be found [here](http://hajek.ece.illinois.edu/ECE313Notes.html). You can learn the entire course from it, so use it.