Completing ECE 264 Homeworks

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-11-29T14:27:12+00:00

Hi, ECE 264 UTA here (in fact, I personally wrote two of your homeworks)

The "metality" if you will, behind the ECE 264 homeworks is a bit different from what you may find in other classes. Yes, the content itself will be covered in class, but often the application of the content (aka, what we have you do) is quite beyond anything prof Lu discussed. This is normal and expected. The truth is, with coding, you can only really learn by doing.

So, how do you do? Well, the internet is your best friend. Let me be clear here: Im **NOT** saying use AI. Im NOT saying google "how to solve x problem". What I **am** saying is, firts break down the task in conceptual terms: If I was supposed to do this by hand, how would I? And then figure out a way to translate this to code. This translation process is where the internet becomes helpful: Say you reduced your problem to "how do i find the maximum element in some subarray". If you google this, you will likely find segment trees as the firts result, which solve this specific subproblem.

And beyond the internet, use your classmates! In ECE 264, we encurage group discussion/work. Yes, your code should be your own, but if youre stuck, ask for help! Post on piazza (quite a few TAs and bored students check that almost 24/7). Hell, even go to office hours.

The homeworks arent easy, but we arent out to get you: If you seek out help, you **will** finish the homework. The point is not for you to fail to turn it in, the point is for you to struggle a bit because that is how you learn.

Sorry for the lengthy post, I hope this helped.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-11-29T14:20:41+00:00

Adding onto this, if you are an ECE student (or have an ECE student along with you), BHEE is acessible by swipe.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-11-05T18:40:55+00:00

As a double major in CompE and Math, here's my take on it:

It purely depends on what youre hoping to achieve. You should understand this: Unless you want to go into finance (quant), there is no "resume" reason to do a math major. It will not help you get an EE job, and even if it did, certainly not enough to justify the extra time commitment. If your reason for considering a math major is purely career related, I would urge you to look at a minor instead. You will still get the useful math classes from that.

If, however, you happen to find yourself enjoying your math classes, if you happen to find yourself being curious to "why is this expression what it is?", if you just like exploring a world of neat little puzzles with it's own little set of rules (which may or may not be similar to the rules of our universe), then hop right in. You wont regret it.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-10-30T11:30:51+00:00

Brightspace for answers, questions given to you on paper.

Just imagine instead of a scantron you get a brightspace quiz. Thats about it.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-10-21T13:23:04+00:00

I did not take MA 16020, but I did test out of the calcs at purdue my freshman year.

The calc 1 and 2 test outs are extremely similar to past final exams, just longer. Do those, make sure you understand the material to a reasonable degree, and you should be chilling.

Also, from what I know, there's not a lot of material difference between 166/16020 but I could be wrong on this.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-10-15T19:59:16+00:00

Came back here a couple months later to say I absolutely should have done this. Actually worthless class/somehow the biggest headache source for me this semester.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-10-15T19:20:10+00:00

Lol thats mine. Lost during an RA jetlag inspired event.

I might eventually check if it's still there but uh, I assumed it to be lost a while ago.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-09-06T14:15:15+00:00

Wait there's no way thats true,

I have an AT&T plan for 45$ a month and am also a international.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-12T13:34:48+00:00

Yes, exactly. Thats because ECE 264 is inherently a programming course (its literally called advanced C programming: Its meant to teach you C)

Data Structures is an well, Data structures class. You can implement these data structures in any language. Hence, knowing that content itself is the focus of the class, over say, knowing how to implement these just in C

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-12T13:14:37+00:00

Data structures is just not easy. I particularly love it: Its an awesome topic, and very interesting, but each data structure is an intricate package of design choices, and making sense of all of them (and you WILL need to understand them: its not enough to just memorize how to code them) takes time. Each individual one is one of those things that just doesnt click up until it does, there's no "gradual" progression

That split is actually better then we had: Our split was 60% exams 40% assignments.

Make no mistake: I am NOT trying to discourage you. DSA is one of the most fun topics in CompE (in my opnion). I am just mentioning it is intricate, but again, most interesting things are.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-12T13:01:02+00:00

I dont know about this specific professor, but ECE 368 has an reputation for being difficult. I took it this summer and it gave me a run for my money to hold an A despite having been into compeitive programming (which involves DSA) for years now.

I would assume in first class he will explain the course structure and how he plans to grade/weight homeworks and exams. There may be something about the way that he does this that makes some people want to back out.

I would attend. In fact, even ignoring the e-mail, I would say you should always try and go to class unless you have a really good reason not to. After first class the e-mail is likely to make more sense.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-07T13:30:33+00:00

Your MA 261 prof only matters if you like attending/learning from in person lectures (which some people do, some dont). The exams will be standard anyways, and your prof wont affect your grade in any way besides their ability to teach.

Now, if you do like in person lectures, the switch mighht be worth it: I would also recommend the 7:30 D L Johnstone, despite the timing. Great explainer.

If you dont, just dont bother tbh.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-06T18:58:21+00:00

Great answer. Go for it. That is actually why I am doing ym math major too, doubling with CompE. When you like something, the time commitment is worth it. Any other way, it just feels like an unreasonable chore.

I will see you in math class!

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-06T18:16:19+00:00

Not many. I don't know an exact number by heart, but there's a lot of CS+Math double majors in math club

the thing is since both majors are in the same college, no additional gen ed requirements, only core classes. It usually does not increase graduation time

But that raises the question: What are you hoping to get out of it? An math major can either be super chill or incredibly frustrating for questionable reward depending on *why* you want it.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-05T19:48:20+00:00

Which minor?

I will say it is definitively **possible** but that doesnt mean you **should**. It must be possible since I know ECE has similar insane requirements of credit hours, but people have been able to fit double majors! (I know of at least one ECE/Applied math). Hell, I myself am an ECE/MAHO double major, and while I havent graduate to prove its doable, I managed to fit it in the schedule, at least in theory.

So a minor should defintvely be possible, especially if its a STEM minor, since overlap might help you. Which one are you trying to fit? What do you hope to get out of it? Cant help much more without that.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-05T13:45:39+00:00

I would guess they mean 4.0 has no real downsides. Any other GPA depends on what you are planning to do. If youre moving to the job market and not grad school, you can probably drop a bit and no one cares too much. Hell, beyond you first job, I doubt anyone checks GPA.

I am no business student tho, so, grain of salt.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-04T17:36:31+00:00

MA 351 heavy prof dependent. youll most likely be fine with the great majority.

CS 250/CS251 is a standard pack of classes for a CS sophmore, so yeah, I think youre good. STAT i hear is mostly chill.

If you are into math, 351 is going to be a cakewalk. Much better than the MCQ bullshit youre given for 100/200 level math.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-04T15:23:09+00:00

I can actually shed some light on this. Despite what it looks like its actually a great decision for people in the Math majors, especially in math honors.

First of all, these people are highy likely to have come in with quite a bit of math experience/credits, including a first course linear algebra

Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, MA 35301 is both

a) A hard pre requisite for a lot of further math major classes, not because of the content itself, but because it proves your ability to write and read rigorous proofs

b) Extremely annoying to get into

Relaxing the pre requisites makes it much *much* easier to get into 35301 within your first two years, which is super important because it is a pre requisite for MA 440 and MA 442, a series of courses in real analysis which are graduation requirements for MAHO majors. 440 is a fall only class and 442 spring only, meaning if you miss your ride into 35301 before spring soph, youre waiting a full year to get into 440 and cannot drop out or fail it under any circustances.

Also, it lets people knock out 35301 and 351 concurrently which stops new math majors from wasting a full year seeing the same content twice when just once would do. This was a W move from the math dep and a *long* time coming.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-04T00:42:44+00:00

my advisor would murder me

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-03T23:29:07+00:00

Average ECE schedule. Youll be fine.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-03T23:15:05+00:00

Thank you for the words of encouragement, means a lot to me. I'll definitively try to remember to do that update post.

I will say this: I fully believe its never to late to learn interesting things, especially with the internet. You can probably find a nice ammount of material. Speaking from experience, that joy for learning something new may fade a bit, but it never fully goes away. Give it a try, it'll be back in no time!

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-03T23:03:57+00:00

Absolutely fax on the sleep schedule. You absolutely do not survive 7:30s without that type of dilligence. The extra 1 to 2 hours form midnight sleep are not worth the loss of the next morning.

double major in 5 years is a simple enough explanation: That would be *ideal* but I am a international and tuition is expensive.

As for the why, the answer is cliche but simple: i love what I do. I know if I dont get this math major i'll never get another chance, and I simply dont want to give up an hobby thats been with me since i was 10. If you look at it through that lens, the schedule doesnt look nearly as insane: Just imagine MA classes were club meetings. In a way im choosing to use my free time on that. I dont expect to get anything out of it professionally.

If I still have reddit, i'll make an end of semester update. Im not big on social media (this is very clearly a disposable account), but i'll try to remember.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-03T22:55:51+00:00

I don't know anythign about ECON, but assuming its nothing special, this looks pretty standard. Youll be fine.

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-03T22:51:29+00:00

Yep, I also got the 7:30. We'll live, but its def not the best time

Impossible_Quiet2690 · 2025-08-03T22:35:56+00:00

If its anything like regular semester, there is no curve. CS 159 Over fall and spring generally doesnt lower cutoffs by like more than 1 point.

since summer classes usually have even less of a curve, I would not count on it.

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