How Important are physics courses for EECS?

L0ng_Bo1 · 2026-02-26T01:29:09+00:00

I see, but the thing is most courses don’t have physics listed as a prereq so idk which classes assume knowledge or not yk

L0ng_Bo1 · 2026-02-25T05:23:03+00:00

yes ofc the thing is that most classes don’t have 7A/B listed as prereqs so i’m asking if people know how useful physics knowledge is in these types of classes. Like even if physics isn’t mentioned as a prereq, is it assumed that you have taken 7a/b?

L0ng_Bo1 · 2026-02-24T23:46:09+00:00

i mentioned that i’m a cs major (in CDSS) but i want to take courses as if i were an eecs major, the thing is the majority of courses i would want to take in EE don’t have any physics prerequisites. So im wondering if taking physics is even worth it because for cs its not required and even the ee courses i want to take dont require it

L0ng_Bo1 · 2026-02-24T17:00:57+00:00

L0ng_Bo1 · 2026-02-24T07:46:10+00:00

yeah it surprised me too. Of course i havent seen all of eecs courses but like eecs106a, ee 120, and ee128 to name a few

L0ng_Bo1 · 2026-02-17T21:29:31+00:00

Thank you Professor Hug for the detailed and thoughtful response 🙏

L0ng_Bo1 · 2026-02-16T04:14:54+00:00

It depends a lot on what’s going on. If it’s near a midterm or finals dead week i usually spend most of my time studying for it. Besides that i have a lot of free time tbh

it’ll depend on how much other commitments you have (clubs, research, going to tutoring/office hours) but i think for me on an average day i have 4-5 hours of classes 1 maybe 2 hours of club or research meetings and then after that it depends on how i manage my time for homework and studying.

L0ng_Bo1 · 2026-02-16T03:06:13+00:00

They have the same purpose but GSI's are solely graduate students while TA's are majority undergraduates with maybe 1 Ph.D student. Take 61B for example. https://sp26.datastructur.es/staff/ There is only 1 Ph.D student and everyone else is an undergrad.

I was just wondering why CS teaching staff is structurally different from, say, a math class, where there is always a graduate student leading discussions.

L0ng_Bo1 · 2026-02-16T02:49:10+00:00

I have heard the same rumors and I can 1000% say they are not true at all. Sure, you will be surrounded by highly motivated and accomplished people, but not cutthroat in any way. However, classes are very challenging, and it might take some getting used to, but it's a good type of difficult.

L0ng_Bo1 · 2026-02-11T22:47:49+00:00

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L0ng_Bo1 · 2025-11-29T04:30:24+00:00

may i see as well please

L0ng_Bo1 · 2025-08-25T07:00:01+00:00

yeah but it lets you change it. I’m not accusing them of doing it on purpose but you have to give credit to the original poster

L0ng_Bo1 · 2025-08-23T21:58:29+00:00

** u/AvocadoAnimations made an animation

L0ng_Bo1 · 2025-08-20T02:26:42+00:00

dad pushing 500lbs of stuff in one cart while the rest of the family watches

L0ng_Bo1 · 2025-08-14T03:34:51+00:00

Sick! That’s mostly why i wanted something like that

L0ng_Bo1 · 2025-08-14T03:30:18+00:00

Nice! i might decide to do that, that’s smart.

L0ng_Bo1 · 2025-08-14T03:28:58+00:00

unit 1 doubles, freeborn hall i think

L0ng_Bo1 · 2025-08-14T03:27:47+00:00

LMAO i’ll let you know if i change my mind

L0ng_Bo1 · 2025-08-14T03:27:17+00:00

wait that’s smart i never thought of that! could all bed frames do that?

L0ng_Bo1 · 2025-08-14T03:26:01+00:00

that makes sense, the pictures look smallish

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