Overviews the potential of, and opportunities available from, the field of computer science. Topics include an overview of how computers work and the interesting ways in which computers can be applied to solve important and high-impact technological, social, and cutting-edge research problems.

Prerequisites: Open to computer science majors only.

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BELDING E M
Elizabeth Belding
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CS176A . Belding E M 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Took Prof. Belding's course in 2019 Spring. I have to say she is one of the best professors I met before. She has made the lecture material very interesting and well-organized, and she is also a super patient and supportive professor. Besides, she is a very big name in computer networks, but you can always find her in her office hours.

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CS176A . Belding E M 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Prof Belding is one of the best lecturers I have had as a senior CS undergrad and it's obvious she cares about teaching the course. Lectures are structured in a way that makes it easy to understand new concepts and I recommend attending lectures as the content is pretty interesting. Tests are fair and follow the lectures and HW very closely.

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CS176A . Belding E M 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Belding is a great lecturer and teaches complex material well. The assignments are fair and there are SO many extra credit opportunities offered (ex. attending section, watching videos, lab for grade bump on final). She wants you to succeed. I'm a senior and this was the first CS class that I found really interesting and engaging. Would recommend!

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CS176A . Belding E M 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

Professor Belding is super nice and very accessible outside of class. Lectures can get a little boring, but I mostly enjoyed them. As long as you go to class and listen, it shouldn't be too difficult, though the last lab definitely took extra time. Gives lots of opportunities to ask questions in/out of class.

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CS176A . Belding E M 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

not a very good or nice professor. dont know if she is still employed but maybe, based on what she did to me, i should have gotten her fired when i had the chance.

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CS176A . Belding E M 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

Do the homework, grading is normal, all the tests info are on slides, just study them, don't know why people don't like that, better than having no info on the slides. Provided a cheatsheet but cheatsheets are only good for studying. As long as you show up, which college students dont, easy A.

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