Aims at exposing freshmen students to the different sub-fields within Electrical and Computer Engineering. Composed of lectures by different faculty members and a weekly laboratory based on projects that are executed using the Arduino environment.

Prerequisites: Open only to Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering majors.

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1, 2, 3

Passtime

Lower division only

Level Limit

Engineering

College
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Joao Hespanha
4.9
11 reviews
HFH 1124
F
12:00 PM - 14:50 PM
29 / 25 Full

HFH 1124
T
17:00 PM - 19:50 PM
0 / 25 Closed

HFH 1124
F
09:00 AM - 11:50 AM
30 / 25 Full

HFH 1124
W
09:00 AM - 11:50 AM
21 / 25

HFH 1124
R
16:00 PM - 18:50 PM
30 / 25 Full

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Fall 2025 . Hespanha J P
NH 1006
T R
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
Winter 2024 . Brewer F
PSYCH1924
M W
15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
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ECE 5 Hespanha J P Winter 2025 Total: 110
ECE 5 Hespanha J P Fall 2023 Total: 102
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4.9
ECE5 . A Month Ago

I loved ECE 5 and Prof Hespanha was awesome. His lectures were clear, organized, and interesting, and he was very nice to talk to outside of class. I had some group-project issues that he responded to in a very considerate manner, and he was always super helpful when he stopped by in sections.

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ECE5 . 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

ECE 5 is a free class, but he's a really good lecturer. His lectures make sense and are a really good overview for later classes, plus he really welcomes questions.

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ECE5 . 1 Year, 4 Months Ago

This class is a free A, with very little homework. Lectures were very interesting and well-taught but were not required and the content was not tested. One group project with 3 person groups is responsible for all of your coursework. Mr. Hespanha is very helpful along the way.

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ECE5 . 1 Year, 6 Months Ago

Professor Hespanha was all-around fantastic. His course notes are well-written (he wrote them!) and fairly easy to follow. Each lecture introduces a new topic that you can take entire classes on later. The sheer amount of content was a bit much at times, but the homework was simple. Professor Hespanha was funny and taught this course well.

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ECE5 . 1 Year, 6 Months Ago

Hespanha is the GOAT. He's very knowledgeable and gives high-quality lectures about EE concepts in various Arduino components from LED displays to motors to microcontrollers, which can be very helpful when building projects. The homework is very easy. The main component of your grade is a project, so make sure you're productive during the labs.

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ECE5 . 4 Years Ago

Super nice and really helpful definitely take his class if you get the chance!

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