This course is the second in the 2-course Computer Science Capstone sequence. Student teams continue their CMPSC 189A effort by evolving their specifications, design, and prototypes of advanced computer science solutions and systems. The students learn about interfaces, software integration, and testing, and prepare advanced demonstrations for public presentation at the end of the sequence.
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CollegeI really enjoyed the class. It is one of the few CS classes at UCSB that feel like they actually would matter in industry. The midterm was hard, and the slides are long making it harder to review. The labs take time to finish, but with enough effort and reading anyone can get an A on them. The quarter long project was really interesting.
Prof. Krintz's 190B class was genuinely one of my favorite classes at UCSB. The class was extremely hard and pulled a lot of information from every other CS class (Databases, Comp Architecture, Networking, etc...), but the content we learned was highly applicable and useful. Lectures were amazing and engaging, labs were hard, project was fun.
First time this class (IoT Systems) is offered. Prof Krintz is super passionate about IoT. The lectures cover a wide range of topics like Arduino and MCUs, networking protocols, and radios. The lectures are engaging, labs are fun and very useful, and group projects are self-paced, and she is always there to give assistance. Can't recommend enough
CS48 is a project class. We have teammates evaluation and counted for like 10%. But Prof. Krintz showed us how much you got from your teammates evaluation, which is awful.
Chandra is awesome! I believe that this was her first time teaching CS48, but she was absolutely amazing. Very passionate, very high energy, very nice if you talk to her. Requirements were generally pretty clear, but she also gives you a lot of freedom. If you apply yourself in the class, you will learn a LOT. If not, you won't get much from it.
She is an excellent lecturer and exam material is very straightforward. There are few homework assignments but the last few labs take about three hours each, which is fine considering 25% of your final grades is homework and lab. I strongly recommend this course