THEOGARAJAN L

Luke Theogarajan

49 reviews
Inspirational Amazing lectures Tough grader Respected Caring Hilarious Group projects Clear grading criteria Gives good feedback Accessible outside class Skip class? You won't pass. EXTRA CREDIT Tests are tough Lots of homework Lecture heavy Graded by few things Participation matters Test heavy Online Savvy
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ECE 122A
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Luke Theogarajan 4.4
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ECE137AB . Theogarajan L A Month Ago

Most of these reviews are either jokes or extremely sarcastic. Luke is great...if you actually care about learning. Most tests are near impossible, and his lectures are difficult to follow. BUT, if you are willing to watch the lectures a second time...you do really start seeing the world of ECE differently. Don't be scared to go to OH for help.

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ECE10A . Theogarajan L 5 Months Ago

Bruh

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ECE10A . Theogarajan L 6 Months Ago

Ever since I received my grade in Luke's class, he has shown up in my dreams every night. In these dreams he is usually on the phone, telling people to stop pattern matching. Seriously, Luke is so inspirational and ECE 10A has been a life-changing experience. Luke taught us how to think, and to value understanding over memorizing procedures.

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ECE10A . Theogarajan L 6 Months Ago

This class has changed how I view life, how I approach problems, and it made me realize that I'm actually not bright at all; I'm just good at pattern-matching. You WILL learn a LOT if you take a class with Luke, for example: knowing does not mean understanding, your understandings must be generalized, base your reasoning on mathematical rigor, etc.

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ECE10A . Theogarajan L 8 Months Ago

Luke is the best person in existence, generally. Ask him to teach you about nodal analysis. Midterm was a joke, four ridiculously easy questions. He loves to talk about putting things in a black box (??) and his favorite phrase is "by DEFINITION". Take all the classes you possibly can with him. Homework problems tend to be very solvable. W prof.

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ECE10A . Theogarajan L 8 Months Ago

Luke is somewhat of a main character. I rarely think about my other professors, but I think about Luke at least 12-16 times per day. His midterm gave me a heart attack and I wanted to cry after the 2nd question. His OHs are very helpful, but he has trouble teaching during lecture because everyone is too afraid to disclose their ignorance.

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ECE10A . Theogarajan L 8 Months Ago

Honestly one of the most personable professors I've ever had. His office hours are very informative and fun to go to. He will go over anything as long as you ask him. Just be ready to study and be active in this class to succeed. In the end, he is very reasonable and understands the students.

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ECE10A . Theogarajan L 8 Months Ago

Fantastic, it is the easiest midterm I have ever been taken. And most of the student should receive an A.

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ECE10A . Theogarajan L 8 Months Ago

Luke always encourages us to think, so when taking the midterm, I was thinking of switching to CS. Not because it was hard, but becuase the problems were so incredibly trivial, CS is probably more mentally stimulating.

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ECE10A . Theogarajan L 8 Months Ago

I took this class as a GE and Luke is one of the best professors I've had at UCSB. Exams are welcomed to use electronic devices, though I don't see why anyone would, and the homework is always intuitive and goes over what we've learned in class. As a Fine arts major, I don't see why people are complaining about this class, it was a free gpa boost.

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ECE10A . Theogarajan L 8 Months Ago

This is an amazing lecturer, if you want to imporve your gpa, just take his courses. His lecture is really interesting and well-organized. You can ask him questions any time during the lecture and it's easy to follow him.

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ECE10A . Theogarajan L 8 Months Ago

Amazing!

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