Announcements

This page collects together information from periodic e-mails sent to the class.

Midterm 2

Midterm 2 for ECE374B is on Thursday, October 22, held during our normal lecture time in the usual lecture room – CIF 1025 at 0930 hrs.

From E-mail sent to class on 10/16.

Arrive early: Exams are handed out at 0920, so make sure you have yours before 0930 – there is no make-up time if arriving late.
- Exam starts at 0930 and ends at 1045. You may turn in early up to 1030 (no turning in or leaving during the final stretch).
- Bring your student ID for verification and write the exam with a blue/black pen.
- Seriously … pink/cyan/neon inks don’t scan well.
Reference sheet: You may bring one single-sided, hand-written reference sheet on 8.5” x 11” letter paper, with your NetID legibly written in the top-right corner.
- You may not write on an iPad and print it out.
- Everything else is closed — no calculators, phones, smart watches, AI, or other electronic devices, and no collaboration.
Read about our academic integrity policy.

Read the exam coversheet/instructions posted on the course website so nothing on the front page is a surprise.
Practice exams: Multiple past exams are available thanks to Prof. Erickson’s archive and Prof. Kani’s archive — please make good use of them.
- See also study material that has questions listed topic-wise; obviously, ignore topics not part of the exam.
Coverage: All topics covered up until (and including) 10/14 is fair game for the exam.
- Note that there are some slides from Lecture 15 relevant to the exam (until Slide 18).
Quiz 6 solutions are available and Quiz 7 will be posted over the weekend.
Homework 4 solutions have been released ahead of schedule as per your request.

As reminder that there are no conflict or make-up exams — the lowest of your four exam scores is dropped.

Midterm 1 for ECE374B is on Thursday, September 24, held during our normal lecture time in the usual lecture room – CIF 1025 at 0930 hrs.

From E-mail sent to class on 09/20.

Arrive early: Exams are handed out at 0920, so make sure you have yours before 0930 – there is no make-up time if arriving late.
- Exam starts at 0930 and ends at 1045. You may turn in early up to 1030 (no turning in or leaving during the final stretch).
- Bring your student ID for verification and write the exam with a pen.
Reference sheet: You may bring one single-sided, hand-written reference sheet on 8.5” x 11” letter paper, with your NetID legibly written in the top-right corner.
- You may not write on an iPad and print it out.
- Everything else is closed — no calculators, phones, smart watches, AI, or other electronic devices, and no collaboration.
Read about our academic integrity policy.

Read the exam coversheet/instructions posted on the course website so nothing on the front page is a surprise.
Practice exams: Multiple past exams are available thanks to Prof. Erickson’s archive and Prof. Kani’s archive — please make good use of them.
Coverage: All topics covered up until (and including) 9/16 is fair game for the exam. This includes items that have been released but are not due until exam is over:
- For example, GPS 4 has practice on fooling sets (covered 09/15 in lab) and language transformations (covered 09/09 in lab) but the GPS itself is not due until Oct 1st (to reduce your stress).
It is highly recommended all students finish up to (and including) Question 4.10 on GPS 4 to be prepared.
Quiz 4 and Quiz 3 solutions are now available on course website.
Homework 2 solutions have been released ahead of schedule as per your request.

As reminder that there are no conflict or make-up exams — the lowest of your four exam scores is dropped.