Originally Posted by jamescw1234

I won't sugarcoat 2Z03 for you. It is the single worst class you will ever take. The prof is intimidating, unapproachable (I write my tests with the CSD, and when he brought the tests for pick up it wasn't there, I asked him about it, he just stared at my blankly and told me it's not his problem). He can't explain anything, I left most classes scratching my head. There is an optional tutorial but I really really advise you to attend, they pretty much take all the garble he spews out and translates it into english.

In terms of the tests, there are two worth 45% each, which IMO is a very lazy way of grading as it doesn't allow room for improvement/development. Sometimes in class he'll provide examples to help clarify his points. One of the questions was "recall this example." Once again, that really is pointless in seeing if we understand the concepts or not. There is also a 10% article review, and as long as you do everything the TA wants you to do, you'll get the full 10%.

If you can take it in the summer with Dr. Young, I'd strongly suggest that. I had Dr. Young for theory and he is one of the best profs I've had.