Hard proofs, labs that are different from the lectures. Learned about circuits and logic gates. Math and proof involved.

Labs are different from the lectures. Learning about logical circuits was interesting.

Helped on piazza. Plenty of TAs to get help from.

Get a good lab partner who is good at circuits.

Awesome class. It is a bit of a smorgasbord of a course (covering hardware, math/logic/proofs, regex... If you work hard to make sure you have a decent understanding of each module before the next one starts, you will have a much better time. Still a really tough one though

hardware, math/logic/proofs, regex. Not experienced enough in CS to say, but I hear from many people the content of the course is foundational for upper year level topics

A gem of a professor. Wonderful teacher

Read about what others have to say on the course (reddit, here). Lots of useful information out there; you may hear some horror stories, but if you make an effort to put in the time and reach out for help when necessary, the course will be much more fun.

It’s not that hard just don’t mess up the exams

If you know proofs or logic, the class is trivial. Take PHIL 220 with it to lighten the load on the logic side, any proofs class like PHIL 320, MATH 120, 220.. to make the proofs simple. If you aren't good with math, this class will be quite a bit more challenging, proofs are not the type of math you can memorize, you really have to understand the topic. Read the textbook *before* class, if this is you. HW and Lab is done with a partner, the workload can depend on them.

Take PHIL 220, or MATH 120. Read the textbook beforehand if your class has one.

hard but interesting, the labs and regex parts are particularly hard for me

The best prof i met so far

fun clusterfuck of intro cs theory and discrete math. I enjoyed labs because you get to build cool circuits, and the homeworks because they teach you a lot and the problems were (mostly) fun. My favorite parts were digital logic (aka minecraft redstone) and some of the proofs shown in lecture (ex. the halting problem)

its a lot of work so be prepared

Very interesting course overall with super interesting material. Class was well structured and grading scheme was fair. All the exams were super fair and Patrice was very patient in lectures to answer questions and clear up concepts - even if the questions were as dumb as "what is 1+1". Piazza was also very active and I received responses to questions on there promptly.

Do not fall behind - make sure to ask questions when you have any, and DON'T skip the pre-class quizzes even though they are only 4%! Do a lot of practice on past midterms and finals, and you will do fine!

Classes are interesting but some concepts were pretty hard.

This class is a ton of work (as expected for a 4 credit class). Everything up until the midterm was pretty simple. However I found the proofs extremely difficult. Make sure to do a ton of practice and go to office hours and use piazza if you don't understand the questions. I also found the labs annoying. It was hard to work with a lab partner over zoom. But overall, the class was pretty interesting but plenty of work.

Try hard to not fall behind. This is not a class you can cram for last minute.

Hard but interesting and useful

Really interesting course, make sure you understand all concepts pretty well by going to office hours/watching Youtube videos on the subject, because to do well you need to understand the topics, not just memorize them.

The textbook can be found for free online.

The first 3 weeks of the (summer) class was okay, but it gets pretty hard on the 4th week when they start to cover about proofs. The last few labs also get harder, especially the DFA sequential circuits. Finals was difficult too, but I think it got scaled, cuz I ended up with a mark that's way beyond my expectations. Initially thought that I'd only get low to mid 70s, but ended up with an A-.

Do the assignments early. Practice proofs.

The class was fun, but you for sure need to study. It's fairly heavy homework wise and there's lots of readings to do.

Proofs are incredibly important so be sure you understand them.