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Tuesday, February 5, 2018, 15:00-16:00, ECEB 5070

New Business

  1. ECE 398 498 NS. ECE398-NS-V1.2.pdf, 398NS.19.pdf; Status: Approved as a 498NS

Open Discussion

Should Chemistry be a requirement for students in the Electrical Engineering degree?and Computer Engineering degrees?  Summary of opinions:

  • If college chemistry was not required, there would be room in the curriculum for another course, e.g., biology
  • Computer engineers ask: why should we take chemistry?  Why should we take quantum?
  • It would be shortsighted to disconnect electrical and computer engineering from foundations in the physical sciences.  Many groundbreaking innovations come from our foundation in the physical sciences.
  • Without chemistry, students could not take many of the currently listed technical electives.
  • Currently, about 2/3 of students take chemistry at UIUC, about 1/3 AP out of it.