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nostrebor:
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It's like old times on EE. Even tommy has to admit the pure brilliance of today's events. ;)


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JackTucky:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on April 02, 2007, 08:54:40 am ---I took it once, still drunk from the night before and covered in sand from the beach, slept my way through and scored really high.
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Chad is batman.  Really. 

=J

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: tommy on November 03, 2006, 12:59:07 am ---I really don't think guys here want to talk about love and deep meaningfull feelings

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MikeQ:

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--- Quote from: MikeQ on April 02, 2007, 10:11:39 pm ---WHAT!!!!  I do TONS of math every day.  It depends on what you go into.  If your doing java apps for a living, no not a lot of math.  I do 3D graphics device drivers.  Things like this and MPEG compression algorithms as well as almost anything dealing with hardware design is VERY math intensive. 

And yes, there is a ton of math in computer science.  Linear Matrix Algebra, Calc1, Calc2, Differential Equations.

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Yep, that's math intensive.  I've been in this field for a long time now and have only worked on one or two apps that had any substantive sort of math.  Once I got through all of those classes listed above (plus a couple more), I have rarely if ever used what was specifically taught.  I think the most directly useful math class I took was Discrete Math (which may be the same as Matrix Algebra, not sure).

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Discrete math is not the same as linear matrix algebra.  Linear math is a subset of discrete though.  I took discrete but then later took linear.  Discrete Math deals with set theory, combinitronics, graph theory and a couple of other finite math topic.  Linear matrix algebra is used in the study of linear spaces and is based on vectors, vector spaces and transformations of spaces. 

I did have to take a statistics class too.  Probably the least enjoyable class I ever took.  The Physics classes seem to me to just be a rehash of Calc1 and Calc2.  It is a rare occasion that I actually need to recall any of my calculus but there are many fields in CompSCI that do.

Bottom line, it all depends on what aspect of CompSCI you go into as to what level and type of math/science you'll need.

shmokes:
I only read the first few posts, cos I got no time, but thought I'd chime in about the tempted to switch majors thing - sorry if this has already been covered.  I agree that it's a stupid reason to avoid a good school, because there's no reason to assume that you will switch majors.

But, more importantly, being tempted to switch majors is a very good thing.  It's half the reason for general ed requirements.   I initially went to school with the intention of majoring in English, hoping for a career in creative writing.  I am graduating in one month with a double-major in French and political science and a minor in information systems, and I could not be happier about that choice.  You are just a kid (hell, at 28 I still feel largely the same about myself).  You probably don't really know what you want.  Seriously, that sounds stupid now, but wait a while.  Even looking back, the only thing I might change if I had to do it over again would be to major in psychology rather than poli sci.  An English degree isn't even on my radar for what I want.

You never know when you will be introduced to something that will entirely change your life.  To avoid the temptation of changing majors is to voluntarily deprive yourself of things that could potentially make you much happier than engineering ever can.  You have a long life ahead of you; save the pigeonholing for later.

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