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POLL: what are you studying,, or, if you are Old, what have you studied

computer science
8 votes - 50%
something else
8 votes - 50%
Total Votes: 16
Teo
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Thursday, May 31 2018, 5:31 am EST

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Since it's bumped - I'm finishing the second semester of... ...computer science at the Warsaw University of Technology. So far it's been mainly about linear algebra, discrete mathematics or numerical methods.

Currently trying to survive the 'high school -> college' transition. School "maths" always came easily and effortlessly, whereas the real maths made my spare time dissipate and I'm still barely passing anything.

I don't know how does your teaching program look like, but I've needed that year to become accustomed to the strict, theoretical, often abstract definitions and to the general formality.
soccerboy13542
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Thursday, May 31 2018, 10:58 pm EST
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i'm taking linear algebra rn and took discrete math last year. sure is fun....


'Livio' said:
You know, I was thinking of getting an internship at Microsoft, but I'm not sure I want their lameness to rub off on me.
Jorster
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Saturday, June 2 2018, 7:37 pm EST
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I'm planning on getting my high school equivalency this summer and then in winter or next spring starting at a technical college to get my mechanics ase certification


aych bee
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Sunday, June 3 2018, 2:24 am EST
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you are correct atvelonis ... I shall control all of the multinational crop companies. watch out Monsanto
(that was Sarcasmâ„¢)


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shos
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Sunday, June 10 2018, 12:57 pm EST
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Good luck, soccer. If you need any help, I can do my best, although I did take these courses 10 years ago lol


aych bee
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Tuesday, June 12 2018, 3:07 am EST
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Hey americans why are your classes all taught by grad students??? I've heard that it's rare to come into contact with actual Professors in american universities and that they don't even hold office hours. here grad students tend to be exclusively TAs and in the context of undergrad courses the most they do is hold workshops and tutorial sections for applicable courses (but the majority of them just mark exams). I mean since this is a research university i guess their principal role is to do research with their advisors and other stuff in their own classes. But in the USA it seems like they act like de-facto babysitters because the real professors are too Important to deal with Children and probably spend more time giving interviews on talk shows.


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Jorster
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Tuesday, June 12 2018, 4:01 pm EST
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Okay i changed my mind once i get my GED I'm going to college for computer science because i enjoy it and itll pay enough for me to persue cars as a hobby


soccerboy13542
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Tuesday, June 12 2018, 10:07 pm EST
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it depends on the university of course but typically TAs are for labs. if you're talking about adjunct professors, who may happen to be grad students, it's kind of just because there aren't enough professors. basically, it's cheaper to not pay as well.


'Livio' said:
You know, I was thinking of getting an internship at Microsoft, but I'm not sure I want their lameness to rub off on me.
Rocketguy2
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Wednesday, June 13 2018, 8:16 am EST
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My GCSE's are very nearly over, so I'll be doing Further Maths, Chemistry and Computing starting september


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aych bee
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Wednesday, June 13 2018, 6:07 pm EST
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Thats not what I meant sockeyesalmon13542, thanks for the response though


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jellsprout
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Thursday, June 14 2018, 12:14 pm EST
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'soccerboy13542' said:
i'm taking linear algebra rn and took discrete math last year. sure is fun....


Linear Algebra is incomprehensible nonsense. It is honestly easier to just learn Quantum Mechanics instead and reverse engineer Linear Algebra from that.


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aych bee
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Friday, June 15 2018, 8:12 pm EST
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In which aych bee rants about physics pedagogy

Why are harmonic oscillators taught in first year physics before students have ever been exposed to differential equations? Our professors did show the derivations, but I'm confident in saying that they flew over the heads of pretty much everybody. Ideally the physical applications should help you learn the math, but my E&M professor explicitly told us not to worry about the derivations because we didn't have the knowledge to understand them yet. There is an uncouth joke comparing physics and math that I will not replicate here, but it's really quite apt because, in the end, the only thing that seemed to matter was plugging the numbers into the formulas, which were provided on a cheat sheet. Now that I'm taking the ODE class I realize that the cheat sheet wouldn't even have been necessary if I'd learned about diffeqs beforehand; I have memorized the formulas because I actually understand the derivations this time (which you're expected to do, as cheat sheets are not allowed). Probably the main problem is due to a lack of coordination between the math and physics departments, and I honestly wish that I could've taken physics after ODEs even though that's logistically impossible. Most students have to wait until second term of year 2 to take diffeqs  because you need linear algebra first and that's also a second year class, which is 3 whole semesters after introductory physics. I find this incredibly frustrating and nobody seems to acknowledge it.


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Jorster
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Monday, June 25 2018, 10:49 pm EST
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I just passed my first of four GED tests. this is way easier than I expected and i have no idea why i waited this long.


shos
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Tuesday, June 26 2018, 5:20 pm EST
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Glad for you. What's the GED tests equivalent to? When do you guys usually take them? Are these useful for entry-to-uni or stuff?

^^^ the above questions are asked by a nonamerican who has no idea what these are


aych bee
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Friday, June 29 2018, 6:53 pm EST
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Maybe that's because you're actually smart Jory no matter what other people say. perhaps one day you shall become a pleasure master coder.


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Jorster
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Sunday, July 1 2018, 7:27 pm EST
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It's truly my goal to graduate from rookie recreational coder to pleasure master coder


Rocketguy2
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Monday, July 2 2018, 3:39 pm EST
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I assume you've already got the qualifications for regular pleasure master

You are (nearly) a parent, after all


Can you feel your heart burning?
Can you feel the struggle within?
The fear within me is beyond anything your soul can make, you cannot kill me in a way that matters
shos
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Monday, July 2 2018, 5:47 pm EST
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this might be the second time adult jokes are posted in the interguild in 12 years


Rocketguy2
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Monday, July 2 2018, 5:51 pm EST
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Breaking new territory on the interguild

Cause for celebration


Can you feel your heart burning?
Can you feel the struggle within?
The fear within me is beyond anything your soul can make, you cannot kill me in a way that matters
Jorster
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Monday, July 2 2018, 6:09 pm EST
mfw

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pleasure and reproduction are not mutually inclusive my friend


Rocketguy2
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Tuesday, July 3 2018, 4:10 am EST
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maybe for your girlfriend/wife


Can you feel your heart burning?
Can you feel the struggle within?
The fear within me is beyond anything your soul can make, you cannot kill me in a way that matters
shos
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Tuesday, July 3 2018, 11:07 am EST
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ah here we go lol
I should have expected that


aych bee
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Tuesday, July 3 2018, 5:37 pm EST
when i am king

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Well if we're posting lewd jokes here, Feynman said that physics is to ****** as math is to ****** so I guess that means computer science is ******


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aych bee
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Thursday, July 19 2018, 4:55 pm EST
when i am king

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hey americans why are all of your exams multiple choice, even the finals??? I've heard that you do not even need to show your work because all the grading is done through scantrons which u must purchase with your own money


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soccerboy13542
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Thursday, July 19 2018, 7:34 pm EST
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I've only taken 2 finals in college using scantrons and both were for poli sci courses. Even then, we only did that because it was accompanied by a research paper/presentation due generally around the same time.


'Livio' said:
You know, I was thinking of getting an internship at Microsoft, but I'm not sure I want their lameness to rub off on me.

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