Unfortunately, 210 homework was due last night, after which I passed out from sheer exhaustion, so I was unable to post like I had promised.
However, here is the post that I intended to write last night! It's a list of all my classes this semester, along with a description of the course, and my impressions of it so far. Enjoy!
15-210: Parallel and Sequential Data Structures and Algorithms
And people wonder why CS majors call their classes by their numbers rather than by names. So, this is my sole programming class this semester (WOOHOO). It's taught in SML, and it's purpose is to teach us how to come up with algorithms that also fit a specific efficiency bound. So far, it's been hard, since we have weekly assignments, which means that there's a) no room for late days, and b) as soon as one homework is done with, another one is posted. But, it's also one of my most interesting classes. Hopefully I do well!
15-221: Technical Communications for Computer Scientists
I hate this class. Simply put, it's an English class for CS majors. And the first comment on my first writing assignment was "your writing is too high level". Okay then. Time to dumb down my writing.
21-270: Introduction to Mathematical Finance
So this class is the first class in the Computational Finance minor. It deals with basic financial theory, including put and call options, arbitrage, and various other market strategies. I really like it so far, but it definitely is one of my harder classes. I also do want to double major in Computational Finance, which means I need to do well in this class.
33-114: Physics of the Musical Sound
Not sure if this is the actual number, but the title is correct. This class is the last science class I need to take, and since I already have credit for physics I and II and chemistry I and II, and I hate biology, I decided to take this class. It's a strange class. Lectures don't correspond to homework at all. I don't really like it, but it also might be because I put in very little effort for this class.
36-217: Probability Theory
This class is tied with Tech Comm for my least favorite class. Like Physics, lectures and readings don't correspond with the homework. Add to that a completely bullshit grading scheme and a professor who talks at the speed of light, and you have a recipe for disaster.
Back to midterm studying,
A Brown CS Girl
However, here is the post that I intended to write last night! It's a list of all my classes this semester, along with a description of the course, and my impressions of it so far. Enjoy!
15-210: Parallel and Sequential Data Structures and Algorithms
And people wonder why CS majors call their classes by their numbers rather than by names. So, this is my sole programming class this semester (WOOHOO). It's taught in SML, and it's purpose is to teach us how to come up with algorithms that also fit a specific efficiency bound. So far, it's been hard, since we have weekly assignments, which means that there's a) no room for late days, and b) as soon as one homework is done with, another one is posted. But, it's also one of my most interesting classes. Hopefully I do well!
15-221: Technical Communications for Computer Scientists
I hate this class. Simply put, it's an English class for CS majors. And the first comment on my first writing assignment was "your writing is too high level". Okay then. Time to dumb down my writing.
21-270: Introduction to Mathematical Finance
So this class is the first class in the Computational Finance minor. It deals with basic financial theory, including put and call options, arbitrage, and various other market strategies. I really like it so far, but it definitely is one of my harder classes. I also do want to double major in Computational Finance, which means I need to do well in this class.
33-114: Physics of the Musical Sound
Not sure if this is the actual number, but the title is correct. This class is the last science class I need to take, and since I already have credit for physics I and II and chemistry I and II, and I hate biology, I decided to take this class. It's a strange class. Lectures don't correspond to homework at all. I don't really like it, but it also might be because I put in very little effort for this class.
36-217: Probability Theory
This class is tied with Tech Comm for my least favorite class. Like Physics, lectures and readings don't correspond with the homework. Add to that a completely bullshit grading scheme and a professor who talks at the speed of light, and you have a recipe for disaster.
Back to midterm studying,
A Brown CS Girl
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