CS higher ed is so fucking diseased. Mandatory class on C++ from a dude who admitted right at the start that he didn't know jack shit about C++. Mandatory class on discrete math that almost everyone failed once and most twice. I was not a good student but the university was abysmal.
Ethics didn't come into it until year 4, and with the dropout rate as high as it was... lotta people getting the basics of java and nothing else.
Learn some basic formal logic and set theory. Focus on the definitions. Don't try to use what you know about "even numbers" or "functions". Learn to use exactly the definition of the thing as defined in the class.
I teach discrete math, and that last bit is where everyone struggles the most. Shoot me a DM if you need help and the Professor isn't being terrible helpful.
I once gave my discrete mathematics teacher a copy of Wittgenstein's Tractatus. I wanted to discuss more fundamental ideas as to what propositions are. ...few weeks later he wouldn't let me join class for being over 15 minutes late. Just wanted to see I bet you're a much better teacher than he was, just by you being on this site.
For discrete math help, if you need upper division non-cosc credits, like my uni did; I would look for either the Math dept's intro to proofs class, or the philosophy debt's symbolic logic class
Oh I plan to take discrete math after finishing cal 2 and linear algebra this semester. I'm not a math or comp sci major, this is just so I can take to AI programming course at my university.
Hmm, I thought discrete math was built on top of the material learned in Linear algebra and Cal 2. I can't I have to take those courses to before discrete math.
CS higher ed is so fucking diseased. Mandatory class on C++ from a dude who admitted right at the start that he didn't know jack shit about C++. Mandatory class on discrete math that almost everyone failed once and most twice. I was not a good student but the university was abysmal.
Ethics didn't come into it until year 4, and with the dropout rate as high as it was... lotta people getting the basics of java and nothing else.
How should I be prepare for discrete math? Java wasn't too bad, but I rather not use it.
Learn some basic formal logic and set theory. Focus on the definitions. Don't try to use what you know about "even numbers" or "functions". Learn to use exactly the definition of the thing as defined in the class.
I teach discrete math, and that last bit is where everyone struggles the most. Shoot me a DM if you need help and the Professor isn't being terrible helpful.
I once gave my discrete mathematics teacher a copy of Wittgenstein's Tractatus. I wanted to discuss more fundamental ideas as to what propositions are. ...few weeks later he wouldn't let me join class for being over 15 minutes late. Just wanted to see I bet you're a much better teacher than he was, just by you being on this site.
Depending on the Prof, he might have taken that as the equivalent of just dropping your drawers and whipping out your dick in front of him.
Yeah, he didn't even know who he was and seemed surprised when I told him Wittgenstein worked a lot of with Bertrand Russell. I was disappointed.
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mind if I contact you in 6 months to a year when i take it lol?
Sure chief.
For discrete math help, if you need upper division non-cosc credits, like my uni did; I would look for either the Math dept's intro to proofs class, or the philosophy debt's symbolic logic class
Oh I plan to take discrete math after finishing cal 2 and linear algebra this semester. I'm not a math or comp sci major, this is just so I can take to AI programming course at my university.
I'm surprised theyll let you take linear algebra before discrete math. Even so, it may benefit you to take discrete math first.
Hmm, I thought discrete math was built on top of the material learned in Linear algebra and Cal 2. I can't I have to take those courses to before discrete math.
Hm, idk. I think universities do it differently, depending on how proof-heavy the Linear Algebra course is.
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honestly idk. that was a long time ago for me and I only ever failed it.