Course selections time again...

Jeslek

Jeslek

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I hafta pick 5 courses for my Winter 2003 semester. This is my 2A semester at Waterloo.... so here is what I'm thinking:

1 - Math 236 - Linear Algebra II
2 - Math 238 - Calculus III
3 - Computer Science 240 - Software Specification and Abstraction
4,5

.... Now 4 and 5 are electives. I was thinking of an English course and Astrophysics I. The possibilities are endless.... I already have some psych and philosophy... any recommendations? ;)
 
Latin/Greek ethimology
Estetics, Ethics

don't know which course you get there :confuse3:
 
You still don't get why, for the sake of the poll, I wanted to count most of Europe as one country, do you? :confuse3: :D
 
LastLegionary said:
1 - Math 236 - Linear Algebra II
2 - Math 238 - Calculus III
3 - Computer Science 240 - Software Specification and Abstraction
4,5
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Wow, it's hard to choose, they all sound so fun.

:D

Note extreme sarcasm.[/siz]
 
well, if you're into the technology field, you can also choose.....

ermmmm

Robotics, A.I. , diffuse logics, digital systems.
 
/sigh Those are all 3rd year or 4th year courses... I have to choose non-Math (ie non CS too) courses for the first 2 years as electives.
 
Scanty said:
LastLegionary said:
1 - Math 236 - Linear Algebra II
2 - Math 238 - Calculus III
3 - Computer Science 240 - Software Specification and Abstraction
4,5
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Wow, it's hard to choose, they all sound so fun.

:D

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LOL. :D
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LastLegionary said:
.... Now 4 and 5 are electives. I was thinking of an English course and Astrophysics I. The possibilities are endless.... I already have some psych and philosophy... any recommendations? ;)
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Astrophysics is really cool. I would definately take that course!

How about something in the field of nuclear physics? Always a personal favourite :)
 
you're going to love data structures.

i've made some nice algorithms for custom data structures, something like a list in which each node has a pointer to another list, and each node of that list has pointers to other stuff........
 
Yeah, I just need to go back and re-read the C++ book now, it's been almost a year since I've had a programming class.
 
trust me on this one, don't do "C++ like" pointers (called references), use C pointers.
 
I've never had C, only C++, can you tell me the difference it 100 words or less?
 
C = Structured programming paradigm.
C++ = Object-Oriented programming paradigm.
(is paradigm a word?)

Basically, in C you can only use functions, and in C++ you can use classes and objects, inheritance, polimorphism and all the advantages of OOP.

typical function prototype declaration using C pointers
void function(int *iptr,float *fptr);
you call this function by doing
function(&intvar,&floatvar);

prototype declaration using C++ references
void function(int &iref,float &fref);
call to that function:
function(intvar,floatvar);


references have advantages, but you can get confussed when you're doing more than one indirection.
 
(is paradigm a word?)
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We just call them languages.



Ok, I think I see the difference, just a different way of calling the function, basically.
 
it goes beyond that.....the declaration is different too, and the use of variables is very different too.

Code: 
void main(void)
{
     int myvar;     

     /* C call */
     cfunction(&myvar);

     /* C call */
     cppfunction(myvar);
}


/* C function */
void cfunction(int *iptr)
{
     *iptr=5;
}

/* C++ function */
void cppfunction(int &iref)
{
     iref=5;
}

in both cases, myvar will end up with a value of 5.
 
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