Why don't you be a REAL man and dual major with EE? :-D (It's a joke...)
Although that's not possible do double major w/ an engineering degree, I
think...
-James
> > Howdy! I swear I'm not trying to start some massive flame-riddled
> > thread. :^) I'm currently a chem (B.Sc.) major, but I'm considering
> > switching to a dual B.Sc. major in chem and cs. Considering that a goodly
> > number of you are CS majors here, what opions do you have about the Cs
> > dept as a whole, the advisors, particular courses, etc?
>
> I like the CS department. If you are selective about your classes,
> you can get a good mix of theory & practice.
>
> Recommended courses (theory orientation):
> . CS 357 (Design and analysis of algorithms) (I had plaxton).
> Nice overview of all the general purpose software codes you'll see.
>
> Recommended courses (practice):
> . CS 373 (Software Engineering) (Almstrum). Design & develop a project.
> The project might be small, but it has a non-trivial relation to the
> real world.
> . CS 375 (Compiler contruction) (Novak). It's a bitch, but you'll
> learn how to write a compiler.
>
> Most other elective CS I took I was fairly satisfied with. I enjoyed
> 336 (Cline) and 345 (Richards), though they are on the required track
> for the CS degree. Also, there are many good 378 classes offered
> on a quasi-regular basis.
>
> I /didn't/ like 352 (Architecture-Celis), that's about the only class
> I just despised. Too much goofy stuff to memorize. Didn't even hit
> what I thought were the high points.
>
> > technologies/methodologies/languages... Or am I just reading the course
> > catalog wrong? :^) I'm well aware that doing this will probably add a
> > good 1 1/2 years to 2 years to my time in purgator^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hcollege,
>
> You'd need 40 hours of CS credit, EE 316, and LIN 340.
>
> Maybe just say you were a CS major and take the core courses
> (307, 310, 315, 328, 336, 345, 352) and then just play with
> electives?
>
> Matt
>
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