People with programming jobs

[eno818]

are you sure its not true?

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ
sorry, i didn't read the whole thread but ...

Speaking of logic, am I the only one that finds responses like the one above sincerely lack such?

 

[Casawi]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
I'm a CPE/EE and am taking Discrete Math this semester. What a goddamn waste of my fvcking time, I hate that sh!t

Same here man that shiet is very boring for EE or CPE. I am just taking the class so i can take C++

 

[KEV1N]

Discrete Math is not a waste of your time. Sure it may be impractical but learning it changes the way you think about situations and solve problems.

 

[purbeast0]

ill agree that it seems like discrete math has nothing to do with comp sci, because thats how it seems. however, it really does get your head thinking in a different way. when i took it, it was SSOO hard. it was the weed out class in college. The average on our final was a 29/100. so a C was a 29% on a FINAL! how do you think that makes you feel? Anyways, i ended up with a 38% so I was okay.

all in all, the class just really gets you thinking in a different way, and its a good way to train your brain about the types of problems you will see when programming. it makes you think in different ways you wouldn't think in a normal math class. also like some other people said, the whole set theory is beneficial because of the operations you perform on them. i also think induction helps you think in a different way, which helps when programming.

and BigJ ... do you go to UMD?

EDIT: aah I think you do. I saw Inguyen's post and looks like he's in MD. When I was at UMD it had been cmsc250 for a little bit. I took 250 in my 2001-2002 school year. cant remember if it was spring or fall though.