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So I am taking discrete mathmatics this term (starts monday)

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Goosemaster

Lifer
I am such a fvking lame engineer

I am only enjoying my math classes. If I take anything else, not only does it bore me, but I end up failing it due to disinterest.


So, I am takign the only math course available (besides topics in Diff eqtns)that I yet to take.


What should I expect?

My friends tell me that it is pretty hard (teacher sucks), but I am more interested in how interesting it is.

Thanks
 
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
I am such a fvking lame engineer

I am only enjoying my math classes. If I take anything else, not only does it bore me, but I end up failing it due to disinterest.

So, I am takign the only math course available (besides topics in Diff eqtns)that I yet to take.

What should I expect?

My friends tell me that it is pretty hard (teacher sucks), but I am more interested in how interesting it is.

Thanks
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A spelling Nazi to post in your thread! 😛
 
i had a hard time with it, but our teacher was excellent, so it was challenging but fun. try to find out what topics will be covered so u can brush up before you cover them. for tests, however, you're better off just being mentally prepared for problem solving rather than studying the material for long hours.
 
My professor used to say, don't ask me for help until you've looked at the problem for atleast 3 hours. The class went from 30+ the first day to 15 within a few weeks, and finished with 6 people. Not sure if they all passed. I made an A, and it was the most satisfying grade I've recieved in my entire life because of the hard work I put into it. Just stick with it and you'll do fine. :thumbsup:
 
Logic, number theory, matrices, graph theory, etc. It was one of the first classes in my comp-sci degree, indispensable for digital systems stuff.
 
Oh man, i hated that sh!t to death. Horrible horrible class unless youre a complete nerd or asian. Also barely applicable to real world.
 
We had a grad student "professor" that taught it. Besides the professor having a difficult accent to fully comprehend, the class was just plain hard. Which makes it more fun for me to show off that I was the best in the class. Sad thing is, I don't remember a thing that they taught.
 
discrete math differs from school to school, as well as who teaches it. you should have some basic background in computer science and logic.
 
I found it pretty cool. Lots of set stuff and some algorithm stuff in there. Mostly logic stuff... hardly any formulas to memorize, so if you like to think then you'll be fine.
 
Ours was pure logic and proofs. A waste of time that I never expect to have to make use of again.
 
Originally posted by: Mday
discrete math differs from school to school, as well as who teaches it. you should have some basic background in computer science and logic.
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Definitely. I took it at a community college with a great prof, I breezed by it. He skipped through a lot of the harder sections in the book, and I looked at them and thought OMGWTFBBQ.

Was actually one of my favorite math classes, challenging but very doable..

Otherwise there's no real prereqs required or anything, no Calculus or any sort of math is required in the class. Just pure thinking ..
 
Maybe I should feel lucky we don't have to take it at my school. Only the comp. eng. have to take it. Elec. eng. don't. We do have to take 3 semesters of calculus, linear algebra and differential equations, and then freakin probability. That class sucks. When the prof. gets up at the start of term and says "This class won't be hard if you did well in statistics" and you've never had a statistics class, get ready to bend over. 26 math majors and 6 engineers. Class average on the midterm was 80 and only two of us got above that, and just barely. The other 4 were in the 60's. So I could be wrong, but I can't imagine it would be as bad as probability, though correct me if I'm wrong.
 
Great and very elementary course, every person on the planet should have to take it. If nothing else, it teaches you the proper way any argument should be backed by proof.
 
its very abstract, atleast IMHO. I couldn't grasp the concepts firmly enough to full understand it, which is why I dropped the class eventually. You can chalk it up to: 1. an awful teacher who didnt have a firm enough grasp on the english language to fully explain our questions, and 2. my lack of interest for the material.
 
Originally posted by: yllus
Great and very elementary course, every person on the planet should have to take it. If nothing else, it teaches you the proper way any argument should be backed by proof.
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interesting...
 
Originally posted by: yllus
Great and very elementary course, every person on the planet should have to take it. If nothing else, it teaches you the proper way any argument should be backed by proof.
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Hmmm... I'll have to see if this class is offered for my major as a possible elective, thanks yllus :beer:
 
where are you taking it at (campus)?


regards

gary

PS: Discrete math is fun stuff, a lot of computer science related ( that's why I like it) ....after you are done with the hw your head will hurt A LOT. What yllus said is very true, that class makes you use a lot of logic.
 
Originally posted by: yllus
Great and very elementary course, every person on the planet should have to take it. If nothing else, it teaches you the proper way any argument should be backed by proof.
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Only a very small part of Discrete math is devoted to arguments, and even then it doesn't explore it to the fullest. A philosiphical logic course does a much better job.
I've taken both and the little that your learn about logical arguments in Discrete Math (1 chapter devoted to logic) barely scratches the surface of argument formation.
 
i thought it was easy. we used the rosen book (chances are you will too), which imo was excellent as far as math textbooks go.
 
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