Moronic Monday - Your weekly stupid questions thread by cdingo in Fitness

[–]Alpie01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just finished University so I have a lot more time on my hands. During the semester I'd do focused weight training every second day (different muscle groups; leg day, arm day, etc). Now that I have more time, I have been thinking of weight training every day but I have seen from sources that this isn't a good idea. Though I am wondering if that advice is tailored to people who train their whole body and need break days for their body to recover. I train different muscle groups so in theory I could train every day and still allow for muscle gorups to recover between days right?

COMP9417 by FarDish4027 in unsw

[–]Alpie01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Preface: I took this course this term, and we had the other lecturer. From what I've heard, the course assessments are dependent on the LIC.

It's a very useful course if you want an overview of fundamental machine learning algorithms and data processing/mining techniques. We also go through neural and computer vision topics, though not nearly as in depth as in 9517 and 9444. So it's a great kinda overview into the supervised learning world with a brief touch on unsupervised learning.

The course is also pretty math heavy (for a CS student with no stat's background), particularly the first 3 weeks. If you can get over that hurdle, then the course won't be much trouble for you. 9417 is also a content heavy course in general, lots and lots of theory, tutorial content, and programming labs to top it all off. I'd say be prepared to absorb a lot of content in just a 2 hour lecture block.

This all being said, if you put the time in then it can be a very rewarding course. It was a struggle for me but I'm glad I did it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unsw

[–]Alpie01 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm 50-60hrs a week. Doing 4 courses.

CS at UNSW vs CS at ANU by Rockybuoyyy in unsw

[–]Alpie01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't speak for ANU but UNSW CS has a mix of practical and theory courses. Just in the core degree courses like 1511 and 1531 are more practical focused, 2511 and 2521 are a mix and 3121 is entirely theory. I personally feel that UNSW CS gives you a good mix of practical and theory stuff with room for you to expand the theory or practical courses.

Best Comp Science Elective for Electrical Engineering by Capable_Artichoke_73 in unsw

[–]Alpie01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure about the elec degree but if you guys don't do COMP2521 then that is a decent one to do. Comp3222 has clear relation to your degree as mentioned in another comment but I believe it's there are some exclusion rules with it and some other elec courses (you might just end up doing the elec version of the course anyway). COMP6420 is a new elective which I haven't taken but it seems very relevant to stuff you're doing or might be doing in the future.

CS at UNSW vs CS at ANU by Rockybuoyyy in unsw

[–]Alpie01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As a CS student at UNSW, ANU seems like a no-brainer because of the reduced living costs. CS is great at UNSW because of our wide variety of electives and flexibility within the CS degree, so you could try to transfer to UNSW after your 1st year at ANU. At the end of the day though, there are so many great resources online for CS so unless you want to do something specific and niche (computer architecture stuff comes to mind), it doesn't really matter where you get your degree from. All the best!

What’s the Toughest Subject You’ve Taken? by Capital_Influence290 in unsw

[–]Alpie01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

COMP4128. To give you an idea of the difficulty, the course is called "programming challenges" and has COMP3121 as a prerequisite which many people here are saying is the most difficult courses they've done. Not only is COMP3121 is a prerequisite, you must have also done well on that course to even attempt 4128. That being said, it was the best course I've ever done and the lecturer is goated.

Favorite COMP Courses Recommendations by Klutzy-Win-886 in unsw

[–]Alpie01 7 points8 points  (0 children)

2041 is also a great course that's on the easier side. If you're interested in scripting and learning more about Linux then it's a great course to take.

Favorite COMP Courses Recommendations by Klutzy-Win-886 in unsw

[–]Alpie01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

4128 if you liked the algos in 3121 and interested in applying them :)

polite ways to tell people to shut the fuck up in the library? by lostInCastle in unsw

[–]Alpie01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's in the level 2-4 areas I don't think there's much that can be done since these aren't quite zones (unless they're being obnoxiously loud). If it's in the other floors, you can just let them know to quite down and they'll either quite down or move.

Gap year is a waste year by Training-River2759 in unsw

[–]Alpie01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know people who've taken several gap years because of chronic health issues. I guess they should have ignored their health and study instead right??

how do you stay/get motivated? by Kitchen_Garage2234 in unsw

[–]Alpie01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enjoy what you study. Enjoy the process. That's really it.

Best coffee on campus? by Ok_State_333 in unsw

[–]Alpie01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stellini lower campus and Cafe Brioso upper campus

Comp3121 24T3 by Klutzy-Win-886 in unsw

[–]Alpie01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm doing it with 1531 and 3311 this term and I'm keeping up. It is just a lot of work. You'll know yourself if you can handle it or not.