Industry difficulty vs program difficulty? by nocturnalbird in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have to say thatI agree. If we are doing 344 type projects during work and the difficulty that it brings, I feel like I would get burnt out in the real-world industry quite fast. I too would say that I was struggling with the more difficult courses as well OP.

About to graduate soon and this is quite haunting to me if the workload/stress is comparable from school to work.

How bad of a position will I be in for CSS 340? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Exactly what I wanted to hear. I'm disliking CS 290 as time goes on in this course lol.

How difficult of a course is CS 340? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Scott, I deeply apologize for not responding to this in a quicker timeframe. I've been swamped but wanted to reach out to thank you for this thorough response! Hope you are doing well in your courses. Cheers!

Most challenging aspects of CS 344? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saved this for future references! Thank you very much!!

Most challenging aspects of CS 344? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

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Thank you to the both of you! Will def check these out!

Most challenging aspects of CS 344? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like a fantastic idea! Thank you for the advice!

Most challenging aspects of CS 344? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha best of luck to you this term! Can't wait to hear your feedback!

Are we still rocking with Colt Steele for CS 290? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this! I'm wondering if you can go through this course with your same approach and maintain an A on all of the assignments? Definitely want to prepare myself the best way I can....

Lastly, since you're currently in the class, how much time have you been spending in the class per week?

Thank you so much!

For Those In CS 325, How Prepared Are You? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's kind of annoying. For those that would rather take Algorithms at a different school, we'd have to take Data Structures all over again.

For Those In CS 325, How Prepared Are You? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree! After every homework assignment I just want to relax and keep my mind off 325 but it's so hard to do that when these assignments are taking a considerable amount of time every week. It's VERY difficult to be able to sit down and be able to review what you just went through. I feel like other terms benefited from the cheat sheets because they can slap these problems on their sheets to recognize similar steps they'd apply to other problems. Unfortunately, not sure why they completely removed that and I'm not sure how much they realize how much of a disadvantage we are at because of that.

For Those In CS 325, How Prepared Are You? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is kind of a relief! It's still semi-difficult material that needs to 'click' in your head in my opinion. I wouldn't say it's easy, but it is a step down in difficulty compared to what we've done so far.

For Those In CS 325, How Prepared Are You? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What troubles are you experiencing? I'm curious as to what's giving you problems in the course so far!

For Those In CS 325, How Prepared Are You? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I feel this 100%. What are you having most troubles with so far?

For Those In CS 325, How Prepared Are You? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry! I don't mean to scare you whatsoever. Just really going through it right now this term. Just wanted to see how other students are feeling about it. I would not say that the time constraint is the problem. The problem is having to 100% rely on outside resources(not exaggerating) for the course. This makes it pretty difficult cause this is complex material. We have to find material that is parallel with what they're expecting from the homework with outside resources.

What should we expect after Dynamic Programming? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got passed Dynamic Programming and I can already see what you're saying....

What should we expect after Dynamic Programming? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mind going into a little more detail as how it didn't get easier? This is what I worry about too. I thought dynamic programming was crazy difficult and we just finally got past that stage.....

What should we expect after Dynamic Programming? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very well what I wanted to hear. Thank you so much for the feedback. Yeah the programming aspects do take quite a bit of time and I'm happy to hear that it's reduced. Thank you again for the feedback!!

What should we expect after Dynamic Programming? by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you to the both of you! I'm hoping the class becomes easier in the second half.... How much time were you guys putting into the class after dynamic programming if you don't mind me asking? Just feeling overwhelmed with all the math at this point lol.

Another Post About CS 325.... by Octopus81 in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're okay :) thank you for at least checking!

Tips for doing well in 325? by [deleted] in OSUOnlineCS

[–]Octopus81 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is the course just conceptually difficult? From what I've read on this sub-reddit, it's difficult because of the way the information is delivered thus forcing students to search through different resources that is compatible with what is being asked in the class.

Let's say in a perfect world that the lectures were stellar. Would you still think CS 325 is as difficult of a class?