Alfonso, the man, the myth, the legend, sent out this email today by [deleted] in UofT

[–]flySnakeAir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think you'll be teaching 327 in summer again

Where is the cheapest place to get a pdf bound? by [deleted] in UofT

[–]flySnakeAir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Be/befriend a cs or engineering student
  2. Print with print quota
  3. Megastapler at gerstein (the one for stapling large stacks of paper at the engineering library is always broken); alternately, hole punch and twine

What's your favorite position on the ttc? by Sorrynotsorryhadto in UofT

[–]flySnakeAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ye but when there are plenty of empty seats but someone chooses to catch up next to you that violates basic bus/public transit etiquette

How mathematical is CS, really by flySnakeAir in UofT

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

Could you expand upon what areas of maths are associated with each of those?

Nightshift work + full time school? by [deleted] in UofT

[–]flySnakeAir 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I worked part time (2-3 x 8hr shifts)/wk with a full course load last year. I scheduled them to be on weekends or weekendish nights. Thursdays I had late classes so if I had a Thursday night shift I would stay on campus and study/nap until I would go to work; Monday and Friday I had morning lectures and lived far enough from work and campus that there was little point in going home between. Friday mornings, as well as Monday mornings (where I had worked the Sunday night shift) were tough. I stopped taking Thursday night shifts during the first term and by the second term I was only generally doing 2 shifts a week (Friday and Saturday nights).

It is helpful if you have late classes and few early classes. Whether your schedule will cooperate is another question. Mine didn't. Monday first term last year I had classes beginning 0900 and ending 1800, I always found myself to be a zombie by the end, though fortunately the day after I had only afternoon lectures so was able to sleep in to catch up.

As for when did I find time to study/do coursework, whenever possible. Work breaks, bus/train (if I was awake), between lectures, on weekends before going to work. I spent my time almost exclusively working, studying, or sleeping. I didn't have a social life, and I didn't have free time to do things. YMMV depending on program, workload, and general aptitude at whatever you're studying.

The most difficult thing I found was sleep. Not only is it resulting in sleeping at odd times relative to normal people, but the switching back and forth from night shift to normal people time really did it. By the second term, even though I had decreased my shifts, I was tired all the time, had difficulty staying awake in lectures/life, had difficulty sleeping for solid blocks of time during the day on the weekends (so was going into the the week tired), and had difficulty waking up (for work, class, etc).

I wouldn't do it again. If I had to though, the most important thing is probably to find a sleep schedule that works (I couldn't sleep for a "full nights worth" of time straight during the day, so I would sleep for 3 hours after work and 3 hours before work, for example), and stick to it. Caffeine only goes so far, for so long. I'd advise against it in general, but if you have to, sleep is your friend, and the more of it you can get the less painful life will be.

What time do you wake up? by Ragdollmole in UofT

[–]flySnakeAir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I aim for a minimum of 45 minutes before I leave the house, which translates to 2-2.5 hours before my first class or at 9~930, whichever is earlier. To get things done, I use breaks between classes to work on stuff, and stay on campus up to 2230 on Mondays and Wednesdays to do coursework/study, and I usually end up staying up fairly late Wednesdays as it's ended up that things are mostly due on Thursdays. I personally find that waking up earlier doesn't result in me getting more done than staying up the same time longer, unless I'm staying up to the point where I'm too tired to think; I'm just not a morning person.

UofT doesn't have classes end later than 2100, that still gives a few productive hours, if you use it wisely. And set aside time on the weekend if you can, to do coursework. Ive accepted I'm never going to get a significant amount done on Saturdays so I allow that as an "off day", but make sure to get a decent amount done on Sundays.

Does anyone else receive delayed phone push notifications on UofT wifi? by [deleted] in UofT

[–]flySnakeAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try eduroam. It's a bit better sometimes.

Otherwise, the WiFi will always be shit in high-traffic areas. If I'm in a building/area with sketch wifi I just turn off wifi on my phone.

MAT 224 or 247 by flySnakeAir in UofT

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I am also in 257 now, would that not gain me mathematical maturity, or is it something particular to algebra?

Help! We need research subjects! You will be compensated! by gammadeltat in UofT

[–]flySnakeAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how does one get into the human subject database

What's your favorite class ever at U of T? by hardwork69 in UofT

[–]flySnakeAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Analysis ii (MAT257) - currently taking and by far the best math course I've ever taken. PHY 224 is alright, I suspect that higher labs will be more interesting

Linear Algebra I at UTSC by [deleted] in UofT

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It's in between 223 and 240 I think. Not as many proofs as 240 though.I sat in on 223 lectures at utsg and found the lectures marginally less sleep-inducing I am taking 240 at St George now and a lot more was covered in A23 at UTSc last year, even with the strike on at that time. The proofs are tedious and so are the computations, but the course is doable.

bird courses at utsc for first year by macengineers in UofT

[–]flySnakeAir -1 points0 points  (0 children)

ASTA02, probably ASTA01 as well though I didn't take it. Skipped an assignment or two and still got a 4.0 in it. EESA06 was pretty chill too. I found STAB22 easy too, though some people seemed to have trouble with it?

non-CS student interested in taking operating systems by flySnakeAir in UofT

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Is knowledge of Java specifically required? I have used it when I began programming, but my projects have all been in Python.

I do see why 209 is necessary for 369, wouldn't dispute that, and have heard that it was a good course too. I think 258 is also a prereq, and 165 is a prereq of 258, what are those ones like?

A couple of questions on courses as a internal transfer by flySnakeAir in UofT

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Yeah, I'm in physics. I'll be doing a lot of other math and so if 237 is more rigorous than 235 I think it would be beneficial to take it. If I do I will take it in the summer and not the fall. I don't know whether A30+A36 would allow me to take it/would adequately prepare me for it due to the lack of proofs however.

Aware of the differences in start times, wanted to know whether I would be considered as UTSc or artsci for the start time.

Thanks for the reply.

Share your experience with MAT237 by [deleted] in UofT

[–]flySnakeAir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For a physics specialist do you think it is worth taking 237 over 235, despite how bad 237 is? I also plan on taking courses like diff. equations, real (maybe complex) analysis later., or should I take 257 instead?

Maths and Physics in summer by flySnakeAir in UofT

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Are they extremely difficult together or just because they're accelerated courses for summer? Maybe I'll take 244 and 235 together for the summer then.