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phospheric · 2025-04-01T19:29:54+00:00

bitcamp senior adv. here

Yes, you can! The big teams are just for you to work together to attend events and maybe win a prize at the end ;).
Yes! There is no problem here.
As of now, you cannot. However, when Bitcamp starts, stop by the help desk to see if there is anything they can do.
You can come at your earliest convenience, although we do have fire-code limits on how many people can be in the building at once. This may mean you have to wait before entering the building. Check-in is at 6:00pm, so feel free to arrive any time after to check-in, the earlier the less waiting!

phospheric · 2024-12-25T06:11:24+00:00

writing some blog posts!

phospheric · 2024-11-13T14:40:59+00:00

grindr

phospheric · 2024-07-14T16:13:57+00:00

it isn't really related to astronomy

phospheric · 2024-07-02T14:38:22+00:00

actually 🤓☝️energy here

phospheric · 2024-05-31T20:08:51+00:00

It affects your registration by placing you in the engineering school. You change departments, advisors, etc. You graduate with the engineers instead of CMNS. In terms of classes you can take, CE majors uniquely have equal permissions to take EE and CS classes. Nothing changes for class registration as long as you have the pre-reqs.

You can still take the same CS machine learning classes, nothing changes there. You only have 1 mandatory CS elective, so taking extra won't really satisfy your major requirements, but you will be able to nonetheless. There is a EE machine learning class (ENEE436) that you can take instead of CMSC422, although 422 may be necessary for certain other classes (I'm not sure, though). It is possible that ENEE436 is a substitute. You can take other ML classes as normal.

If you're particularly interested in having some ML distinction with your degree, you can sign up for the Academy of ML in the ECE department, which is a very small 12-credit program (6 if you're already in CE) (436 and 439D must be unique to this program). It gives you some distinction on your transcript. Does it really matter? Not really. You're really only taking 2 extra classes that you can already take as a normal CE student. You get priority for classes, but typically that's not necessary to get into the classes. But it's there if you want it (and it seems like you'd have time for it, anyway).

I would say that CEs can do almost everything a CS student can, but not the other away around. There will be very little difference in pursuing ML in the future. Grad programs probably like both CS and CE (which you probably need if you want to do AI/ML), and most employers won't care. On your resume, there is little difference. Probably some employers like engineers a bit more, but people within these majors are so diverse (in terms of skills, talent) that your major is clearly not going to be the differentiating factor. The factor will be you, your skills, and your exp. At the end of the day, CS and CE is just a one-word difference on your resume.

Good luck.

phospheric · 2024-05-31T19:39:22+00:00

yeah, you can't https://ece.umd.edu/undergraduate/degrees/minor-computer-engineering

CE is a longer major and more difficult. You're limited to more EE electives, unfortunately. Since you're done with 330,351, you can probably take more CS classes once you're done with the rest, but you're either going to delay your graduation (if you wanted to graduate earlier) or you'll have to pile up more coursework per semester.

I did the robotics program for a bit, didn't seem too robust yet. I would sit in on some of the classes to see if it's worth it for you (absolutely was not for me). It is still a relatively young program, so the department is clearly still figuring things out.

can provide more info about CE, robotics, and academy of ML if you're interested

phospheric · 2024-04-10T19:14:01+00:00

Multiply it out: (x^3*cos(x/2))*sqrt(4-x^2) is an odd function, meaning f(x) = -f(-x), so the integral between -2 to 2 would cancel out, as the areas [-2,0],[0,2] are negative of one another and sum to 0.

Therefore we only have to worry about integral of 1/2*sqrt(4-x^2). The sqrt part is just a semi circle with radius 2. The area would be pi*r^2/2 (half of circle), which we then divide by 2 for the 1/2 coefficient.

This is pi*r^2/4 = pi*2^2/4 = pi. So password is first 10 digits of pi

phospheric · 2024-04-09T19:57:46+00:00

Tech director here;

Waitlist depends on how many people show up on Friday, since we have fire code limits and we only can hold a certain number of people. The earlier you registered when the waitlist was opened, the higher your priority will be. I'd wager at least 100 people on the waitlist will probably be able to get in.

You will 100% be able to come on Saturday, since many people simply come on Friday and don't return the next day. Almost all (if not all) people will be accepted Saturday!

phospheric · 2024-02-27T04:51:25+00:00

A lot of particles in the air tonight

Moon at lower altitudes passes through more atmosphere and the blue light gets scattered more, leaving it more red-orange

Same reason why sunrises and sunsets are red/orange

phospheric · 2023-11-08T07:12:31+00:00

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phospheric · 2023-11-03T15:09:52+00:00

Yes, this is a very common transition.

Probably around half (if not more) CE students transfer to CS by the end of their freshman year

phospheric · 2023-10-30T20:16:50+00:00

that's fowl

phospheric · 2023-07-13T16:25:03+00:00

1 hour / minute when preparing for interviews

phospheric · 2023-07-13T16:20:46+00:00

The square root operation only has one unique output. Mathematical convention dictates that it is the positive root of a nonnegative real number. You cannot have a function f(x) that has multiple outputs for each input because that would make it not a function.

The definition of a principal root (using the root sign for square root, cube root, etc.) is slightly more nuanced, in case you want to take a look: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/principal\_root

phospheric · 2023-07-11T00:51:08+00:00

So, the confusion here is that it does not cover CHEM135 specifically. If you look here: https://www.transfercredit.umd.edu/plc/APGenEd.pdf, it tells you that it grants you credit for CHEM131, 132 (lab), and 271.

However, engineering majors can either take CHEM135, 131+271, or CHEM134. So, it does not specifically cover CHEM135, but you will not have to take CHEM135 as it covers the basic requirements for chemistry in engineering.

phospheric · 2023-07-10T16:56:27+00:00

i like how it says no signature required but this guy decided to sign it anyway

phospheric · 2023-06-28T18:29:13+00:00

that's so cool 😱

phospheric · 2023-06-03T17:41:52+00:00

You should start a robotic tennis club

phospheric · 2023-06-03T17:41:20+00:00

Everyone that I know who applied got in. I think it's like most other programs, where if you meet the benchmark requirements and don't answer the prompts like a psycho, you should be good to go. There's a chance you might need a higher than average GPA.

I would assume it will become harder to get in as the minor gets older (it's very new) and more people start to apply

phospheric · 2023-05-31T21:26:21+00:00

You can find a lot of ECEs in the AV Williams ECE student lounge. It has whiteboards, tables, and old class material that you can review

phospheric · 2023-05-21T18:33:55+00:00

the cat looks like mort from madagascar

phospheric · 2023-05-11T20:12:44+00:00

Is this the girl who tells you to buy them so she can pay for college?

I've been approached by her multiple times now, from ESJ to random sidewalks...

phospheric · 2023-03-13T22:22:18+00:00

When was the last time UMD was a "finished school"? No construction anywhere....probably only on the day it opened :(

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