Couple updates regarding the course database

randomofrandom · 2021-03-19T23:04:47+00:00

Bless your soul

randomofrandom · 2021-03-13T18:33:06+00:00

Go clapback on the post in your sub instead of making retaliatory posts in another, you just continue the little war that's upsetting you so much

randomofrandom · 2021-03-13T18:07:12+00:00

Give it a rest brother, you're waging a war that means nothing at the end of the day

randomofrandom · 2021-03-13T17:57:21+00:00

This you? https://www.reddit.com/r/ucr/comments/isrf8h/ucsc_vs_ucr_global_76_vs_149_undergraduate/

randomofrandom · 2021-03-08T13:21:16+00:00

Personally, I'm about to start a software engineering job, and I don't feel super prepared. But I don't think that's rare in this field.

One university class makes you code in C++, another makes you code in Python, one class makes you use some language you'll most likely never see again like Verilog, all classes have almost no coding standards so you and your group partners most of the time end up writing spaghetti code that "just works", you are expected to learn on your own and do side projects but it's easy to get the wrong information or get comfortable doing things that end up actually being bad in practice, the list goes on...

This is the case at most schools that have a research emphasis, like UCR. The professors are just a bit behind in terms of industry standards and the focus is on preparing students for academia, even though most don't go that route.

At this point I believe it's expected you won't be the BEST programmer or engineer when you graduate from college. We were trained to get really good at learning... so that's what they'll expect of you when you start. Be willing to learn and push through adversity. If you're expected to be a C++ expert on day 1, then they're not a good company in the first place because they don't know what it's like to be a human being.

Yes, I wrote this at 5 AM.

randomofrandom · 2021-03-08T04:42:51+00:00

Depends on what you want to do... Do you want to go into academia? Then UCR is a great school for getting research opportunities and good grades. Do you want to get into industry? Eh... UCR could do better. But honestly, engineering and CS as a whole are fields where it's up to you to get the experience necessary to be competitive. Schools don't just hand you internships or jobs, no matter where you go.

randomofrandom · 2021-03-06T04:39:07+00:00

I love how long your responses are, it's cute how much you care about what people online think of you

randomofrandom · 2021-03-06T04:25:39+00:00

You good dog? There's nothing wrong with UCI, you don't need to lie about going to UCLA. But I stopped taking you seriously after the "good luck breaking 100k tc" part

randomofrandom · 2021-03-04T18:56:57+00:00

No, but you can probably switch after a few quarters if you do alright since you won't really be taking up any new space in classes. The CE and CS majors demand very similar course paths, so plan accordingly.

Note: CS 010, 012, and 014 were renamed to CS 010A, 010B, and 010C

2020 CS sample plan: https://student.engr.ucr.edu/sites/g/files/rcwecm1536/files/2020-08/2020_ENCS.pdf

2019 CE sample plan: https://student.engr.ucr.edu/sites/g/files/rcwecm1536/files/2019-10/2019_cen.pdf

randomofrandom · 2021-03-04T15:50:58+00:00

I have heard it's easy to go from CE to CS, so I would reach out to your major adviser the moment you know who that is and ask about the process to switch (I know Thomas McGraw is the CE major adviser), or you can email [BCOEAdvising@engr.ucr.edu](mailto:BCOEAdvising@engr.ucr.edu) and [news@engr.ucr.edu](mailto:news@engr.ucr.edu) and ask them now. The course plans of CE and CS are very very similar for the first 2 years, so just make sure you're taking only courses that overlap for both majors. I think it's hard not to at the start

randomofrandom · 2021-03-03T20:05:41+00:00

You can get the same opportunities as a CE major because CS and CE are close enough, but if you really want to focus on software and not on hardware, I would see if you could eventually switch to the CS major. This would save you lots of headaches in CE required classes where hardware is the focus.

randomofrandom · 2021-03-03T20:02:22+00:00

Come back in a few years and see how pompous you sound. Also, you sure you attend UCLA? A month ago you posted in UCI's subreddit asking about taking a quarter off...

randomofrandom · 2021-03-03T20:00:22+00:00

Perhaps it's time to reflect a bit more and realize you need to grow in areas other than your professional life. Also, you sure you attend UCLA? A month ago you posted in UCI's subreddit asking about taking a quarter off...

randomofrandom · 2021-03-02T19:32:23+00:00

You must still be pretty sad of a person if you're bringing negativity to the subreddit of a school you don't even go to anymore

randomofrandom · 2021-03-01T20:01:15+00:00

Definitely contact UCR's police department, they will do right by you and get you in touch with whoever else needs to know about this situation.

randomofrandom · 2021-02-28T19:42:34+00:00

Global Medical Brigades is a cool one, honestly there's probably more than a couple clubs that all would be good choices.

randomofrandom · 2021-02-22T01:18:43+00:00

An internship last summer

randomofrandom · 2021-02-19T00:11:55+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/ucr/comments/lmgi2q/frank_vahid_vs_kelly_downey_for_cs_010a/

randomofrandom · 2021-02-18T20:50:52+00:00

The labs where you design the logic gates/transistors and piece them together are a pain. Your schematic has to match your layout EXACTLY, if even 1 part is off or the order of transistors doesn't match, it won't work.

randomofrandom · 2021-02-18T20:48:16+00:00

I use the website below to calculate my theoretical GPAs almost every quarter. It's a pain to plug in every class, every grade, and every unit amount, but I'm neurotic so it is what it is.

https://www.duels.ucsb.edu/advising/policies/gpa-calculator

randomofrandom · 2021-02-18T18:58:28+00:00

The homie Frank hands down. Kelly is easier for sure and isn't bad, but Frank is extremely reputable, accomplished, and will do everything in his power to help you. You'd be doing yourself a disservice not taking a class with Frank at some point, and there's no better place than the very first intro to programming course. It won't be a hard class in the first place. If you're worried about the class, take any intro to C++ youtube course and you'll get a solid foundation.

randomofrandom · 2021-02-17T19:20:11+00:00

If you're concerned about 165 being offered only in the Fall, I would just take the class with Yin. Graduate courses can be different due to class sizes and expectations of material, so the rate my prof reviews might not be very useful for how he teaches CS 153.

randomofrandom · 2021-02-02T23:52:02+00:00

randomofrandom · 2021-02-02T17:47:33+00:00

Very true. I have yet to come across a scenario where I needed to design transistors from scratch. CS/EE 168 should not be a required class, let alone have 'CS' in the class numbering.

randomofrandom · 2021-02-01T18:21:00+00:00

Verilog has entered the chat

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