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Computer Science is not about programming so if you worried about programming don't be! When I program I am usually googling most of the times lol. For example when I forget how to initialize an array in Java I will quickly reference the Oracle documentation online here.

This book is REALLY good! I use it all the times as a reference and it explains the concepts really well without all the bullshit that introductory books use such as weird cartoons or sample programs. I remember when I first took the introductory Java course at UofC I did okay but I never got a deep understanding of the language.

So in the Spring/Summer break I read this book and it cleared up a lot of things. Now I use it when ever I need to refresh up on a topic such as Interfaces in Java. Most of the computer science courses you will take in the future will require you to know the basics such as control statements and that's about it actually.

NOTE: I've only probably written at most 1000 lines of Java code during my undergrad in computer science, excluding assembling of course and my side projects.

EDIT:
TIPS:

1). Learn the basics of object orientated programming (use the book mentioned above) and then play around with an API such as the Java Swing API. I learned a lot! I learned how to MVC and structure my code. Its one thing to write code for a school assignment but it's a whole entire other thing if you plan on making a fully functional program. You will also get a good feeling for how GUI code is structured through out most software application.

2). Join the Problem Solving Club. You will get a deeper insight into solving and thinking about certain problems.

3). Have side project! Like make a basic game or a program that can do basic things such as open and edit files BUT with added complexity like implementing an actually user interface using an API such as the swing library in Java.

4). If you learn enough Java consider playing around with Android development. You will learn a lot and in some courses they actually make use of mobile development so you will be one step ahead of everybody else.

Good Luck!

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Here. Or you can just have a coffee & a smoke. Whatever works dude

math 271 is easy if you can think logically

just pirate this book: https://www.amazon.ca/Discrete-Mathematics-Applications-Susanna-Epp/dp/0495391328

and browse the first 10 chapters - thats whats taught at math 271. i had thi dinh or something, some asian dude. he's a hardass but one of my fav profs of all time

ill be honest though, none of this math is plug and chug like calc 1 or even calc 2. i thought 271 required more thinking than linear or calc 1 or calc 2. once you get into counting and probability and set theory and graphs/relations and shits, it gets pretty intense. the first half of the course is easy but a lot of people fail the final exam and then fail the course lmao.



eng319 is hard but u gotta take it bro.

TAKING BOTH??? are you ready to stay indoors/at school all day for 60 days? then you can do it. if u slack off ur gonna fail 271 or 319.

gljuck bro

I got it for 300 so I probably wants like 150 for it, but with that price range you can get something like this

or this or this

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