Recent content by csnoob

Thank God for the upcoming playoffs system.

Why anyone gives a flying <expletive> about New Year's. P = NP Why anyone thought Notre Dame was #1

I'd turn off electricity and combustion and throw out like four Cthulhus and a pack of Fenri. After things started getting hairy for humanity, I'd conjure up a Justice League of America just to keep things going, but I'd probably get bored after a while and go have sex with my army of...

LOL@ both handle and post. My mom is absolutely terrified of her PC, but she's a boss with the iPad. I showed her some C++ code once and she tried to punch me in the face.

If you plan on engineering, you should be able to handle algebra and trig simultaneously. Failing to do so might be a good indication to consider another major...

How diligently did you pore over flashcards? I have a relatively decent memory, but still had to spend a great deal of time with my fat stack of derivatives/integrals/identities for calc 2. If you say you knew them by heart the day prior to the final, maybe you have an anxiety issue? As in...

Hi all, So I'm at the cusp of transferring to a UC and making a game attempt at a BS CS. I've spent the past couple of years working full-time hours (night shift) while taking 12-15 units at a CC. Naturally I'm assuming the rigor of upper division CS courses at the UC level compared to the...

Make a stack of flashcards of derivatives/integrals/trig identities and study it until you have it burned into your brain. You should be able to blurt out in your sleep any of the basics with zero hesitation. You will need to able to do u-subs in your head, so if you falter with any of the basic...

OP: Dude, welcome to the club. As a CS major myself, calc-based physics 1 was the toughest academic ordeal I've endured to date. It forced me to completely change my study habits - no longer were rote memorization and mindless plug-and-chug repetition sufficient for doing well in that class; I...