Starting Jf Computer Science tomorrow.

Passport

Hi,
I am about to transfer from 2nd year MSISS into 1st year Computer science tomorrow, the transfer wont be officialy sorted but I will start attending lectures anyway,
could someone please confirm that this ---->! is the right timetable for lectures?
Also has anyone any advice on catching up with the work that ye have done?
What should I try and catch up on first,
I did two engineering maths modules, and one Compuer science module (it was C++ solely, but I figure that it will help me to learn Java quicker as for/while loops etc. seem to be pretty similar)
and generaly any advice/ tips would be aprecciated,
Thanks.

ALso what are your thoughts on the course?
And how much people are in the course?

I'd imagine that you haven't missed that much, but if you feel under pressure remember that you can go to the programming support centre with any issues about, yep, programming.

https://www.cs.tcd.ie/psc/

I'm sure someone else will be able to help you with your other questions.

Dermo

https://www.cs.tcd.ie/courses/ba/localMerged/jf/timetable.pdf
that's the real timetable

Passport

Dermo wrote:

https://www.cs.tcd.ie/courses/ba/localMerged/jf/timetable.pdf
that's the real timetable

Cool, thanks.

cianclarke

Passport wrote:

Cool, thanks.

Passport, tomorrow we have a lie in then computing in the Lloyd (LB08). You're from waterford? I haven't met *anybody* else in Trinity from waterford yet!!
I'm Cian, I might see you tomorrow.

Nietzschean

as for the LB08 if ye don't want to be behind or that, the lecturer has the notes on his page
https://www.cs.tcd.ie/Gerard.Lacey/1BA3/index.html

though its been pretty easy so far so shouldn't be any hassle catching up...

DemonOfTheFall

Hi Passport, I'll see you in there tomorrow aswell. My name's Padraig.

You haven't really missed much, a couple of days and you'll be up to speed with the Maths, we've only been doing Matrices. The Digital Logic class is going to be a bit of a head wrecker to catch up on, but don't worry about it too much, it just kind of finally sinks in after a while.

There are about 36 including CSLL people I think, so a pretty small class. Seems good enough so far, but we've really been crawling through Computing and Programming at a snail's pace.

cianclarke

Yup programming is pretty slow...
Padraig, have I come across you? Name doesn't ring a bell.

Passport

DemonOfTheFall wrote:

Hi Passport, I'll see you in there tomorrow aswell. My name's Padraig.

You haven't really missed much, a couple of days and you'll be up to speed with the Maths, we've only been doing Matrices. The Digital Logic class is going to be a bit of a head wrecker to catch up on, but don't worry about it too much, it just kind of finally sinks in after a while.

There are about 36 including CSLL people I think, so a pretty small class. Seems good enough so far, but we've really been crawling through Computing and Programming at a snail's pace.

Really just 36, that's cool, I thought it was a much bigger class, like in the region of over hundred, I covered matrices last year so they should be ok, thanks for the advice and see you tomorrow so.

DemonOfTheFall

cianclarke wrote:

Yup programming is pretty slow...
Padraig, have I come across you? Name doesn't ring a bell.

Yeah I think so. You're Mariah's friend aren't you ? I don't think we've spoken much though. We really need to get that pub trip organised for the class...

xebec

Passport wrote:

I am about to transfer from 2nd year MSISS into 1st year Computer science tomorrow

NOOOOO don't do it!!! MSISS ftw!!!

Thread of the day...

cianclarke

DemonOfTheFall wrote:

Yeah I think so. You're Mariah's friend aren't you ? I don't think we've spoken much though. We really need to get that pub trip organised for the class...

That's probably the other Cian you're thinking of, the guy with the beard. He's doing CSLL, I'm doing CS. Whereabouts do you usually sit, so I know who to look out for?

BrenC

Well good luck in CS, I hope it works out for you

xebec

Just out of interest, what was it about CS that appealed to you? I'm in my final year of MSISS now, but I often thought that CS would suit me because of the logical problem solving aspect to it. Why are you leaving and going to the dark side?

Crash

If any of yee need any help with the stuff you're dealing with at the mo, (most likely coghlans lectures) gimme a shout and i'm more than willing to run through some stuff. nice to keep it up too - you kinda forget it after first year

cianclarke

&#231 wrote: »

If any of yee need any help with the stuff you're dealing with at the mo, (most likely coghlans lectures) gimme a shout and i'm more than willing to run through some stuff. nice to keep it up too - you kinda forget it after first year

You say "any of yee". If you do in fact mean "any of yee" having trouble with the stuff coughlan is spewing out, you'll have half the class on your doorstep I'm afraid!
But yes, yes I'm completely lost with digital logic.

Dermo

how can you be lost with dld?
it was my favourite subject back in first year

BrenC

For the first month of DLD everyone was just staring at the board with blank faces, it passes though

kayohore

I just loved it when he assumed we could all add and subtract binary, then convert to decimal. The look on his face when someone asked "How did you get 16?" was priceless.

It's a fairly straightforward course. Electrotechnology and Digital Logic are the only classes I've found a bit mental; I have never done Physics and Brians lectures are a bit out there to begin with. It's starting to make more sense tho!

Welcome to the course anyway; its a small class and everyone is pretty friendly.

james80000

you should also try being a bit nicer to your flatmates.

Passport

james80000 wrote:

you should also try being a bit nicer to your flatmates.

what like that guy, you know, you, who left for florida for a week with his alarm set to go off from ten to 8 for a whole hour, hmm indeed.

xebec

Passport wrote:

what like that guy, you know, you, who left for florida for a week with his alarm set to go off from ten to 8 for a whole hour, hmm indeed.

That's easy to sort out - just go to the fuse box and flick the switch for the sockets in the bedroom. Taking all precautions of course! ie unplugging computers etc but that's what I used to do before berating my flatmate when he got back