This is the second last week.
We have started the halting problem. I don't yet know how to prove anything with halt, because I don't fully understand it, but hopefully I will soon.
My partners and I have done all the assignment questions except the last one, the one on halt.
Next week, when we have our last 3 classes, we'll be able to finish the last one....and then there's just the exam to complete.
Friday, 29 March 2013
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Important Questions...
So the midterm went alright. I think I did alot better than I did on my other midterms that week.
It was all on proofs and I'm starting to see how knowing Calc helps with these proof problems. One of the friends took MAT157 and I see how easily proofs come to him. He understands things almost instantly, whereas it takes me a while to grasp these concepts since I'm not used to math.
We just got back our midterms and I'm worried because the class average was 80%. This means that the exam will probably be very hard.
I still don't know if I'm in the right program, and I think about it all the time. It really bothers me because I know I'm not math-oriented, and I still don't know if I can even handle later years of Computer Science, if I can barely handle it now.
I was planning to go into Computational Linguistics, because I love languages, grammar, and creative writing. But I don't know if I would be able to do that. When I look around the lounge, everyone either seems like they love math, find it easy, or they couldn't imagine themselves doing anything else. I always feel out of place, like I think in a differently than them.
I think I will go to the registrar to ask them what they think.
It was all on proofs and I'm starting to see how knowing Calc helps with these proof problems. One of the friends took MAT157 and I see how easily proofs come to him. He understands things almost instantly, whereas it takes me a while to grasp these concepts since I'm not used to math.
We just got back our midterms and I'm worried because the class average was 80%. This means that the exam will probably be very hard.
I still don't know if I'm in the right program, and I think about it all the time. It really bothers me because I know I'm not math-oriented, and I still don't know if I can even handle later years of Computer Science, if I can barely handle it now.
I was planning to go into Computational Linguistics, because I love languages, grammar, and creative writing. But I don't know if I would be able to do that. When I look around the lounge, everyone either seems like they love math, find it easy, or they couldn't imagine themselves doing anything else. I always feel out of place, like I think in a differently than them.
I think I will go to the registrar to ask them what they think.
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Week of Test 2!
It's mid March, and you know what that means.....
Time for the 2nd set of midterms! Three in one week, as per usual.
I am really nervous because I've already had two tests this week that haven't gone as well as they should have. I'm hoping this test will go better than the other two.
I know this test is going to be on proofs, but I'm not sure if big O proofs are included as well or not.
I'm glad we can use cheat sheets again, but still a bit nervous for how that will affect the level of difficulty of the test itself.
I looked over the notes on proofs today, briefly, but I feel like proofs are something you can't truly study for. You can memorize the proof structure, and I feel I've done that, but for the proofs themselves, in the words of the student I talked to who got 90% last semester, "you just need to know how to prove stuff." Which makes sense. The only problem is, I'm not the best at proving stuff.
I guess now is the chance to change that.
Time for the 2nd set of midterms! Three in one week, as per usual.
I am really nervous because I've already had two tests this week that haven't gone as well as they should have. I'm hoping this test will go better than the other two.
I know this test is going to be on proofs, but I'm not sure if big O proofs are included as well or not.
I'm glad we can use cheat sheets again, but still a bit nervous for how that will affect the level of difficulty of the test itself.
I looked over the notes on proofs today, briefly, but I feel like proofs are something you can't truly study for. You can memorize the proof structure, and I feel I've done that, but for the proofs themselves, in the words of the student I talked to who got 90% last semester, "you just need to know how to prove stuff." Which makes sense. The only problem is, I'm not the best at proving stuff.
I guess now is the chance to change that.
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Assignment 2 Week
The next midterm is coming up next week, and I know I have to really just sit down and study for it.
I have 3 next week, and I'm really nervous for all of them. I need to find some place where I won't get distracted and where I can study to the best of my abilities. I think EJ Pratt would be a suitable place because there are a lot of quiet spots there. The CS lounge is always too loud and distracting, filled with people who took this course last semester and are bragging or complaining about their marks for it or making some lame joke about the halting problem..
My me for took me to EJ Pratt before the first midterm to study there, and I think that would be the best place for me right now.
I'm going to go there today after my math lecture and study there.
This week was also assignment week, and luckily we finished earlier this time and were able to submit it by about 8:00pm. Hopefully we got a good mark because my partner and I spent a long time trying to figure out all the questions and perfect the proof structures. For me the hard part is never whether the proof itself is true, but to try and find ways to actually prove it so it makes sense.
And then the comments..
But I think we did alright. We'll see.
I have 3 next week, and I'm really nervous for all of them. I need to find some place where I won't get distracted and where I can study to the best of my abilities. I think EJ Pratt would be a suitable place because there are a lot of quiet spots there. The CS lounge is always too loud and distracting, filled with people who took this course last semester and are bragging or complaining about their marks for it or making some lame joke about the halting problem..
My me for took me to EJ Pratt before the first midterm to study there, and I think that would be the best place for me right now.
I'm going to go there today after my math lecture and study there.
This week was also assignment week, and luckily we finished earlier this time and were able to submit it by about 8:00pm. Hopefully we got a good mark because my partner and I spent a long time trying to figure out all the questions and perfect the proof structures. For me the hard part is never whether the proof itself is true, but to try and find ways to actually prove it so it makes sense.
And then the comments..
But I think we did alright. We'll see.
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