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Take Bellegarda (http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=2220885) for 98, you will not regret it. If you can, try to avoid 97 at SJSU. You learn a lot from the labs, but there is only one lab instructor which is Ghadiri (http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=529741) and the reviews speak for itself.

If you want an A, get a head start learning Java over the summer so you have familiarity with it before starting class.

You don't need much programming experience since it's an intro class, but it'd help if you studied ahead.

Here is the CS46A online course from Spring 2014 if you want to see what's in store for you:

http://horstmann.com/sjsu/spring2014/cs46a/

https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-java-programming--cs046

Linear algebra isn't hard, but I heard the main professor Richard Low is trash. You're kinda screwed because it's a pain to transfer in upper divs from a CC. If suggest you take the class with friends and be sure you dedicate a lot of time. Ask your department if you can take 123 or 133a instead as they are very similar.

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=85837

Personally, I took math 133a (diff EQ and linear algebra) with Johnston who was dope, ended up getting an A but like 30% of the class failed because they didn't study.

Below are some older reviews. Like the previous sixteen, these were also dubiously and unethically removed from Rate My Professor (RMP).

(Posted 12/10/11) >Very bad teacher. Not only can he not convey the topics well, but it is also very obvious that he does not even know the material. Don't bother asking questions because he won't know (He doesn't even know Java, and this is a Java programming class...)

(Posted 12/06/2011) >He could be a better English teacher than a Computer Science teacher. Which is really saying something, since he can barely speak English. Seriously. Even if I could understand his words, I couldn't understand what he's teaching.

(Posted 6/12/11) >OMG...I don't know where to begin...

(Posted 5/18/11) >This guy cannot teach. Not even sure if he knows how to code. Very unprepared. Refers you to other students when you ask a question.

(Posted 5/26/04) >The school should check his credencials [sic]. This teacher has no idea what he is doing in class. He's never prepared for lectures, does not teach you anything at all. If you want to learn, don't take him; if grade is all you want, go for it.

(Posted 5/25/04) >Worst teacher I have ever had. Does not allow questions during tests. Does not allow you to keep your tests. Lacks any sort of common sense or teaching abilities. Not clear on assignments/projects. BUT, very easy to pass his class.

Reference: Internet Archive

TLDR The reviews from a decade ago say he was horrible, and the new reviews imply that he has not improved.

Eventhough "Is it down right now?" reports it being up. I too am not able to load the page as of 1:05pm

Probably they are fiddling with things in the background due to the recent graduation and/or people hammering it XD

Try later and hopefully it'll be up.

Public transportation is a bit fractured in the Bay Area, too many separate entities and schedules don't always line up. Plus it is a bit overpriced. But personally I prefer it over driving. You can get just about anywhere from SJ in the Bay. The big players are VTA Bus/Light Rail, Highway 17 Express, CalTrain, BART, Muni, AC Transit, Greyhound, and Amtrak.

The school will give you a Clipper Card which will give you VTA for free (technically you do pay for it in your tuition). If you have an Android I suggest the app Transit, it will map your route for you across all transit systems (I'm not sure of the iPhone equivalent).

On foot, stay aware of your surroundings, pay attention to how areas differ in the daytime vs at night. Learn what to avoid. The San Jose crime map can give you a general idea.

I keep a car garaged for various reasons, they are good to have. Alternatively we have Zip Car downtown (basically a car rental service) and of course you can always quickly access Uber and Lyft.

So you definately will survive just fine without a car. The traffic here sucks and life and is a lot easier if you avoid that mess.

Around SJSU you'll have access to all basic necessities and a decent night life as well so locally you shouldn't have to worry about the car issue either.

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1635643

Looks pretty tough. :X Midterm = exact opposite of what is on study guide, apparently.

In addition to what has been posted...

SJSU uses Udacity to support their cs46a course, this was a trial a few years back but did not have a high student success rate. It will give you an idea of what the course will be like though.

To be honest, the class can be fairly rigorous for some. The first few classes of the CS program tend to wash students out that are unable to modify the way they solve problems and don't learn to be resourceful. Depending on you, this could be a very easy course or a very difficult course. Since you have experience with C, the only thing you should really have to work on is the Java syntax.

Regarding the lab, I found that to be the most difficult area in the class. In my case it was a mixture of the grad student knowing less than the students and having a poor understanding of the English language, and the labs themselves are written fairly badly.

I personally like O'Brien. She is older and may seem out of touch but she also has a lot of experience and is very good with students. She has no problem calling people out on their shit if they are being disruptive which some people don't like. Unfortunately in these intro classes people show up with their high school mentality and don't realize that College is the time to start becoming an adult.

As a CS major you shouldn't have any problem finding any of the books used in our major to torrent. One of the perks to being in this major. The only gotcha's are going to be in classes that make you buy the homework and force the book upon you that way (e.g., WebAssign [Fuck those guys]).

I recommend Deluge.

Wow, I am sorry to hear about that.

In the meantime, this is Boekema's RateMyProfessor page. Notice that the reviews start going downhill in 2012 (the year after I'd taken PHYS 52 w/ him).

By the looks of it, your going to have a really bad time in this class.

Edit: Wrong link. Rate My Professor shows exceptionally poor reviews of this instructor.

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=100466 These are his reviews, they're pretty accurate. And yeah unfortunately I know for Business classes it's basically a 'take whatever you can get' kind of situation. :/ his class is definitely passable but I hated it lol.

If you go to Class Search on MySJSU, checkmark "Show Open Classes Only" and open "Additional Search Criteria." Select these:

Mode of Instruction: Online Only - TBA Mtg Pat
Requirement Designation: GE: A3

Based on my findings, HIST 50 should show up with the instructor Ruma Chopra.

Of course, there are actually several other online options for A3, but they all seem to be on the wait-list now; this was the only one I found that's open. Not sure how comfortable you are with an online class, but it's up to you if you want to take it. Her ratings seem crappy, but you save yourself the commute convenience on M/W. Sticking to PHIL 57 w/ Richard Tieszen would be the opposite.

You could also try talking to a professor for an add code to an online class (just uncheck "Show Open Classes Only" to see your wait-list options), but I wouldn't count on it IMO.

Hi. From what I see on RateMyProfessors and myedu, there's no data for him from the class that you are signed up for. However, he looks to be a decent teacher and you should be fine!

That's the class this topic is about. Check this RMP link and decide for you. I dropped immediately after reading all 19 pages and am taking a more interesting and less time-consuming class that is also 3 credits.

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=125515&page=1

I'm taking it with Oliver Yu. I can't understand most of what he says and much of the class seems lost. I learn almost everything from reading the book which is normal, but it would be nice if he clarified things rather than muddying the waters. He's not a bad guy or anything and he is very smart, but I find him very difficult to learn from.

edit: yup, looks about right http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=62019

If you're looking for just a Laptop (with Windows 10) that has decent specs and a big hard drive (1TB), I personally have bookmarked this Laptop on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K1IO3QW/ref=psdc_13896615011_t1_B01LD4MGY4

If anyone has any feedback on it, feel free to respond. I for one have a Microsoft Surface old-gen basic laptop, but I'm not super fond of it and will likely end up buying this laptop I linked.

CS 146. Yes, I'm serious. It's Introduction to Algorithms but there are some pre reqs. It's the most interesting class I have taken and definitely one of the hardest.

Non CS? Geol 107 with Hendricks. It's prehistoric life but hendricks makes the subject really fun

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-3rd-Thomas-Cormen/dp/0262033844/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446006981&sr=8-1&keywords=clrs+algorithms

this is the only thing you'll need for academic DS&A. the only good teacher for 146 (taylor) hasn't taught it in like 2 years i believe. There are a plethora of websites with DS&A practice (hacker rank, leetcode, lint code) that will help you train, but that book is the bible.

the stuff you learn in 146 (implementing basic data structures / algorithms and runtime analysis) are all critical in interviews later. that and some design specification questions

i would say 80% of my interviews had some algorithm solving so gl

oh yeah one more thing from my experience, interviewing for internships are the lower level sort of problems that you solve IN CLASS so make sure you know them in and out

for example off the top of my head the most popular questions are string reversals, linked list manipulation, stuff like atoi.

linked lists are the bread and butter of writing code that you know are extremely easy but hard to white board without talking out your thoughts, thus why books like CTCI (cracking the coding interview) recommends you know linked list implementation of all sorts right off the bat

I survive by this app,

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thetransitapp.droid

Not sure what the iOS equivalent is, but this will sync your commute across all public transportation services.

Other than getting used to the scheduling, riding the VTA is pretty simple.

You may want to subscribe to their Twitter feed as well just so you can find out if a bus/train breakdown.

Not too long ago I started working in Redwood City. Coordinating CalTrain and VTA over such long distances and varying schedules is an absolute pain!

The Transit app on Android has made this whole commuter process absolutely painless for me. I'm not sure if an iOS equivalent exists but this is a necessity in my opinion of you plan on using public transportation.

Then just focus your housing search in areas along the VTA, or, if your willing to spend a little cash, Amtrak, BART, and CalTrain are also available and may open your options up to cheaper and safer locations.

If you still need it I have a link that I used for mine. https://www.amazon.com/OSBO-GradSeason-Unisex-Graduation-Tassel/dp/B07DKB8FQ6/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=OBSO+gradseason+matte+graduation+gown+cap+tassel+set+2022+for+high+school+and+bachelor&qid=1670485027&sr=8-1

i highly recommend getting a FIDO USB key that you can leave in your computer and just touch it to log in. i particularly like this one on amazon. if you have a mac, you can use chrome with touch id, but i'm not sure it works with lockdown browser.

Are you having trouble staying on track? Have thought about using a lock box?

Cell Phone Lock Box with Timer, Small and Portable Timed Lock Box for All Types of Phones(Pink) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TDKLX4P/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_APHH00A4JJ0HNYDZ0VMK?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Check out Akbayan. You can follow them on facebook here. They have some really cool events including open mic nights and they are very friendly.

If you (or the professor) signs up on the Google Form, you'll automatically be added to the e-mail list for future events. You can also get regular updates by following "California Intercollegiate Chess League" on Facebook.

We also have a CICL Discord server: https://discord.gg/Y5Tf938

Can also join the chesscom group, which is necessary to play in future events and where the events will also be posted as with the other channels. https://www.chess.com/club/california-intercollegiate-chess-league-cicl

Cheers 🍺

This is the only game that SJSU that doesn't have a stream, but you can tune into our local radio station: KKSF 910 AM for that broadcasts all the SJSU Football games through 2021!

https://www.iheart.com/live/real-talk-910am-297/?autoplay=true&pname=15400&campid=header&cid=index.html

Yes, take AAS it is pound for pound much easier than AMS. I suggest taking Franks as he is near retirement so he's pretty chill. Most AAS profs for 33A/33B have online Midterms and Finals. I think the best part about the class is that you don't even need to read to get an A. You just glance through index of books and find the topic for the midterms since they're online. AMS is op but not really worth. It's 6 units so if you get a B or C (very likely) it'll hit your gpa like a train.

For C1 I'd suggest Music 10 at SJSU online or at a CC (I took RTVF back when they had online tests, not the case anymore so I wouldn't recommend). what_are_some_easy_online_ge_courses_at_sjsu This post says SJSU offers Music 10 online at SJSU and it's pretty easy.

For D1 take Psychology 1 at mission college with Jeff Cormier. http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=297171 It's online during winter and you just watch documentaries and write responses. Quizzes and Tests are quizletable cough.

I'm not sure if Franks is teaching next year, if not just ask around for second easiest or use RMP. I think Kwan is decent.

Anybody know who's going to be teaching SE/CMPE 133 Spring 2018 with the following details:

Lecture: TuTh 4:30PM - 5:20PM
Lab: TuTh 1:30PM - 3:00PM

I am currently enrolled in SE133 with Hsin-Yi Meng but the reviews for that professor look atrocious. Trying to switch into the other section. Thanks!

Thank you so much! My friend who is taking 49J said he will help me. That's odd because her reviews aren't that favorable; I guess she improved recently.

This guide should be more helpful. I don't have Outlook, so I can't test it. The first step may not be necessary; I didn't have to enable POP3 on my SJSU e-mail account. Let me know if that works.

damnit i just reposted this.

your student account is currently at https://login.live.com.

your password is your sjsu wireless password!

doitdoitdoitdoit! we can do better!

Share Link: https://www.dropbox.com/spacerace?r=NTY5Njk0ODk

I'll piggy back off of this and suggest also doing a project....like yesterday. It seems like you have a general idea of where you want to go but don't really know what to do. As a disclaimer I'm a systems guy, so my day is not 100% coding. My advice is to host SOMETHING somewhere, and make sure you have a github to show employers. Doing this alone could be the potential thing that puts you in the "yes" pile, because you get to list a bunch of keywords in your resume in a "projects" section (cloud, hosted, etc...). When you finish this project, you will become very familiar with whatever it is you used.

Look at companies you want to work for and stalk the teams you're interested in. What languages do they prefer? what frameworks do they run (react, vue, angular)? is there a baller ass github example I can refer too? Let's just say you figured it out and now you want to learn react. If you already know what you're trying to accomplish, just go learn react. So you see how powerful doing this on your own is? you don't need SJSU to show you how to do anything.

He's on RateMyProfessors. Seems to be his first semester teaching CS 147. For his other classes...mixed reviews.

See: http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=2116397

After snooping further it seems he's been a lecturer at SJSU since 2014. Good luck!

I took 190 online with david czerwinski. He is an excellent teacher and responds to questions fairly quickly. As long as you're willing to put in the work, you will get an A. I highly recommend him.

Oh, he is also open note/book. However, you do NOT need the book at all. Exams are 100% based off of lectures and home work.

Always check ebay for the international edition of your book. Guaranteed to be 2-3x cheaper.
Check Amazon, Craigslist, and SJSU Facebook groups dedicated to selling textbooks. Buy em cheap and sell em for more later.
Don't be afraid to buy old ass editions of your books. I've aced a class with a 6th edition of the book (bought for 3 dollars and sold it for 2 mcdoubles, 2 mcchickens, and a large coke) when the syllabus said "minimum 10th edition required (listed at 75 dollars)"
Check "ratemyprofessors" for your teacher. Many reviewers will state if the book is necessary or not. <em>Example</em> Read the 2nd review
if you're a pirate, torrent your books for free! I'm not telling you were because a true pirate would sail the seas in search of their own treasure.

I don't mean to be rude or shut you down in any way, but have you tried asking this question to other CS majors in person? Reddit works okay but I'm sure you'll get better responses from asking friends or classmates about this.

Also, look at RateMyProfessor pages to see what others have said in the past.

Sorry to hear that :( I've had people cut my bike locks before so I switched to something similar to this

Can't cut through that!

Thanks! i didn't consider that the books listed might be wrong. Only 2 of my classes released the books and the website is a bit confusing because it looks like there's a combo pack or individual books that can be purchased but I might be wrong. It doesn't have good detail on what it means.

https://www.screencast.com/t/4SG5Emo8

Bump...

If I was awarded for 2017-2018, would CSAC update me? I don't qualify for any grants because I'm over the income requirement. Does anyone's account show details other than this? Does that mean the award has not been determined for me, yet?

When I took CS46A, my professor, O'brien, also had us learn using this Udacity course, Intro to Java Programming. It was created by Dr. Cay Horstmann who helped design the CS46A/B classes at SJSU and wrote the textbook, Big Java. It's free and mostly just videos for every topic that is covered in the class, you just have to sign up for Udacity. Just know that it assumes you are using BlueJ as an IDE and may get a little confusing at times but with the book you should be fine.

Also don't sweat about not getting into CS46A your first semester. I was in the same boat and now I'm ahead of a lot of others who did get in.

It doesn't hurt to get a leg up on the material!

Check this out: https://www.udacity.com/course/intro-to-java-programming--cs046

These videos were made by SJSU's own Dr. Horstmann. Just select "Access Course Materials" and follow the videos.

Reading the comments in this thread made me feel sad, if they are truly an accurate representation of the future engineers SJSU is producing.

Empathy is an important soft skill to learn, both when collaborating with your future coworkers and when engineering world-changing products that surpass the needs of their users, regardless of the user's race, religion, sexual orientation, or nationality.

I am sorry that your professor isn't doing a good job engaging you with course material. If you can, please consider reading "Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms" by Hanna Fry as a supplement to the course. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/039363499X

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Both were purchased from Amazon. Here's the link to the book stand which sells for 19.99. Here's the link to the document holder which sells for 13.26. First come first serve!

Are the topics actually the same? I watched the first 2 videos and we didn't really discuessed those in my class (I'm taking Crunk).

I'm struggling with the textbook that was assiged to us and I'm looking for another resource that I could use.

This is the book we have:

Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences https://www.amazon.com/dp/1305251806/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zwgxCb29E996J

Torrenting doesn't work on campus.

There's a quick bypass though. You can use a VPN to obsure your network usage. Most VPNs cost money, but if you want one for free, you can download Privitize. It caps your download speed to around 160-180 kbps but it's better than nothing.

The costly VPNs are totally anonymous and unlimited bandwidth. This cheapest one I could find was Private Internet Access.

Not saying I torrent or anything...

But yeah if you want to stay anonymous, there you go.

It's a pretty heavy commuter school (guilty as charged), so you'll have less partying options, but since you'll likely be on campus at least during your Frosh, you'll probably find some. There's a SJSU app; I think it's called Sammy? It has details on university events going on, so check that out if you'd like.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oohlala.sanjosestateu&hl=en

iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/san-jose-state-university-app/id1246817681?mt=8

31 is much harder than 30. That being said, I found the workshops for both to be useless and got waivers for them. I found that the workshops were mostly assigned problems you had to finish before working on your homework, which is often more important to your instructor (since they select homework related to the exams). To me, they were a waste of an hour I could use for my own study plan.

You will need to practice a lot for 31. Go to your professor's office hours. If you can I recommend taking Shubin, she was an AMAZING professor. She gives a lot of effort and rewards students who work hard and improve.

Furthermore, I recommend checking out How To Become a Straight-A Student. It's a great, short read with very, very practical advice. The library has a copy. I've gotten all A's at state thanks to sharpening my self-study practices through its advice.

The 146 one is much harder, but in my opinion a very hard book to understand because they focus more on the mathematical side than the implementation/code side. This is the one we used: http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Algorithms-3rd-Thomas-Cormen/dp/0262033844/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1450742857&sr=8-3&keywords=data+structures

Writing data structures have no "real world" practicality. No job/internship process is gonna ask you to implement a hash table from scratch. They'll just ask you to solve an algorithm and you have every tool at your disposal to do it. Space/time complexity should be something you know by heart coming out of this class, and every single 146 prof aside from Taylor sucks ass at actually doing what they're supposed to be doing. Just grab CLRS and comb through it and then you'll be fine with what 146 is SUPPOSED to do: You having a better grasp on the data structures itself, when to use X in Y scenario, etc etc

If you're planning on taking 149/158A/157A/166, just ask your advisor to let you yolo it, none of that shit needs 146 anyways

Don't recommend for 160 though

If you go to the eLearning & Assessment tab of that page, you can see the prices for the different ebook/access code packages. The MSRP for the book + code is about $300, but you can get it new on Amazon for about $212. The new books are out of stock on Amazon, but you could easily pick up a used copy and an access code for less than the cost of a new book. I wasn't aware that SJSU had its own version of the book, but I would recommend buying the regular edition whether you're planning on reselling or not.

You may want to consider changing your browser (and or clearing your cookies) while looking for textbooks. Though its been a few months, this thread comes to mind.
Also, if you haven't already Amazon.com offers a free 6 months of student prime to students- all you need is an .edu email address. The first book you have <em>US: A Narrative History</em> seems to be quite cheap for either purchase or rent on Amazon.com

in all honesty, invest in a good laser printer. It'll cost you MUCH less to print from that and it'll be less of a run around for you. I recently bought the Samsung ML2525w laser printer from amazon for just under 80$, toner costs around 60$ which seems like alot but it'll last you approx 2500 pages if you do the math it comes out to about 43 pages a dollar which is loads more than the cheapest rates on camput which i believe is 4 cents a page. one semester and you will have already made your money back not to mention save yourself alot of trouble. Honestly this would be the best option if you ask me.

P.S. they also have a non-wireless model (ML2525) for $20 cheaper but hey go big or go home right? this way you could technically be in class and print on your printer at your dorm ;]

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