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And, some buildings have one-directional A/C-heat systems, where they can only activate one at a time. The fall has a period of a couple weeks where some buildings are 60 before the heat kicks in, and the spring has some that get up to 80 before the A/C.

Another tip, if you want to torrent copyrighted content on campus, you can do so (against the University's terms of use and the law, of course) with a cheap VPN provider like Mullvad, CactusVPN, etc. If you're savvy you can set up a seedbox with an appropriate provider and download your files to your computer after they're downloaded on the remote box.

You should of course be courteous to your dorm-mates, if you're using a lot of bandwidth I think they might throttle or ban you (that's a question for /u/umdnocguy). The VPN traffic is encrypted though, so to UMD all it looks like is a ridiculous amount of gibberish getting sent between you and wherever your VPN provider is.

The morality and legality of your actions is of course on you. :)

I'd recommend using the book "The C Programming Language" and just doing stuff out of that. I did that before the semester started and it helped. If you just get some practice in with pointers you'll be mostly set. Also just get comfortable with doing command line stuff and editing with vim or emacs.

Also if you are a windows user I'd recommend setting up an Ubuntu VM and do your work out of that.

Don't worry about the assembly stuff, it's easy enough just to pick up by paying attention in class/reading slides.

For a serious answer, if you did not intend to get the cookie for free, it is not stealing. This is the legal definition of theft, and it states:

>Theft is defined as the physical removal of an object that is capable of being stolen without the consent of the owner and with the intention of depriving the owner of it permanently. (emphasis mine).

Since you didn't intend to steal it, it isn't actually theft.

For somebody that is completely new to programming and CS in general, I think the best advice I could offer is to read a book about a relevant language(in this case, Java). This is my personal bias speaking since I use textbooks as one of my main sources of information for CS. I have quite a collection. I find them to be ordered well in terms of how they introduce knowledge to you and then expand that knowledge into related/more advanced topics. Most also do a good job of explaining what you can't do, as well as explaining what you can. With every book I've gone through I find that I come out of it with a fairly strong understanding of what was in it. I do the practice problems as well. Online websites and PDFs are also a pretty good text based source for info. You can just google what you'd like to know and a number of resources will come up.

But for time and moneys sake, I think a good start is to check out some of those silly "Learn to program in 10 minutes" videos on Youtube. They aren't the greatest at actually learning a topic, but they're good at quickly showing you the big picture of what you'll be learning/doing so you can get a better understanding.

But most importantly, CODE! You gotta have some hands on experience with it. After you have some sources of information, download an IDE like Eclipse, maybe do an online course with https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-java or https://www.sololearn.com/Course/Java/ and just experiment. CS is very much a field of self learning, no amount of courses will fully prep you for everything you'll encounter. Take your time and don't worry if you don't grasp everything, it takes time to become comfortable. Have fun :)

I mean I watch twitch at 720p without any buffering but youtube doesnt run at 360p without buffering. So its definitely throttled. The easiest way I could watch youtube was to install the Betternet vpn add-on from google chrome app store. At least it ran youtube at 360p without buffering lol

I would just use The C Programming Language by Kernighan and Ritchie and go through the parts of the book that don't involve pointers. Many of the exercises in 140 come straight from that book, and nothing is all that complicated. Be comfortable with how to manipulate arrays, use for/while loops, and do basic input/output and you should be fine.

If you do use the book (and you really should), basically just go over everything up to chapter 4.6. After that, you can skip everything that has the word "pointer" in the title. You'll want the part of chapter 5 that deals with arrays, then the first half of chapter 6, and all of chapter 7. You may wish to start with chapter 7 early, in fact. The standard C library can be found in Appendix B in the book if you need to re-familiarize yourself with useful functions.

150 doesn't cover an excessive amount of material. It focuses mainly on pointers, data structures, and a little bit (but not very much) on basic algorithms.

I don't necessarily want to post the 140 projects here, but I'll tell you that the first focused on random number generation, the second was based on manipulation of input and output files (it was about encryption and decryption), and the third was all about manipulating multi-dimensional integer arrays in the context of Sudoku.

On that note I highly recommend flux. It tints your computer screen to be more red. If you are using the computer screen before bed this is a must-have (and free, and super simple to use).

Oh duh don't know why I didn't think of that.

Anyway, it looks like most of the easy classes (judging purely on GPA and ourUMD ratings) are full for next semester but FREN243 (Masterpieces in French and Francophone Cinemas) looks promising, or if you're in the honors college, HONR238D (The Contemporary American Musical Theatre) or HONR258W (Exploring Homophobia). You probably haven't taken the prereqs for AASP441/443 (Science, Technology, and the Black Community/Blacks and the Law) but those look good too. I'm not sure if you want to take any dance classes either haha.

But if you peruse testudo with UMD Schedule Browser it shouldn't be too hard to find a class with a high average GPA and with a decent professor that you'd want to take. I wish I could be of more help but haha, I'm a business major.

Free Parking tip, park here

Parking is free, and the walk-off rules never seem to be enforced.

Walk to campus, ~15 minute walk. A well traveled route at all times of day, so it's pretty safe, with a security camera at the campus end. I've seen people doing this every day for a couple of years, and no-one has gotten ticketed, including myself.

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well if you're serious, and want an interview, you need to dominate the tech interviews.

They'll ask you all sorts of algorithm/data structure based questions. Leetcode is a GREAT place to get prepared.

https://leetcode.com/explore/

You can either buy stuff, or create an account and work on some coding problems yourself.

I'll just be blunt - you will not get a top tier software engineering position if you can't dominate tech interviews.

A really good way to make coffee in your dorm is cold brew. I have a quart size mason jar that can fit in the minifridge and I'll put half a cup of ground coffee in it and fill it up with water. I use this video as a reference. For the bean to water ratio, I usually do 1 to 7-8 and, for cheaper coffee, I think that the hot bloom method is better for extracting the flavor.

I keep the entire jar of cold brew with the coffee grounds in it in my fridge and I just filter it each morning (usually lasts a whole week). I use a small reusable pour over dripper/filter (similar to this). If you have space for two jars, you can also just strain it all at one time instead of each morning (I just didn't have the space for that).

Got this one a while back from Amazon, highly recommend and very affordable ($20) BLACK+DECKER HNV220BCZ03FF Compact Lithium Hand Vac 2Ah Kit - Deep Aqua - Cordless https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DAWQW24/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ic8MBb2KW195Y

This. You don't need to sleep less to get more done. Being tired wrecks your productivity. Even during finals time, I make sure to get 7 hours a night, but when I can, I try for 9 hours. I'm a grad student. It's possible.

Edit: One thing that really helped me get a regular schedule was the Fabulous app (Android, iOS). Get some morning rituals (drink water, stretch, cook breakfast, etc.) that you do everyday.

Read "The C Programming Language" during winter break. Probably the greatest book on C ever written :^)

Personally I read up to the chapter on pointers (which isn't much at all) and it made the first month and a half of 216 go by smoothly.

If you read a larger portion of the book then the entire class will be a breeze. Make sure you do the exercises in the book as well though.

Sometimes when I close my laptop and open, it does stay black for a while. I doubt he did anything.

you could take a look at these articles.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201635 http://osxdaily.com/2017/04/02/fix-black-screen-wake-sleep-mac/

I don't think they are proud of that. I think they're proud of having a challenging exam and/or a challenging course. I had a professor for Japanese History and Asian American History (and when he was told his course was challenging, he said he was proud of that), and I ended up failing 414 and getting a C in 216 respectively due to his no-respect-for-human-life expectations. He basically treated his course as like the only course you were taking, and expected you to rewrite your papers over and over. Writing is sort of similar to programming, because no one writes perfect code the first time, unless you're Linus Torvalds. Sadly, it was a major requirement so I couldn't really just drop his class.

But anyways, at the end of the day, if you understood the material really well, you should have gotten the question right. And if you didn't understand it as well, you may not get as good of a grade as someone else, but you're probably not going to fail. IIRC I did really badly on one of the projects in 330, but I still got a B in the end. It's kind of funny, because I really like OCaml now after having spent a whole semester coding projects in OCaml.

Not F. Gulick, from what I hear. D Gulick is filled I think.

In case you don't know, try using:

OurUMD or

my script

> I'm pretty sure that I have activated my terpmail, and the address is just my directory ID at terpmail.umd.edu. But I have no clue how to check this email address.

You go to gmail.com and login with your terpmail address and it will take you to the UMD sign-in.

> In any case, I don't want to check this email, and I just want everything to be forwarded to my main gmail account (separate from the university).

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/fwdandpop

> In fact, I think I have set up this forwarding, but apparently I either haven't, or it's not working. In any case, I have no idea how to check whether or not this forwarding is set up in the first place.

Use some other account you have to send a test message to your directory ID at terpmail.umd.edu address and see if it gets forwarded to you.

Actually I just checked; that was the "extra" book he gave us to use - the one that I used personally (the main book) was this one.

https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=84AAA3B663A81298EB307820077B0EF8

The class covers chapters 1-9, and I did all of the problems (that had solutions) for each of those chapters. Honestly took like 3 days; well worth it.

I personally own a Mac because the trackpad is amazing, like literally unparalleled. But if you carry around a mouse anyways, then a Windows PC will probably be fine. Also I bought a Mac because 8 hour battery life is amazing, I hate having to carry more than my laptop around. Basically I'm lazy.

Windows, you can download any terminal emulator and it's basically the same

cmder

mobaxterm

Would not recommend putty when you have these alternatives available. I use a windows desktop and I use the above emulators when I need it.

there are two steps to getting that internship, 1) get an interview 2) pass the interview. to get an interview, you need a good resume, focus on side projects (its pretty much the only thing you can do rn to beef up that resume, or do some hackathon stuff), and to pass the interview, practice interview questions https://leetcode.com/. Focus on CMSC132, knowing data structures and how to use them is always helpful. Go to the CS Career fair thats coming up, and remember to use them people skills

Hmm...When you get to the math-heavy CS courses (e.g. 250, 351) you'll get a few practice problems in quizzes and such but still not as many as in your normal math classes.
There'll be a fair amount of practice problems on some concepts (like regular expressions and context free grammars in 330) but other than that, I can't think of many things that have variations. You need to watch out for programming edge cases in the real world, but in class everything's usually so thoroughly defined for you in projects that you don't need to worry (some 400-levels give you a bit more freedom in this though).

If you'd like to try practicing programming, there's a ton of websites out there with various problems listed, some even let you type directly into the browser and find out if your solution is correct.
https://www.hackerrank.com/ has a wide variety of problems of varying difficulty and topic.
https://projecteuler.net/ is more of a math site, it'll only let you submit an answer to the math problem and check your answer, but it can be fun to write programs to solve it or generalize it to solve variants on a problem.

Are there particular concepts you're having trouble with? Generally it's just learning some common terms and understanding algorithms.

If you absolutely can’t find a place consider using ear plugs and possibly ear protection used at shooting ranges/ in industrial settings over them. Both are fairly affordable, the hearing protection is an investment but won’t break the bank.

If studying in your room is preferred you can also buy little lap desks, they have a variety of designs now for better ergonomics. Standing desks are also supposedly beneficial and might fit with any space limitations you have.

I don't have problems with eduroam aside from connecting new devices.

Having this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.securew2.paladin on my phone makes it connect automatically 100% of the time and I never have to go into wifi and click connect. The hardware is the same. The network will lag occasionally, and there will be placed with spottier connections but that would happen with umd-secute too.

You can get the securew2 app on your computer too and it won't ask you to reconnect all the time, I go from building to building and I automatically connect after a few seconds on my laptop. You never need to enter your password again either - it's a one time password entry and that's huge.

Tldr; get securew2 apps and never have to re-enter your password. At most you'll have to click "connect" to the network.

Disclaimer: I have no iOS devices and can't speak for them.

I created a simple monthly budgeting app that helps you keep track of your spending. Currently only on Android cause developing for Apple costs way to much. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=reidhbr.github.io.glass

goUMD is a bus app I made that allows you to pick any destination and get a bus that gets you the closest to it. There is also a feature for how to call and use NITE RIDE.

Here is the App store link and Here is the Play store link

I definitely need to touch up on those concepts, its been a while. Not sure if you took it with Levin by chance, but I did come across his class Fall 2020 CMSC 414 Notion page between now and when I made this post. He had a few books listed on the Resources Page so I think I am going to try and check those out along with the sites /u/terminalfourth mentioned. Realistically I'm going to try and get through one of the books listed, so I'll skim a bit to try and find the best one in regards to that content review. Thanks for the input!

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And if I can toss another piece of advice onto the pile, check out the Khan Academy (http://www.khanacademy.org/) if you ever need clarification on Calc II concepts. Wouldn't have gotten through the course without it.

I talked to Andre and he's going to be sending you stuff shortly (maybe later today, maybe a little longer).

You're going to be working on our GOALI project. We're attempting to assess how sprays (water sprays) interact with fire. To that end we built a wolfhard-parker burner. You're going to be working with a couple students to try to get water suppression added into the burner and to try to get calorimetry added in. It should be pretty exciting with a good mix of building and design as well as some cool results.

For the department in general, it's an awesome place. Very laid back, lots of nice people. It's also fairly small, only thirty or so grad students. There are a ton of foreign students here (though none from Scotland, I don't think).

I have not had him, but this may help. http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=2167717&amp;showMyProfs=true

Are you an auditory/kinesthetic learner? I'm in 202 and learned by watching films and listening to music. Playing out words also helps (like pretending to clasp a watch around my wrist to remember how to say "wearing a watch" in Korean). You can try drawing pictures, etc. Is it the vocabulary or grammar you have trouble with? You can try an interactive app like Memrise or watch videos from TTMIK.

When I get home (about 20 minutes) I’ll update this with the textbook used. Honest if you do every practice problem in it you’ll get a 100%.

https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=8189190A2B8CE33CFA12A419D6204072

Are you running windows or mac? You might want to look into Windows Subsystem for Linux, if you're running windows. GUI support is not far off, but not presently supported. Mac is already Unix.

If you want to run it natively, try running it as a VM in VirtualBox. (Google this, there should be a guide out there).

If you really want to dual-boot (won't work on recent Mac computers) then look into Pop! OS

Linux has been my only OS for almost a decade now. Happy to help.

Pro tip: Use ZeroTier for faking LAN across the internet. Also, you can rent a $5/month docker VPC, and get like $55/$60 covered each year using the github student discount.

Most of my textbooks can be found as international editions for much less than the "official prices." My semiconductor physics book was less than 20 dollars for the Indian version, but more than 200 for the American one. There was a supreme court case that ruled that the International edition books can be sold legally in the US, regardless of any scary warning on the front.

I always prefer hard copy. Easier to read, understand the content, annotate if necessary, flip through, etc. Transporting heavy books can be an issue but I almost always keep my books in my apartment.

I've used bigwords.com to find most of my textbooks, international when I can find them, "gently used" and less than half the normal price when I can't. I don't think I have ever paid more than 100 dollars for a textbook the past 3 years, and I only paid up to that much for an optional textbook (in terms of the class) that is considered a fundamental for the discipline I am studying.

I often will have both, btw. I have pdfs of almost all my books on my phone, so I can do homework wherever I go, regardless of whether or not I have the book with me.

EDIT:

Just wanted to mention Sphinx. It's a python tool that makes pretty good documentation (you might see it on readthedocs.org). There have been a few texbooks implemented using it, here is one: http://www.theoretical-physics.net/dev/index.html

Sphinx Page: http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/stable/index.html

In the curriculum as far as I've experienced it's been Python exclusively. I imagine of the technical ones I have left (which is 414 and 462 probably) they're also in Python.

In the job market, you've got your usual go-to languages that many employers would assume you know (obviously you should still list them on your resume, however) like Java, C, Python/Ruby/both, the typical ones taught in classes and such.

I've been doing primarily web/web-app development this summer and last, if you're looking to attract and land web/web-app development jobs, at minimum you're going to need to know JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS (it's just about expected by employers like Java/C/etc.). To really stand out, here's some good languages to go for:

• TypeScript - a superset of JavaScript (if you know JS you're already most of the way there).
• Angular (4+, if anyone is using AngularJS still you probably don't want to work for them) - a front-end framework made by Google that makes up most of their websites. Google has a great tutorial to get started and learn it on their site https://angular.io/guide/quickstart (uses TypeScript, HTML5, CSS/SCSS).
• NodeJS - a middle-tier framework in JavaScript that's the basis of a ton of web development these days and many other popular products (Express, etc.).
• React, probably - I personally have no experience with React, I know it's a front-end framework like Angular but much more common and in JavaScript.

this works quite well for any and all scents. it eliminates them instead of just covering it up with something else

I had a free one I picked up at Maryland Day last year, but it ripped within a week or two. I bought a pack on Amazon that is way sturdier.

If you buy one instead of using a free campus one, I strongly suggest getting on with 3M adhesive on the back.

Hello there,

In the bedroom, the other port is most likely a phone jack and will unable to be activated for data. Your best bet is just to buy a small switch if you want extra ports; Most any small switch will work but here is a mid-line decent switch from Amazon (I am not affiliated with Amazon or Linksys): https://www.amazon.com/Linksys-5-Port-Gigabit-Ethernet-SE3005/dp/B00FHREBDI

For a vendor, I would suggest Cisco small business (most expensive, higher end/quality), Linksys (Cisco consumer grade, mid-level) or tp-link (cheaper but still good/great quality). Those are just my opinions on the breakdown but you can basically get a decent 4-5 port gig switch for $20-$30 depending on how much you want to spend.

This is for every Terp out there,

Have you ever had trouble finding answers to questions from a student’s perspective? Ever found yourself digging through scattered information and listings to find that one relevant career event? Ever worried about the authenticity of information you receive from multiple websites or by word of mouth?

Check out all the upcoming events at campus and ask all your questions at UnoBuddy: The UMD app. IOS:

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Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frienduno.frienduno

I didn't take 131 and 132. Pick up a book on Java like...I dunno, Head First Java and you'll learn everything there is to know. Those two classes are not what is intensive. The 200's and beyond is where it ramps up dramatically in intensity.

For 216, they don't use a textbook, at least Nelson doesn't. The summer before that class, just learn C really well and you'll be fine. You could even learn X86, and then it'll be even easier. The book on the Syllabus, Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, or whatever it's called, is a great textbook but it won't come up in the class at all.

For 250, the don't use a textbook either, but there's a textbook Discrete Mathematics with Applications by Susanna Epp, and it is without a doubt the best textbook I've ever learned from. 216 has the reputation of being the make or break course of the major, but I've seen way more people fail 250 than 216. That textbook is a godsend.

http://www.cs.umd.edu/class/ Start looking through some of these old webpages for various classes, if you like. They give you a perfect sense of what'll be covered.

Buy The C Programming Language by Kernighan and Ritchie, and work through as much as you can. This will make your life in 216 much easier. Likewise, getting Epp's book ahead of time, and learning Discrete Math before the semester even starts, will pay dividends. If you do both of these, your semester will go pretty smoothly. I also would suggest Kaplansky's Set Theory and Metric Spaces.

It won't work. You need a router like they say, or you can just get an Amazon Fire Stick which worked fine for me here.

If you can't get them activated, wired network switches/routers are allowed in the residence halls, and thanks to UPnP take almost no setup time. I use this switch, and it took zero software configuration. I connect both a laptop and a desktop to that switch.

Just run a long cord from your bedroom to your living room. Ethernet cables are cheap.

Aravind is going to have a different style of teaching (and maybe different topics) but here's the breakdown of this semester: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM89eKPGwlnzL6CC8p30ZycJchhmIzlaUxPw4sC1vtH45CCts66djaCQGwSoJpVsg?key=aTBCdGxFcXlHOXNCNTFTaDhVeEJiYmhTR09oMVFR

Thank you. We used the same link. I downloaded the version at the top there and virtualbox from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads.

That's strange. Did you have any special settings/changes? I kept everything default.

I've been using the same set of bose ae2 soundlink headphones for probably 3-4 years now and they've been great!

Don't hate too much on the theory, having a deep understanding of the math will really help you implement a good solution. The ability to properly think about an elegant solution is a hell of a lot more important than knowing how to "program".

Every (good) CE job I interviewed for had a C test, and they usually asked a lot of architecture-y questions (asm, pipelines, etc.), and some asked about processor peripherals. I would put money on guessing that 95% of CS students don't know how to setup/use something as fundamental as a DMA controller.

Maybe it's just embedded jobs that pay less, can't really speak for architecture design jobs. link and link

2019 maybe like $900 and 2020 maybe like $1500

2020 amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Blade-Advanced-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B086M84ZC9

couldnt find the exact 2019 one but its the same spec as this, but with a 9th gen i7 instead of 10th gen:

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Blade-Base-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B08D1H19G9

>2019 maybe like $900 and 2020 maybe like $1500

2020 amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Blade-Advanced-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B086M84ZC9

Oh i found the amazon link (3rd party seller so the price is absurd lol): https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Blade-Advanced-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B086M84ZC9

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id probably look for maybe around $1500

I got by using a hp laptop 14 like this.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B091D9652Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1

Alot of the work is not really CPU intensive. In my experience, INST326, INST447, INST327 are the classes where the datasets can take a little time to process but I think a sub $1k laptop would do. You won't be doing CAD or GPU intensive simulations that some of the engineering students may be doing.

For choosing laptops, remember to watch multiple YouTube videos on best laptops and see which ones stand out the most.

that’s what i figured, imma link you my best option do you mind checking it out for me?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HSLBN3X/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_XDYZ6K8RM5WMS8BB66R0_0?psc=1

This is one of them, https://airtable.com/embed/shrCEHNFUcVmekT7U/tbl7NZyoiJWR4g065/viwU0b5jLXOVjVxFI/reclDV0ene8oC0pmi

And this is the email that I sent. I guess the way I emailed him is wrong.

Dear Professor Darg,

My name is [My Name], and I'm currently a junior computer science student. I saw that you are doing research about the solar system with modern web technologies and I'm interested to be part of it. I would appreciate the chance to talk with you about your research in person or via zoom and about the possibility of undergraduate students to be part of the research. I have attached my resume to the email for more info.

Best regards,

I don't live on campus but a lot of the old houses in the area still have the original wood framed single paned windows to much the same effect. I have a freestanding unit that I highly recommend over a window unit (not this one exactly but like this: https://www.amazon.com/EUHOMY-Conditioner-Dehumidifier-conditioner-Installation/dp/B08XW129V3/) because you can vent it in your window without having to get maintenance involved in buildings with window bars. I sit it in a boot tray (like for holding muddy or snowy boots) just in case the normal de-humidifying feature overflows, it won't damage the floor beneath. As for nose bleeds, you're more likely to get those in the winter here when it gets really dry in our region - you'll probably want to invest in a cool mist humidifier (I love this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0957LJ8H9/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1- used to run it at half capacity for the benefit of some potted citrus trees and it would last almost all day and night without needing a refill. Word of caution with cool mists though, filter your water first or you'll get a layer of mineral deposits on everything around it because of the water quality here.)

Here is a list of things I brought that other people have borrowed because they needed and didn't have them:

1. Broom + dustpan
2. Trashbags
3. Paper towels
4. Cleaning wipes
5. Dish brush + water bottle dish brush + dish soap
6. Microwave safe plate + bowl, utensils (don't get plastic ones. There are very cheap ceramic ones at Target that are so much nicer)
7. Extra water cups. (The reusable plastic ones from target are fine)
8. Small serrated knife (I use this one, its great)
9. Microwave rice cooker (can also be used for steaming vegetables and boiling pasta)
10. Basic tools (a cheap set is fine, you'll want a small hammer, a set of small screwdrivers, and a set of allen wrenches, at minimum. A level is nice, as is a tape measure.)
11. First Aid Kit, medicine cabinet (Cannot stress these enough. You will hurt yourself. Your friends will too. Get a decent first aid kit, make sure you have some antibiotic ointment too. Stock a basic medicine cabinet. I would recommend: Ibuprofen/Advil, Tums, DayQuil + Nyquil, Benadryl, Sudafed, Antacid (not technically necessary if you buy tums) , Gas-X, Imodium, cough drops. There is nothing worse than being sick and having to pay a fortune for medicine at the convenience store or having to go off campus.)

That's such a great idea! My friends and I host movie nights in IRB/ESJ. Do you think a MacBook Pro USB-C charger would work to plug into the HDMI cable for these TVs? I've charged my switch using the mac charger and it works. Not sure if the USB-C connection both ways would let me project it onto the TV

I don't know about terpzone, but I used to bring my switch with me to campus and my friends and I would find empty classrooms (usually in CSI, ESJ, or IRB) and play smash on the big projector screens all the time. As long as it's after normal class hours and no one else is in there no one is going to bother you.

Alternatively, you could reserve one of the study rooms in ESJ and use the TV in there, but if you do that be careful you're not too loud, we got a noise complaint playing Mario kart once lol.

You will need the dock and power cable to hook it up though, unless you buy a smaller powered USB-C hub to replace the big bulky dock (I actually bought this one specifically for this purpose). The rooms should have HDMI cables already in place that you use to hook the switch up to the projector/TV. Also the original dock is pretty fragile and can break easily if it gets squeezed so be careful if you decide to bring that.

Selling a practically pristine rowing machine. I’m moving out of CP and it won’t fit in the new place. I bought it for 1200 and I’m selling for 1000. PM me if interested, willing to come to you or meet up in a public place to exchange.

Original Amazon listing for reference

It's not my use of the word. It is what the word means. See how now you are not only changing the meaning of the word "depression" but also trying to do it with every word you'd like. There is a definition of word "legitimate", not my definition or your definition, a widely accepted definition by scholars and it is in Oxford dictionary. Just like there is a definition of depression as a mental illness, not your definition or my definition, the definition made by professionals. Actually, I shouldn't be even typing this out. I don't see condolences about my cancer. It is legitimate, just not legally/properly diagnosed yet. Don't you feel sorry for me?

Cambridge dictionary would be more applicable here because we are using American English and in American English there is only one definition of the word "legitimate" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/legitimate

Not many people know but there is a pretty great piece of software called element: (https://element.io/). It’s open source, federated, and best of all you can self host it. You could use the matrix.org instance or any other server that hosts it if you don’t want to host it yourself. It’s really popular in the open source community.

Look for a KN95/N95 that uses the head straps instead of ear loops.

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These will not put pressure on your ears and work well with glasses. They are more difficult to put on and take off, but are much more comfy for extended wear periods (like a work day).

I'd probably talk to the profs who are teaching these classes to get their opinion. I'd think 422 (Machine Learning) and 426 (Computer Vision) would both be good choices. 421 is more of a survey course of different techniques used in different disciplines within AI usually leaning to whatever specialization the professor works in.

I'd explore what courses are available online to see if they hint at the background needed, e.g. https://www.udacity.com/course/self-driving-car-engineer-nanodegree--nd013

Android is where I went for my personal projects. You can use your knowledge of Java to program your apps and a couple Udacity courses should help you get started.

If you're unfamiliar with what Udacity is, it's a website where you can learn different programming topics for free; although there are some that require you to pay if you wish to get their "nanodegree" for the course.

I learned how to use Git and Github together, along with some Android concepts.

Like what estantes said, starting personal projects can be pretty intimidating. But if you figure out where to get started, it can be a lot easier.

There are other good free online course websites like Coursera or edX if you're interested.

Good luck!

Hmm that’s weird. I’m on an iPhone. This is your link right? https://www.docdroid.net/h2U1vAo/finals-xlsx When I clicked on it and then clicked on the document a weird pop up showed up. It happens every time I try it and it redirects me to spam

It's a long shot and probably not worth your time, but if you're tech savvy you may try using a USB-to-ethernet adapter. The only issue is you'd need to power it, which it doesn't seem anyone has really tried before. See here https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/chromebook-central/ZoGNb31ASRA/QpqW4LL1MS8J.

I think technically the University disallows wireless routers in dorms, but if you hide your SSID you probably won't have any trouble. /u/umdnocguy might have some advice.

>CMSC131

I read that Sadeghian's exams, quizzes, and projects are very tough: http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=2086062 (At least for CMSC132). But should we take the risk as one rating stating: ". . . He had good reviews before 2018 because he used the old teacher's exams instead of his own. I studied a ton and still got crushed by the exam".

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=2211798

This says that he teaches at Penn State. However, it’s a fairly unique last name and he’s also in the math department so it’s likely that this is your guy.

Oof, I haven’t had him personally but a friend said he wasn’t good (review/proof I found).

If you can, I would try to take 126 with Bill Kules- he’s a little quirky but taught the material pretty well.

Have you looked at his Rate My Professor reviews? They're all glowing (the MATH 220 ones), not a single bad review there.

Dr. Hilaf Hasson is also great. He became the course chair last Spring (when the course changed to 120). He also has a variable grading scheme. For instance, if you don't do well on either midterm, but kill the final, then it's an A in the course.

So it looks like you have two great options for lecturers next semester.

He has a few on rate my professors. I had him for Calc 2. He wasn't too bad, kind of middling as a lecturer. He let the TAs make their own quizzes and that caused some issues. He has a light accent, but he's not too hard to understand. He glossed a bit over some topics that I'd have liked more details on. In the end there was a pretty big curve. Anything over a 85 became an A.

Great! What do you use to manage all your self hosted stuff? I admit I'm not very familiar with sysadmin stuff.

EDIT: If you also haven't seen this, check it out https://matrix.org/blog/2020/04/06/running-your-own-secure-communication-service-with-matrix-and-jitsi

https://www.grubhub.com/search?orderMethod=delivery&amp;locationMode=DELIVERY&amp;facetSet=umamiV2&amp;pageSize=20&amp;hideHateos=true&amp;searchMetrics=true&amp;queryText=Crab%20Macaroni%20and%20Cheese&amp;latitude=38.99247741&amp;longitude=-76.9...

The McDonald's in College Park is awful. I either go to the one in Stamp or to this one down the road.

Ah, you're right, sorry about that.

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This is my "back roads" route on the days I know there's gunna be a shitload of traffic.

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=frederick,+md&amp;daddr=39.1870378,-76.8711725+to:college+park,+md&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=39.100226,-76.845932&amp;spn=0.455068,1.056747&amp;sll=39.190223,-76.916656&amp;sspn=0.454487,1.056747&amp;geocode=Ff1pWQIdE89i-...

I've got you beaten by a few miles ;)

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I hate forked-thread-replies, but I want to respond to your edit.

Fauci says new stuff every few weeks. He said this early on, and Of course he should be able to change his analysis, but I think he's changed some things to make people feel more comfortable. I get what he's saying. He wants to conserve supplies, and I agree, sick people should wear masks. That's what Asian countries have been doing for many years. Most people don't need to.

>But he did say it would make sense that double masking would be effective.

And thus it would make sense 3 is better than 2, so you should wear 3. But 4 is better than 3, right?

Yes, I'm being a dick. I'm aware. I know you didn't come into this thread looking for a debate. I just hate how things keep progressing. "Just stay home for 2 weeks". Well that was a lie.

"Just wear a mask". "Just wear 2 masks". Now I hear people on media sites talking about wearing 3 masks unironically. Things keep getting weirder. It needs to stop. You can't even stop once you have the vaccine!

I'm not looking to get my picture taken, but if I was, and you were wearing one mask, I would be perfectly comfortable.

I'm sorry for being a dick, and I know you didn't ask for this. I just don't want this to become the norm.

I use Clozemaster for Russian and it has helped immensely with recognizing sentence structure and patterns. You have the option of typing or multiple choice answers, and you can also focus on specific grammar concepts (e.g., nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, verbs of motion, etc.). I highly recommend it.

You might wanna look into installing a virtual machine via VirtualBox or similar. Less tricky than installing a dual boot and you can work within your main OS. Once you install the Guest Extensions, it'll be nearly as fast as a native install. Write back if you need any help.

edit: just saw grandparent comment suggested this as well. Oops.

that's cool. I was outside around 6am in rockville, md today, and saw a rainbow. When I took a picture of it and looked at the picture, I saw a faint second rainbow. I would post a picture but too lazy to and don't really know how to.

edit: I tried dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/s/uz6xfj1pimme1j7/IMG_0185.JPG

how would running a sort help?

finding or making graphical versions on the web would have more value

like https://www.hackerearth.com/practice/algorithms/sorting/merge-sort/visualize/

or have little assignments to turn pseudocode into working code and gather some runtime data since debugging can lead to learning

Google Chrome has a print as pdf option and a lot of PDF software will add a PDF printer to your computer. during installation Windows 10 I think adds a PDF printer to your printers list by default I believe also. There's also a few standalone programs, i.e. doPdf http://www.dopdf.com/

I like this one but the rest of my family likes this one. The second one has padding so it keeps the mask further above your eyes/lashes. It can take a week or so to get accustomed to wearing it when you go to sleep, but don't get discouraged, it's very worth it.

I ordered this (Landau Men's Professional Full Length 3 Pocket Medical Workwear Lab Coat https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002RMTLHM/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_MMWWXMKHXSKBT813AE4F?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1) like 12 hours ago and it should be coming this morning. You can still get it delivered Thursday, but that may be late depending on your lab time. You might be able to borrow from a classmate?

I heard there’s this notebook that you can write in and you can upload the notes into your cloud. And wipe it clean and use it for another subject. Personally I’m someone who retains information from writing notes but this is helpful.

Here’s the link to the notebook:

Rocketbook Smart Reusable Notebook - Dot-Grid Eco-Friendly Notebook with 1 Pilot Frixion Pen & 1 Microfiber Cloth Included - Infinity Black Cover, Letter Size (8.5" x 11") https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071Y3MSRK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_QG87MKWHFY5Z2GA76FPS?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1

I think either of 106 or 122 would go back to being the time sink that distracts from 140 over summer. Are you at all disciplined with your time or inquisitive on new problems? If so then I think it would be great to indulge in some engaged noodling around using the same tools as you'll pick up in fall. Connect with a professor (if not even one of the intro sequence instructors) now or over summer, get the tools set up and then anyone can walk you through basics.

You can do Code Academy of course, and likely you ought to, but it is a bit shallow and the real goal is to learn about solving a problem (not just write programs.) My favorite intro remains K&amp;R which is kind of original scripture. Yes, it is in C! But it'll also help you get a mental model of what goes on in the machine way better than with a lot of Java abstractions at the start. In other words, learn more about what you want to say, then figuring out how to say it in one or another notation is a lot easier. The curriculum here is kind of upside down, some would say.

A bit of familiarity will go a long way to reducing stress come September.

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Read this before you buy anything! I had Mazzullo last semester for STAT400. We did not need a WebAssign code, and it was honestly never mentioned in class, so I have no idea what it's even good for if you have her. This is listed as recommended, not required, for all sections, so you most likely don't need it. Only buy WebAssign if your professor is grading homework for credit through it!

The textbook (listed as required for all sections) is a custom version that just has the first half of the book (which is all that's used in STAT400). One of the later classes requires the whole book. This is the full book, and you can either rent it on Amazon ($30 right now) or "borrow" a digital copy from LibGen depending on your preferences.

Let me know if you have any other questions about the class.

+1 on this. If you don't have a touchscreen tablet you can still type notes and onenote has support for things like math equations. Additionally, if you don't want to type the whole thing you can just buy a graphics tablet to hook up to your laptop, I got this one and plan to use it while I'm still in college since I don't have to waste paper.

https://www.amazon.com/Command-Utility-Organize-Damage-Free-17003-3ES/dp/B000M3V8XI these & the larger ones too. i wasn't charged a fee, but i think the university was too preoccupied with covid this last semester to charge fees. it didn't make a huge tear in the paint, just small chips.

https://www.amazon.com/Command-Utility-Organize-Damage-Free-17003-3ES/dp/B000M3V8XI these ones and the larger versions of those. I hung kinda heavy stuff on mine tho, so maybe that had to do with it.

Saw this book online called "Burn After Writing" if anyone needs a space to vent as well, its only $8 on amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Burn-After-Writing-Sharon-Jones/dp/0399175210/ref=sr_1_1?crid=GA3CPCMWDFZF&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=burn+after+writing&amp;qid=1593097325&amp;sprefix=burn+after%2Caps%2C144&amp;sr=8-1

For my graduation, I wore a cap and gown that I bought from Amazon. It's $22.99. There are stoles and hoods on Amazon too, except without the UMD logo, in case you can't find anyone who's looking to sell theirs.

Ehhh, there's no secret there. You can pick up a classic textbook with knowledge that a 1935 researcher would kill for easily. Heck, wikipedia has some really amazing nuclear resources. Now, actually building things, now that's tricky.

https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Nuclear-Engineering-John-Lamarsh/dp/0201824981

I'll buy everything for 90$.

I can get the solution manual for 40 and Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Student-Solutions-Manual-Accompany-Calculus/dp/0759331774/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=X4S73EAD994RY50P8RTR

and the book I'll buy for 100 / 2 for 50.

https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Energy-Ultra-Sunrise-Ounce/dp/B00R0O9U7S/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1518937182&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=monster

This is the best option. The campus is a fucking ripoff its like 3.85 per can.