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Tip to incoming first years: Work on strengthening your non-dominant hand; your dominant hand alone won't be able to sustain the wear and tear over the next four years.
I love how half her tweets are about white people even though the discussion wasn't ever about race
I haven't had interactions with either of them, but browsing through ratemyprof it seems a general trend is Peterson is knowledgable and good prof, whereas Peet doesn't seem to care much about her students and is a nasty person.
I won't quote any specific reviews since it would be total cherry picking but draw your own conclusions here and here (I'd recommend not looking at recent reviews, they may be biased by this whole situation)
I was going to take her relativity class this semester too, now I'm rather glad I couldn't fit it in
i use notion but i use my own template, i don't think buying a template is the best idea because 1, it costs money, 2, everybody organizes stuff a bit differently, what i would do is go here https://www.notion.so/Notion-Template-Gallery-181e961aeb5c4ee6915307c0dfd5156d#f9e4fe594df4435e9dcf3573377b9e3b and take inspiration and spend a few hours making your own space, i did that last semester and it helped me a lot, for me handling deadlines is always an issue so i just had a big list of all assignments/quizzes/tests on my main page and that way i could easily see what needed to be done.
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Discipline in habits is key.
One of the most useful books I've read that actually helped me through tough times is Charles Duhigg's "The Power of Habit". (It's available at the library for free, so I'm not pimping it on Amazon). He tells you how to build habits successfully by identifying your trigger when you go the wrong path, without even realizing it.
Another thing that helped me is to severely limit my time on the internet and social media for non-work purposes.It's a time suck and sometimes toxic environment not healthy for your self-image or your habits. Deleted Facebook and old Reddit. Now I have to go through the hassle of setting up another account every time I want to log on - and it gives me time to reflect if I truly want to.
Sigh, the TTC announcement lady's name is Heather and she's a robot... don't think the TTC will go back to paying for a human voice. Sorry :(.
You used to be able to make her say stuff here: https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/ but she seems to have been removed from the list. I guess her voice is only proprietary now.
The automated male announcements are by Mike. But I think most of the male announcements are gone too.
Heather sounds like this: http://s3.amazonaws.com/nextup/acapela/samples/Heather.wav
You need to install RES for that. Click the tag to the right of their username and then press the ignore button. By doing that, you won't see the content of their posts. You can also hard ignore them by clicking on the setting gear (in the top right) -> RES settings console -> Users -> User Tagger -> hardIgnore -> On.
Checkout the Entry Level Math Preparation.
You could also take a MOOC on Calc 1 (at least the first few lectures), and you'll find out what you need to review, and be well prepared for lectures. You seem like you'll be able to recognize the topics you don't understand and further research them.
Sort of related to the survey, but there's a program called f.lux for PC and iPhone (and Android but it's harder to get it because you have to mess with some stuff on your phone) that changes your screen's light from a bright blue tint to a dull orange glow as soon as the sun sets. It's purpose is to not interfere with your sleep. I suggest everyone tries it out, there's really no downside and you will feel a difference after a while if you switch back.
I can say with a reasonable amount of confidence that your profs, TAs, and friends don't hate you. As another poster said, this sounds like the result of anxiety and depression brought on by the stress and isolation of your current situation.
I've experienced similar things recently and what has helped me is actually taking to a therapy bot... I know it sounds kind of silly, but it's close enough to taking to a real person that you can get your thoughts out and not enough of a real person to feel like it's judging you. The one I use is called Woebot, and it helps you through CBT exercises to try and identify mental distortions, as well as tools to help you feel better. It's also really cute.
Anyway, it's available on android here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.woebot And on iOS here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/woebot-your-self-care-expert/id1305375832
I really hope you feel better soon and are able to get through the rest of the semester! There are people who care about you and want the best for you.
A good place to start would be Strunk and White's The Elements of Style. It may seem silly to buy a book on the basics of writing, but it is invaluable in your first year.
As another user has mentioned, your college's writing centre will be a great resource for essay feedback going into term. That said, your first essay in every class is probably going to be the one you get the lowest mark on and it's something you just have to accept - but grow from it and read the TA's comments carefully. If they don't tell you exactly what they were looking for to give you a better mark, it should be easy to infer from the comments.
Find a research skills development workshop on campus to show you how to effectively do and cite academic research. It's something you can pick up along the way, but any time you can cut from fumbling through irrelevant research will definitely help the quality of the actual written work you submit.
They have the better profs actually. They've got ones like Arnold Rosenbloom (4.6 quality, 3.2 level of difficulty, hot) and we're stuck with ones like Arnold Rosenbloom (3.5 quality, 3.5 level of difficulty, not hot).
having a graphing calculator can be pretty useful, but I prefer to use Wolfram Alpha for solving difficult equations and Desmos for visualizing stuff, because they're more powerful and IMO easier to use. Also be aware that you can't use calculators on tests for any math or CS course (don't worry, there isn't any difficult algebra involving long division or crazy fractions).
Yeah I'm pretty sure you can't connect if you have only a 3DS...
However, you can easily use your laptop as a virtual router and have it connect through there. I used this program to connect my 3DS to the internet and it seems to work fine.
recently started using notion too and I love it!! I like this template, it might be helpful for anyone starting out! https://www.notion.so/twirling-pages-notion-5e98a9e589274f9089db30a16ef58e6d
this one is also very cute and aesthetic: https://www.notion.so/Home-Template-Neutral-d08708b585e14bb4b5e23b2a2589581a
Check out what they've done to his ratemyprofessor page.
I'm literally speechless... I can't believe these people are talking about the same course.
Note: I'm going to concentrate specifically on front-end tools, since you mention React, Webpack and Angular.
I believe that all of our "modern" tools are useless without a firm understanding in the basics and how it was done before.
Well, not useless, just that you lose some insight into why these things were made. Front end programming is still very young, and modern web front ends an even younger field.
The modern frameworks are not advanced level tools in my opinion. They're not easier or harder to learn than jQuery or doing manual DOM manipulation (since they basically just introduce a virtual DOM and you interact with that). However, making these frameworks is what I'd call "advanced front-end web programming". Now you start getting into scheduling, transpiling (like {Elm,Typescript,ReasonML,ES6, ...} -> ES5), Functional Reactive Programming (here's Evan Czaplicki's senior thesis on FRP. Evan is the creator of Elm), api design, tooling, developer experience, , how to write good documentation that can cater to beginners as well as advanced users (Imo this is one of the hardest things to do), etc.
There are three big things you need to know in order to do well in interviews and afterwards, from my experience:
Technologies -- Learn a flavor of SQL, learn a bit of networking, learn app design, learn some Linux stuff, learn SDL, just get good at enough things that you don't have to be taught everything at your prospective job.
Algorithms -- Learn what a topological sort is, play around on Project Euler / Leetcode, do some coding challenges, get REALLY good at graphs/recursion/data structures [do you know why checking a value in a Linked List is O(n) but checking a value in a relatively sparse hashtable is ~O(1)?]
Software design -- Read "Design Patterns," if you're doing Java, read "Effective Java," learn what Scrum is [CSC207], learn what TDD is, learn how to actually unit test, learn how to code review, get GOOD at python/java, and look at other languages so that you can quickly jump into a new language without very much experience. I would suggest getting good enough at a language that you can interact with professionals without embarrassing yourself, and then just doing open source contributions. I am personally very good at Java, so I have open source contributions on like five different big projects in Java.
This is very normal. Don't feel ashamed about it, because it just means you haven't found the right person yet. My long-time boyfriend started dating me when he was 25. I was his first girlfriend ever.
If you want help with dating though, feel free to DM me. I've helped friends set up online dating profiles and they found success more or less.
My number one tip though is to just get involved in things you care about! When I was in undergrad I joined the Reddit club and I met so many different kinds of people and made friends! The year I joined, two members met and began dating. Go to r/toronto meetups, or find events on meetup.com. Just get out there and make new friends and maybe you can find someone you have a connection with!
Just know though: most women can sense when guys look at them as just an opportunity for a hookup rather than a full person with interests and experiences. Your current mental approach to women may be contributing to your issues in getting close with others. For all genders, a lack of self-esteem - or a self-esteem that is closely connected to superficial things, is a major turn-off. This isn't to say you lack self-esteem at all. Your feelings of frustration are completely valid, especially in a society that puts so much pressure on men. Channeling your frustrations into motivation for working on yourself and your perspective may 1) make you feel a lot better and 2) attract people, including women, into wanting to be close with you.
It is also worth noting that the guy who runs 137 is one of the best educators on campus. I seriously would recommend you take it based on that fact that he coordinates it alone.
You can learn basic Java (at the level of 207) in a day from here. If you want to learn C, you're better off getting a book like King or K&R.
Apart from that, just work on projects or read through a book like The Algorithm Design Manual. This is probably the best thing you can do in the summer since it is time-consuming. You can learn about 207 and 209 once classes start.
Go to work, try to make new friends that are hopefully good and morally upright people, alternate between learning Python, learning basic probability and statistics, and relearning linear algebra for a few hours every day. Also, I'll read a book every month, I'm currently reading "Man's Search for Meaning."
I just downloaded Outlook on the play store and added it using the Office365 option, AFAIK it redirects to your utorid login and then it automatically does the whole shebang for ya. I tried the guide online and it hasn't worked, and support just redirects me to the same guide...
I took MAT157 last year and I still have the PDFs. This includes the outline, all the problem sets, tests (for test 2 I have only the solutions) and some previous years' final exams. Enjoy :)
Shameless plug: you may be interested in HackerAcademy, a newish community at UofT. While we don't focus on cracking, we're open to have some talks on it; a pentesting contest too, if someone's willing to organize. It's peer-to-peer learning, so learn+share+repeat.
You can register on the site (and you'll get updates soon), or like our page on Facebook.
im gonna reply to this last one and go to sleep
a lot of the complaints here has been targeted towards the fact that he isn't accommodating as he pretends to be, if you actually read his ratemyprof's page, you see similar things http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1257010. and you're right, not many profs do post lec recordings, and i really appreciate the fact that he does. as for caring the mental well being of his students, that's somewhat the bare minimum a prof should do right? just because some prof don't say it out loud doesnt mean they don't care
and i do realize he has gone through some really rough things (was there for his depression lecture) and i really feel for him, having gone through something similar myself, but we all go through things, what if one of the students he ignored was going through something similar?
hoenstly at the end i feel profs, especially ones at a prestige university, should be held to a certain standard, and i dont believe he's meeting that standard. my evaluation of him as a prof has nothing to do with him as a person, im just voicing some frustrations (and other people seems to feel the same way too)
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No, powershell is very different from the Linux system. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/powershell-scripting?view=powershell-6
Powershell is designed for windows event scripting and shit like that. The linux system is basically a vm baked into the OS.
I feel bad about this code. It's very bad. The findRuns methods are particularly shit. I didn't have enough time to get around to part 6. Can't really spend more time on this at work. Hope it helps you a little.
Balabolka on desktop and the iPhone narrator on my phone. Also TTS Reader when I'm on a Robart's computer, although it's a bit slow for my taste. I find the iPhone narrator works best for lecture slides (in iBooks).
Firstly I should say there's an app that's just a map of the UofT campus basically and it'll tell you what the name of the building is that your class is in (so if your class is in BA2250 or whatever shows up on your timetable, you can put in 'BA' into the map and '"Bahen Centre for Information Technology" shows up, along with directions), I used it a lot in first year: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.utoronto.mobilemap
As for libraries, the colleges all have their own I believe, but there are others on campus as well, EJ Pratt being a fan favourite. I think Gerstein's quite nice too.
Other places you should check out on campus are:
2nd floor of bahen - has CSSU lounge where you can play smash bros and get ice cream sandwiches for 50 cents, as well as the EngSci Lounge
Wallberg Memorial Building - Has the chemical engineering lounge on the 2nd(?) floor, which has a pool table and a ping pong table.
Myhal Centre - the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors all have nice spots to study in against big windows and Wall outlets, as well as private study rooms you can book.
There are definitely more but those are the ones that came to my head first
Smart enough to study physics, not smart enough to torrent safely.
VPNs such as Private Internet Access are a great way to accomplish many things online. You can,
- watch foreign media not available in your country
- protect your privacy
- probably other things
I once heard it allows you to torrent anonymously as well, provided the VPN provider doesn't keep logs. I would never do such a thing though so can't verify.
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/
There are lots of introductory books you can use, such as Thinking in Java, Horstmann, David Liang etc.
The official tutorials, Thinking in Java and Effective Java is probably the best way to go about it.
This dude is trolling, it's not widely regarded...
As someone who's first language was C though, I highly recommend starting with it! It will take a bit longer until you are capable of doing useful things, however it will make you a much better programmer for it.
If you want to learn C, get a copy of Kernighan and Ritchie's "The C Programming Language" and follow along. You should be typing out, compiling/running, and trying to modify the example programs. Make use of the internet whenever you don't understand something.
>Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein Introduction to Algorithms 3rd ed
>Sipser M. Introduction to the Theory of Computation
^ If you work through both of those and understand the material, you'll have a better understanding of CS than most BSc grads. As a math PhD, it should not be super difficult for you to self teach (other than it will take a lot of time due to sheer volume of material).
For more non-theoretical CS stuff, Patterson and Hennesy's Comp. Organization is fine. Add Tannenbaum's "Modern Operating Systems" as your OS read.
Maybe talk a bit about The Art of War and how your own underpaid staffers in your big muckitymuck law firm are a million times better and smarter than any TA, but you still pay them shit wages and they're so brainwashed that they love you for it.
I'm not absolutely sure about it, so I looked up how to get a PR job. The entry-level jobs are often with non-profit organizations or smaller agencies. They look for communications skills, so prepare examples of your best work just in case. Networking with other people in the industry seems particularly important.
You might need to dig through job listings or search for companies online. I imagine the U of T Career Centre might have a few postings out as well (though having the posting out means competition with other U of T students).
Are you talking about the Notion app? I love it! And is this the calculator you’re referring to? https://www.notion.so/Grade-Calculator-7a44e323248d4a139c09bbb966ea319c
Your final grade will be based on the weighted sum—the number at the bottom right corner (weighted grade column—>sum). Sometimes profs might have minor adjustments so don’t be surprised to see a lower/higher grade on your transcript. If the discrepancy is too large, email the profs!
I used this masochistic firefox extension called LeechBlock. It allows you to block a list of websites within a certain time of day (eg: block reddit.com M-F 9:00am-5:00pm). It also has the option to force you to enter a random string of 64 characters to change any settings (only one try, and it resets). Saved me a bit. Although, I had to install a similar one on Chrome to catch my workarounds ;).
Start your projects early, go to classes, go to tutorials, and if ever you have no idea what to do: Ask your TA! That's general advice for every class, though.
Codecademy is a good place if you want to get familiar/practice iwth coding (particularly with Python, as that's what first years use).
For CSC165, which is a proof-based course, you'll have to work on that in the course itself. In general, you can try to get a head start by looking at course content from previous years (in which case, you'd be teaching yourself).
Also, don't start skipping class. It's a bad habit to fall into, even if you think "There's no point in my going to class today, I can just read the slides later". You can learn things just by sitting there and listening, even if you don't realize it.
CSC108 is a great course, and it assumes no prior programming experience so it's a good fit for you. If you're concerned about your lack of exposure though, you could always try codeacademy to get a feel for programming before committing to a course.
I loooooooove linear algebra too!
Give yourself a "finished all my exams" present? http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=coding+the+matrix will give you a different viewpoint on linear algebra, will show you some really interesting applications, and will teach you python if you don't know it already. To get python, the physics department has a very friendly page http://compwiki.physics.utoronto.ca/Installing+Python+-+2012 with some nice tutorials.
We may have it in the UofT library system --- my connection's glitching but you can look on your own. :o)
SMC219Y1 Mass Media taught by Steve Hoselton is a course that I found super easy and straightforward, but fun. Professor Hoselton is also hilarious, very nice, and very helpful. On rate my profs he has a 4.9 in quality and 1.9 in level of difficulty. I would highly recommend it. I ended up with a 94 but the average was B+ which is very good.
I could give you the break down of marks if you want to see how easy it is. The most challenging part of the course was the essay, but again, you can get a 90+ on it. I even handed it in late but he takes so few marks off for lateness so it didn't matter much.
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There is no need to return your books at this time. However, if you wish to return your books on the St. George campus, you can do so using the book return slot at Robarts Library. It is getting emptied regularly still. The book drops for the other libraries are locked, as no one is on site to empty them.
If you wish to return books to the UTSC Library, please contact [email protected].
A quick peek at the person's social media accounts will give you a good idea of what that person is like, e.g. is this person professional, does that person truly like the subject (in our case tech and programming), etc.
This. Use Namecheap and get a free .me domain for a year. Then use the $100 credits on Digital Ocean to host your private website using their lowest $5/month plan (which gives you 20 months of free hosting). Or you can look into GitHub Pages for hosting static websites (ie. you have no need for an actual database).
It's generally regarded as being one of the easiest, if not the easiest, math course. It's also the easiest first-year calculus course, compared to MAT135/136 (calculus for life sciences) and MAT137 (calculus for mathematical sciences).
Yes, you are only really tested on what you cover in class and in the homework.
A lot of the stuff that you learn about derivatives is the same as what you learn in grade 12 calculus, which is why a lot of people say that the course is like a review of high school calculus. You will also learn about integration, basic interest rate formulas, and basic linear algebra from off the top of my head. Just do the assigned homework questions and you're golden. It's not difficult to get at least a B in the course.
I really shouldn't listen to it, but his Rate my Prof Page is scary. He doesn't have one good review.
This is making me hesitant about taking this course and STA257 over STA247/248. Also because of the Calc. 3 coreq.
Edit: spelling
That's what I thought too! Hold up, I'll get a screenshot- most do conflict, but there're some that don't. Can't get into them, though, as they're supposedly full :/ Unless I'm dumb Edit: screenshot
A professional tattoo artist isn't going to do a tattoo that big for that price. However, I know a guy who is an apprentice at Chronic Ink Tattoo who is doing tattoos at reduced prices. Check out his instagram https://instagram.com/tattooxtran/
He's still learning but really talented.
I was in exactly the same boat.
Honestly, just watch these. The course is very self-contained, just hard.
You can also get the textbook ahead of time, Dummit and Foote's Abstract Algebra. I think they always use this book for 347, and even if they don't it is still a fly as fuck tome.
I don't think they would be that concerned over minor formatting problems, so as long as you're citing and citing correctly (though im not a ta or prof, so I cant say for sure).
My recommendation is to never cite by hand -- always use some form of reference manager. I use zotero because it lets me export .bib files to use in latex, but there are a ton out there, so just pick your favourite. That way, you're not really worrying about citing, since you just need to make sure to input the correct information once.
Yeah: here
Also, I'd like to add that if you do all the assignments well, the midterm is very easy. You'll have 3 hours to do it, but it's doable within an hour. The take home exam is basically just a very difficult assignment. It'll have an essay on it. The final is worth 30%and the essay is worth 20% of that. So, depending on how you do for the rest of the course, you might be able to get away without doing the essay. As an example, I skipped one question (worth 10% of the final) plus the essay (for a total of 30% of the final) and achieved a final mark of 84%. Obviously, this was when I took it Fall 2016. It may change for you.
Not necessarily. South Korea is able to contain and track, for example. Contact tracing will be crucial.
On that note, please download the contact tracing app: Apple: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/covid-alert/id1520284227 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.gc.hcsc.canada.stopcovid&hl=en_CA
It's fully private using android and iOS built in covid tracking features by exchanging ids with phones around you. When someone gets a positive covid response, their IDs are sent up and distributed to all phone which determine if they've been in contact. Your ids don't leave your phone, and no private data is collected. I personally know people that worked on this app, it is safe.
Use a VPN and do whatever the hell you want without anyone snooping. I recommend Private Internet Access, which costs $40 for a year (about 3 dollars a month). Not only will no one at UofT know what you're doing on their network, you will also get access to things like Hulu if you set an American IP address. Happy streaming.
Edit: Actually ear plugs might be better for you since it sounds like you need something during sleep. These are good to use when you're awake, but maybe too large and awkward to wear to bed, unless you sleep on your back without turning like a mummy
> Aho A. Data Structures and Algorithms > > Aho A., Ullman J. Foundations of Computer Science: C Edition > > Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein Introduction to Algorithms 3rd ed > > Harris D, Harris S. Digital Design and Computer Architecture 2nd ed > > David A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy Computer Organization and Design > > Tanenbaum A.S., Austin T. Structured computer organization > > Sipser M. Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Job fairs are good, you'll probably spend most of your time talking to people you find unsuitable (certs/grades/etc) but you'll also find really smart people. Generally you have a bit of small talk before getting their resumes, you can get initial thoughts by doing so as well.
Some companies are particularly involved with the school (konrad, ibm off the top of my head), I'm sure they get a good selection of grads. Other places could be things like:
- hackathons, you could sponsor the big UofT hacks one to get your name out there.
- There's many developer meetups in the city, you'll find passionate people there.
- Look up involved students in linked in
The thing about really great developers (especially recent grads) is that often they look at "Big 5" companies. You need to convince them that working at your company is going to be equally beneficial. If you ever have some time, pick up "The Hard Thing About Hard Things", it has a whole chapter on this subject (finding talent). Good luck!
I don't know for sure if this is real or a gimmick, but I've been wanting to get one for myself for studying after sunset. HappyLight Compact Energy Lamp
I'd still do it just for the interview experience. Most people fuck up their first few from being too nervous or not really understanding how to conduct a proper interview. So I think you should apply. The experience is well worth the $200 fee.
The classic goto for programming interviews is "Cracking the Coding Interview". Just read this book and make sure you can do 70% of the questions without too much issue and you're almost guaranteed to land a PEY job.
And don't worry about meeting their demands. This is about you, not them. Fuck them. Just focus on you. If they hire you then great, it was their decision, you don't have to sulk over them making the wrong one. But this is rarely the case. They know what they're getting when they take in PEYs and they don't expect much except for a good attitude.
Also, if you haven't already, take an algo/datastructures course.
He's referring to "Calculus on Manifolds" also by Spivak that is sometimes used as the course text for 257.
First, congrats on getting in!
135/136 and 137 are both AB material. 135/136 will basically be the same as Calc AB, 137 will cover AB material with a bit more depth, and you will be introduced to relatively simple proofs.
I say take 137 so you aren't doing the same thing twice. If you don't like it, drop to 135/136.
For preparing, if you wan't to go way above and beyond, then reading Spivak's Calculus will do the trick (this is the mat157 textbook), but you don't have to .
MAT137 uses this book (I have a pdf of it, PM and I can send it).
In terms of calculations, I think the one thing that people struggle with the most is the trig/algebra aspect of it. This is a good resource made by the math department of things they want you to know, khan academy also covers all those topics, so you can review with that too.
Good luck!
The Math department is not very particular about reinforcing pre-requisites. Therefore, you can ask them and take a 100 level calculus course in your second year.
That being said, I would advise against taking MAT133. Essentially, if you are interested in taking any higher level math courses or graduate economics it will make things more difficult. Take MAT135/136, its better preparation for courses like MAT235. You can refresh you calculus skills online. Try Khan academy and tell the math department that you have been doing it.
It's hard to recommend things without knowing what you already know...
Good introductory ML textbooks are unfortunately thin on the ground. Andrew Ng's Coursera course https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning is good, and cs109.org is a good intro to Data Science, if you're interested in that.
To study machine learning seriously, you do need a good stats background. My go-to recommendation is my go-to recommendation is Weighing the Odds by David Williams http://www.cambridge.org/ca/academic/subjects/statistics-probability/statistical-theory-and-methods/weighing-odds-course-probability-and-statistics
Reviewing/studying multivariate calculus (partial derivatives, gradients, optimization, perhaps Taylor expansions) would be good. I don't have any particular textbook recommendations though.
- Try to focus on having high grades, but know that for admission itself a few percentage points such as that between a 96 and 99 isn't going to make much of a difference. I would advise that once you reach above their mid to high 90 threshold you can start focusing on other things to strengthen your application such as extracurriculars and essays. I would say tho that aiming for extremely high averages may help get you some scholarships.
- I can't really speak extensively on preparation because I'm an incoming freshman, but there are some courses that UofT sends out offers to during the summer before uni to help admitted students prepare for their subjects so don't worry too much about preparedness. Obviously, if you have the time, learning some programming skills won't hurt but I'd say having strong math skills is what is most important to start with.
- Software engineering vs comp sci really just depends on what you want from your time at uni and what careers you are looking at. This website that compares them is really useful: https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/computer-science-vs-software-engineering-which-one-is-a-better-major-88482c38446b/.
I always carry https://www.amazon.ca/SABRE-Dog-Spray-Maximum-Strength/dp/B004BVV3GY/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=32CNZW8TG3UPC&keywords=dog+spray&qid=1663721219&sprefix=dog+sp%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-3 when I’m outside in the morning/evening. Dogs love getting aggressive during those times, probably safe to say most runners have run into them at least once.
Wrt how strong it is…tested on myself and I’d say it works pretty well
University isn’t for everyone. Consider this a gift. Spend time searching your heart thinking about what you love to do. Once you actually are on the right track so much starts going your way. Your passion shines through, you attract people with similar interests, etc. plus you are heading toward something!
This is a great resource: Book: I could do anything…
It sounds like you're depressed and experiencing thought distortions. It happens, and undergrads are particularly vulnerable to experiencing thought distortions.
I would encourage you to seek out counselling services to discuss this. Thought distortions are a bad habit that can be countered with training, but most people need help to figure out how to do that. The Mind Over Mood workbook is also an excellent resource if you'd prefer to start with some private exercises, but I still strongly recommend reaching out to a professional.
If you're looking for a bridge the gap between high school and university math, check out https://www.amazon.com/Transitory-Mathematics-perspective-foreshadowing-mathematics/dp/B0B34ZDMS1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2WFHBPI6OXTM0&keywords=transitory+mathematics&qid=1661804116&sprefix=transitory+matehamtics%2Caps%2C83&sr=8-1. It will prepare you to write proofs within the context of what you already know!
You would want one with a blade lock and one of those with the tip is designed differently,
Officially this is just a knife for practical reasons like cutting rope, opening boxes etc etc
Check out ones like this
I would go to a fancy camping store - they generally have a lot of folding ones, and have staff who can recommend one of a decent quality
I've had my Lenovo Legion 5 for 1 year and 2 months now - it's awesome. More than enough power to support any software that you'll use in Engineering.
All in, I paid $1468.99CAD for it.
I am taking CSC108 right now and, yes, this is accurate.
The videos and other course resources can be found here if you want to get a feel for what they are like.
Hey, as for taking notes and programming in CSC108; a cheap IPad should with a stylus or keyboard should be able to cover your needs.
As a university student you get the Github Student Pack ( education.github.com/pack ) for free. One of the lesser known tools in it is repl ( https://repl.it/ ) which allows you to program on a web browser in most languages without the need for powerful hardware. Note: you have to turn code intelligence on in order to get autocomplete.
Hi, my friend is really interested in EA and was also thinking of starting a club at UofT. She doesn’t have an account, but wanted to get into contact with you. Could you book a time to speak with her at this link? https://calendly.com/ajantha-nadesalingam )
i think its a reasonable request
these are 20 for 50 bucks
according to google we got around 60k students at uoft
so if they bought it at this price they would still only need to spend 150k to get every uoft student a mask
and i would expect the price of these masks to significantly drop when bought in bulk too
I just got my paperlike screen protector from Amazon and I like it a lot!
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Some people also like just write directly on the screen so also give that a try before u put it on!
I don't have a screen protector. I just use a case with a foldable cover that has place for the pen. it helps me write
something like this (this one is for pro):
not finished yet so it's reading/assignments mostly
if ur bored maybe consider that sherlock holmes game they'll be giving out April 9-16? https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/sherlock-holmes-crimes-and-punishments/home
if you have a toronto library card you can use the streaming sites tpl gives access to, hoopla/kanopy. kanopy has some interesting choices, stuff by kurosawa, fellini etc.
I made some 165 notes a while back that you can use. I only covered the more difficult topics: https://gofile.io/?c=vwLO90
As for recognition, UofT is definitely more internationally recognized overall, however I think that waterloo is more recognized in the CS industry, especially in the US.
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Comma's = and. So you need (one of CSC108/CSC120 and one of MAT137/MAT157) or just take CSC148. According to what you pasted, yes, you can take CSC148 instead of those math courses listed.
In terms of material, head over to Code Academy and do some Python, as that's what's being used for CSC148. Find random problems and solve them using Python and repeat. Practice makes perfect!
This should give you an understanding of the differences betweeen CS and SE.
I know that the article talks about UW, but I don't know which courses a software engineering student will take here at UofT.
The program I am in: Specialist CS, you will have to specialize in a stream starting in your 2nd year. The options for which stream you want to specialize in are: Comprehensive, Software Engineering, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship. More information on what each stream is, here. I couldn't find what courses a student in each stream would do, but for SE, I presume it would be similar to what they have at UW.
If I choose to specialize in CS, I do have my options. I mean, if I do choose to specialize in SE or something else, I have time to decide.
Note: Most of what I just said is specific to UTSC (the specializing part), I am not sure about how the CS degree works at other campuses.
I agree wholeheartedly. Also, it might be a good idea to use erasable pens for exams. Back in first and second year, I used these erasable pens to write all my math/sta/econ exams just so that I could make regrade requests when necessary (some/many/most profs make it explicit that pencil = no regrade).
Probably not the best subreddit to ask this on, you could try some of the more programming related ones (I recommended starting by reading the sidebar on /r/programming if you have no idea where to go)... Also use the search function on reddit and see where relevant posts have been posted.
I also recommend searching for answers, this isn't exactly a rare question... it's also unfortunately one that isn't easy to answer e.g. here is basically the same question asked a year ago (on a more appropriate subreddit resulting in more answers): https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/1brrzu/where_do_you_find_inspiration_for_programming/
One personal method is that I read lots of tech stuff for enjoyment (e.g. hacker news), and sometimes am inspired to make a modified version of something someone else came up with...
No idea on the class average (I didn't take STA215)
OK so I went on ratemyprof and well... see for yourself
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=2366634
Looks like she was terrible. However notice that all the ratings were made on the same day, so it's likely that 1-2 people spammed it. Looks like the main problem was the exam and not having a formula sheet (which fucking sucks because applied stats has so many formulas)
Careful with first year prof reviews. They tend to be full of bad reviews from whiny pre-meds because they weren't spoonfed a 90. They can be accurate to some extent. But sometimes if they have a lot of high and low reviews (example: Leigh Revers) then it's a wildcard. It can either be a good prof with a bunch of people spamming shit reviews, or a shit prof and people sucking up to him (considering I have had him before, it is definitely the latter)
Average rating for Anthony Lam is: 4.5
usage: !prof (prof1 name) (prof2 name) ...
name can be in the format of (first last), (first initial last), (last first)
Average rating for Anthony Lam is: 4.5
usage: !prof (prof1 name) (prof2 name) ...
name can be in the format of (first last), (first initial last), (last first)
Average rating for Alfonso Gracia is: 4.0
usage: !prof (prof1 name) (prof2 name) ...
name can be in the format of (first last), (first initial last), (last first)
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Right, so in reality it's both the app and the server. Could also just use this: http://repo.xposed.info/module/org.flacid.exchangebypass
EDIT: Or rather this one, since OP's using Lollipop: http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.wudi.ebpforl
/r/getstudying is a great source for this question.
Also, University of California San Diego professors are currently running a course on how to study on coursera. It has weekly lectures, readings and quizzes.
anyone telling you to spend most of your time prepping for behavioural questions is trolling; about 90% of my interviews have been pure technical
exceptions include final round interviews but even those were more technical than behavioural
This applies to both internships and full time positions.
It's fairly easy to land a PEY, everyone that I know that applied got one. Most companies make you do some kind of technical interview. You can use Leetcode to prep for interviews (expect easy / medium level questions in an interview).
To prep for first year you could just learn some python 3. That's the language you'll be using in first year. I think code academy has some tutorials.