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https://www.httrack.com/ to download a webpage, all the sub-pages, etc.

You have to go into "Set options" below where you enter the URL, go "Scan Rules" then "Includes links" and add "File names with extension" "pdf" so it downloads the PDFs as well. Same goes for ppt and pptx files.

C++.

Programming is very easily self taught. Here's a number of strategies:

• Read the course textbook AND DO THE EXERCISES.
• codeacademy (doesn't have C++ unfortunately) or similar websites
• Watch YouTube tutorials for beginners (they may be easier to digest).
• Read an alternative textbook.
  • ^^I ^^personally ^^learned ^^from ^^C++ ^^for ^^Dummies, ^^over ^^a ^^decade ^^ago, ^^but ^^maybe ^^it's ^^not ^^necessarily ^^the ^^best ^^and ^^may ^^be ^^outdated?

Hey dude, most people are just trying to study. But I can help you out. I have a great website for you right here. And if that doesn't work out for you, you can try this website.

I felt BUEC didn't go very deep - at least from my experience, I felt like you never really went too deep into any of the topics and a lot of it was just an Excel course. At the time, I thought "GPA booster!" and now, I just think it was a waste of time and money.

Of course - at the time I had no idea that I'd find data science cool later in life, or that I'd work with an actual statistician and wish I learned something besides how to write Excel formulas for the things she was talking about.

As an example of something I've pursued in my own time - the Coursera data science specialization has a few courses with overlap with things you'd learn in STAT-270. But if you're paying for it, you might as well take the option that teaches you more and might open some more doors for you.

No I haven't! I think she may be a new prof to SFU. Here's her profile on rate my prof for University of Washington:

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=935176

Maybe delay taking the course unless you need it for your degree. Archaeology material can be a little dry sometimes but David and Dennis are both really engaging and funny too!

I've been using the Lenovo Flex 5 for nearly a year now. Performance is good, touch screen and pen come in handy. Very versatile and no issues.

https://www.amazon.ca/Lenovo-Graphics-included-81X20005US-Graphite/dp/B086226DDB

Unless you absolutely need onedrive, I would personally recommend getting an external hard drive. Something like a WD My Passport is a great option, you get 4 TB for only about $120. It is a little bit of an inconvenience that it isn't connected to the cloud and you need to keep it with you at all times if you want to access your files, but this one in particular can fit in your pocket.

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Link to Amazon page

I'm glad I could help! If you've got the time, I find that stream of consciousness exercises are really helpful for warming up prior to working on assignments. Before writing something, I'll just pull up an empty word document, look away from my screen, and just type everything that comes into my mind. No backspacing allowed, and I just delete whatever I wrote afterward. It's an excellent way to get into the writing mindset and preventing that lockup.

Here's some other resources you might find useful, these books were really helpful to me as well:

https://www.amazon.ca/Writing-Workshop-Better-Happier-Academia/dp/1733484604/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QMOD51CALL4L&keywords=the+writing+workshop&qid=1648237233&sprefix=the+writing+worksho%2Caps%2C130&sr=8-1

https://www.amazon.ca/How-Write-Lot-Practical-Productive/dp/1433829738/ref=pd_bxgy_1/130-7798510-2538001?pd_rd_w=wrso9&pf_rd_p=19eafb8a-881a-44bb-9725-85a79b8c53d4&pf_rd_r=0ZGSX5CZ788KG4V956GX&pd_rd_r=e6dd5121-ced9-4a63-aae4-3afdf52d6d...

Hope these help!

I struggled a ton early in my degree with writing, and I can confidently recommend this book as an aid:

They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0393631672/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_28K7FFR4CGK5KCZ4VN1Y

As for tips on how to improve your writing, I strongly suggest you try to read as much as you can. What really helped me was volunteering to proofread my classmates papers and assignments. Reading other people's works critically will help you identify common writing problems and help you avoid them in your own work. I've got a few more book recommendations, I'll edit my post once I find em all.

One other thing to keep in mind is that writing is easy to overthink. I've seen a lot of students lock up and fail to get anything down because they were stressing too much about the exact phrasing of what they were writing and constantly editing. The next time you have to write something for a class discussion, try just putting down everything that pops into your head, then editing after you've run out of ideas. Writing really is a skill that constantly needs to be practiced, and just making mistakes with writing then going back and editing is the best way to improve. You don't need to hit submit until you're happy after all. Best of luck with your writing!

Honestly I copped a resistance bands set from Amazon, cost about $35.

Can do basically all exercises with them and they add up to 200lbs. I miss the gym so much but doing the most I can with what I’ve got rn. I literally sold my bench press/squat rack literally a month before these restrictions were imposed biggest regret ever🥲

Here’s the link to check it out. Resistance Bands Set with... https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B081SLRBWW?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

The mountain forecast isn't calling for snow until 10pm. (If you click on Monday it drills down into ~hourly.) Weather.com isn't calling for anything more than a few scattered showers in the morning, maybe some real snow by ~7pm... for what any of those forecasts are worth.

I'm struggling to understand what class you're referring to, but if it's a CMPT class, you can try the CSSS or SSSS Discords. They have channels for each class in the majors.

I have something similar called a Checkmate Pocket Guide, published by Nelson. Mine is the 3rd edition and is spiral-bound, cover is kind of yellowy beige and blue. It has MLA, APA, Chicago as well as CSE and IEEE. Found it on Amazon here, but it seems fairly readily available elsewhere as well if it's what you were looking for, and it looks like there's a 4th edition out now too.

https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=BDEEC6BEBC0EC1F480477D247604112E

This might work, depending on what the custom for sfu entails.

Ted Kirkpatrick

I had him when I took CMPT 120 and he did a good job. Very approachable, encouraged questions, and taught the material well. Not sure how his CMPT 470 class is but he's taught it a few times I believe, so I'm sure it's a good class as well.

Just start studying now and get ahead of it. Sure MACM 101 will get you used to proofs, but if you can avoid taking an extra course, always do it. If you want to gain the experience, download http://www.cs.sfu.ca/CourseCentral/101.MACM/abulatov/ before the prof takes it down (use https://www.httrack.com) and go through it with the textbook.

University is all supposed to be self-taught. You go through the text on your own and teach yourself everything, then the professor lightly touches on the main points and goes through through some examples during lecture. Lectures are just for reinforcement. You should be spending 2-3 hours on your own learning for every hour in class.

Just install TextNow and forget about ever paying for your phone. It’s completely free (ads) but the drawback is that it is WiFi only. You can get a real Canadian phone number and people can text you directly at that number through iMessage or whatever they want. And it isn’t like WhatsApp because you actually have a phone number linked to telelecom services. I frankly stay at home anyways, so why bother paying for data when you can you use WiFi for free and get the same benefits? Link: https://www.textnow.com/

In MATH 232 it meant a simple 4 function calculator like this. In MATH 152 it included any scientific calculator that doesn't do integrals. So yeah best to check with your prof or TA. You could bring a couple and let the TA decide which one you can use.

https://www.amazon.ca/Quartet-Economy-Non-Magnetic-Inches-35-380372Q/dp/B000BO9CE0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484149102&sr=8-1&keywords=dry+erase+board

I bought this one. It fits on a desk and is pretty cheap. Markers aren't exactly the cheapest, but if you buy on amazon you should be pretty set to go.