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Honestly- the WiFi card in your laptop may be crappy like mine; a good test is seeing if you can stream a regular 480p video during lunchtime in the HUB. If you cannot; I suggest getting a USB enabled WiFi adapter/ antenna, or using the red Gigabit ports scattered around campus.

If you're looking for WiFi card recommendations- I STRONGLY recommend this. I've been using it since over two years and aside from being able to stream in 1080p at lunch; I can actually play videogames too. If so- you can game anywhere; but my recommendations are-

• Group floor of the Allen library; plenty of power ports; regarded as a conversation zone so you shouldn't be bothering anyone
• Dining locations around campus (Local Point and HUB for isntance)- have tables; open late; have plenty of outlets with the ability to kick back and lie down.
• The meeting rooms/ common spaces in resident halls; Mercer Court, Lander, etc. campus halls are great areas to kick back if you live in them.

Just please don't go to study spaces (reading rooms in libraries, classrooms, etc.) where the rapid clicking of your mouse can take away from others doing something. Hope this helps and goodluck! :)

First off, don't stress so much about this. It's good to know these things but there's no need to panic over them.

General rule, don't pirate things over campus Internet. You're logged in to your personal account and it's tracked. They'll know.

Pirating on personal devices off campus is (still illegal) but the UW won't have any way of knowing, just like if you use pirated software on campus on a personal device.

Don't do anything you shouldn't over their network. Easy.

As far as VPNs go, all my devices run Private Internet Access and I have no issue with speeds on campus. All the VPN does though is obscure what data in sending/receiving. They still see its me, and if I start downloading huge files over the network, I'm certain they'll still get suspicious.

Again, if you do illegal things in your own devices and networks, w/e. Don't do it on stuff that's not yours over networks that aren't yours. And keep in mind your ISP tracks your home wifi too, so pirate too much there and they'll know as well...

Many grocery stores have an industrial grinder in the coffee section.

Or just buy one. Coffee is so much better fresh ground. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BRLXUI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_i94ODbDHRHJ79

This looks a lot like Daylio. Maybe you could ask students to answer these questions in the app, as it allows for changing moods throughout the day (not just at the end).

Not in the class so I’m not entirely sure if this is exactly what you’re talking about, but here’s a staple-free stapler . Other staple-free staplers are available.

It's free open source software that you can download and install on virtually any machine.

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https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/

I don't know how to help with your contacting for one from the University, but if you do follow through with purchasing one from Amazon, I highly recommend this Netgear Switch. TP-Link makes a cheaper one, but if you don't mind $5 Netgear is a good safe bet. Metal housing is sturdy, you'll have this sucker for life.

Link here.

I've heard that's the case, and that if you're hoping to get into the department then you should skip out on the non-major ones. If you do want into the CSE department, I would suggest either petitioning into 311 or 351, or taking up some personal projects or studying on the side. Personally I would recommend reading The C Programming Language by Kernighan and Ritchie and subsequently petitioning into 351, as that's an excellent way to learn C, become familiar with system's programming, and show the CS department that you're passionate about the field. Of course, there are a billion other things you could study as well, and not everyone likes systems programming. If you're not aiming for CSE but still want a career in software development or CS then IDK how useful the non-major courses will be for you, and I would double-down on my recommendation about personal study. Most importantly though, go talk to CSE advisors during drop-ins. They'll likely have better answers than anyone on reddit.

You'll pick it up as you go along. Some classes may require it to turn in homework or work on group projects, but typically any 100-300 class that requires it will teach you the basics and make help available. It's not so complicated that it needs a class on its own and it's nothing at all to be worried about, especially as a freshman.

That being said, git is a very useful tool that I recommend learning on your own for personal use, not just for school

And just to clarify, GitHub is a service that makes the source control software 'git' available on their servers for code collaboration and backup. You basically keep copies of all your code and all the changes you've made at a remote location, and git is the software that manages that. So, git is what you should be learning. There are similar services out there, like Bitbucket, but GitHub is the most popular.

You might like the book Writing Science in Plain English, but writing regularly, not necessarily every day, really is the best way to get good at it.

If you're not sure what your data usage looks like and you're on Android, try this app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glasswire.android&hl=en_US

I've been using it recently and it doesn't noticeably affect battery life. You'll be able to see exactly how much data you're using on both Wifi and Data! For example last month I tracked that I used 4GB on data and 35gb on wifi. I also spend most of my time in Wifi zones so I was surprised my data usage was so high.

Depends. If you're very firmly set on CS, then you might consider leaving (I'm in that boat I think, if it comes to it). Lots of people go into CS with a math, EE, or even an unrelated degree though. If you can get into something related, you should probably stay here. You should be able to teach yourself most of what you'd learn in a CS program, so you'll likely be best-served by getting the most respectable relevant degree you can, and doing solo projects or research to gain CS experience.

If you are considering leaving just to major in CS, then I would strongly recommend first purchasing The C Programming Language textbook, or finding some other relatively dense topic to work through on your own. If you make it through that with your interest in computer science undiminished, the it's probably justifiable to make some sacrifices to pursue the subject.

That depends if it got any cracks in it (even small ones). If you have an Android phone you can install FareBot. If the card works with your phone's NFC then it's fine.

Also the pass is unlimited. Just get on a bus and try it and walk off.

Like this

>Jack is a modulo mix master, he cracks code with lasers of knowledge from his fingertips dreaming with the wonder of the world that it is intro to programming. He is there for you, he will catch you when you fall, and lift you up stronger when you stand. Jack transcends gender binaries, Jack transcends simple definitions of man and god. Jack

>Jack Warren brought a fire I didn't think TA's had. Every class was a blessing, every word he spoke was a prophecy, and every program he coded was divine.

>What is life? Where are we going? Where did we come from? What is our purpose on this Earth? All these questions, and more, are only a tiny portion of what Jack Warren brings to the table in the CSE lab sections, or, as I like to call it, the hourlong slice of heaven I wake up to every Tuesday morning. Udub loves Jdub <3

>Jack is the man. He sure knows how to make some sexy methods

>His knowledge is like a never ending for loop. Infinite.

CamScanner is a decent app if your phone has a decent camera. I scanned my homework using the app and people had no problems grading it. You also get PRO version if you sign up using your uw.edu email account.

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This book got me through 124/125. It didn't follow in the exact order of the concepts in class, but doing these practice exercises over and over I was way more prepared for tests than just doing the homework. https://www.amazon.com/Humongous-Book-Calculus-Problems-Books/dp/1592575129/ref=sr_1_4

I dont know about the UW VPN, but I used ExpressVPN when I was there, worked like a charm. You can pay by month and then just cancel when you get back. VPN services are notoriously unreliable as sometimes the government "cracks down" but ExpressVPN is pretty consistent.

EDIT: clarification

If you're up studying or gaming late, I recommend looking into f.lux. It changes the 'temperature' (warmth/coolness) of your screen over time as you approach local unset. It takes a bit getting used to your monitor looking a bit 'orange' as time goes on, but once you get used to it and turn it off in the middle of the night, you'll have no idea how you tolerated anything so blindingly bright. I've used it 10+ years now with no issues - just remember to turn it off for movies, games, graphics work, etc!

I would try to invest your time in ~something~ you’re passionate about. Some suggestions:

• If you’re interested in politics, you can sign up to make phone calls for politicians/ organizations that you support
• use the bookstore to educate yourself (they’re offering free versions of books pertaining to BLM right now, like the New Jim Crow)
• idk what your major is so this might be irrelevant but there are some really great websites that teach you how to code (freecodecamp.org offers different certificates like for web design, JavaScript, etc.)
• apply for some sort of online tutoring service
• if you (and the other people in your household) feel comfortable, you could reach out to places like food banks and see if they’re taking new volunteers
• see if there are any community college courses equivalent to the ones you would’ve wanted to take during summer quarter (they’re often cheaper per credit than UW)
• this one is more generic, but if you’re not interested in any of the above, try to find some type of hobby to take up some of your time (like painting, baking, gardening, cooking, or whatever else you’re interested in)

Hope this helps!

Agreed on the good internet in new north dorms. Here's a link to a speedtest.net I ran on my laptop in Willow. I've heard that wired ethernet is pretty fast too. I'm in a 4-person and we have two wall panels each with two ethernet ports, but only one from each panel is functional. Will also note that if you bring your own router technically per UWIT you're not supposed to setup a router or your own SSID in the newer dorms, so technically you should turn off the wireless at least.

It’s basically people posting SWAP requests. It’s more active than this sub and not spammed with fucking Toast.

Here’s the link Room Swap message board

If you're already signed into one account you can add additional accounts by changing the url https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/ for a second account (your initial account is /u/0/, you can use this to create direct bookmarks for both accounts)

Have you tried having the windows open with a giant fan blowing air in and sleeping in nothing but your underwear? While summers going to get hotter- much hotter; I found doing this made it at least bearable enough to sleep.

Edit- here's the fan I'm using

https://www.amazon.com/Lasko-3300-Machine-Energy-Efficient-Speeds/dp/B00002N5ZB

If it's not too expensive you can always buy a solid Velcro belt from Amazon. I've seen some guys squat 200+ kilos in them and they hold up well. It's a solid investment if you are getting into weightlifting. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00074H7WI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_6INFAbE17JA22

Oh man, Haideh. I had her for 200 and 201. 4.0'd 200, 3.0'd 201.

Word of advice: 110% do the non-required readings. Her syllabus said to read Freakeconomics and The Cartoon Introduction to Economics. Freakeconomics is not relevant to the course, but good life advice to read eventually.

The Cartoon Introduction to Economics on the other hand, oh man. That fucking book taught me literally everything I needed for 200, and stuff that Haideh did an awful job at explaining. Hate to say it, but her Iranian accent is hard to understand, and she doesn't have very organized lectures.

My TA also was amazing. She fudged my quiz scores like crazy, which was great because I had 8:30 sections.

Swear to god, The Cartoon Introduction to Economics and my TA got me that 4.0. The Macro book does not 1-for-1 cover 201, which is why I did so much worse, despite having Haideh and the same TA.

Everyone here has great advice. I recently graduated with an EE degree, and I'm working as a full-time software engineer.

I think there are three big things that you need to learn on top of what everyone else has already mentioned.

1. Coding Style

After taking all the required EE courses, I found that most of my peers program to get things done as quickly as possible, rather than getting things done robustly or sensibly. It's blatantly obvious reading code written by an EE versus a CSE student. The CSE student's code is well commented, follows accepted style standards, and above all, is built robustly. An EE students code is often hacky, deeply reliant on hard coding, difficult to read and can rarely be adapted to additional use cases. This type of coding style that I've observed among my peers may be acceptable in hardware engineering applications, where code is meant to be used to supplement hardware development and testing and will never see actual release. But when it comes to software engineering, where the code is the focal point, it's completely unacceptable. There are many books on the topic that you can checkout. One of the best in my opinion is Clean Code by Robert C. Martin.

1. Source Control

Learn Git. And not the GUI version of it, but the command line version of it. You don't have to be an expert, but you should know how to push, pull, commit, merge and handle conflicts. You should also know the etiquette of using Git, such as writing good commit messages and why it's rarely okay to modify your repository's history.

1. Documentation

Students are notorious when it comes to BSing their documentation. When your code is intended for deployment like it is in most software engineering applications, BS documentation is unacceptable. Learn proper technical documentation techniques and style.

The physical copy (the UW version with the Space Needle on the front) only covers 124 and 125, but it comes with a WebAssign code that works for 126 as well, and I believe that means you'll still have ebook access for 126. If you learn better from physical books, I would definitely recommend paying the extra $7.

There is a full textbook which covers all three classes, but it's way more expensive and you'll still have to pay for WebAssign. So don't get that.

Yep that's exactly it!

I bought one of these from target https://www.amazon.com/Flonase-Allergy-Relief-Medicine-Metered/dp/B088WKBSP7 and it has served me for years after (2 or 3 sicknesses)

After a week of coughing I'm like oh shit yeah that spray and it's gone in day after

Hi! I am also from Cali and felt totally underprepared for the weather when I was a freshman. I used a North Face Recon for the whole year but my one of my friends had a Fjallraven Kanken which she used for the whole year. We both ended up getting backpack covers because our bags were only water resistant and not rain proof. You can really use any bag if you get a cover. Here's the one I got. It's not necessary for most days, as most days it's just a drizzle and the bag will dry during class.

I also use my North Face as a personal item for my flights back home and even as my only bag for thanksgiving break once. It is super functional, comfortable and spacious. My laptop is well protected and more supported than if it were to be in a Fjallraven Kanken. I think my North Face is worth the price because I will use it for the rest of college and longer for hiking, travelling, and grad school too.

Everyone is giving you recommendations that don’t fit a student budget. Stay away from the bookstore, they only sell expensive shit for the rich kids (rather, their parents)

Here’s what I got that works awesome, and has a sneaky laptop pouch.

https://www.amazon.com/NITECORE-TM10K-Rechargeable-Flashlight-Organizer/dp/B07GL3PC4R?ref_=ast_sto_dp

I'm talking about something like this. It works very well as a dazzler and should give you enough time to run.

Like this one?

15 by 1 inch

In warmer months, I wear sneakers, When it's cool enough, I wear timberland-style boots! They're more comfortable and provide better ankle support for when I go hiking, up hills, waterproofing through deep puddles, etc.

I absolutely recommend "boots" (this style https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VX6Y2O - just above the ankles and waterproof all around), for a city as wet as this its drainage system is shit.

But if you only want 1 normal pair, sneakers! I just personally prefer boots, maybe a habit from NY even though it rains and snows less here.

adidas Men's Track Trail Running Shoe https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MZ2S893/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_H8TX9H9A6GS527XR3BDJ?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1

This is the shoes I wear every single day if it’s wet outside. Perfection of water proof and comfort.

If you’re interested in the tech startup world, check out DubHacks Next. They’ll be running their next cohort in Fall, after the DubHacks Hackathon 😁

You can also look into getting something like this to attach the ear loop masks behind your head: https://www.amazon.com/HX-AURIZE-Extender-Strap-Adjustable/dp/B088R7CPL9/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa?crid=37TBQMS6B7EZR&amp;keywords=straps+for+masks&amp;qid=1650415140&amp;sprefix=straps+for+ma%2Caps%2C127&amp;sr=8-2-spons&amp;psc=1&amp;spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVk...

Most of the libraries should have them near the printing centers or just at the front desks; you can also ask a prof for one especially if it's a small class! For the future, I absolutely suggest getting a mini stapler... no point getting a full size one, and the mini ones are just adorable! and so easy to keep by your desk. (I've got this one for $6, same-day delivery, 1000 staples -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008DQY89M)

I get mine here. It's a KF—94 mask.
https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Puri-Micro-Dust-Protection-Premium-Black/dp/B08N69ZM6G/ref=sr\_1\_5?crid=1L5VSOQOQUIRU&amp;keywords=dr%2Bpuri%2Bkf94%2Bmask%2Bblack&amp;qid=1648783797&amp;sprefix=dr%2Bpuri%2Bkf94%2Bmask%2Bbla%2Caps%2C135&amp;sr=8-5&amp;th=1

You can leave your phone on vibrate on your bed or under your pillow. There's also alarm clocks which specifically vibrate to wake you up if you prefer not using your phone or need something with a stronger motor.

If this is for next quarter, maybe hold off buying it until it starts. In my experience, many English professors provide free PDFs for the texts. And especially for an anthology book of well known short stories by big name authors like that, you can probably easily find the individual stories as PDFs free online.

But if you need to buy a physical book like right now, just grab it off Amazon, its like seven dollars

For the record, these are by far my favorite fidget toy. Quiet and you can mess with it in your pocket, so it’s not distracting to others, and you get a lot of them for cheap, so I throw one into every bag and always have one handy. And they’re satisfying!

I actually work at the Center for Game science.

As you say, we're research based. Most of our research is split between trying to solve hard problems through the use of games (such as fraction education or protein folding), and also research which focuses on games for games' sake (such as studying the effects of optional rewards on player retention). That said, in the process of doing our research, we do make legitimate games (albeit flash games, for the most part).

If you're a Computer Science major, definitely look into the Games capstone class. Here's an example of one of the games from the capstone class (This was my project when I took the course). I'm not actually aware of any student clubs.

To be fair, if we're talking about meeting participant caps, doing some quick Googling it looks like Zoom can have anywhere from 100 to 500 participants depending on your pricing plan. Looking at my profile on UW Zoom, it lists the capacity for a meeting as 300 participants.

Switching sections is pretty simple if there's space open, otherwise you have to use NotifyUW.

You can try ratemyprofessors.com but don't rely on it too much.

Doing well in Math 308 won't hurt your application but they really focus on the pre-reqs. Likewise taking easy VLPAs won't hurt either as long as you still take a solid course-load.

Some tips: If you are worried about choosing and getting into a major, start researching them early. http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/majors-and-minors/list-of-undergraduate-majors/ The UW has a ton of great majors, but you are the one who knows what you are good at, and what you enjoy. If the major you want to do is competitive, look into similar majors to have as backups. That way, if for some reason you don't get your major of choice you aren't left scrambling to find an answer.

As far as classes go, don't skip too much class. It can be really tempting for boring or seemingly easy classes, but I nearly screwed myself out of getting into cse by skipping half of the lectures for my Winter quarter classes freshman year. Also, look up your professors before registering (http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/) - whether the professor is good or not sometimes has a huge impact on what you learn and how enjoyable a course is.

For courses: Saying 'competitive major' is pretty broad - it could mean engineering, premed, prelaw, etc. I'll say for computer science, good courses to take include: cse intro courses (CSE 142 + 190/143 or 143x), intro calc (MATH 124/5/6), science related classes (you eventually need either PHYS 121/122, CHEM 142/152, or BIOL 180/200. I'd recommend physics of those 3, but it depends on what you like), and English classes (For this I'd recommend looking up the topics, and choosing an ENGL 242 section with a topic that interests you - it is doable and more interesting that the 100 levels. They do actually care about how you do in English classes - I know someone who was initially rejected from the major for a low English grade).

You can also find more info about courses using the time schedule + course catalog, look them up.

I dunno why he has such high reviews but look here (find yawning):

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1452303

You had to cover your yawns in class otherwise he would chastise you.

Hawaii BBQ Restaurant is also open to phone in takeout and GrubHub. Phone num is 206-522-7740. Menu available at https://hawaiibbqrestaurant-uw.com/

https://www.grubhub.com/restaurant/hawaii-bbq-restaurant-4549-university-way-ne-seattle/553323

Wow, quite a question. Not really my area of specialty, but I'll do my best to answer it. Congrats, by the way, on holding onto Thunderbird for so long. I always appreciated actually having my emails on my computer, so I tried to hold on as long as I could, but ended up wandering away. I'm appreciating Google Gears new capabilities in that regard.

Anywho, here are the two best options I could find were here and here. Seems like these people were having similar problems to yours, especially getting the folder structure moved over. I cannot of course guarantee either solution, but let me know how it turns out!

There is a free tier for website hosting, provided you don't care much about uptime. It supports node.js (in addition to a whole range of other things) and AFAIK, as long as you remain on the free tier for Web Apps, you'll never be charged. If you want to upgrade to something more reliable, you'd probably be interested in the shared tier, which would cost you a few dollars a month. You can read more about it here: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/websites/

My suggestion would be to sign-up for the free trial and start trying the Web Apps stuff out. I don't think you need a full PaaS hosted-service level of hosting and support - I run a handful of free-tier web services on Azure Websites which implement stubbed APIs for testing my clients to those real services against.

Feel free to message me if you have any questions. I'm always glad to help current CSE students learn and use the stuff I work on :)

This is actually nontrivial. What you are describing is SAML-based authentication. You redirect the user to the UW login page, they login there, and then are redirected back to you with a SAML token that authenticates them to your service. In order to use UW's, you have to register your service with their identity provider, which you need UW IT's help/permission for. Without including the SAML token, the scheme doesn't work because the HTTP referrer header can be spoofed. I'd suggest either sending the user a confirmation email to authenticate (which won't help you distinguish between students and staff, but neither would SAML auth. UW has other APIs for doing that) or write an identity provider yourself that you host on vergil/ovid. You can redirect them to that provider (which as mentioned, supports uw login), have that generate a unique token for their session then redirect them back to your app. You can then expose an API endpoint for verifying those tokens.

I took the class and got a 3.5. I didn't study until the night before the final and did every homework without help. But I'm friends with a LOT of people that went though the course (and have a couple of things I would have done to improve my grade). So here's a list of things:

• Once you get the homework working, triple check for style. They aren't going to ding you on optimization like u/Morocco_Bama seems to imply (unless you write egregiously bad code). They care more about organization in 143 homework than optimization. Optimization problems are for exams.
• On that note, my offering didn't even mention big-O, and that is NOT something you need to succeed. Don't waste your time on that unless they're testing on it.
• Do all of practiceIt, it's pretty much a pseudo-test bank for them. Do leetcode.com easy questions if you need more practice after.
• Don't go to office hours for homework questions. TAs are useless because of the hot garbage course policy dictating what little they can help you with. Half of the class will collaborate (yes, enough to be "against policy") to do homework because the TAs are no help and students have no other good "legal" option.
• Do go to office ours for help with concepts or practice questions. They're helpful for that.

Disclaimer, I do not own either of these, but here is a cheap hot water kettle from Amazon.

And another one from Target.

I had a hot water kettle like these for a while and they're super convenient, I've been meaning to get one ever since!

Here it is:

https://smallpdf.com/result#r=3423d892b06a795875badeeb550daf88&amp;t=share-document

As I imagined, the test is incredibly easy and the only part that requires any critical thinking is the last part where you can quickly calculate the inverse by using the inverse transformation matrixes (rotating clockwise, inversing, and expanding by 6). But even if you do it the long way (calculate A then use that to calculate the inverse) you can easily do it in under 20 minutes.

Get a canister of pepper spray.

It's very small, easily fits in a pocket, and highly effective. You can spray it 10+ feet accurately.

I've gotten pepper spray on my skin and it feels like getting burned. Spraying someone in the face will put them down 99% of the time and at worst give you a major advantage in fighting/escaping conflict.

$8 on amazon...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007VM8UC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_PXKBH9PC2D51S10KVAK4

You are not allowed to get a space heater. However this one is This one is smaller than a water heater, outputs a ridiculous amount of heat and will automatically turn off if it gets tipped over. I am not telling you to get one but if for some reason it ends up in your Amazon cart and you accidentally check out with it still there and it gets set up and keeps you warm… well… let’s just call it unlucky.

If anyone’s interested I still have my router/cables setup from McMahon. $10 and pickup in U District! Here’s the info https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EXXOU06/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_api_glt_fabc_03J0CBZ9PD3BTN93R32A

For the OP, the best budget router is the google mesh wifi. It's ~$80. There are ones for $40 or below, but I would not risk the potential drop in quality at that price range. Usually comes in a pack of 3, but they have a single option as well since dorm rooms are small and don't need the long range of 3 separate routers.

https://www.amazon.com/Google-Wifi-System-Router-Replacement-dp-B08GGBZNZ5/dp/B08GGBZNZ5/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

Get a backpack cover for the rain.

Textbook:https://www.amazon.com/Microscale-Approach-Laboratory-Techniques-Chemistry/dp/1133106528

That being said, the textbook isn't very useful for 241 IMO (but will be for 242), so wouldn't stress getting a textbook for 241 at least.

the "Power and Purpose" book is the 15th edition, not 14th. IDK if they're the same though.

https://www.amazon.com/American-Government-Power-Purpose-Fifteenth/dp/0393674991

/r/industrialengineering and /r/systems_engineering have a lot of posts that answer these types of questions if you haven't visited them yet(though not specifically about UW). I can't really answer most of your questions but I can recommend the book The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement, it helped me get a feel for the type of work industrial engineers do.

If you are looking for a way to manage the all of your deadlines and assignments, there's a book I read recently that was super helpful and gave me a great organizational system to use. It's called Freshman 101: The Guidebook to Planning, Prioritization, and Time Management. I got it off Amazon.

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You might be able to put the monitor on your shelf to free up some space. Maybe a keyboard tray like this could help too, I am considering investing in one myself.

Don't buy the small Honeywell fans- I had them for 2 years and they're frankly not enough. Buy one of these puppies instead- you can also retrofit them with copper pipes, pump cold water, and get a dorm legal ac out of it.

https://www.amazon.com/Lasko-3300-Machine-Speed-Cooling/dp/B00002N5ZB/

It will not work. I tried to use UW VPN during the winter break in China and I can tell you it simply will not work. You can try ExpressVPN which enusynlidag suggested. I never used it, but you can try. You need to download the software from them and set up the plan PRIOR entering china since expressVPN website is blocked in China. You can also set up your VPS (Such as Amazon AWS) with Shadowsocks (The one I used before for 4 years) or V2Ray (Which is the one i use when I am in China for a year). This method is a little bit complicated, but it is free.

I bought it on Amazon

Here's an example of one

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Also, you can check out the Eluktronics website itself. They allow for a lot of customization.

I took phil 120 last spring. The class is all about proofs and derivations, in two styles: Sentential logic and Predicate Logic. The former is your classic "If p entails q and q entails r, then p entails r". The latter is similar, except it goes on to prove things with predicates, eg "if john or steve ate the pizza, then there exists some person such that that person ate the pizza", which allows for neat things like proving mathematical expressions.

I found the course to be pretty easy; You spend a lot of time in class learning and relearning derivation strategies and tools, most of which seem fairly obvious. However, the labs end up being really fun and challenging logic puzzles. Taking it has definitely helped me in CSE 311, which is a CSE theory course with proofs galore.

One of the neat things about learning basic logic (either sentential or predicate) is that you can begin to understand how computers work. While Phil 120 is more of a general logic course than one specifically applied to computers (see CSE 311), it gives you the tools to understand how a bunch of electric signals can be built and arranged to add numbers and beyond. If you're interested in that particular topic, I highly recommend the book Code, by Charles Petzold, which explains how computers work from basic logic operations to assembly and beyond.

Yet I digress. If you're interested at all, and have a slot to fill, I think phil 120 is definitely a worthwhile course, especially if you're planning on going into something like CSE or Math. While its fairly easy, it teaches interesting stuff and has good homework questions.

I wouldn't buy a gamecube controller from Pink Gorilla. I was just there (got myself a copy of Melee for $55) and all they had were these. http://www.amazon.com/Two-GameCube-Wii-Compatible-Controllers-Black/dp/B002L8W5V6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1445482669&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=gamecube+controller

I'm in the process of understanding the problem. I've started reading this book and so far it seems the way to go http://www.amazon.com/Performing-Under-Pressure-Science-Matters/dp/0804136726/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1441221369&amp;sr=8-7&amp;keywords=test+anxiety