baeksulgi

Hey guys, I'll most likely be attending UCLA's engineering program this fall and had a question.

Any of you know if I need to know some programming beforehand? I'm willing to learn some languages over the summer if that'll give be a headstart.

Thanks!

Citan

baeksulgi: Yes, you do. Revise your C++ and write lots of programs.

Here's the CS 31 website, try writing some of the programs over summer. Good luck.

CS 31: Introduction to Computer Science I - Spring 2008

ucsd_ucla_dad

Flopsy:

What'll be the fate of the 'Ask Flopsy' forum after you graduate?

lajolla3

Thank you so much for your replies!! Your tips on CS32 final are really helpful. Data structures and time complexity are precisely what I've been studying this weekend, just to get STARTED on project 4. I can't believe how hard it is to get started on project 4! I sure hope it goes smoothly and gets done on time after such a painstaking starting process.

Yeah. I thought it was unlikely to find Smallberg teaching CS 33 next fall. T_T so sad. Citan, your posts were so funny to read, cuz I had Rohr for CS 31 last quarter, so I know what you're talking about. I really can't imagine taking a class as difficult as cs 33 with Rohr either. but I guess I must face it. But, I also agree with MadeInChina that taking a class with Rohr is not THAT bad. I feel that having Rohr for teacher gave me a stronger self-discipline as a CS student. He pretty much forces you to read the textbook before class, cuz otherwise you will have absolutely no idea what's going on in lecture.

btw I'm currently an EE(straight option) major. i had no experience with CS before coming to UCLA and am now considering a CS pathway cuz I liked CS 30 series so far. Thanks again and good luck on your finals!

flopsy

This thread will be fair game for any UCLA engineering students to govern.

From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.

BoelterHall

Where will you be working next year, flopsy?

mr muffin

does UCLA have a good bioengineering program?

toxic_waste

^ it's only a few years old...so it might be good, but it's still not very recognized.

flopsy

I'll be at a start-up game company in Sherman Oaks, working as a game programmer.

SSfren

" As for Smallberg teaching cs33, i'm not sure if SSfren mixed him up with Rohr, but Rohr is the only person teaching CS 33 this spring and i'm pretty sure that rohr was the only person teaching cs 33 in the spring quarter as well."

He definitely taught it last spring...I was in his class all year from CS 31 to CS 33, so I thought that's how it worked.

SSfren

"Where will you be working next year, flopsy?

I'll be at a start-up game company in Sherman Oaks, working as a game programmer. "

Flopsy, how hard is it for cs majors to land a job right out of college...depending on gpa?

r30028

Oh sorry yea SSfren I meant to say fall quarter in my post, and yea I had just never heard of smallberg teaching cs 33 before.

Also, about cs 33, imo the projects have been easier than the cs 32 projects just due to the fact that you're typically not thinking up the programs, but rather just changing them to a different language. Since you have the c++ code right in front of you, its not that difficult to transfer it to assembly. The main hard part about CS 33 has been the midterm and i'm going to assume the final, since coding in assembly on paper is hell. There really aren't that many difficult concepts...number operations are pretty simple and memorizing architecture is just studying.

And baeksulgi, I would recommend going to the cs 31 site and saving all of the project specs and solutions right now so you can keep them for your cs 31 quarter and also study during the summer, since they take down the websites after the quarter is over.

flopsy

If you have a >3.0 GPA upon graduation, you should have no problem landing a full-time job. If you have a <3.0 GPA upon graduation, you should be able to find a full-time job anyways. Job prospects are great for Computer Science right now.

jiceo1

r30028 and others:
I was thinking about getting a head start on C++ before college too. I'll be majoring in Computer Science and Engineering and I saw that Spring08 website. I was wondering... in the syllabus, it says that the textbook is the "Big C++." So, I went to a local bookstore (I'm an international student btw) and I saw it in English and with a pretty good price (for local standards), around $50-60 ... Since I'll probably be taking CS31 on Fall08, I was wondering if I should get this book and start studying from it. Another thing, I noticed that the "Absolute C++" book is also used a lot. But here this book is expensive here. Also, I have "Accelerated C++" and "C++ Primer Plus" in electronic format already. What do you guys think I should do? Get "Big C++" or "Absolute C++" or wait until I actually enroll in the course and study from these two other books? Btw, I already know some Java, if that helps...

BoelterHall

You just helped people get a higher grade the wrong way.