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Soft
Eng vs Comp Sci
mathNews article
by
Backstab
Many of you
mathies out there have been wondering what’s so hype about
software engineering.
The answer is, there is none.
Really, software engineering is just basically computer
science plus a crap load of mandatory courses. Besides that,
I don’t even notice the difference really.
I’m a softie
and we’re suppose to be elite since we’re the 1st
ever software engineering class.
Even though we have the word ‘Engineering’ as the name
of our program, I feel more of a mathie than an engineer.
Most of our classes are in the MC building besides
one class at the WEEF lab at E2 (that place is elite),
and no, RCH aka Rod Coutts Engineering Lecture Hall/Hole doesn’t
count. That place
is crap. I hate
that building. It’s stuffy and it smells.
The air seems to be contagious inside and it puts you
to sleep once you’re in that place.
I don’t know, but every time when I’m in Linear Algebra,
everyone falls asleep… yeeeahhh, it must be the room… yeah,
that’s it… Maybe
due to the poorness of the air quality, people to do weird
things in there to try to keep themselves clean.
I saw this one guy inside RCH who was sitting down
on a bench reading newspaper… and all of a sudden he pulled
out a toothbrush and started to brush his teeth.
I was like um “what the hell?” and I almost broke out
laughing when I saw that.
Hmm, my suggestion is, move that lecture to DC.
DC is the place to be. Yeah, that rhymes too…ok
enough rambling.
Anyhow, my
point is that there’s not much of a difference between a comp
sci student and a softie. Seriously, I mean, we take Math
137 (not Math 117, that’s for wussies) we take CS 130, and
for the classical algebra replacement we take this course
called CO 103 which is basically exactly the same thing as
classical algebra except it’s called Discrete Math. (Don’t
ask me why they have to call it differently)
The extra stuff we have to take is Physics 115 and
Math 115 which is Linear Algebra. Oh, and a course called
SE 101 which is an introduction to software engineering.
Guess what, we learn about grammar and Lego in that
course. Unfortunately,
believe it or not, I’m now failing that class or just passing;
I got 50% and 35% respectively on my 2 quizzes.
AHHAHAHAAA. That
second quiz is on grammar too, wow I suck at grammar hardcore
and now this is going to be on mathNews, nice. Now watch me
fail the Lego Project too. LOL, I’m joking, of course. Man,
we got to try out those Lego robots last week. That was pretty
hype. The robots
read a simple version of java.
Me and one of my friends changed the java code and
cranked one of the robots to full power.
The robot basically self-destructed once it started
up and its wheels flew off because it was accelerating and
decelerating so quickly.
BAHAHA. Oops.
Hopefully the director of SE doesn’t read this. :P
So yeah, we don’t get to choose any courses until 2A
term where we get 1 elective, yay, ONE! WOOT!
Hmm ok.
That just about concludes my rant for this issue.
I don’t think it makes too much sense but it’s not
supposed to anyway.
If I’m bored or if I have some time, you might see
more of this crap on the next issue of mathNews, or The Iron
Warrior, $$$$$.
- Backstab
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