UNLV

[murdockpt]

unlv is in las vegas. theres your first attack. its a mess here. say you might fall victim to gambling or something. unr is also a college town so itll provide a nicer colege experience. cheaper and the standards are higher, and i.e. better. make stuff if you have to. my dad the college monkey even said himself unr is a better school

[Jan Medi]

- I just got a letter from UNR. I thought the lack of response meant "no". Apparently they sent me an email 5 days ago. But to my old email address that I haven't used for 4 years or so. How does that happen?
- Anyways, I need to go visit Shadow tomorrow for updated transcripts. The ones I have don't have my last semester or final grade on them. I guess I could call...but I want to step in that school one final time.
- I also need my health records. Oh I hope I don't need another shot.

[D 2]

well, best of luck to you and while it is true that UNR may be a better school i am sticking to UNLV it is just easier for me.
is anyone going out of state for college?

[murdockpt]

ummmm....luminary is going to Florida i think

[Jan Medi]

- Guess who just got back from California and bought lotto tickets and won $170 million! Not me. It was a nice car ride back imagining it though. Got 1 number outta 6, no prize.
- Anyways, I'm feeling young and reckless. On the way back, I had this whole plan concocted. I even had a skewed UNLV vs UNR cost chart. I was like, 2 days, that's plenty of time! I'll set up my Stafford Loan now, apply for classes and leave! But then I got home. My car is being repaired. My application hasn't been completely processed yet. Then I realized how short 2 days actually is. Last minute has never let me down before, just frustrated. It doesn't work when there's thousands of dollars at stake though.
- And so...my final decision is to go to UNLV for 1 semester. Get all my stuff sorted out for the next 4 months. Education wise, UNLV is only lacking the Video Game Design minor I feel would be useful. Quality wise, it really is up to me on where my degree lead. I'm going to take a few classes that both schools have. Calculus II, Computer Science I (Yeah, I feel like retaking it despite doing it for 2 years), Composition I (Mid semester class), Drawing I (Wow, it's like I'm repeating highschool). And...I guess that's it. ... CARAPFfalsdjf;lajdf Just saw a huge flaw in this plan as well!!!!!

[Jan Medi]

- This is my official goodbye to Murdock. Good luck. I really wish I could join you. The $24 or so dollars you owe me is now gratis.
- As for me, I'm going to do all my registration stuff last minute. I'm going to call to register for classes tomorrow. Then, I'm going to go to orientation on Friday. I wish I had all my stuff ready a month ago now...

[Jan Medi]

- I still have to meet with my advisor on Tuesday. So I'm going to miss 2 days of classes. Maybe only 1 depending on how I schedule stuff. Anyways, whoops. How much could I possibly miss?

[Jan Medi]

- I think I'm doing pretty well. The last few days were hectic for me. Kinda messed up my class schedule, financial aid, books, debit card, parking permit, and whatnot. But I am the master of last minute! Plus everyone there were so nice to me. What could go wrong when thousands of dollars are on the line?

[Athun]

Perhaps one day I'll see you during the semester. I tend to notice people from SRHS. Although most of the time I don't care to strike up conversation.

This post has been edited by Athun on Aug 24 2009, 09:56 PM

[Jan Medi]

- I somehow was able to reschedule a few classes. Math 182 (M, W, F), CS202 (T, R), and PSC101 (T, R). My problem right now is that I'm not sure if my classes are paid for. I faxed my credit card info, because I'm not sure if my Stafford Loan stuff is done. But, an ENG101 class opened up and I'm not sure I can add it anymore.
- I'm used to Java. Actually, I need a little refresher after a summer of no programming. Will I have to know C++ beforehand for Computer Science II?

[Athun]

The professor of CS 202 will likely expect you to have the skills taught in CS 135 in C++. So yeah, it'd likely be helpful to have the basics of procedural programming and syntax in C++.

Here's what my syllabus said in Spring regarding the matter...

"One of the pre-requisites for this course if CSC-135 or equivalent. You are expected to have experience in developing small size programs in C/C++. In this course the emphasis is on developing moderate size programs using the concept of classes and data abstraction. C++ will be used for programming exercises. Written communication skill in the form of design, analysis, and internal documentation is required. . . ."

"Review of CSC-135: User defined functions, parameter passing, scope, and overloading. Arrays and String. Design, analysis, and implementation issues in program-development."

As for what I remember being taught in CS 135. The professor focused mainly on things such as ... the standard library string class, input and output, file streams (i/o), arrays (not dynamically allocated), and structs to store different kinds of data together. And, of course, C++ syntax as you go for things like functions, variable declarations, commenting, etc. You can look at that link I gave before to see all the stuff the professor taught by going to the lecture notes section.

http://web.cs.unlv.edu/lee/cs135/cs135materials.html

My CS 202 class wasn't so great, I don't think the professor got through things as completely as he should have (that's just a problem with the professor I had, though; apparently others had better experiences elsewhere). From what I remember of that class, you're expected to know some basic C++ syntax already. I can't really comment as to what these "basics" are since I already knew the material from both of these classes for years now.

Well, if you run into problems, you could always ask here.

This post has been edited by Athun on Aug 24 2009, 10:09 PM

[Jan Medi]

- Oh, thanks. I think I'll try to go through the lectures one night. I had to get the books Absolute C++ and Data Struct.+Other Objects Using C++. Maybe the transitions between languages won't be too bad if I read the first few chapters. I still have to pick up my books tomorrow along with set up my computer account.

[murdockpt]

i think im the only art major at UNR...