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The early homeworks in this class (Great Theoretical Ideas in Computer Science) were basically puzzles, where if you've seen the style of problem before you mor
by bkrausz 16y ago
The early homeworks in this class (Great Theoretical Ideas in Computer Science) were basically puzzles, where if you've seen the style of problem before you more or less knew the answer. The goal was to expose us to these types of problems and teach us how to think them through properly.
It was definitely one of the most fun courses I've taken.
- spicyj 16y ago15-251 isn't a freshman-year course, is it?
- bkrausz 16y agoIt was either 2nd semester Freshman year or 1st semester Sophomore year, honestly I don't remember which it was.
- sachitgupta 16y agoIt was required 2nd semester Freshman year for all CS students. (Hey Brian!)
- flogic 16y agoThat's one of those critical to include details. Otherwise the story makes the prof sound like a douche.
- bkrausz 16y agoAbsolutely right, I updated the post.