I can't possibly imagine a better introductory Computer Science class MIT student here. My year was the first to have to do the new curriculum. Here's my under

I can't possibly imagine a better introductory Computer Science class MIT student here. My year was the first to have to do the new curriculum. Here's my understanding of it. The replacement courses (6.01 and 6.02) are not supposed to be intro CS courses. They are meant to expose people to broadly applicable engineering principles in both electrical engineering and computer science. And like SICP, they are not about programming. What used to happen with the old curriculum is that everyone --- both electrical engineering and computer science students --- would take 6.001, circuits, signals & systems, and architecture. With the current curriculum you get broad exposure in the beginning with 6.01 and 6.02 and have a bit more flexibility in your other requirements (if you're into pure CS, you can avoid sitting through a semester of circuit theory, if you want). How was it in Berkeley? Are the EE and CS departments separate?