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Interesting positioning as "great ideas" -- it seems like the topics are a pretty standard undergrad Theory of Computer Science course.
by bo1024 3y ago
Interesting positioning as "great ideas" -- it seems like the topics are a pretty standard undergrad Theory of Computer Science course.
- lupire 3y agoI wouldn't expect the theory of a field to be built upon Bad Ideas! It is a strange course though. It is grad level (2xx at Harvard) but the syllabus is survey topics from a range of undergrad courses in CS. I would guess it's a smattering of advanced topics in those areas, but the description doesn't sell it as having all those topics as prereqs. Maybes it's meant as an extension school / professional master's class for people who do not have CS degrees? Refugees from math, physics, and autodidacts?
- yankjenets 3y agoIt's a second semester freshman course for CMU CS undergrads.
- shusaku 3y agoThat’s my impression too, maybe the name just gets undergrads more excited.