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Posted 2004-09-23, 10:18 AM
Probably around half of the (once) Computer Science majors (of any type) at the University of Texas at Arlington change majors. Almost all of them change it in their sophomore year because of one of two courses:

CSE 2340 - Introduction to Digital Logic
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CSE 2441 - Digital Logic

The courses are nearly identical in that they are designed to teach the functionality, theory, and execution of circuit design. The only difference is that, in the latter, students are required to physically piece together the circuit. The only professor that teaches 2340 is the only professor that teaches 2441: Kearny.

His test averages are probably the lowest in the university, his drop rate is around 40%, and the failure rate is somewhere around 40% (which means that ~9 students of 25 will pass on average).

I've heard he does grade adjustment at the end of the course. By "the end of the course" I mean the day before grades are due. So, if you want to know how you're doing and what your final grade might be, you're shit out of luck.

I'm in 2340 because I'm a Software Engineering major (thus, I don't have to wire shit).

I just got out of our first midterm... I have never started more stupidly at 12 some-odd pieces of paper wondering what to do. I'm hoping for something in the 40s.

On a good note, though, when I left the class, I asked one of the other students (whom I consider to be somewhat above the class average) how he think he did and he said he thought he had, and I quote, "a snowball's chance in hell" of a 20.

*crosses fingers*
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Posted 2004-09-23, 10:22 AM in reply to Medieval Bob's post "Educational-Asswhooping"
I was Computer Science major, but after I took my first class, I ran like Forrest Gump from it. Now I am business man, GO BUSINESS.

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Posted 2004-09-23, 11:38 AM in reply to Ganga's post starting "I was Computer Science major, but after..."
That's just bullshit, he shouldn't get a paycheck with those rates.


I'm in one course in community college, Small Business Managment.
Kinda jumped the gun, cause I already run a small business.

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Posted 2004-09-23, 12:43 PM in reply to Medieval Bob's post "Educational-Asswhooping"
How hard can it be? Digital circuitry is fun; it's when you get to the analog stuff that I panic out.
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Posted 2004-09-23, 01:10 PM in reply to WetWired's post starting "How hard can it be? Digital circuitry..."
Well, in a lot of majors (Engineering in my case), the first two years are by far the hardest. They do that on purpose, to weed out the slackers or people that can't cut hard, consistent work. My freshman year I had somewhere around 500 or so Engineers starting, and by the end of Sophomore year, there was literally about 120 or so. After that, we break up into engineering disciplines and finish out our college careers.

On a lighter note, I have only 9 months left until I get my Master's in Power Engineering! Go go Titus brains!
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Posted 2004-09-23, 07:30 PM in reply to Titusfied's post starting "Well, in a lot of majors (Engineering..."
Good think heavy drinking only hurts your liver and not your brain...
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Posted 2004-09-23, 08:50 PM in reply to MightyJoe's post starting "Good think heavy drinking only hurts..."
Actually it kills brain cells.
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Posted 2004-09-24, 06:04 AM in reply to Slim's post starting "Actually it kills brain cells."
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...at the University of Texas at Arlington...
There's a "University of Texas at ARLINGTON"? Is it across from the "Ballpark In Arlington"? Maybe next to the Six Flags?
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Posted 2004-09-24, 08:45 AM in reply to Raziel's post starting "There's a "University of Texas at..."
If you go west about 4 miles and south 2 miles from the ballpark, you'll run into UTA.
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Posted 2004-09-24, 12:02 PM in reply to Medieval Bob's post "Educational-Asswhooping"
I've had to build circuit boards before. Not that difficult with practice.

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Posted 2004-09-24, 12:02 PM in reply to Slim's post starting "Actually it kills brain cells."
Drinking may kill brain cells, but so does sneezing hard.

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Posted 2004-09-24, 12:03 PM in reply to RoboticSilence's post starting "I've had to build circuit boards..."
I'm doing electronics for GCSE. It's kinda fun. We blow things up. Anyone blown up a metal cased diode on here? Apparently its impossible by the laws of physics. But it can be done. Whats electronics etc like at uni level?
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