CS 134Principles of Computer Science

Dec 25, 2019 Been there, done that 477 points, 11 comments

u/uwaterloo_professor: “… 1B, CS 134: accused of plagiarism with a classmate. As it turned out there was no plagiarism, but that didn’t matter. Appealed it all the way up to the dean but still had a probationary note in my file. …”

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Jan 6, 2018 CS 482 for non-CS student? 2 points, 4 comments

“Have any non-CS majors taken CS 482? I'm a stats major with a CS minor and interested in taking the course, but the only reviews on Flow are CS majors comparing it to other CS major courses. …”

u/PPewt: “Are you sure Quest isn't rejecting you because you don't have CS341? CS341 is one of the listed prerequisites, and is both CS-heavy and not open to non-CS majors. …”

u/PsychoactiveCanopus: “Parentheses. Check the prerequisites for STAT 340”

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Jul 7, 2017 Free Talk Friday 19 points, 71 comments

“Welcome to Free Talk Friday, where you are able to talk about whatever you want. Please keep it respectful and remember that subreddit rules still apply. Looking for more Free Talk Friday action? …”

u/JodoYodo: “I started in UWaterloo in 2006, AMA.”

u/JodoYodo: “… I only took three CS courses; CS134, CS241, and CS234... I think 134 isn't offered anymore :P I do think that people who are good at problem solving and logical thinking can become good at coding. …”

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Jan 7, 2017 Thinking of majoring in C&O (or maybe Computational Math). What kind of co-op jobs do students in these two majors get? 4 points, 3 comments

“I was wondering what kind of co-op jobs that Math students majoring in C&O and/or Computational Mathematics get? Do they get the same job types (software dev/web dev, etc.) as people in SE/CS? …”

u/JodoYodo: “… My co-op jobs were: - CS 134 TA for UWaterloo - QA Tester at a tech company - Research assistant to a C&O professor - Data Analyst at an insurance company - Research Analyst at an electricity company (mostly mathematical optimization work) You're definitely going to be at a …”

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Oct 4, 2015 Hi, I am a bot. 75 points, 98 comments

“Hey everyone! After some discussion with mods, I think I am ready to be pushed live. I am a bot designed to provide relevant course information upon request. …”

u/MuchBetterThanBest: “[[CS 135]]”

u/UWRedditBot: “… Prerequisites: None Antirequisites: CS 115, 121, 122, 123, 125, 131, 132, 133, 134, 137, 138, 145, CHE 121, CIVE 121, ECE 150, GENE 121, PHYS 139, SYDE 121 Available Online: No -----------------------------------------------”

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Jul 13, 2015 Question about the prerequisite for CS330 1 point, 0 comments

u/1235845a: “… Prereqs: One of CS116, CS126/CS124, CS134, CS136, CS138, CS145 taken fall 2010 or earlier, CS146; Level at least 2B; Not open to Computer Science students. does this mean that I have to take CS146? …”

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Dec 16, 2012 Computer Science/Soft Eng students: what are the must have/most useful comp science courses that actually helped you with co-op or jobs. 10 points, 12 comments

“I'm actually a bio major, but i'm thinking of taking a few computer science courses because of how they cross over with bioinformatics, and also because I like the idea of maybe learning to develop …”

u/cldellow: “… Programming ECE 354 Real-Time Operating Systems SE 240 Algorithms and Data Structures CS 134 Principles of Computer Science CS 133 Developing Programming Principles These did not: CS 492 The Social Implications of Computing SE 465 Software Testing and Quality ECE 428 Computer …”

u/dcroni: “I dont see cs 133 or 134. i'm thinking they consolidated it into cs 137? How much does it matter if courses are antirequisites of each other?”

u/deathblast: “CS 133 and 134 were the old first year courses. They have been replaced by 135/136 for CS majors and 137/138 for SE. …”

u/cldellow: “… I had great grades for CS 133/134, and then my grades began a rapid descent into mediocrity. For my first co-op job, good grades were all I had going into interviews. …”

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Apr 14, 2012 Do you have to pass exams to pass CS courses? 0 points, 9 comments

“Some of my CS courses state that you must pass the weighted portion of exams to pass the course, but others do not. Is there a department-wide policy or is it up to the professors?”

u/JodoYodo: “Depends on the syllabus. Back in ye olden days, when CS134 was a course, the policy was that you had to pass the assignment portion, AND the examination portion (i.e. Midterm + Final combined) to pass the course.”

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Jan 12, 2012 Co-op students, where do/did you work, and how much did you get paid? 13 points, 62 comments

“I was hoping this thread would be useful to see what kinds of jobs other people have, the year and program they're in, and how much they got paid. …”

u/JodoYodo: “2A C&O, CS134 TA at UWaterloo, $Garbage 2B, IBM Tester, $19/hour 3A, C&O Undergraduate Research, $10k Scholarship for the term 3B, Manulife Data Analyst, $22/hour 4A, Independent Electricity Systems Operator (Surveillance Analyst), $25/hour 4B, IESO Surveillance Analyst, $29/hour”

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Jan 7, 2012 Buss assigned to teach CS 365 3 points, 11 comments

“So the same guy who annihilated scores of people in CS 245 last term and has some of the most dismal RateMyProfs feedback I've ever seen has been assigned to teach CS 365 this term. Thoughts? …”

u/eqao: “… It used to be the case that the 1B CS course (CS 134 at the time) had a fairly large unit on program verification -- proving your program was correct. …”

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