I did 2 unit maths last year and the course is OK so far. I haven't done enough work, as per my standard, and I haven't gotten to a tearing-hair stage yet. Just be prepared to do a lot of work before your final exams (which I also haven't done).
S Eng is just that, software engineering, the courses are revolved around programming software, methods of programming, and some lofty stuff like writing reports on software, etc. (That's what it seems like so far from 1st year's perspective.)
Heee... true... i didnt quite mean that but... your right... you have to work your way up...
. that will reduce surely by second sessions right?Semester = session. Currently, the combined B Eng/B Com program doesn't exist, so all budding accountants can do is pick commerce subjects for their Soft Eng electives. When the B Eng/B Com program exists, I think your program will continue in this fashion, though you'll probably get overloaded in later sessions.
I think you'll find that all B Eng degrees will flog you with maths. This is and has always been done (as my dad tells me -- he was in uni here and overseas 20 years ago) to weed out the students who either don't have a clue or aren't commited to their course. The maths we learn now will, in the large, be lost and lie unused in the "real world" (unless you go into certain fields of course); but it does teach you lots of useful principles and how to study hard, learn effectively and think logically.20.5 hours and 12 hours of maths a week? sheeh, thats more than 4u
Sorry yoshi for the confusion, i ment the MComm added in 4th year, but thanks for the info.Originally posted by yoshi
Semester = session. Currently, the combined B Eng/B Com program doesn't exist, so all budding accountants can do is pick commerce subjects for their Soft Eng electives. When the B Eng/B Com program exists, I think your program will continue in this fashion, though you'll probably get overloaded in later sessions.
Well, I did detective work and this is what the draft of the program looks like: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/seng/SE-BCom-generic/index.html
[if approved]
It's 5 years, S Eng and B Com programs are mixed up in the first 3, 4 is all com [i think], and 5'th year is just your S Eng thesis (which is compulsary). Along with this, you need the 3 months compulsary industry experience attached with S Eng. That's a lot of work
I think you'll find that all B Eng degrees will flog you with maths. This is and has always been done (as my dad tells me -- he was in uni here and overseas 20 years ago) to weed out the students who either don't have a clue or aren't commited to their course. The maths we learn now will, in the large, be lost and lie unused in the "real world" (unless you go into certain fields of course); but it does teach you lots of useful principles and how to study hard, learn effectively and think logically.
Like McLake said, 2nd session it does reduce to around 17 hours p/w.
No worries, you can check that and all the other programs out here: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/seng/SE-programs.html
Yea, maths is the foundation of computing and all that, but do you use any major part of it when you are programming, say, web front-ends or some dull financial application (which I bet is where the safe and majority of money is in programming)?
