This is a great question that doesn’t get asked enough in my opinion, and is good no matter your major. For the most part, you should focus on learning and understanding the material rather than a good grade. If you understand the material, grades will follow. However, when you enter the workforce, most people won’t…
A common question I get is why is there all this math in Computer Science, and what happens if I’m not great at it? So some of the math is because a lot of early Computer Science work was done by applied mathematicians. However, that’s not the only reason for the math courses. Math helps…
Many students want to know what language should they learn, either while in school for Computer Science, or even before they get there. This of course varies between schools, but typically you can find Python, C/C++, and Java as some of the more common languages. However, typically, the school will offer and/or teach them to…
A common question I hear is actually a two-parter. 1) Do I need my own laptop? and 2) Which laptop should I get? Well, I think if you’re asking number 2, you know the answer to number 1….but let me dive into it. So, do you need your own computer? For some majors, you can…
This is a problem which might come up during a job interview, to try to figure out, how do you think. And it goes something like: “Can you count (i.e. print each number), from 1 to 100, without using a loop?” Now some languages will have some special functions which you can use to do…
Well, as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science (CS), of course I’m going to pick Computer Science… but that might not be the right choice for you, so in this video we look at a few different options. These options include Computer Science (CS), Information Technology (IT), and Computer Engineering (CE), which are the three…
Are you thinking about, or currently in, a Computer Science (CS) program? Do you have questions about the field, and want to know what to expect, and often ask yourself, is this the right place for me? Well, those types of questions, and more will be answered here. As an Assistant Professor and Under Grad…
A computer system consists of a set of hardware and software objects. The protection domain is a set of pairs of objects and rights needed to access those objects. An access matrix is a representation of protection domains. (It is more conceptual than actual however.) Each row specified the object, and a right that can be performed as…
