SDC CS306 Computer architecture experience

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Which courses were made easier by the new assignments? Intro to Programming and Data Structures and Algorithms? Or Computer architecture?

Wouldn't Discrete Math be harder than Calculus for most people?

Math-wise, Discrete Math is extremely simple. There are only a few simple formulas you need to memorize, and they give you an online calculator to use. In addition, the math part only makes up around 25% of the final exam.

The hard part of Discrete Math is that there are lots of concepts to learn. The concepts don't build on top of each other, so if you have trouble with one part, you can skip ahead and come back to it later.

I see. One more question: I have a high schooler currently working on Algebra II. Do you think that doing Discrete Math before Calculus would then be a good idea?

Calculus has nothing to do with Discrete Math, so you can definitely do Discrete Math first.

For Discrete Math, you only need a very basic understanding of Algebra, such as solving equations like X+7=10. You should also know how to input such equations into an online calculator.

An example formula you must memorize in discrete math is the combination formula. The question will give you the values of N and R, then you just have to plug it in and get the result. 


There are less than 10 formulas you have to memorize so it isn't that hard.