As always, another wandering soul~

[Tony]

Yes, but those would be provided by the department that offers the program in which you want to minor. E.g. Philosophy -- http://philosophy.uwaterloo.ca/undergraduate/degreereqs.html

Quote:

The Philosophy Minor requires successful completion of a minimum of five academic course units (ten courses) in Philosophy with a minimum cumulative average of 65%, including:

- no more than three PHIL courses at the 100-level

[cheese_cake]

i see... thanks.

also, how many courses do students usually take a term?

[Tony]

About 5 is the suggested sequence for CS.

[cheese_cake]

ok... choosing courses here... i have selected CS135, opted out of advance math, & signed up to be considered for physics themed MATH137... i am obliged to take PHYS121 & it's still asking me to fill in 3 other non math electives before i continue.... i havent even been told if i'm enrolled into MATH135 but i'll assume so....doesnt that mean i will have to sign up a total of 7 courses @_@?

[Tony]

You might be picking courses for the entire first year (Waterloo is kind of weird with their pre-enrollments). The suggested course sequence for BCS is http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/current/programs/suggested/2010-2011/bcs.shtml

[cheese_cake]

awesome. thx.

[cheese_cake]

does this look right for a time table?

[Tony]

Yup. We've recently had schedule discussions over here -- http://compsci.ca/v3/viewtopic.php?t=29005

[cheese_cake]

oh, i've been curious, but at waterloo what do international students or just students in general do when they get kicked out of the rez admitted in fall and have troubles finding a place to go to after their last paper?

[cheese_cake]

does anyone know where/how to get second hand textbooks for computer science?

or is anyone selling theirs?

[Cool.Breeze]

Don't bother buying the textbook for CS 135, it's available online for free, just google "how to design programs" (the name of the book) and click the first link. The notes are much more useful than the textbook though, you can do well in the course without ever looking at the textbook.

There is a used book store on campus on the bottom floor of the SLC, you have to be quick though, required books usually sell quickly.

[mirhagk]

You can use eBooks instead of physical copies?

[Cool.Breeze]

mirhagk @ Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:43 am wrote:

You can use eBooks instead of physical copies?

lol yes, why wouldn't you be able to? You can use whatever you want for learning the course material. Usually the prof's own course notes are your best resource by far though.

[mirhagk]

So you don't HAVE to buy the course textbooks? If you borrowed it from someone, or somehow saw a "legal" copy online, you could just do that lol?

[Cool.Breeze]

mirhagk @ Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:50 pm wrote:

So you don't HAVE to buy the course textbooks? If you borrowed it from someone, or somehow saw a "legal" copy online, you could just do that lol?

Correct, no one is gonna force you to do anything. You can borrow textbooks off a friend, use online versions, sign the textbook out from the library, or not even use the textbook at all. It's your choice.

Also, like I said above, the text book for CS 135 (How to Design Programs, Felleisen) is made freely available online by the publisher. Just google "How to Design Programs", click the first link, and start reading.