<p>I realized there weren't a lot computer/networking/programming courses that you can take unless you're in that school or department.</p>
<p>Are there any such courses which are open and NOT restricted to other majors. Something related to computers & I am not talking about the Math Department.</p>
<p>My roommate took a basic programming class in Python this past semester. I have no idea what the course title is, though.</p>
<p>CS 105 courses are generally open to everyone. They say that they require certain prereqs, but you can talk to the professor and they will usually let you in.</p>
<p>My roommate took CS 303 (which had Python) and said it really sucked! I would hate to take any more programming classes. One of my worst classes ever.</p>
<p>They open after the 4th class day to everyone</p>
<p>I was thinking about taking the Perl or Python CS class cause a lot of the internships I’ve looked at seem to like these scripting languages. Does anyone know info about these classes? difficulty, time consuming, etc?</p>
<p>I took the Perl class. It gives a very brief summary of the important features of perl, especially regular expressions. The workload was very manageable. On the other hand, I’ve heard the Python class has a very substantial workload.</p>
<p>The one with Python is definitely time consuming/difficult. Roommate actually dropped the class halfway b/c it was that ridiculous. Maybe it was the professor, but he kept complaining about it, and I couldn’t help him lol.</p>
<p>well I am a business major but I’ve been into programming since high school. Took java & Cisco networking in HS…really liked it…then moved on to html, then php on my own and started basic web designing. Then got too busy with accounting and all that business crap. </p>
<p>I’ve heard python is really powerful, yet very well designed and forgiving for beginners. I can’t think why it would be so difficult since its the language most people learn first, besides the fact that the professor might be giving super difficult projects to counterbalance the easiness of the language. I wouldn’t mind Perl either. </p>
<p>Idk why I am in business.</p>
<p>Kkwa…would you recommend taking the perl class? Have you used it in your internships? I don’t think python is being taught this semester .</p>
<p>I took the Perl class because I was scripting a lot when interning at Intel at the time. I didn’t use Perl in my other internships. It definitely helped get me up to speed faster, but most of it can be self-taught. I guess it was pretty helpful though.</p>
<p>ok thanks…The course description said that the class meets Jan-March…what happens after that?</p>
<p>Does anyone know what exactly is being taught in CS 302 & 303 this semester?</p>
<p>nothing! you’re finished after march.</p>