<p>From what I've heard and read, ENGR 101 can be pretty brutal for students like me who haven't taken any programming in high school. I wanted to take C++ at my CC over the summer but it doesn't look like that will work out. Should I try to get some sort of book on C++ to look at over the summer or is there something else I should do to help prepare for ENGR 101? Thanks.</p>
<p>We’re in the same boat. We’re in New Orleans, but you may have something similar where you are. There is something called Dual Enrollment here at U of New Orleans, where high school students, I think above sophomore, but definitely junior, can take 1000 level college courses. Must submit an application, SAT or ACT scores, GC letter of rec, and immunization records. It’s a 40 buck app fee.
Can apply for schollie to waive tuition. May be only 100 or 300 for 3 credit course.
Anyway, son has no programming experience and will not get any before graduates, so looking into this. could take C programming this summer, offered two nights a week, through whole summer. Just waiting on applications for summer jobs/ service projects to come in to decide.
Also, google summer programs for high school students. there are many offered, some even with residential options, or there may be commuter programs offered at a local u. May be pricey, but could get some college credit and should give you a leg up.
And the most pricey, but we’re considering it, is IDtech. Programming class does go up to 18 years old. Offered at sites across the US, so would recommend looking at one where you want to go to give you some familiarity to campus. Almost positive there’s one at UMichigan,</p>
<p>Good luck to you!</p>
<p>learn c++ before you get here dude… if you know c++ beforehand, engr101 may be the easiest class you ever take.
If you’ve never taken c++ before, you will suffer real bad while half the class already know everything.</p>
<p>matlab is easy tho…</p>
<p>Im not here to gloat at all, but it was from my personal experience that 101 was incredibly easy. I had never had any programming experience before either and still got a high A. Tests can sometimes be tricky but overall the grading is fair. Just keep up in class</p>
<p>pistons, did you have bielejew/atkins/ringenberg?
daida’s the hard Ass one</p>
<p>I had Ringenberg. Cool guy. I heard Atkins was a tough class and Holloway’s was a joke. Didnt know anything about Daida though</p>
<p>Daida is difficult because he believes that students should be able to learn/teach themselves the code on their own. His lectures are interesting and he is a great professor, but for most of the assignments you need to do a little bit of researching on your own or just know programming from elsewhere. He flat out tells you that he doesn’t teach all of the coding needed for his assignments. </p>
<p>Also, all of the assignments in his class are pair assignments and you select your partner during one of the first labs.</p>
<p>do u get a free licensing key for the software? aka matlab etc</p>
<p>correction: daida is not a professor. I would puke if he ever become one.</p>
<p>pistons08, what semester did you take 101?</p>
<p>fall 08 asfsadsa</p>
<p>what is C++?</p>
<p>I’m doing the Michigan STEM Academy for the summer. (Basically a way to hit the ground running when the fall comes.) Will they prepare me for that?</p>
<p>C++ is a programming language.</p>
<p>@DRAMAN54</p>
<p>I am also considering M-STEM Academy. Yes they will prepare you. You will take classes in c++ programming. I have no idea how extensive these will be(you can only cover so much in 6 weeks), but you will be alot better off then someone who has never seen programming until Engr 101.</p>