<p>The Math 55 website says "Credit Option: Students will receive no credit for 55 after taking Computer Science 70.", but Math 55 is a prereq for Math majors. So if I take CS70, I can't major in Math? :S</p>
<p>Take Math 55.</p>
<p>CS 70 is offered through the EECS department, which has a grading policy suggesting that classes be curved to a B-.</p>
<p>By the way, I got an A in Math 55 and a C in CS 170. Go figure.</p>
<p>You took both? I don't think that's even allowed! :S</p>
<p>he said cs 170, which is, i think, a continuation of concepts from 55/70. just goin off the name of the class (cs 170 is "cs theory"). i think the point was he got an A in the first class dealing with discrete math and such, and then a C in the next class, which seems to be a comment on the overall difficulty of cs courses vs. math courses (ie, maths are easy because everybody takes em so the curves are easier, whereas cs courses are hard because it's mostly really smart people that take them).</p>
<p>i'm in cs 70 right now, and it's pretty tough. its cool stuff though, i think you'd enjoy it.</p>
<p>i'm willing to bet that if you're trying to double major, they'll let cs 70 count for math 55.</p>
<p>to student--are you sure about that EECS curve? every CS course i've taken has been a straight scale, and i was looking at some grade distributions from previous years, and they give out a LOT of A's, and not a whole lot of anything lower.</p>
<p>CS 70 is quite enjoyable if you are good at puzzle-solving. I took it last semester and really enjoyed it without feeling a burden at all.</p>
<p>Math 55 covers more topics, but is definitely easier than CS 70. For EECS students, CS 70 is advised because it prepares you for upper-div CS (like 170) better than Math 55 does; however, Math 55 seems to fit everyone else better.</p>