<p>I hear CS is very difficult, and that if you don't do well in an intro-level programming course (say, in Java), you can only go downhill from there as you take upper-level CS courses.</p>
<p>Do you any of you guys know of peers (or perhaps you yourselves) who did not do so well in intro CS courses, but still finished the other classes and major well, and ended up doing quite well post-graduation?</p>
<p>cheers</p>
<p>I don’t understand how u can do well in higher level CS classes if you can’t manage intro-level courses. I mean it doesn’t make sense…isn’t it just basic?? Anyway in my opinion the intro level stuff is simple. And CS is not difficult if u have the right mind for it…in fact it’s pretty much one of the easiest…</p>
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<p>The front-end of computer science majors is usually about learning
professional skills, such as programming. The ability to program is
often but not always used in upper-level courses. The upper-level
courses usually focus on theory which is quite different from
programming. If you are more into theory and less into programming,
then, yes, you can do not-so-well at the programming stuff but still
do fine in CS.</p>
<p>Those early programming courses are often weeders too. You can get hit
with Calculus, Physics and a Programming course (along with something
else) and wonder how anyone has any free time to do anything else. It’s
easy to switch to something else if you don’t really love the major.</p>
<p>My son was in a CS class with a guy that drank a lot and didn’t do
well in their intro class (son was 16 at the time). This guy also did
ROTC. He’s in a graduate CS program right now. He did CS with a
Bioinformatics option for undergrad.</p>
<p>Are you in college now or will you be starting in the fall? If the
latter, then you might do a little prep-work over the summer to make
it easier for you in the fall.</p>
<p>Ok u mean like that. I thought u meant pure CS courses. that is not the maths, sciences etc…</p>
<p>Are you worried? If you are good at algebra and problem-solving then introductory computer programming should not be hard for you. In fact, intro CS can improve your algebra skills, as they both use similar parts of your brain.</p>