tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post113950891609164443..comments2023-10-11T03:43:28.302-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Science Librarian: Confessions of a Science LibrarianJohn Dupuishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829396649299444557noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post-1139843323489575302006-02-13T10:08:00.000-05:002006-02-13T10:08:00.000-05:00No really, it's all true. Maybe it was a little d...No really, it's all true. Maybe it was a little different when I took the course -- one semester but really taught as a CS course rather than a math course. In other words, all the assigments were programming assignments and all the exams really focused on writing code samples to solve equations (at least that's what I remember, it's been over 20 years). As I recall, it was also the first course I ever took where you could choose what language to do your assignments it. As I recall, I chose Fortran!John Dupuishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829396649299444557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post-1139748745472284582006-02-12T07:52:00.000-05:002006-02-12T07:52:00.000-05:00You really had me going until you got to the "nume...You really had me going until you got to the "numerical analysis" part. I <I>know</I> that no rational human being likes that stuff. But then, the year <I>after</I> I took it at Waterloo, they split the course into two because jamming all the content into one half-credit was just too brutal.<BR/><BR/>So, I might be biased.<BR/><BR/>- David @ WesternAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com