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Is computer science hard?
@thejaewilliams
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The video addresses a common question about the difficulty of computer science, using relatable examples and engaging the audience with a question at the end. This combination of informative content and community interaction likely resonated with viewers interested in the field.
Summary
The video discusses the difficulty of computer science, noting it's often ranked among the hardest majors due to math, coding, and proofs. It explains that while recognizing a search algorithm's O(N) complexity is important, proving it is also necessary. The speaker also touches on embedded systems and code translation, concluding that software engineering is an application of computer science theory.
Structure
- 1Introduction: Is CS hard?
- 2Explanation of difficulty (math, coding, proofs)
- 3Example of search complexity O(N)
- 4Embedded systems and code translation
- 5Software engineering as applied CS
- 6Question to audience about hardest classes
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Is computer science hard?
IS COMPUTER SCIENCE
HARD? YES.
COMPUTER SCIENCE IS
COMMONLY FOUND IN
THE TOP FIVE
FOR THE MOST
DIFfICULT MAJORS.
LOT OF MATH,
CODING,
BE DOING A
LOT OF PROOFS.
AND JUST TO
EXAMPLE
THE TYPE OF
HAVE TO DO,
LET'S SAY YOU
NEEDED TO SEARCH
STRUCTURE LIKE AN
AND THE ARRAY
IS UNSORTED.
THE TIME COMPLEXITY
SEARCH WILL BE
O(N).
CASE,
RECOGNISING AND SAYING
IN O(N) ISN'T
IN ENOUGH
NOW YOU NEED
THAT SEARCH RUNS
IN O(N)
YOU WILL ALSO
LEARN ABOUT EMBEDDED
YOU'LL LEARN HOW
CODE IS TRANSLATED
FROM THE HIGH
YOUR ID
DOWN TO THE
MACHINE CODE AND
REMEMBER, COMPUTER SCIENCE
OF THE THEORY
OF COMPUTING.
FOR THOSE WONDERING
HOW SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
COMES INTO PLAY,
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING IS
A PRODUCT OF
COMPUTER SCIENCE BEING
AND TO MY
FELLOW COMPUTER SCIENCE
GRADUATES,
HARDest CLASSES YOU
TOOK?
DOWN IN THE
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Is computer science hard? Yes it is. #computerscience #compsci
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