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Course Selection Notes

• Course Selection Plan (Computer Science)

Resources

Computing Science Major Suggested Courses Computing Science Roadmap Requirements SFU Academic Advising SFU Calendar SFU 101 MyFinances101 Coop Opportunities

Jots

Coop

“Cracking the Coding Interview”

• 3 coop terms are recommended
• End of 2nd year is usually the earliest
• 30 units completed prior, 12 in the prior semester

General

• You need 1 writing credit for cmpt 276 and coop
• Don’t take calc1 and macm1
• Get a new laptop with good battery life
• Must be enrolled in cmpt276 before joining coop
• Complete program semester before you take cmpt276
• Practice c++
• Start using linux
• Research on ultrabooks

Advice

https://www.reddit.com/r/simonfraser/comments/efe1im/course_load_cmpt_276_295_354_300307/

• do macm 101, calc2, cmpt120, cmpt105
• do math 232 in the first semester , so you can do 316 in the second

Must Complete in 2 Years

• CMPT 225

  • [ macm 101 and one of (125+127), 129, or 135 ] or [the 2 ensc classes]

• CMPT 276

• CMPT 295

• MACM 101

  • read “how to prove it”
  • Trevtutor videos
  • butalov

• MACM 201

• MATH 232 - Applied Linear Algebra STAT 270 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3) or BUEC 232 - Data and Decisions I (4)

For Degree

• MACM 316
• CMPT 320 - Social Implications - Computerized Society (3)
• CMNS 353 - Topics in Technology and Society (4) CMPT 300 - Operating Systems I (3)

CMPT 307 - Data Structures and Algorithms (3)

• CMPT 354 is also recommended.
• Twelve units of additional CMPT courses numbered CMPT 400 or above must be completed (excluding CMPT 415, 416 and 498, which may be included by special permission)
• SFU WQB Courses

Extra Courses

Additional Breadth

• 6 outside student’s major subject
  • For joint majors

Bsc Credential

For a BSc computing science degree, the following additional requirements must be met.

• two additional courses chosen from Table I, Table II or Table III

MACM 316 - Numerical Analysis I (3)

Plan

Y1S1

CS

CMPT 120 - Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I (3)

• AP Credit

CMPT 125 - Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II (3)

CMPT 127 - Computing Laboratory (3)

Math

MACM101

MATH 151 - Calculus I (3)

• AP Credit

MATH 152 - Calculus II (3)

References: Reddit Link 1 | Peer Tutoring