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Re: Learning Java - online or in a classroom? I'd take it in a classroom if I were you, from personal experience. When I took Visual Basic in high school(I'm a 2010 grad and I took this in 2008-09), it was a case of "Take it or don't graduate" as I was behind a credit at the time, I took it online to accommodate my schedule.
Let's just say math is my weakest link, the course was "Grab a textbook, learn it(figure it out) yourself and have all projects from chapter 10 done for next friday at 3PM", and I needed to be walked through the math parts, which was totally backwards thinking for me.
To this day, I'm still mad at myself that I got a 66% in that class.
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| I can absolutely see where you're coming from, racer. I would be mad too if I got that grade. I never feel comfortable taking a class unless I know that I have the tools to get greater than a 90%. But hey - some things can't be helped. You do the best that you can, with the time and resources available to you at the time. There is absolutely no shame in that.
I sincerely appreciate all the input I've received here. I've actually decided to take it online. The professor seems responsive through email and I've gotten several other, highly rated, supplementary books (aside from my textbook). I also have backup professors to help me, and a well developed math center at my disposal, and a very strong work ethic. 
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 nokken
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Memphis, TN | reply to Ellexa
My path:
C++ (2 semesters)
Visual Basic 6.0 (Laughable after C++)
COBOL
JavaScript/Perl
Java
C (needed 3 more hours of Computer electives...)
C# (did this on my own using the "Head First" book)
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said by Wily_One:(*I remember back in the day when it was Pascal, but I'm dating myself...)
Ditto. |
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nonymousPremium
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Glendale, AZ Reviews:
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"Let's just say math is my weakest link, the course was "Grab a textbook, learn it(figure it out) yourself and have all projects from chapter 10 done for next friday at 3PM", and I needed to be walked through the math parts, which was totally backwards thinking for me. "
The classes I took were not heavy on math as such. Logic and how programming is done yes but not what you would call basic math.
A class similar to this is more of the math used in programming.
»webapp4.asu.edu/catalog/course?s···&r=20484
So unless the classes are having you program math equations you do not need high level calc etc. at basic programming. |
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