How does computer engineering compare and contrast to computer science?

[underthesun]

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btw I heard from my tutor, that half or (insert some random huge amount more than half) of some 3rd year seng class failed, and had to be given "passes" since too many failed, because the work was just too hard?

and if i can remember correctly, it involved c++ and cobra or something like that?

When I heard it, I dont know whether i should be scared or excited. :/

[McLake]

3rd Year SENG is C++ (+ I think you can use Python, but I am not sure). I am glad that we have a C++ guru on our team, but I am still going to study up on it over the holidays.

I imagine people fail cause they don't get the system working. It is some huge client/server project that needs 10 of 1000's of lines (if not more), written by 4 people, that all have to work perfectly, whilst doing other lovely 3rd year subjects. I am glad that I seems to be able to do a 3-day week in S1, seems like I will need it ...

Excited! Should always be excited by a challenge ...

[underthesun]

btw just wondering, how much presentations do we still get to do in 2nd year? I imagine the documentation and formal methods (aka B) part will still be big..

Actually, do we get to code in 2020?

and also, the challenge has to come with some mooty bragging (e.g SENG workload = 2 * compsci workload , therefore we are superior)

[ace]

Just wondering McLake, what is concerned in COMP2411 - Logic and Logic Programming?

[AE86]

Whoa, so many replies and i didn't get any notifications to email.

Anywayz, how hard is this course compared to electrical engineering?

Damn, i heard electical would be very hectic.

[zoodboog]

Originally Posted by ace

Just wondering McLake, what is concerned in COMP2411 - Logic and Logic Programming?

I hope you liked Discrete

[ace]

Originally Posted by zoodboog

I hope you liked Discrete

I got bored, looked up COMP2411, read some of the notes. It's just logic proofs shoved into a computer language.

Glad it was pulled from being a Software Core, just hope the replacement course isn't worse.

[AE86]

Can you guys rate the relative difficulty of Computer Eng, Soft Eng, Comp Sci and Elect Eng in a specific order?

From what i heard people saying, my guess goes like this.

Electrical>Computer Eng>Soft Eng>Comp Sci

Correct me if i'm wrong

[underthesun]

Well, it would all depend on electives, since a hard compsci > easy seng, hard seng > easy compsci etc..

But for core courses difficulty, seng > compsci, since seng core = compsci core + seng additional cores. This is because other than mathematics 1B, seng core is a superset of compsci core. And seng workshop is VERY time consuming (first year), and supposedly both very time consuming and very hard (year 2-3).

[sunny]

If you pick all the easy electives subjects with no regard for what you are actually learning and do your best to cruise through uni with minimal work, then yes comp sci is easier than every other program.

You're asking a question that has no answer. I might find Comp Sci extremely challenging, but still doable and enjoyable, but you ask a seng student who might not have the same interests they'll tell you its impossible, and vice versa.

This is a question you need to answer yourself - choose what you like best

[STx]

hehe old thread, but, would elec eng or comp eng be better for a job to do with microprocessor design..i actually read in the unsw booklets, that comp eng has more do to with programming than hardware stuff. Im just interested in the hardware, i mean i dont hate programming, havent tried it really.

Also im planning to do B Elec Eng/ B Comm anyway, and i dont think comp eng is offerred with BComm?

thx

[grimreaper]

Originally Posted by STx

hehe old thread, but, would elec eng or comp eng be better for a job to do with microprocessor design..i actually read in the unsw booklets, that comp eng has more do to with programming than hardware stuff. Im just interested in the hardware, i mean i dont hate programming, havent tried it really.

Also im planning to do B Elec Eng/ B Comm anyway, and i dont think comp eng is offerred with BComm?

thx

With careful choice of electives, I think you could avoid doing a lot of programming in comp eng and focus on hardware, but you will definately have to do some throughout the degree. Comp eng is offered with commerce

[STx]

Ok nice, do you think that comp eng will be better for that kind of hardware basis rather than elec eng? Thats pretty much the key for me.

[grimreaper]

Originally Posted by STx

Ok nice, do you think that comp eng will be better for that kind of hardware basis rather than elec eng? Thats pretty much the key for me.

Sorry I really dont know someone else will have to answer that. Alternatively, find the degree programs for elec and comp eng and see which one has the courses/electives that suit you.

[gman03]

Originally Posted by STx

Ok nice, do you think that comp eng will be better for that kind of hardware basis rather than elec eng? Thats pretty much the key for me.

At UNSW, for both Comp Eng and Elec Eng you can choose to do the relavent subjects which deals with Microprocessors and design. ELEC subjects focus on making the processor while COMP subject focus on using the processor (after being made).

The diff between Comp Eng and Elec Eng is that Elec Eng needs to deal with power and electromagnetic phenomena while Comp Eng needs to deal with Computing theory.