xdega

I guess I just wanna hit the ground running. If I work on the basics now, then I can devote more time on the harder and more complex concepts or even other classes I may run in to difficulty with?. That and I find it very interesting and I have a bit of free time at the moment, so I guess I kinda want to research it a little. I am sure that the degree will provide LOTS more to take in and study. I guess it is no different than the fortunate high school students that get to take "pre-calculus", before heading to college. I wasn't one of them fortunate students due to a late start because I immigrated to the United States.

Ah. Think I got it. So on the first example you REMOVE the MSD(number to the far left). Then for example two (binary) you REMOVE the LSD or LSB (number to the far right). Am I correct? now I just need to learn to convert numbers to binary and vice versa. Very interesting concept indeed, to be able to subtract via addition and inverse.

So just to clarify. How do you find the MSD and LSD?. From the first example, the MSD appears to similar to a denominator but I don't want to make assumptipns.

Ah, very interesting indeed. I found a great Wikipedia article on logic gates (http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Logic_gate). I see that it deals a lot with the electronic circuitry of computers. Also learning a few new symbols etc (such as the arrows for relationships and "iff"). I definitely look forward to the Shaum's book that will be arriving tomorrow, I believe it will cover a lot of such topics. Also, I find that the visual topics that include the truth tables and diagrams make the concepts MUCH easier to grasp than straight formulas. What would I expect to see more of in the course of my studies? ps: One thing that instantly gets me is that the "OR" gate uses "A+B" as notation, where as the "AND" gate uses "A.B". Why is this? isn't that a little misleading?

Thank you much for them resources. I went ahead and ordered the shaum book, I also noticed that they have several other interesting books. One thing that is also weighing on my mind is this : my math level is low, I was never fortunate enough to take pre calc. I do however have an unbelievable interest in computers. Would you say that interest can make up for minor deficiencies in aptitude?. Obviously I am a hypocondriac.

thanks for that. I definitely have a deficiency in JS. It's probably my weakest web based language, but so important to the others. I know I need to learn JS, especially since I plan to specialize in web development. What do you mean by "learning IEEE's?" Are there any good books on "Computational Theory" that you would recommend??

So basically, I start 4 year college this fall to begin my Bachelors in Computer Science. Albeit a little late at the age of 25 Here is a little academic background. My current level of math is just about at the college algebra level, although I am fairly confident in that area. I have messed with an intermediate amount of procedural PHP (that was how I started PHP) and started looking a little at Object Oriented PHP as far as coding goes. I have also, extensive experience with HTML/CSS. I am looking to pre study before my classes, and looking for a finger in the right direction. As far as I understand, Computer Science is very math intensive and covers a lot of programming theory. What topics will help me the most? are there any guides/books written specifically for preparing computer science students that are about to attend college? Thank you much.

Hi, I have been studying object oriented php lately (basics). I was wondering if it will be sufficient for the material in a computer science degree. I start this fall, and plan to focus on web design. Or should I really learn c++ or java. In short does op php cover enough, that I won't be completely lost with classes that deal with complex algorithms? Thanks