NUS SCIENCE(STATISTICS)

[Rusty89]

hey, i took pc and lsm mods, can both be used as fac req?

and anyone has any suggestions to tackle cs1010?? like take in which sem under which lecturer or? i heard that it1006 is useful to help cs1010?? true??

Yup both can be counted as fac req. lol seem like alot ppl chose this combination of fac req.

CS1010 i think should be better to take in sem 2 as sem 1 will be have alot of Computing major taking this core mod. CS1010 is all about practices.

 

[strawberrygirl]

Yup both can be counted as fac req. lol seem like alot ppl chose this combination of fac req.

CS1010 i think should be better to take in sem 2 as sem 1 will be have alot of Computing major taking this core mod. CS1010 is all about practices.

then cs1010e or cs1010 would be better? and how about the lecturer? they say sem1 has better lecturers?

 

[Rusty89]

then cs1010e or cs1010 would be better? and how about the lecturer? they say sem1 has better lecturers?

Cs1010e is only for engineer students. i took it in sem2 though i heard good reviews about this lecturer named Aaron. I took it under Lifeng who aint too bad either. He is rather passionate in his teachings.

 

[Darkzi0n]

hey, i took pc and lsm mods, can both be used as fac req?

and anyone has any suggestions to tackle cs1010?? like take in which sem under which lecturer or? i heard that it1006 is useful to help cs1010?? true??

i dont think it1006 is necessary. i dont have any computing background and still find cs1010 manageable.

Cs1010e is only for engineer students. i took it in sem2 though i heard good reviews about this lecturer named Aaron. I took it under Lifeng who aint too bad either. He is rather passionate in his teachings.

i think sci student can take cs1010e also.. and i heard cs1010e is easier.

 

[Rusty89]

i dont think it1006 is necessary. i dont have any computing background and still find cs1010 manageable.



i think sci student can take cs1010e also.. and i heard cs1010e is easier.

Hmm i know that the website said that we can take but so far i have only seen eng students taking 1010e. Yea it is easier i feel. seen their stuff before. they dont learn as much as us. but their assignment is sit in, unlike others which is given a deadline.

 

[LegendZenify]

Yes im pretty sure most active ones are "korkor".
okay anyway read this fine print found on the nus web.


Am I allowed to use other modules to replace those listed in the minor requirements if I have problems reading the required modules?
YES for Minor in Mathematics since its course structure provides a list of modules to choose from.

NO for Minor in Financial Mathematics because it is a specialized field and does not allow other modules to be used to replace those in the course requirement. If your major requirement has more than 1/3 overlap with this minor and the overlapping modules are core modules in your major, you will not be able to complete this minor.

Note that modules listed as preclusions are not necessarily good for replacing or substituting the modules that they are precluded from.

So that means you cannot take. (assuming you are a stats major) hahaha

Actually it is possible to take a Financial Maths minor for a Stats major.
The overlap is in ST2131 and MA1102R (1/3 aka 8MCs overlap)
However, the other 4 modules necessary (for the fin math minor) cannot be used to count towards the requirements for the stats major.

 

[woaideren]

Yes im pretty sure most active ones are "korkor".
okay anyway read this fine print found on the nus web.


Am I allowed to use other modules to replace those listed in the minor requirements if I have problems reading the required modules?
YES for Minor in Mathematics since its course structure provides a list of modules to choose from.

NO for Minor in Financial Mathematics because it is a specialized field and does not allow other modules to be used to replace those in the course requirement. If your major requirement has more than 1/3 overlap with this minor and the overlapping modules are core modules in your major, you will not be able to complete this minor.

Note that modules listed as preclusions are not necessarily good for replacing or substituting the modules that they are precluded from.

So that means you cannot take. (assuming you are a stats major) hahaha

haha i see!
So it means stats majors cannot do minor in financial maths and 2nd major in financial maths?
Oh well, they should have put that under the preclusions too!
Thanks for the info.
Cheers!

 

[woaideren]

Actually it is possible to take a Financial Maths minor for a Stats major.
The overlap is in ST2131 and MA1102R (1/3 aka 8MCs overlap)
However, the other 4 modules necessary (for the fin math minor) cannot be used to count towards the requirements for the stats major.

so actually means like other than modules listed in the minor requirement.
I need to take additional st/ma modules to make up those 4 modules right?

 

[Raichu29125]

i think sci student can take cs1010e also.. and i heard cs1010e is easier.

CS1010 has got no bell curve (even though CS1020 has), and CS1010E questions are based on Engineering - even though the syllabus are the same.

Your call.

 

[Raichu29125]

Actually it is possible to take a Financial Maths minor for a Stats major.
The overlap is in ST2131 and MA1102R (1/3 aka 8MCs overlap)
However, the other 4 modules necessary (for the fin math minor) cannot be used to count towards the requirements for the stats major.

Sorry for lurking for so long. But you're spot on.

 

[strawberrygirl]

CS1010 has got no bell curve (even though CS1020 has), and CS1010E questions are based on Engineering - even though the syllabus are the same.

Your call.

qns based on engineering means they CS1010 and cs1010e are tested based on diff things? but are both mods' assessment the same?

 

[strawberrygirl]

Hmm i know that the website said that we can take but so far i have only seen eng students taking 1010e. Yea it is easier i feel. seen their stuff before. they dont learn as much as us. but their assignment is sit in, unlike others which is given a deadline.

if learn diff things but still examined on the same things? and sit in assignments should be better right? wad about the style of teaching? one has lectures the other doesnt..

 

[strawberrygirl]

i dont think it1006 is necessary. i dont have any computing background and still find cs1010 manageable.



i think sci student can take cs1010e also.. and i heard cs1010e is easier.

haha but guys are better at computing! and easier in which sense?

 

[johnny4305]

so actually means like other than modules listed in the minor requirement.
I need to take additional st/ma modules to make up those 4 modules right?

Yes, you cannot use these 4 mods to fulfil the stats major requirement.

 

[Darkzi0n]

haha but guys are better at computing! and easier in which sense?

I hearsay it is easier only lar... i personally cannot comment on the difficulty of the questions as i have nvr taken CS1010E, but their midterm is only MCQ, atleast for the sem my friend took it.

Anyway, the difficult part is not the coding as there are not much syntax (programming rules) to learn... it is the problem solving part, which some ppl tend to be not as good as others. But if you belong to the 'better' group, then CS1010 will be a fun module.

 

[woaideren]

thanks guys for the info.
I was totally so dumb to think that being a stats major can get a fin maths minor "for free"

 

[Raichu29125]

qns based on engineering means they CS1010 and cs1010e are tested based on diff things? but are both mods' assessment the same?

Assessment are almost similar. Just that in exams/tests, in CS1010 your questions will be more geared towards Mathematics (like testing whether a number is palindrome, for example) whereas for CS1010E, your questions are more Engineering in nature.

It just merely serves to make things abit more intuitive/easier for you to think of a solution. The syllabus are both the same.

HOWEVER (this note is meant for people who intend to minor/2nd major in CS or going to QF), the programs you use for CS1020 and CS1020E will be different. CS1020 is based in Java and CS1020E, C++. Again the topics (OOP, Stacks, Queues) taught will be the same, just on different platforms.

There used to be CS1280 and CS1281, 2MC modules taken on S/U basis that teaches you from Java to C++ or vice-versa, I don't believe SoC will offer them again?

 

[strawberrygirl]

Assessment are almost similar. Just that in exams/tests, in CS1010 your questions will be more geared towards Mathematics (like testing whether a number is palindrome, for example) whereas for CS1010E, your questions are more Engineering in nature.

It just merely serves to make things abit more intuitive/easier for you to think of a solution. The syllabus are both the same.

HOWEVER (this note is meant for people who intend to minor/2nd major in CS or going to QF), the programs you use for CS1020 and CS1020E will be different. CS1020 is based in Java and CS1020E, C++. Again the topics (OOP, Stacks, Queues) taught will be the same, just on different platforms.

There used to be CS1280 and CS1281, 2MC modules taken on S/U basis that teaches you from Java to C++ or vice-versa, I don't believe SoC will offer them again?

wow.. im lost in your sec part of reply.. haha. will engineering qns be easier to solve? :/

 

[strawberrygirl]

any one has any gems or electives mods that are easy to score to recommend?

 

[strawberrygirl]

is it1002 easier than cs1010?