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overexchange
overexchange
12:45 AM
any java collection expert? who can help me on this query on java interface. am stuck here
 
 
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Stan Shunpike
Stan Shunpike
1:55 AM
@Raphael Is being resume conscious mutually exclusive with computer science? Not that you implied that. But I am getting mixed messages. People say computer skills are very useful, but it seems ambiguous to me what exactly are considered in demand skills to have.
 
 
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Juho
Juho
6:49 AM
@StanShunpike Admittedly I did not read your whole conversation, but I think it makes perfect sense to get mixed messages
That is, you don't market yourself to different people in the same way
Of course, if you say apply for position in which you are expected do say more theory work, it makes sense to advertise your computer science skills, and not put so much emphasis on your programming skills of technology skills
 
Raphael
Raphael
7:16 AM
@StanShunpike I hold the opinion that résumé polishers in STEM academia are in the wrong place. It takes honest fascination and enthusiasm to succeed. Oh, you'll get a diploma in many places without, but you'll probably never become truly immersed and competent.
 
 
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Stan Shunpike
Stan Shunpike
11:28 AM
@Raphael I hold the opinion polishing your resume is not mutually exclusive with a thirst and passion for learning :P
It just means you make a great resume while also having a blast learning and challenging yourself and others.
@Juho Given that there are a diversity of cs skills to learb available, how does one prioritize courses? It sounds like I need to find a CS advisor for me at my uni who can give me specific advice about courses offered. But Im still nor sure what general categories of skills I want to walk away having learned
 
Raphael
Raphael
@StanShunpike Depends. Some people say that having a good résumé means 1) get your degree in record time, 2) have hip things on it and 3) have work experience before you graduate. Neither of these goals lends themselves well to deep penetration of an academic field.
@StanShunpike You can browse Computer Science and find the kind of answers you would like to be able to give.
We may then be able to tell you which courses are most relevant.
However, the whole package may be the thing. For instance, I spent five years exclusively on CS (towards a masters degree, and another three since), with a mathematics minor. This has (re)formed my whole way of thinking. It's unlikely that you'll get to a similar state by taking a handful of courses. (Did I understand correctly that that is what you plan?)
With a CS minor you can get a glimpse into the field, and maybe a handful of specific skills/items of knowledge. You won't become a CS expert in any sense, though.
(By the way, if you are interested in "marketable" information technology skills, you are in the wrong chatroom. People over at Programmers and maybe The Workplace can tell you what flies these days.)
 
 
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vzn
vzn
2:56 PM
STEM skills are highly marketable in general "these days". *
* "some assembly required. your particular mileage may vary"
 
Mary Star
Mary Star
3:32 PM
Hello!! Is someone of you familiar with multipoint evaluation?
 
vzn
vzn
3:43 PM
← ps looking fwd to reading Rs masters thesis if it ever makes it online
 
Mary Star
Mary Star
Are you familiar with the multipoint evaluation problem? @vzn
 
 
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vzn
vzn
4:55 PM
@MaryStar no what have you heard about it
 
Mary Star
Mary Star
5:07 PM
@vzn I am reading about it, about diverse algorithms that solves it and at some points I am facing some difficulties.
 
vzn
vzn
@MaryStar great, can you say something informative about what it is, what you are reading, what the algorithms are, etc?
 
 
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vzn
vzn
6:19 PM
SS, re themes of edu vs pay, academia vs capitalism etc coincidentally just ran across this, is not very STEM focused but reveals a lot of the "clash" that can go on around in these areas...
You Are What You Earn? / mitchell, huffpost
 
Mary Star
Mary Star
7:03 PM
Problem $P_N$ of "size" $N$: Evaluate a polynomial $a(x)=\sum_{i=0}^{N-1}a_ix^i$ of "length" $N$ (length=degree+1) at each of a set $E_N=\{a_k\}_{k=0}^{N-1}$ of $N$ distinct points $a_k \in F$ (the "evaluation points").

I am reading about this at the book "Elements of algebra and algebraic computing-J.D.Lipson".

The first algorithm that is described does N^2+O(N) multiplications, it uses Horner's rule.
After that, we have to impose some structure on the evaluation points so that we can speedup the solution. @vzn
 
 
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vzn
vzn
8:07 PM
@MaryStar ok, seems kinda abstract. is it the same as in this paper?
also this?
what are your difficulties? maybe a Theoretical Computer Science question...
 

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