i am a prior COMPSCI BS student, but I have no prior python knowledge, no numpy or pandas, and no finance or statistical knowledge that is in the prereqs "Do you have a working knowledge of basic statistics, including probability distributions (such as normal and uniform), calculation and differences between mean, media, and mode? Do you understand the difference between geometric mean and arithmetic mean?". I am planning my first two semesters in the program to ge tmy foundational credit. I am aiming to be an HCI or II spec. Do you think, given my past experience, that this course is a bad or good fit for my first course in the program? I am intersretd in ML and want to dip my toes into it, but since I have no python and no numpy or pandas experience, or math and stats knowledge listed in the prereqs from undergrad, i am not sure how feasible or difficult it will be as my first course this fall. for the stats prereq, do you think this codeacademy course will suffice to give me basic workig knowlwedge?: www.codecademy.com/learn/probability-mssp thoughts?
Thanks for your great video! One question. The course seems to recommend taking Machine Learning before the course. But, I prefer to take AI course to ML course since I'm aiming at specialization in Robotics. Do you think AI course can be considered good prep for RL course instead of ML course?
Paul, since you took AI, AI4R, and KBAI, and you make a recommendation on the value of taking all 3? Do they each cover different facets of AI? If there is overlap in the material, what is the best sequencing for somebody without a programming background? Do you recommend AI4R -> KBAI -> AI? This video was super helpful on learning more about AI4R.
Hello! I recommend KBAI first definitely (since it is the easiest coding wise) and then AI4R next, then finally AI They do cover different material and views of AI
I thought this was a mandatory course. How did you graduate from OMSCS if you dropped this course? Also, I appreciate your candidness. Sometimes things get to be overwhelming and dropping is the right decision.
I agree with Paul's assessment. Don't expect to come out of this course with the ability to make money in the market. However, it is a great course to improve your Python skills, and not as difficult as some other OMSCS programming courses. I recommend this course early in the program to ensure Python proficiency and then try to tack some of the more difficult courses such as AI and RL.
How closely are KBAI and AI related? Given AI is the more difficult of the two courses, would taking KBAI first be a good way to prep for AI? I am starting this fall and trying to sequence the courses from least to most difficult meaning RL will likely be last. Thanks for the great videos on OMSCS courses.
The “shield” on the SSDs is a heatsink which is why it’s metal and has the “spikes” which increase surface area for dissipating heat. Some NVMe drives need a heatsink, some don’t, so it’s better to keep them cool. The tower + fan is the CPU cooler that uses conduction + convection to pull heat from the CPU. This workstation has an Intel Xeon which can get hot enough that it needs good cooling to avoid thermal throttling and/or getting damaged from overheating. IMO every software developer should build a PC at some point. Understanding basic computer hardware can be very useful for saving time with troubleshooting if/when something goes wrong and it’s also a great way to save money.
I was thinking to get this course in my first semester as my first course. Is it gonna be too tough? (I have a bs in software engineering, I am not that familiar with python. Fluent in javascript and c++.)
i am a 5th year Computer Engineering student and this is beginner stuff but couldn`t stop watching, you explain like you doing it for elementary school kids, Super!
Haha this made me lol, you bring up a good point!! Easiest way to get started but I will be showing the benefits of using an actual text editor/IDE in future videos
Thanks for the video. There are nearly no videos and absolutely no reviews of this laptop to find so this is helpful. I’d be interested on how battery life and performance is doing on an average developer day, you now, coding, building stuff, running containers, have a few teams videocalls, do some browsing. How long does the battery keep up and did you notice any heat issues like loud fan noise or throttling of the CPU?
So far no heat issues or loud fan noises, battery life is pretty good actually and it keeps its charge (will leave it unopened for a few days and come back and battery is still pretty full)
Hi Coolster Codes, love the video. I am an OMSCS student, and found your channel by researching the program and looking for advice. Glad to see you're a Microsoft employee, that is my dream company. How did you get an interview? I have been trying to get an interview at Microsoft for a while now but alas no dice. Is this your first engineering job out of college? Thanks for your channel! Your content is super interesting and enjoyable
Why thank you @TroyLamphere! That is awesome you are in the OMSCS as well, I love that program In terms of getting an interview, I really worked hard on my resume, because that I felt like made the difference from one year to the next, wherein I finally did get an interview I did join right out of college, but did not do an internship at Microsoft first (never even heard back the first time) I will make a video about resume tips and tricks that helped me, make sure to subscribe to hear about that!
Thanks for creating this video! I work at Microsoft too and I just requested this laptop and it's been hard to find unboxing videos for it. This is a perfect depiction of what I should expect to receive. Thanks again!
Bezels are too big because it's the surface laptop 6 not 7. People might've accidentally purchased the 6th gen instead of gen 7 if that's the case. Only surface laptop 7 has thin bezels.
