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| 1. Basic algebra. | 1. Basic algebra. |
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| 1. Basic probability and statistics | 1. Basic probability and statistics |
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| 1. If you don't know basic conversions of units, you need to get to known them quickly: | 1. If you don't know basic conversions of units, you need to get to known them quickly: |
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| 1. Also be able to manipulate units with algebraic expressions. <<latex($\frac{10,000~meters}{100,000,0000~\frac{meters}{seconds}} = 0.0001 seconds$)>> | 1. Also be able to manipulate units with algebraic expressions. <<latex($\frac{10,000~meters}{100,000,0000~\frac{meters}{seconds}} = 0.0001 seconds$)>> |
This is a list of prerequisite concepts to this class.
- Basic algebra.
- If you can't solve equations for one variable (in equations that have more than one variable), you are in serious trouble.
- If you can't add, subtract, multiply, divide, and simplify mathematical expressions (of variables in fraction form), you are in serious trouble.
- Basic probability and statistics
- Basically up to and including an understanding of the Binomial Distribution.
- If you don't know basic conversions of units, you need to get to known them quickly:
- Mb = 1,024 bytes, mb = 1,000 bytes (in general in cs we use lower case prefix to mean the normal scientific 1000 (m=mega=million) or capital when we mean the base 2 calculation like Kb = 1024 bytes)
- 1 Km = 1,000 meters
1 sec = 1,000 ms = 1,000,000 <<latex($\mu s$)>>
Also be able to manipulate units with algebraic expressions. <<latex($\frac{10,000~meters}{100,000,0000~\frac{meters}{seconds}} = 0.0001 seconds$)>>