Jan Coffey wrote:
>
> --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Jan Coffey wrote:
> > >
> > > --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > And some degree plans, EE for one, had *no* foreign language
> > > > requirements, probably because there were so many required courses that
> > > > if you had to take, say, 13 hours (3 semesters) of a foreign language,
> > > > there was no *way* you could get out of there in 8 semesters, not even
> > > > theoretically. Interestingly enough, the gender ratio in EE was very
> > > > skewed when I was there (I only knew 2 female EE students, out of
> > > > probably 30 EE students, and one of them I met because she was the lab
> > > > partner of one of the guys I'd known for awhile up to that point), and
> > > > one could argue that the skills needed to be good at EE were *not* the
> > > > sorts of skills needed for foreign language study, and from what you've
> > > > written on this thread regarding gender/skills correlations, this
> > > > wouldn't surprise you very much.
> > >
> > > Yea, I tried getting out of foring language at UT. For a year or so, they
> > > were thinking to move CS back to Egeneering. I remember the day that Dr.
> > > Fussel told me that wasn't happening. Ruined my schedule as I had to take
> > 3
> > > symestes of forign language. My wife got out of it by being a forigin
> > > student. (that never seemed fair). We were both CS. She took all of the
> > more
> > > information type classes, and I took more theory. We make a good team.
> >
> > One question: How well did you do on that course that was taught by the
> > linguistics professor? Did you pass the first time around, and if so,
> > with what kind of a grade?
> >
> > I ask because I know a couple of people who struggled with some of the
> > other classes, but passed that one with flying colors, which is contrary
> > to the pattern of *most* of the CS students there at that time (late
> > 1980s), and I'm a little curious as to which group you fall into. :)
>
> Hall was his name and his class was one of the best. I passed it very easily.
> Let's put it this way, my grade was excluded from the curv :)
I'm not sure that Dan's was, but he totally nailed a couple of the
tests. Can't remember the name of the prof, but then again, I'm not the
one who aced the class.
> ... or was that the phylosophy 313k? No matter they were both about the same.
I thought 313K was Bonevac and they were using a textbook he'd written.
Or at least, they were using Bonevac's text and he was a UT prof or
something like that. (We still have the Bonevac text, and Dan guards it
jealously.)
> The only "CS" (or related) class that I really "strugled" with was one I took
> from the AI prof, and that was just becouse he gave so many papers and graded
> off for spelling errors.
Porter?
Dan took an AI class from Porter, and his big deal was that he didn't
want you falling asleep. Of course, the class was taught in one of the
notorious rooms in Taylor that just *invited* sleep, and it was T-Th
afternoon class. Dan would get up and pace in the back of the room to
stay alert, Porter didn't mind, and he did reasonably well in that
class. (He can spell, though.)
> Don't get me wrong they were all a lot of work, and they were all chalenging.
> And I lost my 4.0 to Hamilton Richards, which class I do not remember. But I
> was gratefull to him for what he taught me. I ended up with 2 Bs from him. I
> think... But I kept taking his corses becouse he had more to teach, or a
> better way of doing it. He really made you think.
Don't know anything about Hamilton Richards. But if he was a good
*teacher* for you, then that's great that you got to take more than 1
class from him.
Dan's best stories about curve-breaking involved the graphics
professor. I once knew his name, but I've forgotten it now....
> *sigh* I miss Austin.
So do I. Last time I was there was Tuesday of last week to go to Whole
Foods, and I'm likely stuck here in Hutto/Pflugerville/Round Rock until
at least a week after I have the babies, UNLESS I get desperate over the
weekend and make Dan take me to Chuy's. (Apparently that worked to
trigger labor in someone else pregnant with twins who just wanted it
OVER, what do I have to lose?) :) But I don't miss it as badly as you
do, I'm sure. Get back for a visit or something sometime.
Julia
p.s. never asked -- which foreign language? Dan took German and it
almost had him for lunch, but he got to take the 3rd & 4th semesters
(when he started, they only had the BA program, but he switched to BS as
soon as he could) at UT Arlington, which was a lot easier; I took French
for my Math BS.
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