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== Threads ==
  
== Threads ==
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Like Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science offers eight distinct threads, which act as specializations. Majors must complete two threads + the core and major requirements to graduate. CS minors must select one thread and complete the requirements. Each thread combination also dictates the number of [[free electives]] a student must take in order to graduate.
 
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For more information, see [[Thread (Computer Science)]]
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# [[Theory]]
  
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# [[Systems and Architecture]]
  
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# [[Information Internetworks]]
  
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# [[Intelligence]]
  
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# [[Modeling and Simulation]] (split into Scientific Computing and Data Analysis minors)
  
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# [[People]]
  
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# [[Media]]
  
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# [[Devices]]
  
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=== Systems and Architecture Guide ===
  
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Take [[CS 2110]]:
  
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* LIKE → declare either Modeling and Simulation, Systems and Architecture, Devices, or Information Internetworks. It does not matter which one is declared for now.
  
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* DISLIKE → definitely do not declare any of the threads above.
  
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Take [[CS 2200]]:
  
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* LIKE → declare either Systems and Architecture, Devices, or Information Internetworks based on preference.
  
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* DISLIKE → either keep Modeling and Simulation for fewer requirements or declare another thread.<ref group="Note">If another thread is chosen, then CS 2200 will be counted as a free elective.</ref>
  
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==== Systems and Architecture ====
  
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* Enjoy pipelining, caches, and multithreading → take [[CS 4290]].
  
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* Enjoy multithreading, virtual memory, and scheduling → take [[CS 4210]] (requires [[CS 3210]]).
  
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Unsure → take CS 3210:
  
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* LIKE → take CS 4210.
  
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* DISLIKE → take CS 4290.
  
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=== Theory Guide ===
  
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Take CS 2050/CS 2051/[[MATH 3012]]:
  
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* LIKE → declare Theory.
  
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* DISLIKE → do not declare Theory.
  
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Take [[CS 3600]]:
  
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* LIKE → declare Intelligence.
  
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* DISLIKE → do not declare Intelligence.
  
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Take [[CS 3510]]/[[CS 3511]]:
  
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* LIKE → Theory, Intelligence.
  
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* DISLIKE → definitely do not declare Theory.
  
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Take [[CS 4510]]:<ref group="Note">If Intelligence is already declared, then CS 4510 is a very good gauge for Theory.</ref>
  
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* LIKE → Declare Theory.
  
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* DISLIKE → Do not declare Theory.
  
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== Other Scheduling Guides ==
  
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=== Honors Courses ===
  
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Take CS 2051:
  
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* LIKE → take CS 3511 and the CS 4510 honors section if possible.
  
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* DISLIKE → do not take another honors class.
  
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* UNSURE → take another honors class.
  
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=== MATH 3012 ===
  
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Take MATH 3012:
  
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* Enjoy generating functions and recurrence relations → take [[MATH 4032]].
  
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* Enjoy graphs → take [[MATH 4022]].
  
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* Enjoy generating functions, recurrence relations, ''and'' graphs → take MATH 4032 or MATH 4022.
  
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* Dislike generating functions, recurrence relations, and graphs but enjoy cryptography → take [[MATH 4150]].
  
   
 
== Student Organizations ==
  
== Student Organizations ==
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* Software development
  
* Software development
 
**[https://bitsofgood.org/ Bits of Good]: web development projects for nonprofits using React/Express, quite selective membership
  
**[https://bitsofgood.org/ Bits of Good]: web development projects for nonprofits using React/Express, quite selective membership
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** [https://www.facebook.com/GtWebdev/ GT Web Developers]
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** [https://www.gtwebdev.org/ GT Web Dev] Web development - tutorials and semester-long project teams
 
** [https://dscgt.club/ Developer Student Club at Georgia Tech]
  
** [https://dscgt.club/ Developer Student Club at Georgia Tech]
 
** [https://it-ga.tech/ SGA IT Board]
  
** [https://it-ga.tech/ SGA IT Board]
 
**[https://gitmad.club/ GITMAD]: Android development
  
**[https://gitmad.club/ GITMAD]: Android development
 
**[https://gtios.club/ iOS Club]: iOS development
  
**[https://gtios.club/ iOS Club]: iOS development
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**[https://vgdev.gtorg.gatech.edu/ VGDev]: video game development
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**[https://www.gtvgdev.com/ VGDev]: video game development
 
* Machine learning
  
* Machine learning
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** [https://gtagency.github.io/ The Agency]: machine learning lectures and projects
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**[https://gtagency.github.io/ The Agency]: machine learning lectures and projects
 
** [https://gtbigdata.club/ Big Data Big Impact]: data science projects
  
** [https://gtbigdata.club/ Big Data Big Impact]: data science projects
 
** [https://datasciencegt.org/ Data Science at Georgia Tech]: data science bootcamp and projects
  
** [https://datasciencegt.org/ Data Science at Georgia Tech]: data science bootcamp and projects
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** [https://eagatech.org/ Effective Altruism at Georgia Tech]: runs the AI Safety Fundamentals program, which covers topics in deep learning, inverse reinforcement learning, and interpretable AI
 
* [https://greyhatgt.github.io GreyHat]: cybersecurity lectures and CTF problem-solving
  
* [https://greyhatgt.github.io GreyHat]: cybersecurity lectures and CTF problem-solving
 
* [http://programmingteam.cc.gatech.edu/ Programming Team]: competitive programming
  
* [http://programmingteam.cc.gatech.edu/ Programming Team]: competitive programming
 
* [https://theoryclub.github.io/ Big O: Theory Club]: theoretical computer science
  
* [https://theoryclub.github.io/ Big O: Theory Club]: theoretical computer science
 
* [https://hexlabs.org/ HexLabs (formerly known as HackGT)]
  
* [https://hexlabs.org/ HexLabs (formerly known as HackGT)]
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* [https://discord.gg/4yySrDjv Dependently-typed]: club for compilers, interpreters, and programming languages
 
* Embedded development
  
* Embedded development
 
**[https://robojackets.org/ RoboJackets]: robotics projects
  
**[https://robojackets.org/ RoboJackets]: robotics projects
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** [https://marinerobotics.gtorg.gatech.edu/ Marine Robotics Group]
  
** [https://marinerobotics.gtorg.gatech.edu/ Marine Robotics Group]
 
** [https://gtor.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech Off-Road]
  
** [https://gtor.gatech.edu/ Georgia Tech Off-Road]
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** [https://sites.gatech.edu/medicalroboticsclub/ Medical Robotics Club]: programming and building prosthetics as well as other robotics projects
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/gtdesignclub Design Club]: user experience and visual design
  
* [https://www.facebook.com/gtdesignclub Design Club]: user experience and visual design
 
* [https://resgt.org/ <s>Rising Entrepreneur Society</s>] (No longer active)
  
* [https://resgt.org/ <s>Rising Entrepreneur Society</s>] (No longer active)
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* [https://gatech.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/computational-finance-club Computational Finance Club]
  
* [https://gatech.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/computational-finance-club Computational Finance Club]
 
* Social
  
* Social
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** [https://women.cc.gatech.edu/ Women@CC]: support for women in computing
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**[https://women.cc.gatech.edu/ Women@CC]: support for women in computing
 
** Graduate Women @ College of Computing
  
** Graduate Women @ College of Computing
 
** Minorities@CC: support for underrepresented groups within the College of Computing
  
** Minorities@CC: support for underrepresented groups within the College of Computing
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** GT Girls Who Code: networking opportunities with companies, volunteer to teach kids from local schools
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== Notes ==
  
   
 
== References ==
  
== References ==

Latest revision as of 18:22, 20 April 2024

Computer Science is a Bachelor's of Science program offered by the Georgia Institute of Technology. Housed in the College of Computing, one of the six major colleges that make up Georgia Tech, it is the largest major at Georgia Tech (barely beating out Mechanical Engineering).

Contrary to popular belief, Computer Science is not the study of writing code. Computer Science is a primarily academic discipline that studies the theoretical conceptualizations and practical constructions of a computational machine, the algorithms that can run on those machines, as well as their applications to computational and non-computational fields, and uses code as a medium to accomplish those tasks.

Topics and career paths that exist within this broad field include theoretical computer science (such as algorithm design and the study of computation and efficiency), computer systems, computer architecture, artificial intelligence, computer graphics, computer simulation, information transmission, human-computer interaction, and of course, software engineering.

Computer Science has subfields that are also closely related to Electrical and Computer Engineering, primarily the construction and programming of computer hardware, as well as subfields strongly correlated to math, such as machine learning and algorithm design.

Student Body[edit | edit source]

The Computer Science program boasts 3,000 undergraduates, 3,500 on-campus graduate students, and 10,000 online graduate students through the College of Computing's OMSCS (Online Masters in Computer Science).[1]

The College of Computing plays host to a wide variety of clubs that serve to aid CS undergrads and grad students during their academic careers. Highlighted clubs include those run by the Student Competition Center (SCC), including RoboJackets and HyTech Racing, both of which have a variety of positions and challenges in the software field. Other non-competitive clubs include GreyHat (cybersecurity), The Agency (artificial intelligence), and Big O (theoretical computer science). A list of all College of Computing clubs, along with meeting times, locations, and links, can be found here.

The College of Computing is also one of the home units of the Startup Exchange club and the CREATE-X organization, both organizations aimed at cultivating the start-up culture found in both the university and the city of Atlanta as a whole. Resources provided by these departments can be found here.

Finally, the College of Computing also hosts two career fairs, one in the fall and one in the spring, each of which take place roughly three weeks before the All-Majors Career Fair (the first in early September, and the second in early January).[2]

The College of Computing offers nine distinct Computer Science minors (seven of them corresponding to 7 of the 8 threads), and the other two being portions of the Modeling and Simulation thread.

Degree Requirements[edit | edit source]

Degree Requirements [3]
Course Description
CS 1100 Freshman Leap Seminar (1)
CS 1301 Introduction to Computer Science (3)
CS 1331 Introduction to Object Oriented Programming (3)
CS 1332 Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
CS 2050/2051 Discrete Mathematics Requirement (3)
CS 2340 Objects and Design (3)
CS Ethics Course Ethics/Professionalism Requirement (3)
MATH 1551 and 1552 Calculus Requirement (6)
MATH 1554/1564 Linear Algebra Requirement (4)
MATH 2550 Introduction to Multivariable Calculus (2)
MATH 3012 Applied Combinatorics (3)
Probability/Statistics Course Probability/Statistics Requirement (3)
PHYS 2211 + 2 More Lab Sciences + Lab Sequence Lab Science Requirement (12)
ENGL 1101 and 1102 English Requirement (2)
6 credits of Humanities Classes Humanities Requirement (6)
One History/Government Requirement Class History/Government Requirement (3)
9 credits of Social Science Classes Social Science Requirement (9)
APPH 1040/1050/1060 Wellness Requirement (2)
Thread Requirements Select a thread page below
Junior Design Capstone Select one requirement (6)
Free Electives Varies by thread combination and capstone selection

Threads[edit | edit source]

Like Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science offers eight distinct threads, which act as specializations. Majors must complete two threads + the core and major requirements to graduate. CS minors must select one thread and complete the minor core requirements (these do not include MATH requirements or some intro CS classes). Each thread combination also dictates the number of free electives a student must take in order to graduate.

Thread List[edit | edit source]

  1. Theory
  2. Systems and Architecture
  3. Information Internetworks
  4. Intelligence
  5. Modeling and Simulation (split into Scientific Computing and Data Analysis minors)
  6. People
  7. Media
  8. Devices

For more information, see Thread (Computer Science)

Student Organizations[edit | edit source]

There are many student organizations relevant to a career in Computer Science. Most of these, but not all, are formally affiliated with the College of Computing.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://lite.gatech.edu/
  2. ↑ https://www.cc.gatech.edu/content/career-development
  3. ↑ https://www.cc.gatech.edu/future/undergraduates/bscs/corereq
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